Alternate Juror #2 - Buzzer Supervisor

You would think being the second of two of the only alternates on a jury would be discouraging. What's the point, right? 9-5 for at least 4 days for $18 a day. I sit and listen and sit and sit and go for a snack and sit. I form profound opinions about the case and proudly think they need to know them, but unless two people get sick no one will hear them. No one will care. EXCEPT, I got appointed by the sheriff's deputy "buzzer girl." When all the jurors are present after breaks, it is my job to count them and press the buzzer. That makes it all worth it. Alternate Juror #2 - Buzzer Supervisor - I look like one, don't you think?