Pulling a double

So I’m a barista (graveyard position) and on Saturday I picked up a 4-10 shift. It was 6pm when my boss called to tell me I had to stay until 1am because the night shifter had suddenly called out. Only reason I even picked up the 4-10 shift was because my coworker was quitting, and I obviously want the extra pay. He’s refusing to work the last 2 weeks of his job, so he’s been calling out of every shift he’s supposed to work, making all of us baristas stressed out and having to stay late/split shifts. Like, some people are working 12 hour shifts because of this (good on them! I love my coworkers).

Anyway, it was very eventful. I got stung by a bee on my arm, customers were super giving with tips, I felt like a boss making all these drinks, and by the end of my surprise 9 hour shift, I was dead and so ready to pass out (shifts are normally 6 hours long). I wouldn’t change my job for a million dollars tbh). I drove to my boyfriend’s house in silence and started laughing to myself because I haven’t been this happy with a job in 3 years. It beats out Starbucks and Safeway by a landslide.