I am what is referred to as a "full time flex" customer service representative. I learned exactly what that entails this morning. My shift has now changed to be 11:30am to 10pm. I still have that stupid useless hour lunch, but now I would need to take an earlier bus (at 9:30am) and be there an hour and a half early! I emailed staffing and requested that I be able to start at 12pm and take a 1/2 luch (b/c my bus arrives at 11:30am). I still have gotten no response!! I don't care I will arrive at 11:30 am and quickly log in and check all the stupid emails by 11:45am and then take a 45 min lunch whether they approve me or not!! Until someone says something about it, I don't care!! That way I can bank an hour of overtime and save an hour of work for 2 banked hours. I'll be able to make enough hours to cover dec 28th in a week!I ran into a girl that I worked with at Connect North America today as well and she works until 10pm and lives close to me so I asked if I could catch a ride with her on Monday. I realized later that I will be working until 10pm every night, I wonder if she would mind be getting lift on other nights? hmm.... I'll have to ask her on Monday. That is going to be a long week...I already feel like it's to long and I'm working 8hr days. Ugh! Oh well more money....and I like money...it's helpful...and it will be nice to get extra right before x-mas. My tree looks great!! I couldn't find my Christmas CD while I was setting it up though, but it still turned out nice (toot toot!). I feel so rebellious!! Not following the rules at work or their stupid schedule. But I'm not being to unreasonable. I will work the time and do the extra, but I don't want to have to be there at 9:45am and not get paid until 11:30am. I'll check tomorrow to see if I got approved, I wrote in my email that the reason is because I do take the bus, hopefully they'll be understanding. ( I doubt it though!...stupid staffing department!.....never helping anyone but themselves!...Grrr!!) Anyway enough ranting...although I do a good job at ranting...toot toot....I just got another call from Irene, I had completely forgot (when she called last week) to mention that I had moved. Apparently she sent my card and it got returned. Speaking of gift cards, my friend joanne won a $500 gift card for the Regent mall. For every hour of overtime you work you get a ballot for these gift cards. That would be really nice. I don't know if that is actual hours or overtime, I already have two hours banked for working the extra 1/2 hour on tues and wed, but I wonder...is that one ballot or two? hmm? I work tomorrow at 1pm, but checked and I still only work until 9pm on Sat and the floater time will cover it. Sam decided to go to Ringo's for his Birthday dinner. I agree with him on that choice, good food-good portions-good service-and good prices at Ringo's. I'll check the movie schedule to see if we have time to catch a movie as well. My throat is really sore! I think I'll probably loose my voice next week some time- it always happens once a year where I loose my voice for 3-4 days. Maybe I can head it off by taking some Buckleys first...Ugg!! That stuff is so grose that I make a face before I even put it in my mouth- the anticipation of the stuff is enough to make someone cringe..yuck!! I'll go take some now...(while crinkling my nose at the thought)....yuck....