Reihaisha's Realm

2012-01-01T21:11:00.000-08:00

start of a new year
gathering up the trash
start of deep cleaning

2011-12-16T05:35:00.000-08:00

end of changeover shift-
waiting on a no show boss
breathing deeply

2011-12-15T05:33:00.000-08:00

SFH day 3-
brokering for next week's
planned vacation

2011-12-11T12:55:00.001-08:00

seven full days
drooping over the crossword
on first day off

2011-12-07T19:54:00.000-08:00

nine months later-
still navigating
murky waters

2011-03-30T02:52:00.000-07:00

shift from hell in new plant-
only the names are changed
white castle dreams

2011-03-03T11:30:00.000-08:00

how the world has changed
over the last three months
still catching my breath

2010-12-15T10:50:00.001-08:00

after long weeked-
catchup over coffee
plodding through emails

2010-12-08T10:47:00.001-08:00

hump day
gossip swirling on the floor
damage control kicks in

chatting with boss
asking if a crystal ball
is in their office

2010-12-06T09:41:00.000-08:00

weekend calls
redirecting work list
and manning shuffles

2010-12-03T09:38:00.000-08:00

early call-
"machine still crapping out"
teleconferencing

afternoon must-do
cleaning off the desk before
planing for next week

2010-12-02T09:34:00.000-08:00

after 5- W drill-
"I need parts and a tech now"
to OEM help line

2010-12-01T09:33:00.000-08:00

hump day
only 13 hours in plant
to get two jobs finished

2010-11-30T11:21:00.001-08:00

back from family
catching up from a half missed day
and lots of phone calls

qualifying test-
being everywhere
counting everything

2010-11-24T11:18:00.000-08:00

Turkey day eve-
rushing to finish next week's work
so I can rest a sec

2010-11-23T09:36:00.000-08:00

morning song
the mechanical humming
of well oiled machines

short week hump day
everything done for this week
on to next week's stuff

2010-11-22T10:38:00.000-08:00

looking at short week
Monday's order of to-do's
schedule next week's work

2010-11-19T10:50:00.000-08:00

day two-
cleaning out desk draws
PDF'ing stuff

machines humming
enjoying being proactive
for a hot minute

2010-11-18T11:05:00.000-08:00

busy day - round 1-
cleaning all unwanted paper
out of my desk

chating with my folks
setting up the weekend work
very frugally

2010-11-17T11:10:00.000-08:00

long night
10 hours to get the line up
enjoying the hum

changes in the wind
bracing and praying
to stay standing

2010-11-16T10:32:00.000-08:00

morning break
guests from other plant in
showing world class room

afternoon task
ho-ho-hoing for the guys
researching snow removal

2010-11-15T11:04:00.000-08:00

back from vaca-
pile of papers on my desk
starting the dig out

2010-11-05T10:30:00.000-07:00

vacation later
trying to concentrate
on work

2010-11-04T11:05:00.000-07:00

vaca eve-
start of two weeks of paperwork
new tooling meeting

2010-11-03T12:15:00.000-07:00

pre-vaction work
month worth of safety training
project wrap punch list

chatting with the guys
"play nice while I'm not here next week"
my phone will be on

2010-11-02T11:32:00.001-07:00

all day long
asking the machines
to please work

midday break
4" steamline valve broken
lah...de dah

2010-11-01T11:29:00.000-07:00

SFH
6.5 hours walking
behind insurance guy

when I get a sec
manager paperwork
I know zip about

2010-10-29T10:53:00.000-07:00

end of WFH
three more red letter emails
lah...de dah

midday break
fire drill and goodbye to boss

2010-10-28T11:09:00.000-07:00

advocating day-
being the shield for my worker
things not taught in boss school

chat with new boss
goodbye to old boss
lah...de dah

2010-10-27T12:02:00.000-07:00

mahuf meetings
spinnig bad news to the folks
who pick up shovels

today's project-
lining up snow removal
and AC roof work

2010-10-26T11:50:00.000-07:00

issue filled day
being the windshield for the guys
and a bug for the boss

big mahuf coming
and he's bringin the plan, man
and fielding questions

2010-10-25T11:42:00.000-07:00

start of new week
quiet panic on the floor
machines humming

email tag
looking for info I don't have
but should

2010-10-22T12:37:00.000-07:00

mahuf meeting-
getting info second hand
joy and rapture.....

