New job and not much else

I finally got a new job. Well, I should say, my dad got me a new job. My dad works in a shop at a mold making company (he has been there for about 20 years or so). After he found out that I dropped my only class this semester, he told me that it was time to get a real job. And so, I went and filled out an application, my dad pulled a few strings, some time passed, and then one day I got a call. I was told that the company had an opening in the office. I was really excited because that meant that I didn't have to work in the shop (nothing against the shop, it's just that I'm not very mechanically inclined). I started about three weeks ago, on November 7th. So far so good. It's a lot better than 7-11. Off of the top of my head, I can name a few things that I like more about this job than my previous job at 7-11:

• I have a set schedule (I work Monday-Friday 6 AM until 4:30 PM and 6-noon on Saturday)


• As you can see from above, I get Sunday's off (this is great during football season)


• I work 56 hours, so I get 16 hours of time and a half


• I don't have to deal with customers


• My job sometimes involves me sitting down at a computer


• I don't have to wear a uniform


• I can listen to music while I work (yes, I could to this at 7-11, but I couldn't really pay much attention to the music because of customers)

Those are just a few of the things I can think of off the top of my head. I'm sure that there are more. The only bad thing about my job is waking up at 5 AM to get ready for work, but I'm already used to that after three weeks. Some days though, I still wake up thinking, "What the fuck am I doing up?" Oh well, it's not that bad really. Like I said, it's better than 7-11. I'd say about ten times better.

As for what I do. My title is blueprint runner. Basically, the designers design molds on a program called CadKey. After they are done with the designs, they put in a blueprint request form. They give it to my supervisor, he gives it to me, and I go from there. I first print up the blueprints, then I fold them a certain way, and then I stamp various stamps. After that, I give them to my supervisor and he logs whatever I gave him into his book. Depending on where the prints are going determines what happens next. If the prints are going to the customer, my supervisor drops them off to his supervisor and I never see them again. If the prints are going down to the shop, my supervisor gives them to me. Then, I deliver them down to the shop. In the process of doing that, I log the prints into a couple of books (saying I delivered the prints) and get a few signatures here and there (saying I delivered the prints). That's about it.

To sum it up, I deal with anything and everything blueprint. Hence the title, blueprint runner, which is much better than my previous title. If you don't remember my previous title, it was a self proclaimed one. I called myself a Slurpee Engineer. I'm really glad I left that title in the dust. Well, that's all I got for you tonight. Hopefully my updates are more frequent starting now. No promises though. Good night everyone.