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[alicebentley]

That work thing I didn't much talk about: sales aren't as strong as they need to be at The Bone Factory, and as part of dealing with that they have pulled me out of my beloved Assembly area and put me on Shipping Support. Specifically, running the ink jet printer.

I don't mind doing it, and it's certainly a critical path task, but it's rather a step down from my previous position. Also, sometime in January they're going to drop me to part time. I'm guessing 20 hrs/week but they won't say and I suspect they don't know yet.

It will be a hit in the wallet, and a blow to my illusions of being a useful and valuable member of my work team. But I've never forgotten that Life Is Change, and I'll help it all come around right eventually.

Once I'm on part time I will likely poke around town for an additional part time job. There are a couple places I think likely. But I'm going to put that all aside until I return from my upcoming Friends and Family Adventure, which starts next week (flying to Chicago Wednesday evening) and runs through until past New Years (taking the train from Kalamazoo MI to Chicago IL, then Portland OR, then Seattle WA. That will be a three day trip and I'll be bringing lots of ebooks and audio books.

For 2026 I plan to log all the books I read and/or listen to, even the ones I DNF (which happens rather a lot I'm sad to say).

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[min8ive]

Do you get a sleeping car in the train, or do you just have to doze in your seat for 3 days?

Sorry to hear about your job. I know how long you wanted to work there before you started, and how much you like it. Perhaps the next administration will make science a priority again, and then they'll be more demand for your company. If you all can hang on that long.

[alicebentley]

I plan to doze in the coach seat the whole way. I'm short enough that the seats fit me well, and I rarely have trouble sleeping in a seat or in a noisy environment. That last I credit to having four younger brothers.