The alarm clock started the job day off just like any other day I awoke to the sound of the alarm clock at 5:15am and started my regular routine. Turned on coffee, jumped in the shower, brushed teeth, grabbed cup of Joe, turned on the news, and then sat in my favorite chair, ahh, life is good. 5:40am on with the slack’s shirt and tie. Fed my dog Tazmound, he’s great always happy to see me, then stared the car off to work I go .just like everyone else, life is good right! waved to the neighbor’s, pass the corner store then left on Garfield blvd to the 60 freeway west, there’s some light traffic for this hour thing’s seem all to familiar .i turned on the radio to my favorite station star 98.7 with Danny Bonaduchi, side kick Stinch, and Jamie white carrying on about here romances with fancy pants. She’s a riot I get such a kick out of this talk show it’s a hoot, life is good right! Then suddenly all cars come to a halt, now its 6:20am and I’m going to
Santa Monica off the 10 freeway in now nearing down town la. I can’t help my self thinking it’s to damn early for this traffic. I’m supposed to be at work at 7am, do you ever get that felling in your stomach right before panic sets in, I cannot be late today just earlier this month my boss the director of my dept called me into the office where I was spoken to about my attendance or my tardiness, which is severely frowned upon. It was extremely uncomfortable for me to sit there and listen to the 2 times I’ve been late this year and if it continued I’d be written up. Bear in mind I had called my supervisor’s and let them know I would be only moments late
all the while reflecting on how I ‘d always leave early to arrive early but that never came up in
conversation . But none the less here I am in front of the Gestapo her self, I wondered is she human or machine!!
I’m
now just in from the grid known as la traffic, I’m thinking there’s got to be a better way
I
ponder this over weighing the pros and cons
I arrive at my conclusion, work for my self, start my own business. I thought about this before, but never acted on it. There’s absolutely no need for me to be on this freeway under these conditions with these hundreds and hundreds of people all going to the same place, same time, same old time clocks, all to do the same thing day in day out without any end in sight, clock in clock out. Ask for a break then rush back to work, clock out for lunch then after the mouth shoveling hurry back to clock in, ask for the second break of the day hurry back to work, then clock out for the day to go home. only to all over again tomorrow sound familiar ‘remember I’m very much still in traffic and fearing the dreaded clock, then to my dismay deny Bonaduchi shouts out its 6:50 l a you’ve got 10 minutes to work
on time if you start a 7am
.now I’m doing the math in my head , if I zigzag in and out of traffic I could make it , but realistically its at least 15 minutes away and I know I need to buy some time (help Mr. Wizard) (Vanna White) where are you ? Help!! Then in the far distance, I begin to see my off ramp pass
Lincoln then right on 4th st exit, I can now see the old sears building I quickly speed up the signal lights are green, and then in a snap turn yellow. Shouting in my head hurry up!! To the car in front of me which just happens an old ford pinto from the 80s. I take the light all the while looking around for la’s finest pd ‘good none in view’( no harm no fowl)
I can now see my work building about 2 short blocks away, I’m moving fast then I see an open drive way entrance,
oh but wait! There’s an elderly couple, pedestrians nearing the entrance its 6:57 the radio reminds me. I think for a millisecond then I cant, I cant and
I wont rush in and possibly scare these seniors, then they glance towards me I give them the go ahead gesture. Then with expressive smiles there eyes connect with mine in appreciation of the respect that one person should have for another, then they say thank you, I respond in kind, no thank you!
For you see its all about priorities. Looking back there was truly so much reward in this couples eyes that my being late for anything really did not matter anymore.
Oh, and as for that job, I did in fact make it with moments to spare. But as for now I happily tell everyone about the corporation I work with now, its a real stand up company that provides the opportunity of becoming your own boss, allowing setting your own hours working from home ,freeing up time for family and friends . Simply by providing much needed benefits such as (dental) (health) (prescription) (mental health) (legal) (chiropractic) (auto club)
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