Recently in Working Drama Category

Went to the company picnic last Saturday. Stayed for about three hours, then left cause the kids were getting cranky. Found out on Monday that I'd won a $100 American Express gift card at the raffle later that day, but I wasn't there to get it.

The one time I actually win something and I'm too busy at home recuperating from babysitting cranky kids.

I'm pissed.

Hi *waves*. I have discovered something about myself in the past few days. I am not cut out for data entry. Nope. Not in the least. In fact, I hate it.

See, I’ve been working on this spreadsheet at work where I just take data and type it into an excel sheet. It’s one after the other--company name, contact name, address, phone number and e-mail. So far I have done 141 entries and my god, I want to die. Doing this literally puts me to sleep. I’m serious. My eye lids are getting heavy and I feel like taking a nap, that is how horrible this is. And I have flippin’ two more databases to go. I feel like crying. These are the times when I miss Vons. I can’t say I was ever bored to tears at that job. Yes, I was brought to tears on several occasions, but it didn’t have shit to do with boredom.

So, I’m rethinking applying for new anime fanlistings. As with most listings all the good ones that I really like are already taken. There is one or two that I really want that are available, but it’s finding decent pics to make a layout that is killing me. They are old school anime, so they don’t have all the shiny scans that new anime/manga have. But these anime are considered classics so it’s worth trying, right?

I’ll probably make a decision on all these things over my 4 day vacation. We get off half day this Friday to go to that Partner company Christmas Party and we get Monday and Tuesday off, which is nice. My sister on the other hand, gets this Friday and Monday off, goes to work Tuesday, then gets Wednesday through Friday off. She is pissing me off right now. It’s not fair. I want the whole damned week off too.

Anyway, I’m just running my mouth at this point. I’ll bow out and see you peeps on the flipside. Jeez, it’s been a while since I said that. I miss it.

Peace, Love and Blessed it be.

Hi *waves*. Wow, it's been so long since I posted, there's comment spam on my last entry. Very, very sad. I need to log into MT blacklist and take care of that when I get home.

So yeah, I'm writing this from my new position at Datacomm Solutions (soon to change their name to Intelligent Enterprise). It's been good although it was weird transitioning from the off the wall hours at Vons to the 8 to 5, monday through friday, 40hrs a week pace of an office job. Don't get me wrong, I'm totally feeling it. Steady paycheck and weekends off! It's fucking heaven.

I have been neglecting my web stuff though. It's been a really long time since I checked my e-mail or opened photoshop. I've just been adjusting and getting settled and I haven't really felt like getting online. I'll have to do something about that though.

Anyway, a new layout is coming and I've promised myself that I would open at least one domain section in the next three weeks. I have to task myself and just get it over with.

Alright, gotta go. Peace, Love, Blessed it be.

Hi *waves*. So I put in my two weeks at Vons. The 18th will be my last day and I couldn't be happier. I will also start my new job as Project Coordinator at Datacomm Inc. I'm very excited! It will be a desk job, 40 hrs a week, weekends off, and more money then I'm making at Vons. It's too much rock for one hand.

The only thing that's irking me is starting all over again at a new place with a new job. The one thing I could say about Vons is that I knew what I was doing. Now I have to be trained all over again. What if I suck at this new thing? My job security has officially gone out the window. But I suppose you have to make sacrifices to move forward. I just need to feel the nervousness and then move on.

Peace, Love, Blessed it be.

Hi *waves*. So I got a rather nice surprise at work today. I know how silly that sounds coming from me, but it's true.

Anyway, I didn't have to be at work until 3pm today, however, I went in early to take the cashier/checker pre-test. It's a test you have to take to make sure you have the personality to be a cashier/checker on the front end, as well as the ability to memorize codes, catch and correct errors, and do basic arithmatic.

It's a pretty easy test and consists of a lot of stupid, common sense questions like:

"Do you consider yourself a team player?"
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly Agree
Do not Agree or Disagree

Why do they ask stupid ass questions like that? What do they expect you to say: Strongly Disagree. No! I fucking hate working with people! Customers suck and I wish them ill. Very, very ill!

What the fuck! Anyone who says they're not a team player in a supermarket that stresses teamwork deserves to fail that test.

They also try to trip you up with questions like "Have you ever lied". Of course you've lied. Everyone lies and if you pick "No, I never lie" than your a damn liar and they know it.

Anyway, of course I passed the test with flying colors (cause I'm not an idiot) which makes me very happy. This means the Service Deli will be history for me very soon and that means more money. Yay!

