MH and I had a conversation (and by conversation I mean a few words and a lot of uncontrollable laughing) about the use of processing terms in the bedroom.
I'm probably going to start giggling the next time some one tells me "the system went unsterile."
27 April 2010
Food for thought
The vending machines at work are the only real source of food we have. According to the manual, we are actually not allowed to leave the premises for lunch (awesome that my job is more oppressive than my high school), but even if we could there aren't many food options that could be ordered, served and consumed in half an hour especially taking into account travel time. There are even less (read: Tim Horton's drive-thru) that are open in the middle of the night.
So, vending machines it is.
I bring food from home every day because I absolutely cannot bring myself to eat out of a machine generally referred to as "the wheel of death" or "the wheel of misfortune". It poses a serious problem to third shift, however, because all of the machines are stocked in the morning- usually right as we are leaving. Even the normally limited food options are further limited by 2am. Essentially, we are eating the food no one else wants to eat.
How gross is that?
So, vending machines it is.
I bring food from home every day because I absolutely cannot bring myself to eat out of a machine generally referred to as "the wheel of death" or "the wheel of misfortune". It poses a serious problem to third shift, however, because all of the machines are stocked in the morning- usually right as we are leaving. Even the normally limited food options are further limited by 2am. Essentially, we are eating the food no one else wants to eat.
How gross is that?
26 April 2010
Scheduling mishaps
Two awesome things on the schedule this week...firstly, MH was off Friday and Saturday nights. The schedule did not come out until Friday night. She asked JJ for her days off and he told her that she had off Friday and Saturday again.
He did not, however, bother to mention that she had to work a twelve-hour shift one day. Most of the time, this wouldn't be a big deal, except that her twelve hour shift was six to six on Sunday. Meaning she was scheduled to come in early the day she came back from being off and not seeing the schedule. She figured it out around six thirty when she was on her way to dinner and work was calling to find out where she was.
The other amazing thing on the schedule is a note at the bottom which says "RC safety meeting 0530 or 0600."
It does not mention what safety meeting, where, or most importantly...what day of the week.
Maybe our supervisors missed a schedule-making meeting at the same time I missed safety training.
He did not, however, bother to mention that she had to work a twelve-hour shift one day. Most of the time, this wouldn't be a big deal, except that her twelve hour shift was six to six on Sunday. Meaning she was scheduled to come in early the day she came back from being off and not seeing the schedule. She figured it out around six thirty when she was on her way to dinner and work was calling to find out where she was.
The other amazing thing on the schedule is a note at the bottom which says "RC safety meeting 0530 or 0600."
It does not mention what safety meeting, where, or most importantly...what day of the week.
Maybe our supervisors missed a schedule-making meeting at the same time I missed safety training.
25 April 2010
More factory fashion
I took a shower right before work last night and didn't have the time or motivation to blowdry my hair. Because we wear hairnets at work, I probably didn't look any different than I do every other night. Completely normal. Until quitting tiime, when I pulled the hairnet off and discovered that wet hair pulled back and kept under a hairnet for eight hours turns into some sort of nightmare hurricane frizz horror. It was kind of impressive.
22 April 2010
Enlive is always a problem
I don't know what is wrong with me, but no matter how careful I am with enlive, my solids are always high and I always manage to spill it everywhere.
I plated some five-day samples today, then cut the tops of the paks open to do visuals and pH. Then, I went to carry the case to the sink to dump the product. The glue on the sides of the case had come off, so it was essentially twenty-seven little cups of sticky, impossible to clean juice balanced on a piece of cardboard. I managed to carry it to the sink and dispose of it without spilling a drop.
When I returned for the second case, plus two extra paks, I managed somehow to completely knock over one of the stray paks. Just bumped it somehow so that it fell over sideways.
Man I am awesome.
I plated some five-day samples today, then cut the tops of the paks open to do visuals and pH. Then, I went to carry the case to the sink to dump the product. The glue on the sides of the case had come off, so it was essentially twenty-seven little cups of sticky, impossible to clean juice balanced on a piece of cardboard. I managed to carry it to the sink and dispose of it without spilling a drop.