budget work day two
very close to the rifght stuff

2010-10-21T13:59:00.000-07:00

budget work day
trying to pull good numbers
from morass of old bills

afternoon delight
computer bag came in
it is beauteous

2010-10-20T14:46:00.000-07:00

chatting with boss
finding out the real reason
for the new job

insurance audit
four hours of paperwork
and two fo walking

2010-10-19T11:42:00.000-07:00

evening chores
blasting out floor space
as I do laundry

2010-10-19T11:40:00.000-07:00

big mahuf leaving
wondering who will be
the next one

2010-10-18T12:00:00.000-07:00

new week
man back in from surgery
catching up on changes

afternoon delight
old boss's nastygrams
now in my inbox

2010-10-15T11:44:00.001-07:00

SFH
being able
to be the shield

schedule bump
pulling a shift of workers
out of my hat

2010-10-14T11:44:00.000-07:00

documentation day
scurring for audit forms
never needed before

morning meeting
career development path
and action planning

2010-10-13T11:49:00.000-07:00

off-site meeting
slowing my breathing
to remain calm

2010-10-12T11:47:00.000-07:00

floormate back
almost time to do my work
in the first eight hours

tommorrow
MU picnic /feel good meeting
lah....de dah

2010-10-11T12:43:00.000-07:00

cleaned office desk
breathing a little easier
walking throug the door

after Five Monday week
coming to do payroll
right eye twicthes

2010-10-01T12:42:00.000-07:00

noontime call-
workmate's paernt passed away
offering futile words

2010-09-30T11:25:00.000-07:00

setup day
budgets, overtime, traaining
permits and projects

2010-09-29T11:34:00.000-07:00

hump day-
budget work from here til year's end
joy and rapture

midday chat-
overhauls, overtime
the need to worship

2010-09-28T12:40:00.000-07:00

waiting
on promotion news
butterflies

chat with boss
budget forecast till year's end
am I not worthy?

2010-09-27T12:37:00.000-07:00

after long weekend-
needing one more day
to get up to speed

2010-09-23T11:00:00.000-07:00

project day 11-
status meeting with contractors
wrap up punch list

company picnic
chatting with the bosses
and the fork lift drivers

2010-09-22T12:23:00.000-07:00

day 10 of project-
install blips, rethink placements
joy and rapture.....

problem child fussing
time to place a call to sis
for pre-k wisdom

2010-09-21T12:03:00.000-07:00

project clean up
explaining to the contractors
what color to paint

trash talk in the shop
listening for the right moment
to say somehting

2010-09-20T10:34:00.000-07:00

target day here
only 30 minutes late
new machinery hums

confab with boss-
during auit prep list
presenting my case

2010-09-17T11:26:00.000-07:00

projects everywhere
new machinery in place
weekend of tie ins

interview today
in one hundred words or less
why I want the job

2010-09-16T12:12:00.000-07:00

early meetings
followed by project updates
I earned my "S" today

to do list this week-
planning for guys' Christmas
and boiler work

2010-09-15T11:47:00.000-07:00

projects chug along
setting up for the endgame
and Monday startup

hissy fit today
one more example
of running kinder care

2010-09-14T11:44:00.000-07:00

two new projects
shifting into party mode
to keep it all clear

chat with warehouse guys
no more jobs outside my queue
the line in the sand

2010-09-13T11:45:00.000-07:00

Monday, Monday
multiple projects in the plant
clipboard heaven

2010-09-10T10:45:00.000-07:00

long week's end
very little intel from boss
for this segue

2010-09-09T11:43:00.000-07:00

manager shuffle
waiting for the fall out
and the new org chart

chatting with folks
enjoying not being
water cooler talk

2010-09-08T12:26:00.000-07:00

mid week fun-
audit prep, boss' to dos
joy and rapture...

2010-09-07T10:16:00.000-07:00

boss' last week
starting the info download
for the next month doings

desk cleaning still
another layer of papers
peeled away

2010-09-03T10:50:00.000-07:00

shop overhaul
end stages done
and it is beauteous

weekend eve-
clearing desk and table tops
interim job prep

2010-09-02T12:42:00.000-07:00

short a tech
praying the machines run well
all morning long

this afternoon
boss' name plate gone
a smile fills my face

2010-09-01T11:58:00.000-07:00

boss starts detaching
everyone asking me
when do I move upstarirs?

hump day
what I did list
1.5 pages long

2010-08-31T11:32:00.000-07:00

morning news-
boss is moving on
let's see what happens

recoup day
eight days of paperwork
done in three hours

2010-08-26T11:40:00.000-07:00

fourth Monday this week
thinking aloud
it's past White Castle

struggle this morning
to get lines back on schedule
QC blips in....

