As Emiril put it...BAM!

So yesterday I started my new job as a floater at BooksAMillion (herein known as BAM). No, that doesn't mean they add me to the Frappe machine as bubbles but that I work both as a bookseller and barista in the cafe. I seem to recall not being allowed to take food or drink in the library/bookstore when I was a kid and now all of the large chains have a cafe affiliate inside. I started my morning at 8am with a 2 hour shift at job #1 - MBC library and then 11am-7pm at BAM. The bulk of my 8 hour shift was reading training manuals and taking quizzes on the BAM website based on the manuals. But I had a really good day, my new coworkers are diverse but all friendly and approachable. The manager on duty had no idea who I was as she hadn't been present for either of my interviews - but we got on like a house on fire once she realized I was going to be rescueing her from a 60 hr work week.

The common thread through all of my coworkers is the label of an avid reader. Me - not so much. I have been continuously in school for the last 16 years, I blame college for killing the reading for pleasure aspect of my brain. I have been REQUIRED to read at least 10 textbooks per year, including fiction novels for lit classes and comic books for modern culture classes. Been there, done that, and when free time comes around I am not inclined to read.

I am at job #1 now, working a 6 hour shift and studying (obviously not this exact second) and I return to BAM tomorrow.