my name is adam

and i have an addiction.

i'm addicted to our company intranet site that allows us to trade our trips.

even before i started this job, g showed me how to use the site and often had me adjust his screen (part of the lingo) for better trips. it is always changing. other people are taking this trip, dropping (more lingo) their previous trip in making it available to you. then you can trade your 3 day trip down to a 2 day trip, etc. it's almost like gambling because you have to get to it before someone else does. and you never know what's going to be there, perhaps something better will drop in!

this is my screen. it shows the trips i've worked and those i'm scheduled to work.

so when i say i'm addicted, it's bad. whenever i get home i log onto the site almost immediately. i have sat with my computer on my lap for an entire evening, clicking away to find something "better". and even when i know i'm not going to trade my trip, i still like to look to see what's there.

this is where it all happens. this is where i click for hours a day!

it's definitely paid off though! last month i was able to work fewer days for the same pay. it's all about working smart. and with that comes time on the computer. sometimes too much. thankfully g understands my addiction (he may have a slight addiction as well). perhaps we enable each other a tiny bit, too! but, aside from time, i'm not really losing anything, right?!

and you know what i'm about to do....yes, see what trips are in there!