I don't know how the hell I did it in the first place.
I'm one year, into a two year special assignment with my job.
This special assignment allows me to only work two days per week. I work 12 hours on Saturday, and 12 hours on Sunday. I still get a full time pay (36 hours) and I still get my full time benefits. Giving up my entire weekend is a sacrifice, but it's totally worth it to only have to put in 24 hours of work and get five days off.
Well, recently I was asked to stay on the special assignment, but switch roles. The new position requires 80 hours of training. So last week, I went back to a five day and 40 hour workweek.
After a year on the two day assignment, this past week was fucking hell.
On the one hand, eight hour days fucking fly by after a year of doing twelves.
But working five days a week? How the fuck did I do it in the past? How do most people do it week to week? I've been fucking spoiled.
I'm sitting here, at noon time on Sunday, DREADING tomorrow morning. And this is knowing I only have to do five more days, then I'm off from the 11th to the 18th and back on my two days.
I don't know how I'm going to fucking cope when this assignment ends next June.
Nobody should have to work five days with only two off. I spent all day yesterday helping a family member with landscaping as a favor. I was up today at 6am doing my own chores and errands, and now I'm sitting here thinking, only eight more hours of free time before I have to go to bed…..
It's bullshit.