A shift that shall live in infamy
Aug. 28th, 2009 11:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
unijSo today was hot, like stick-to-the-couch hot. But I feel like I've been through worse. And I come into work, where it's even hotter due to no air conditioning in the lobby and the heatblaster popcorn machine. Turns out, some idiot down in LA where they're in charge of our theater is all like "OMG WHY DO YOU READ AND STUFF DURING THE TWO HOURS OF DOWNTIME BETWEEN MOVIE SETS THAT'S NOT ALLOWED ANYMORE." You can imagine that pissed me off pretty bad, because honestly, man, cleaning up between movies takes maybe twenty minutes, what are we supposed to do? Not to mention most the workers here are students, and need that time to do homework. So I go into the seven o clock rush annoyed and hot, and the sevens are always our busiest, so it all combines into a big ball of overheated stress.
If I had to guess, that's why I fainted.
Yeah, fainted. About halfway through the rush, I suddenly get dizzy. And I think, "Whoa. That's not good. But it's in the middle of the busiest rush, I don't wanna back out for nothing, maybe if I just try to clear my head..." but a second later, my vision starts blurring, so I manage to say to Joworker that I need to sit down. Next thing I remember, I'm waking up, wondering why Joworker is standing over me while I'm napping, what's she doing standing over my bed oh damn.
Apparently, since Joworker was looking right at me when I went out, she caught me the instant I started to fall, so I didn't hit my head or anything. I came to maybe thirty seconds later? Something like that. They got me some water and ice to cool me off, and within a few minutes I was feeling fine aside from a dull headache that I've still got now. But they made me sit out the rest of the rush, no surprise.
At least we didn't have to worry about how to spend the time, since we're not allowed to read anymore. That gave us plenty to talk about during the downtime.
I love that, after Joworker totally freakin' took charge and helped me out, when a cricket got into the theater during closing, she screamed and hid behind me. Silly woman.
If I had to guess, that's why I fainted.
Yeah, fainted. About halfway through the rush, I suddenly get dizzy. And I think, "Whoa. That's not good. But it's in the middle of the busiest rush, I don't wanna back out for nothing, maybe if I just try to clear my head..." but a second later, my vision starts blurring, so I manage to say to Joworker that I need to sit down. Next thing I remember, I'm waking up, wondering why Joworker is standing over me while I'm napping, what's she doing standing over my bed oh damn.
Apparently, since Joworker was looking right at me when I went out, she caught me the instant I started to fall, so I didn't hit my head or anything. I came to maybe thirty seconds later? Something like that. They got me some water and ice to cool me off, and within a few minutes I was feeling fine aside from a dull headache that I've still got now. But they made me sit out the rest of the rush, no surprise.
At least we didn't have to worry about how to spend the time, since we're not allowed to read anymore. That gave us plenty to talk about during the downtime.
I love that, after Joworker totally freakin' took charge and helped me out, when a cricket got into the theater during closing, she screamed and hid behind me. Silly woman.
