If pink is the "new" black, then living here in Dubai makes Sunday the "new" Monday. Whatchu talkin' bout, Willis?!
Try to stay with me cuz this ride could get bumpy. The UAE is a Muslim country. In Islam the holy day (our Sunday) falls on Friday, making Thursday the last working day of the week (our Friday). The average work week is 6 days a week, 48 hours per work week.
Most folks only get the holy day off, lots of stores are closed and there's very little activity around town in general. Think back to small town living when everything, including the gas station and grocery store is closed on Sunday. Being a Western contractor, I have a standard 2 day weekend of Friday and Saturday. Got it? Good.
This whole work week shift weirds me out because now the first day of my work week is Sunday. Sunday...really?! The day I hang out in my pj's, watch movies, kayak, go on motorcycle rides and consider it a success if I actually remember to shower?
I know what you're thinking people...yer thinkin, "Suck it up Trixy, how big a difference could it be? You still get two days off, what's the problem?" Ohhhhhhhh...it's a problem alright. Lemme 'esplain it to you Lucy...
I worked on the 4th floor of our office building for 2 years and we've been on the 3rd floor for 4 years. Who still hits the 4 button in the elevator??? Yup, it's me...and that's just a stupid elevator. Now try having the weekend you've had for 35 years just change cuz you got on an airplane. Ugh!
So, now I'm living in fear for the day I forget to set the alarm to wake me...for my coworkers to be knocking on my door saying, "Dude, get UP!" I just know it's gonna happen because Sunday is the new Monday.
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Interesting.
- Ray
also "used to" Sat & Sun = "weekend"...
...and just last week I pressed the 4th floor elevator button... but it was 7am and I'm using that as my excuse.
That's a tough adjustment, but get this. I worked weekends (Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat) for the first six years of my career, 4 days on, 3 days off, followed by a split week that gave me Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays off, working Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. Add the fact that it was a night job, and I gotta tell you, it's like living in a bizarro alternate universe. Be thankful all you have to deal with is a one day shift in your weekend.
Amen Phelps! With that kind of schedule I'm surprised you didn't wake up one day back in the Old West with Doc Brown and the Delorian.
Well, there's the days, then there's the hours. What SHIFT are you working?
And just wait till you get back....heh-heh-heh...
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