So, on Monday my boss asked me if I could come in early today. So instead of starting at my usual time of 10:00 am I came in to work at 8:00 am.
I knew I came in early because we were going to work two hours and then have a meeting about our benefits which we have once every six months.
My understanding was that we would get to go home early right after the meeting and get paid for the whole day. I got 4 1/2 hours of sleep last night and got a big surprise in the morning; my boss tells me we’re having the benefit meeting alright but afterwards we’re having out annual Christmas luncheon.
Yikes. I had no idea! Usually they tell us a few weeks before but somehow no one told me, it was a complete surprise. Wow, oh well, I won’t give the details but it did not go smoothly. I know other people were having a hard time too but I was pretty uncomfortable but I talked to my co worker next to me a little and they fed us and after we were done eating one of the big managers gave a little speech thanking us for our work and handed out different certificates of appreciation and gave us all $25 Visa gift cards!
He called up each person and he gave me an award for being there 7 years. 7 years! I was flabbergasted, that time flew by! And before this company I had been here about a year and a half with the prior company so my grand total is 8 1/2 years at my janitor job! I smashed my old record of 4 years of being at a same job.
Anyways, I made it through the meeting, now picking up some groceries and then a much needed nap.