When I'm not Posting About Dogs I'm Posting About Doubles

I was scheduled to work from 9am - 2pm today.

I asked the GM at PetSmart if he needed me to stay late today, and he said only if someone didn't come in.

I looked at the schedule, the person who was to come at 2pm to relieve me never calls out. So I let my "ride" know to be there at 2pm. She came at 1:50pm. At 2pm the person came in the door - but I guess he didn't realize that he was a cashier today so he started doing stock - well I called him to the front of the store around 2:15 to let him know he was my replacement. He said okay and started putting the stock away. So I got to finally leave at 2:30pm.

I went home and put my lunch in the oven and started playing with the guinea pigs. A little while later the phone rings in the other room.

Ten minutes later I check the voicemail.

It's the GM.

The cashier that is supposed to work 5pm-9:30pm just called out - would either I or my sister like to come in.

I look at the clock it's 3:45pm

If I went I'd have to leave at 4:30pm.

I asked my sister if she wanted to go - she said I should (half happy-because we need the hours, half crying- because I'm tired and at home).

I called the GM to make sure the position was still available and to let him know I was coming.

At 4:30 I was on the road.

At 9:45pm I was clocking out.

Mark that as the third double in a row.

Tomorrow will be the fourh double.


P.S. My version of a double is anything between 10-17 hours.
9-2:30 is 5.5hrs.
5-9:30 is 4 1/2 hrs.

That's 10 hrs

And there was 2 1/2 hrs in the middle where I had lunch at home, and had to drive back and fourth - SO TODAY COUNTS AS A DOUBLE!

I work evening on Thursday - unless they need me to come in early. Which I hope they do since we need the money - sigh- I want to get paid for sleeping on the couch and doing nothing.