Tuesday, October 21, 2014

“Working Stiffs” – Once Again

We are officially now back in the working world.  We’ve completed our first (short) working day at Amazon Fullfillment Center in Murfreesboro TN.  Here, they start everyone off with 4 short days, starting with paperwork and standardized videos to cover company policies.  Tomorrow we will undergo safety training, and begin learning what process we will be doing (packing, picking, stowing, or ???).  The 10-hour days start next week.

This warehouse is only two years old, and is much larger than the one we were at in Nevada last year.  There were more than 20 people who started today, and we were among the youngest.  Many of them have worked at other Amazon facilities in the past. 


The campground they provided for us is a little old and quite crowded, but at least it is quiet.  The most noise we hear is the acorns falling on our roof.

We arrived here on Sunday afternoon and our friends, Dave and Nancy, had us over for dinner.  It was so great to see them and catch up on all the news as we haven’t seen them since last spring.  It was total coincidence that we both ended up here at Amazon.  We’re glad that they are also in the same campground.  It’s nice to have them to commiserate with!

We’re also anxious to see Jamie and family this weekend.  We will get to see the new baby, Kyla, who already is growing up fast.  Shay has her last skating lesson on Saturday and we’re planning to watch that. 

We hope that we can last through this second stint at Amazon.  We know that it’s grueling but the extra money sure is nice!


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