2010-08-25T11:57:00.000-07:00

third Monday this week-
raws issues for the lines
schedule shuffling

chatting with techs
"White Castle kind of day"
short explanation

2010-08-24T11:09:00.000-07:00

second Monday this week
Murphy's Law
still in full effect

2010-08-23T11:01:00.000-07:00

fourth watch-
chatting with myself
to get out of bed

Monday, Monday
Murphy's Law in full effect
joy and rapture

2010-08-20T10:50:00.000-07:00

weekend's task-
final beautifications
and my old job

2010-08-19T12:33:00.000-07:00

weekend prep-
lining up techs and supplies
to get the job done

MRC redo
final visualizations
and work lay out begun

2010-08-18T11:59:00.000-07:00

expert in day two
conducting experiments
to resolve issue

weekend plans-
tech offers for Sat. Days
glory....

2010-08-17T12:28:00.000-07:00

machine experts in
chatting about the settup
and I do have brains

office purging
half a bin of paper
out of the desk

2010-08-16T12:26:00.000-07:00

boss back this morning
problem still remains
calling the experts

needed parts
lost in the transit vortex
lah...de dah

2010-08-13T12:24:00.000-07:00

SFH day 4-
line down for 5 more hours
for next phase of fix

end of week
running on fumes
wontons looking good

2010-08-12T14:03:00.000-07:00

mahuf meeting done-
seeing that perceptions not changed
my shoulders sag

2010-08-11T14:05:00.000-07:00

late night calls from plant
working through machine issues
brain flashes Mr. Spock

2010-08-10T12:15:00.000-07:00

Mahuf visit minus two
housekeeping in high gear
paperwork confab

2010-08-09T12:26:00.000-07:00

first day of no boss-
my superman logo
flashing in the plant

2010-08-06T12:25:00.000-07:00

end of week-
finally chatting with boss
about next week

2010-08-05T13:34:00.000-07:00

boss vaca prep day two
midyear appraisals
next week todo list

new tech day four-
big dent in old tech jobs
system log ins

2010-08-04T12:48:00.000-07:00

early morning chat
new tech too sick to work
shuffling week's todos

boss' vaca prep
QBP, CapExes, OT
joy and rapture...

2010-08-03T12:32:00.000-07:00

morning setup
three folks worth of work
lah.....de dah

desk paper purge
starting to breathe easier
as I see the desk top

2010-08-02T11:48:00.000-07:00

after the transformer PM
secondary systems verklempt
walking around dazed

new hire's first day
paperwork and equipage
fun, fun, fun....

2010-07-30T13:19:00.000-07:00

week back from vaca
six things off the to-do list
cleared voicemail box

2010-07-29T10:15:00.000-07:00

later start today
problem solving
just inside the door

systemic issue
rears its head during debrief
lah.... de dah

2010-07-28T12:01:00.000-07:00

hump day
setting up for new hire
lots of phone work

phone call backlog
trying to multitask
with paperwork

2010-07-27T10:46:00.000-07:00

second day back
5 AM night shift confab
and vaca recap

New Hire OJT
sore throat from all day chatting
this one's a keeper

2010-07-26T12:24:00.000-07:00

after vaca
chatting with everyone
piles of paperwork

2010-07-15T12:28:00.000-07:00

vaca eve-
phone calls taken, emails sent
paperwork prep done

2010-07-14T12:25:00.000-07:00

mahuf visit
pins and needels everywhere
we just need to run

vacation prep start
set up payroll and pms
to run for two weeks

2010-07-13T14:19:00.000-07:00

SFH Day 2
eve of ginormous visit
......help me Jesus

afternoon task
beautification project
see end of the tunnel

2010-07-12T12:54:00.000-07:00

after a great weekend-
Murphy's law in full effect
gremlins everywhere

2010-07-09T12:55:00.000-07:00

5 AM shift start-
telling myself " we like work"
as I grab the car keys

friend's last day
seeing he has a great party
and making his gift

2010-07-08T14:02:00.000-07:00

paper pushing day
half of my desk visible
at end of the shift

walking through the plant
everyone is calling my name
joy and rapture....

2010-07-07T13:16:00.000-07:00

hump day-
culling week's worth of papers
recap meeting from hell

setting up next week
vaca relief, boss backfill
lovin' my job

2010-07-06T11:43:00.000-07:00

post long weekend
paper mountain on the desk
email backlog to clear

end of the day
sukcing up a last bit of air
before hitting the heat

2010-07-01T12:32:00.000-07:00

long weekend's eve-
staying late to set up next week

news from the front-
only do 1.5 jobs
all next week

2010-06-30T12:00:00.000-07:00

friend's last day
wishing him fun
in retirement

chatting with bosses
seeing if doing two jobs
is another week

2010-06-29T12:00:00.000-07:00

friend retires tomorrow
getting in last chats
culling for info