Training, Day 1 Training is from 4 to midnight and I get home at 1:40 am When we start on the floor we'll have rotational 9 hour shifts between 3pm and 4 in the morning to match sane working hours in the States, 8 am to 9 pm They don't make the women take any shifts that end after 2am --because rapes and kidnapping bad I feel bad for the guys staggering home at dawn The kids are so friggin cute and hard working They're all studying and working two jobs but somehow still socialize I'm genuinely just in awe of this generation AND they have my values and interests I'm having heated conversations about anime and reminiscing about Kpop They don't alienate me because of my age, they just ask about my skincare routine My self esteem has skyrocketed I feel like I was born too early Or maybe it's good I was an awkward millennial so I get to be confident now I'm re-doing the college years with my sneaky Filipino genes Our trainer is really funny and morbid I appreciate that she isn't sugar coating anything She keeps saying "So think about iiiit" "Now's your chance to ruuun" in this terrifying sing songy voice She seems like a bad ass People ask each other how long have you worked here like how much time have you done Anyone who's passed a year is revered like a war vet I SAW THE BACK OF CUTE FRENCH GUY'S HEAD but he was too far away It's so comforting to see white and grey hair On the way home on the bus I befriended the ultimate baby A kid who graduated last year from the school I taught at 13 years ago One of my first jobs as an art teacher He didn't mind being babied I think he liked it They don't get to be babies This was already his third job I didn't know the world was going to do this to my finger painting kiddos They're so smart and worldly At first I was afraid I wouldn't last a month Now I'm worried I'm going to stay And work my way up the ladder Work out at the company gym And go down the tube slide in foetal position Their medical insurance is amazing And DENTAL And discounts If I just survive the Thanksgiving and Christmas rush I can pull out all my teeth and get a new face if I want Greenhouse room will be done I'll have to become a vampire and get used to sleeping in the morning I don't think that'll be too hard |