When I returned for the second case, plus two extra paks, I managed somehow to completely knock over one of the stray paks. Just bumped it somehow so that it fell over sideways.
Man I am awesome.
21 April 2010
Smitty Jr.
The second to newest girl on third...I know I talked about how her productivity makes me look like an ass, but I don't remember if I referred to her by her initials? Her initials are JM, but I am just going to go ahead and call her Junior from now on. She's just like Smitty. Always working, always helping, never letting anyone help her.
Today she was in the only busy zone. She would not accept help at all. After midnight, I literally had no work assigned to me. I spent most of the night hunting down something to do.
Most of what I found was scrubbing counters and talking.
Today she was in the only busy zone. She would not accept help at all. After midnight, I literally had no work assigned to me. I spent most of the night hunting down something to do.
Most of what I found was scrubbing counters and talking.
20 April 2010
How's that ESL line running?
I was in workstation 1, formerly known as ESL, last night for the first time since we started this crazy new system.
Something sort of strange happened.
Nothing went wrong.
All my 48 hour samples passed, all my swabs were good, they started up relatively on time, ran smoothly and had absolutely no major problems whatsoever.
DK called me into his office twice just to ask if there had been any disasters. My presence usually seems to invoke Murphy's law all over that zone.
Something sort of strange happened.
Nothing went wrong.
All my 48 hour samples passed, all my swabs were good, they started up relatively on time, ran smoothly and had absolutely no major problems whatsoever.
DK called me into his office twice just to ask if there had been any disasters. My presence usually seems to invoke Murphy's law all over that zone.
19 April 2010
Call-in pity
The phones in the plant have a different ringtone when the call is coming from an outside line rather than an extension within the factory.
When the lab phone rings the outside ring on third shift, everyone stops and stares at it for a second as if it is a bomb about to go off. We know what that call is. We know that ninety percent of the time, that call means someone on first shift is calling in sick.
Who is it? Are they really sick? Couldn't they have called earlier, we're supposed to give at least two hours notice?! I bet they're faking, I bet they're just getting in from the bar. I bet they just want a long weekend.
"Lab, RC speaking"
"Hi, RC, it's MO...I'm not going to be able to come in today..."
Bitch! Are you fricking serious? She just called in last week. Yeah okay you just got off maternity leave but you can't screw us over just because you have a kid. Lots of people have babies, they still manage to show up at work every once in a...
"...I had to bring the baby to the hospital."
My face and tone of voice have never gone from "bitch!" to "ohhh nooo that's terrible" so fast.
PS The baby is okay and I got another four hours OT.
When the lab phone rings the outside ring on third shift, everyone stops and stares at it for a second as if it is a bomb about to go off. We know what that call is. We know that ninety percent of the time, that call means someone on first shift is calling in sick.
Who is it? Are they really sick? Couldn't they have called earlier, we're supposed to give at least two hours notice?! I bet they're faking, I bet they're just getting in from the bar. I bet they just want a long weekend.
"Lab, RC speaking"
"Hi, RC, it's MO...I'm not going to be able to come in today..."
Bitch! Are you fricking serious? She just called in last week. Yeah okay you just got off maternity leave but you can't screw us over just because you have a kid. Lots of people have babies, they still manage to show up at work every once in a...
"...I had to bring the baby to the hospital."
My face and tone of voice have never gone from "bitch!" to "ohhh nooo that's terrible" so fast.
PS The baby is okay and I got another four hours OT.
17 April 2010
#1
Silly boy left early tonight after basically telling he doesn't want to talk to me.
Kind of frustrating, but man did it make my night way easier!
Kind of frustrating, but man did it make my night way easier!
15 April 2010
Ugh
Last night was twelve hours of absolute misery. I haven't slept in three days and I am having a kind of serious fight with #1. I definitely sat down in the ESL hot room and cried for a while.
Here's to better times tonight.
Here's to better times tonight.
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