working the GRO sked

The Graveyard Shift, which I have also fondly named the "GRO Sked" is applicable to everybody who starts work late at night until the wee hours of the morning. While everyone else is asleep, here are the people who roam the night for food; work on their pc's or their fones; report to non-Filipino clients or bosses (ergo the skewed working hours in the first place).

It's not that bad really. Aside from the additional night differential pay, which I have to admit is a great help during these trying times (though how meager it seems). Better than nothing right? :) Anyway, working the GRO Sked also brings out the queerness in people. ;)

It's fun watching people try to keep themselves awake. Even a whole lot more fun watching them fall asleep! But well... here are some of the unique ways people stay awake where I work:

5. Sing and dance to really baduy Tagalog songs... hehehe no offense to the OPM lovers out there, but when people just start singing Yeye Bonel at the top of their lungs, even if its not supposed to be baduy... it becomes negotiable

4. Spin around in the ergonomic chairs, falling in the process, waking up everyone else who's drowsy as well. Yahoo!

3. Eat... eat... eat... (Nothing new here)

2. Send stupid one-liner emails back and forth for no particular reason.

And the top 1 spot - talk about crap or sex! hahaha or anything leading up to it. Somehow though I notice that most conversations lead to these anyway. No point being prudish about it because that is just the way it is sometimes