So yeah, I went in early to take the test and when I was done (I finished early) I decided, out of the blue, to check my schedule. Boy am I glad I did cause it turns out they changed it and gave me the day off. Man that rocked so fucking hard! It was too much rock for one hand! I mean, I had already prepared myself for another day in the Service Deli when I found out that little pearl.

Was I a little annoyed that no one told me my schedule had changed? Yes. Did that stop me from being happy about having the day off? Hell no!

I have to say it's very nice sitting here in the middle of the day doing nothing but fiddling with my computer. So much fun.

Peace, love, Blessed it be.

Hi *waves*. So things are going to hell in a hand-basket at work. I'm getting really depressed and am having to take a Xanx just to make it through the day. It's partly my fault as I'm not taking my zoloft like I'm supposed to and it's not making my job any easier.

I'm beginning to hate my manager with a burning passion and that just it's healthy. I'm sick to fucking death of her scheduling me to close the deli and that's it.

You want to know my schedule this week? First off I got 30.5 hours this week which is bullshit in it's self, but I digress...

Monday: 2pm to 8pm
Tuesday: off
Wednsday: 2pm to 9pm
Thrusday: 3pm to 9pm
Friday: 11am to 8pm
Saturday: 4pm to 8pm
Sunday: off

4pm to fucking 8pm. A four hour shift to do nothing but clean up everyone elses mess. That is basically what I do. I clean up after everyone. For the last three or four months, that has been my schedule. It's like I'm a maid and the funny thing is I wouldn't even care if I was getting paid decent money, but I'm not. I'm getting paid shit to do three times the work. God, it makes me so angry I just want to scream! I wish I could quit but I can't afford it. I want to cry.

Mark thinks it's because we're the only non-Mexicans working there (he's getting the same shifts I am) and I have to admit that has crossed my mind. However, I don't think it's just a Mexican thing with my manager. It's a Mexican Female thing with her. Robert (who is a very cool guy) is Mexican and she treats him like shit too. But she really hates Mark. She totally rides him for no reason. I think it's because he's a white male. It's very stupid.

So yeah, I need to get back on my zoloft like a good little girl cause that is the only way I'm going to cope. I've also been bugging the store assistant manager (also named Mark) to make me a checker which he has promised me to do. I believe him, but I was also honest with him and told him the vibe in the deli is not cool and I don't want to be back there anymore. I hate it there.

I've also cast a release spell to let go of all the negative energy I'm associating with my job and my manager. It work really well at first, but I've been losing focus so I think I need to cast it again, this time in the name of Diana, goddess of nature and nurturing. She'll help me nurture some positivity and abundance in my life, so I can learn the lesson from this experience and see the silver lining, if there is any.

I'll do that and let these asses know that I will not be working any closing shifts anymore. I've decided I won't come into work before 8am or stay ofter 7pm. Lets see what they say about that. I'm almost hoping they'll suspend me or fire me. If they suspend me I'll get a weeks vacation and if they fire me I can collect unemployment until I can find another job.

Anyway, I have a headache. Peace and love. Blessed it be.

Hi *waves*. I figured I'd posted since I have time before I have to go to work. Life has been sucking as usual. I've been working non-stop, as usual. Pretty much everything is the way it was the last time I posted.

I've been trying to be productive although it's been very hard. I've worked on M-C.com, designed a layout that I like and started coding, but still, I should be farther along than I am. I'm going through a laziness slump. In fact, I've been going through it for the last few months. I don't know... I guess I'm just discontent with my life... as usual.

I want to go back to school, but I don't think I'm going back to college just yet. I'm thinking about going to cosmotology school. Don't laugh, I'm serious. I'm really good at doing other people's make-up and hair and you can make a lot of money. I'd much rather do something creative that I enjoy rather than slaving away in the service deli. I want to be happy doing what I'm doing. I want to get up in the morning and look forward to going into work. I don't want to get up for work and wish I was dead or consider quitting everyday. And trust me, I would quit if I could. But until I find another job that pays more money, I can't.

Anyway, so yeah, maybe make-up artist or fashion stylist would be good in the meantime. And knowing how I have to be all well rounded and shit, I'd want to know how to do everything, hence cosmotology school.

I need a new layout too. I'll probably do something simple, just for a change. God, I remember when I used to change my layout like every freakin week. I wish I had the time to do that. Just chill and be creative. I just don't have anytime to be free and artsy like I want to be. Maybe that's why I'm so depressed. Peace.