Long, Early Hours
June 14, 2004
Every summer for three weeks the entire central office of the school district works four ten-hour days and closes on Friday. This may seem a little odd, however every day that we don't operate saves the district $25,000 in operational costs which comes in handy with the current budget crunch public education is currently enduring.
So, on one hand, the district saves a nice chunk of change without losing any productivity and on the other hand for three weeks in the middle of summer I get three three-day weekends.
Today is the first and hardest day of this schedule.Its almost noon and I've been at work almost six hours.
I'm taking my nap, I mean lunch soon.
ADDENDUM
Do you remember that Seinfeld where George hired a carpenter to build a bed under his desk? I'm honestly contemplating that.
When I first started college and working in the Registrar's Office, the office was in the Administration Building. We had 3 individual windows at which to help people and one of my co-workers used to crawl under the desk and nap during the slow summer months. People would always come in multiples, I'd be helping someone and another person would come for something, so they'd go to her open window (where she was sleeping under the desk). I would just tell them to knock on the desk and she would crawl out from under to help them, then climb right back under. It was weird.
Posted by: Jill at June 15, 2004 10:24 AMThat's funny. I think you've told me that before.
Yesterday I take a nap at lunchtime. I closed my door and turned off the light. It was awesome! I felt great afterwards.
Posted by: Neil at June 15, 2004 03:10 PM
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