I just found out that tomorrow night will be my LAST, yes LAST, night at my yucky ghetto store!! WHOOT! I don't think I can get much more excited that this...
*Update* Of course, my last night didn't go too smoothly. Storms, power outages, and crazy customers/shoplifters defined the night. Just to illustrate why I'm happy to be done with this store, here's a conversation I had with a (drunk) customer:
Man: Hey girly guess what?
Me: (Glaring) What?
Man: I have a million dollars!
Me: (Disbelieving) Uh-huh...
Man: I could buy Walgreens. I could buy everything!
Me: Right.
Man: So how much do I owe you?
Me: For what? Walgreens?
Man: No. How much do you cost?
Me: I'm not for sale. Go home.
Man: But I have a million dollars!
Me: I don't care. Go home.
Man: (Muttering) I have a million dollars...anything I want...
as we walks out my store. What an idiot!
Hey, I saw you post in the recent entrees, and I think I worked with your mom and dad in the early 90's in Temple Terrace. I did payroll and worked with your aunt and your grandmother. I haven't been back since '99, although I talked to your aunt about 4-5 years ago. Sorry that your mom and dad have had health issues. I hope things get better for you, and if I have the wrong person, I still hope things get better for you and your family!
doing okay..gettihng ready for my first year of teaching and getting pretty overwhelmed, but it'll work out some way or another. Where will be working?
Today is an exciting day. First off, it's my mom's birthday (hooray!). Also, my little cousin was born today at 2:43 pm. 9 lbs 3 oz 22 inches long. ADORABLE!
I also had to freeze my bank account today because someone spent all my money. How nice.
Last night there was a shooting across the street from my store. At least two people were killed, and the store was (of course) locked down because, seeing as it was across the street, everyone (including the gunmen) ran towards it. Talk about a nice come back from vacation. It did not make me overjoyed to be back.
My EXA also tried to mess with my schedule due to church again. I am unhappy. And I am documenting. Oh, you betcha. When I am done, I hope to have enough to have a reasonable lawsuit against my company. Not that I want to actually use the lawsuit, just scare the tar out of idiot managers and procure for myself a FAIR schedule. Considering my DM almost choked last time I had a case for this, any extra should be good enough. And my bosses have given me plenty of ammo to prove discrimination if I just dot my i's and cross my t's for the next few months. In this spirit, I hope they keep on making my schedule absolutely horrible so I can show the difference between MINE and THEIRS (like, when my EXA had 4 days off in one week, while I worked 17 days with no days off). We shall see. I feel like being devious *evil laugh* Hey, anything that can distract me from the work I absolutely hate is welcome. I think I'll leave it here as I'm obviously in a bad mood.
In the last week, there were two armed robberies in the parking lot and at 2 am this morning there was a shoot-out in said parking lot involving lots of automatic weapons (and employees running far away from the front doors). The video was pretty cool. Apparently there are many drug deals that take place in our parking lot at night. And someone either took offense at that or thought they’d cut in on the profits.
Today a very strange thing happened. I had a black lady in my store pulling the race card-only opposite. She loved whites and was opposed to blacks. So all the black people in my store were treated to the sight of a little red headed white girl yelling at a black lady for being rascist against blacks. That is a little messed up. But, I was applauded (figuratively speaking).
This is my 14th day in a row working. The reason for this is that I helped my rude store manager and worked on my only day off. Knowing this full well, he scheduled me to work 17 days before another day off. For the first time in this store (I’ve been here 9 months), I threw a Jenna-sized, legendary fit. I think my EXA’s ears are still ringing. And my knucles are still bruised (a little swollen). Needless to say, I was given TWO days off. But it’s too late, my manager has pissed me off. So no more nice Jenna. I informed my EXA that I will not help ever again and he can forget me busting my butt at work every night. I am tired of my Store Manager, of the customers in my store, of the workers in my store, and just my store in general. Actually, I think I am just generally tired. But that’s what happens when I routinely get only 2 days off a month! (okay, sometimes I make 3. Yay me). I get cranky.
I should probably stop here. How are you guys doing?
My life is getting pretty stressful lately. My mom babysits, and the money she makes from that is the only income my parents have. My brother and I pay for everything that money will not cover (which is quite a bit). However, my cousin, whose kids we babysit, is pregnant and has been put on bedrest. While she can't work, we can't get paid. The baby isn't due until at least June, and until then we lose $600 a month. That is assuming that we get the kids back right after the baby is born, which probably will not happen. Then we found out that one of the other kids we baby-sit is now going to all-day pre-school. We will lose $240 a month from him once school starts. So that is a total of an extra $840 that my brother and I have to come up with a month. With a two week notice. Plus the $2200 in taxes my parents owe. And the $1500 a month rent for my parents. Not to mention all of MY bills and food. This is not good. I know that God will take care of everything, but I also know that I will not necessarily like how He does it. But oh well, such is life right?
Man that's rough! I fell your pain, I've been there when the money is tight, and I know how scary and just plain exhausting it can be! I hope something comes through soon for ya'll I'll be praying about it. Maybe some more kids will need babysitting or something, I hope so, I'll be thinking of you!!!
