Irked by work

I’m smart/paranoid/cautious enough not to vent about work here (or in any public forum), but I will say this:

It irritates me when they make me get up at 8am to attend an inservice. The inservice started at 9 and I live ridiculously close to the office, so getting up at 8 I had plenty of time to shower, get dressed, and knock back a couple of cups of coffee before leaving, in order to at least give the appearance of being awake and alert. I work 3rd shift, and even on my days off (like today) I am never up before 9 or 10, at the very earliest. I fully understand that there really wasn’t a better time for the inservice, but, none the less, I am irritated (and a little bit tired).

The good news is; there were all sorts of yummy cake-type snacks… and brownies! (there were chips and such as well, but everyone knows that cakes and pies are the cornerstones of a good breakfast!) Plus, the whole thing will be overtime and there is definitely something to be said for getting paid time and a half for doing nothing more than eating brownies, drinking coffee, and being bored.