After training the middle and opening shifts, I finally learned the closing shift, which completed all of my different shift training! The closing shift is from 10 to 7. When you close, most of your day is pretty much the same as usual, except the last two hours are spent on manatee and closing everything down. The closer does all of the manatee spiels from 5-7, makes sure that all of the animals are safe for the night, and makes the building secure. There are also some closing cleaning responsibilities to get done as well. It's not a particularly hard shift, but my least favorite part of it is leaving at 7:00. I feel like there's not a lot you can get done for the rest of the night, so I usually go home, eat dinner, watch some TV and then go to bed.
I'm happy to be done all of my training, because that means that my shifts are going to start to be more varied. I'll probably work 1-2 of each shifts per week rather than doing the same shift all week, so it will be nice to have variation in my schedule!
