Crunch time

Y'know, if I hadn't just got back from holidays...I'd need a holiday right about now. Our entire company, all banners, is undergoing a major computer system transformation and "go live" is this weekend. The final two training sessions took place while I was away, so I've had to glean what I can from the training manuals. I have a reasonable idea what's going on, but the sheer volume of information is a bit intimidating. Emails from head office come in seemingly every few minutes. Do this! Don't do that! Stand on your head and meow like a kitten!

"Go Live"...one only hopes it doesn't mean we're all about to get zotted.

I've had to let my dairy department slide, as this other has been almost a full-time proposition. I have an assistant down there holding things together with spit and baling wire, but it's touch and go. Thankfully, we are getting a part-time administrative assistant to take some of the heat off. Once I've got her trained, I can go back to being a full time Dairy Co-ordinator.

Part of me will miss the paperwork. I know, I'm weird, but I enjoy paperwork. I find I can get right into the nuts and bolts of the business, and the responsibility to get it right is one that sits well on my shoulders. Down on the floor, well, it's an endless cycle: stock this, order that, clean the other, and repeat. It's not that I don't enjoy my job--I do--but it is undeniably tedious at times.

Meanwhile, I work all weekend--if things go well, I won't be in there long on Sunday, but any glitches will have me there for the day, meaning I'll be working twelve days straight. Luckily, my stress level started somewhere well below zero, so I'm still game. Pile it on, baby!