Three Years If It's a Day

So more than a week has somehow slid by since my last post, and I hardly even noticed it. I quickly got back into the swing of things at work, although the company appears to be in overall decline. In the years that I've worked there, I've seen a steady bleeding away of contracts, starting with Canada Day and Winterlude, and followed this year by the Sussex North area and the downtown banner contract, which was a personal favourite of mine. Canada Day I won't miss, as it required weekend work and the liklihood of evening and night shifts. Winterlude never affected me, as it happened during the winter while I was back at school. Sussex North was the company cash-cow: a low-maintenance area that brought in a high profit, so although I didn't form much of an attachment to the area itelf, the loss of the contract will hurt the company. Combined with the current recession, the amount of employees hired for summer work will be lower this year, and I suspect wages will remain stagnant. The banner contract I will miss, as it was a welcome change from the usual paint-and-property repair, and its upkeep was generally a leisurely way to spend a Friday morning.

My usual crew-leader and trainer is no longer with the company, so the odds are good that I will become the de-facto replacement, once more help is hired. In practice, this won't change my job description much, although it is looking like the hired help will be older on average this summer, meaning that I may be one of the youngest members carrying the most seniority. I don't know how such a position will make me feel. More on this as it develops.