Day Two of the Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction. The reason for the title is explained below. As you all know (and if you didn't, you will now), the life a security guard is is not a 9-5 job. It is not a guaranteed 40 hour work week like other jobs. The work is almost always on the weekends and is sporadic at best. When the events and hours are available, you need to take advantage and that is where the title of this missive comes into play. Back before I became management in the company I work for now, I would scramble for hours and work when I could as many days as I could. The golf tournament I work in February is a perfect example... Last year, I worked Monday through Sunday for a total of 117 hours...(hence the do not try this at home). I thought that maybe those days were over when I was made a manager, but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! that is not the case. Please remember that this is not complaining. I will cash these checks with a large grin on my face. Just letting you in on the inside scoop of my work life. To properly live vicariously through me you need to understand that when work comes (especially an event of this size) it comes in bunches of many hours at once and I really enjoy being behind the scenes...
Besides, this job that I'm doing is just about surviving the hours. My day starts at 7:30 am and goes until 11:00 pm or midnight. During the day I sign in employees, help with deployment and monitor the radio transmissions for emergencies and vendor concerns. My office is a fully loaded recreational vehicle complete with couches, refrigerator, 2 flat screen TVs, microwave, coffee pot and all the comforts of home...The hardest job is not nodding off in the recliner that is my office chair...(and from where I am writing this blog). And they are paying me to be here! So don't feel bad because I am working 15-17 hour days. As you can see, I think I'll be okay. (wink, wink). It's a tough job but I'm up for it...
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