Up to my elbows in crickets: Ode to My New Job

[artemisblue]

Up to my elbows in crickets: Ode to My New Job

Somethings are not so nice
Like being bit by birds, hamsters and mice
Oh, the things that I do
Like cleaning up animal poo
Eight hours of walking the sales floor
Talking to customers who walk though the door
Scrubbing tanks free of algae
Mopping up puppy pee
Even fish food flakes in the face
Is much more fun than that OTHER place

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I got a job at a large retail Pet Store! IT is GREAT!!!!! The people/coworkers are SO nice, and patient. I have been bit by animals; flooded part of the store; had birds, hamsters and a lizard escape (in an enclosed space); hung up on callers...... and everyone is still so NICE. The standing/walking is a little hard on my feet, but it is so great!
I used to work at a horrible, horrible job. The people were terrible and mean. Even with all the "hard" parts of my new job, I am SOOOOOOOO happy there!

[rapuzzled]

That's great! I like your poem, lol.

And I LOVE you avatar! too cute

[HoundLover]

LOL! im sure flooding part of the store was fun! glad your happy at your new job! have fun with the critters!
Hound

[artemisblue]

Thanks!
My avatar is my kitty Fluffy (aka Meko) sleeping on one of my treasure chests. She guards (and steals) my treasure! (Cuz I'm a pirate.)

[workingchihuahua]

i worked at a petsomething and my grooming room was next to the reptiles. i hate to tell you how many mornings when i flipped on the light switch only to see a snake scurrying off. one thing i don't miss about them.

[artemisblue]

HAHA. there is an "extra" lizard that lives behind the reptile habitat at our store.
hee hee hee.

[Kim in SD]

LOL @ extra lizard!!
Congrats on the new job. Snakes are just escape artists, so are lizards.
I used to work at a shelter we had a lizard and snake section, everyday the kennel attendants were assigned a different area to work in. This one kid walked up to me with this odd expression one morning. He stutters and asks, "UH, did someone adopt ralph?" Ralph was a 6ft python. I looked in the bookwork and said, NOPE..lol.. We found him 3 hours later under a cabinet.

[foxhound lady]

Congrats, cute poem. When I'm not busy I go play with the guina pigs, bunnies, and then maybe the ferrets if I have time. We named the rat the escaped awhile back "Ferris" he visits the groom shop at way to early in the moring when all is queit.

[DAPER DAWG]

What a wonderful sense of humor you have

I'm glad your happy and the people must love your sense of humor.

[MindysMuddyPaws]

*mist swirls around in my head as the memories return*

Loose finch in the grooming shop while trying to groom a Springer.

That was a day!

[Gracie]

The vet where I work has an Amazon parrot, he opens his cage all of the time and fly to the floor to waddle around. He has learned to mimic the phone ringing and that DRIVES us crazy.

[artemisblue]

HAHAHA!
::ring:: ::ring:: CAW!
that would drive me crazy!