The "I haven't posted in forever" post...
Oh yes... I had a livejournal at one point...
OK, so big status update is what I'm shooting for, but what your probably going to get isn't that impressive.
Let's start off from when I posted last, about the NYS ID/Learner Permit. Basically, I got all my ID things and went to the DMV and they turned down like 4 of them because they didn't have my middle initial, but my Social Security card did. Super. I still haven't gotten the permit or ID, but that's ok, since I think I'm still a point short of getting it.
Next up, Jobs. Yeah, so about 7 weeks ago or so, I got hired as a Sales Associate at RadioShack. Basically, the first day of work, they fired another guy at my store and the guy went crazy and tried to pull a knife on the District Manager (DM, from now on) and yeah. Yes, a guy really tried to kill the DM on my first day of work. But I'm a trooper, so oh well. The next day, the DM is back. I get yelled at. Why? For sitting on a stool thingy when the store was empty. How dare I? So yeah, I stuck with RadioShack for about a total of 3 weeks. Especially when I got to the point where I worked a 48 hour week and brought home a $197.32 paycheck for it.. That was about the point where I was like, "Fuck this game!"
So yeah, one Sunday, I'm scheduled to come into work, and the next day the whole store is scheduled to come into work for DUH DUH DUH Inventory! So yeah, basically I went into my local GameStop, seeing that I knew they were hiring, and looking for an Assistant Manager at that, so I basically walk in and talk to Matt, the manager, and a friend of Dee's and say "I here your looking for an Assistant Manager..." and he looks at me and says "You looking for a job?" "Sure, cus I hate the one I got." At this point he pulls out an application and before I even bother filling it out tells me I'm hired. So, of course I go in the back and call RadioShack... "Yeah, Jhansci? I'm not coming in today..." "Oh?..." "And for that matter, I'm not coming in tomorrow. Or the day after that. In fact, I'm not coming in ever again, I quit. Sorry for sticking you guys with inventory and no notice, but I got another offer and had to take it. *click*".
So yeah, now I'm an Assistant Store Manager at the GameStop in the Jefferson Valley Mall. Well, to be technical, I'm still just a keyholder, until Jim Miller, my DM, decides to make me an official ASM, which should be in a couple weeks. I love my job. I get great discounts, work with great people (I just got Joe hired on with us as a part time grunt last night.) and it's fun, easy work. The stress is far less than the RatShack and I'm doing better. I'm still working pretty hard, and getting fairly exhausted from it (Although staying up to 1:30 watching Bowling for Columbine with Dee, knowing I had to open the next day, does not help). We're in the process of cleaning up the store right now... will be for a week or so. Basically the previous manager of the store, Ken, did not do much of anything, really. So we're essentially cleaning up his mess. It's a great job though, and I make good steady money. There's a good chance that when Jim decides to give me the thumbs up, they'll actually pull me on salary for 28k, If he wants to salary me, I'm gonna push for no less than 30k though. The only reason I think this is because if Jim knew that I usually work about 45 hours a week, and offer more, then he'd salary me because I'm only allotted 40/week from Payroll, but Matt keeps tabs of how many I've gone over. Eventually I'll be getting a free weeks paid vacation XD
So yeah, even though I'm at work and thinking work 75% of the time, I still have a life outside it. Dee's doing well, although she's stressed out about school. She gets alot of homework usually. Last night, I helped her finish up her homework and we got some movies (as I mentioned earlier). We still go out from time to time, but the I don't think we will as often for a while, as I have to pay off my credit card. Which is ok, and I'll be making enough to cover more than half of it this week. Amongst spending time with Dee, I've also picked up Fable and Star Ocean... and lots of other games to blow time on... although, mostly Fable recently, which is an awesome game... And some other select games....
Yeah, so right now, I'm running late to open the store... and I'm tired... and hungry.... goodnight...
OK, so big status update is what I'm shooting for, but what your probably going to get isn't that impressive.
Let's start off from when I posted last, about the NYS ID/Learner Permit. Basically, I got all my ID things and went to the DMV and they turned down like 4 of them because they didn't have my middle initial, but my Social Security card did. Super. I still haven't gotten the permit or ID, but that's ok, since I think I'm still a point short of getting it.
Next up, Jobs. Yeah, so about 7 weeks ago or so, I got hired as a Sales Associate at RadioShack. Basically, the first day of work, they fired another guy at my store and the guy went crazy and tried to pull a knife on the District Manager (DM, from now on) and yeah. Yes, a guy really tried to kill the DM on my first day of work. But I'm a trooper, so oh well. The next day, the DM is back. I get yelled at. Why? For sitting on a stool thingy when the store was empty. How dare I? So yeah, I stuck with RadioShack for about a total of 3 weeks. Especially when I got to the point where I worked a 48 hour week and brought home a $197.32 paycheck for it.. That was about the point where I was like, "Fuck this game!"
So yeah, one Sunday, I'm scheduled to come into work, and the next day the whole store is scheduled to come into work for DUH DUH DUH Inventory! So yeah, basically I went into my local GameStop, seeing that I knew they were hiring, and looking for an Assistant Manager at that, so I basically walk in and talk to Matt, the manager, and a friend of Dee's and say "I here your looking for an Assistant Manager..." and he looks at me and says "You looking for a job?" "Sure, cus I hate the one I got." At this point he pulls out an application and before I even bother filling it out tells me I'm hired. So, of course I go in the back and call RadioShack... "Yeah, Jhansci? I'm not coming in today..." "Oh?..." "And for that matter, I'm not coming in tomorrow. Or the day after that. In fact, I'm not coming in ever again, I quit. Sorry for sticking you guys with inventory and no notice, but I got another offer and had to take it. *click*".
So yeah, now I'm an Assistant Store Manager at the GameStop in the Jefferson Valley Mall. Well, to be technical, I'm still just a keyholder, until Jim Miller, my DM, decides to make me an official ASM, which should be in a couple weeks. I love my job. I get great discounts, work with great people (I just got Joe hired on with us as a part time grunt last night.) and it's fun, easy work. The stress is far less than the RatShack and I'm doing better. I'm still working pretty hard, and getting fairly exhausted from it (Although staying up to 1:30 watching Bowling for Columbine with Dee, knowing I had to open the next day, does not help). We're in the process of cleaning up the store right now... will be for a week or so. Basically the previous manager of the store, Ken, did not do much of anything, really. So we're essentially cleaning up his mess. It's a great job though, and I make good steady money. There's a good chance that when Jim decides to give me the thumbs up, they'll actually pull me on salary for 28k, If he wants to salary me, I'm gonna push for no less than 30k though. The only reason I think this is because if Jim knew that I usually work about 45 hours a week, and offer more, then he'd salary me because I'm only allotted 40/week from Payroll, but Matt keeps tabs of how many I've gone over. Eventually I'll be getting a free weeks paid vacation XD
So yeah, even though I'm at work and thinking work 75% of the time, I still have a life outside it. Dee's doing well, although she's stressed out about school. She gets alot of homework usually. Last night, I helped her finish up her homework and we got some movies (as I mentioned earlier). We still go out from time to time, but the I don't think we will as often for a while, as I have to pay off my credit card. Which is ok, and I'll be making enough to cover more than half of it this week. Amongst spending time with Dee, I've also picked up Fable and Star Ocean... and lots of other games to blow time on... although, mostly Fable recently, which is an awesome game... And some other select games....
Yeah, so right now, I'm running late to open the store... and I'm tired... and hungry.... goodnight...