Yeah, I know...
It's been longer than a month. And I promised monthly updates...but you know. I'm a busy girl. I mean, not really...but I do slack off a lot, and then I forget what I've promised/decided to do. I should just stop promising things. Anyway, update, update.
I still haven't learned how to drive. I have my permit, so one would assume it would be simple. One would be incorrect.
Not a lot has changed, really. Still working at Kohl's. Still an under-appreciated staff member who basically does her managers' jobs for them. Except I recently got chewed out for being sad at work. I'm usually very upbeat and positive at work, with a smile for every customer, and a laugh and a joke for every associate. But I've been stressed out recently, and so I went to work (because I had to), and I was a bit sad. I told a customer that I couldn't give them their discount, because the coupon had expired. (Now, bear in mind, they'd already used the coupon the day before, but they returned all the merchandise, and wanted to use it on the purchase they were now making). I mean, logically, when the coupon redemption date has ended, one would assume it would be okay to tell them that it had expired. And honestly? I didn't even say "You can't use this". I said. "Yeah, it expired yesterday..."
And I did it in front of one of my managers. And about two hours later, I get called back to the office, where two of my managers are sitting. They proceed to ask me if there's anything bothering me, and what the deal was with the customer I told 'no'. Apparently it's not okay to be sad/stressed out/angry at work. And apparently my personal life is completely their business.
I don't know, maybe I'm wrong, but I kinda figure that if they want me to do something different, all they have to do is say "Hey, Kyla. The coupon's always good. Never say no to the customer, okay? Also, do your job better. Smile bigger." I respect that a lot more than some namby-pamby bullshit "Tell me how you feel, and what's wrong, okay? Cause, you're usually so much happier, and we're worried about you."
But I digress. I assume that'd been coming for a while, because they also touched on my refusal to vacuum/wash the windows. As she said: "Your job is whatever we tell you to do. Just like my job is whatever the store manager tells me to do. If he tells me to walk out in the parking lot and pick up a piece of poop off of the ground, then that's my job. We all help out wherever we're needed. [Supervisor above me] helps out on the floor when we need her, and I ring registers when you need me to. So if we tell you to vacuum/wash windows/fold clothes, then that's what you do."
I wanted to hit her. I cried. Out of anger, frustration, and sadness. I actually feared for my job for a bit.
Anyway. That's several weeks ago now. She's earned herself an enemy. I never liked her to begin with. Even when we first hired her, we had our differences. Now she's just earned herself a one-way ticket to "Go fuck yourself" land. Wherein the rules are like this. If she calls me at home to try and get me to come in to cover a shift, the answer will always be no. If someone else calls me to cover a shift, and she's a manager I'd have to work with, I say no. If I am called in to cover a shift, and we're closing, and she's the closing manager? The answer's no. In fact, no matter what she asks me, if I have an option to say 'no', then I will. I don't talk to her unless I absolutely have to. And she still thinks she's queen of the universe.
As for the state coming to weatherproof our house? Never fucking happened, cause they're douchebags. We moved our furniture around, and everything. And it didn't happen, cause...they didn't feel like coming, I can only assume.
The kitchen of dishes is slowly piling back up, and even though we have a vacuum that works, I haven't done a whole lot of vacuuming. In fact? I've done very little housework. But I've just been so exhausted lately, I don't want to do anything.
It's very hot outside. Walking to and from work sucks now. The grass along the path I take is now up to my chin, and when it rains I arrive to work drenched from my chin down, and covered in grass particles. There's a dead raccoon on the side of the road that I have to walk by every day that I go to or come home from work. He smelled awful the first few days, but he's nothing more than a few scraps of fir and a bunch of bones now. Kinda creepy, kinda cool.
The A/C works like a dream, after it broke again this year. We had the same problem last year. At least this time we got it fixed the next day. One night spent sweating like a pig and trying to sleep through it is more than enough.
I've recently got into Magic: The Gathering cards again. I say again very loosely, as I was really only interested in the art before, but now I intend to kinda sorta play. And by that, I mean that I will learn how to play, and then maybe play against my husband once or twice.
Anyway. I'm exhausted, and I hurt everywhere, and feel slightly ill. I'm going to say I'm done with this entry. I'll talk at you people (I'm talking hopefully, as I assume/hope there's more than one of you reading this stuff) in the near-future. As always, I'm available at Facebook if you really want life updates in real-time.
I still haven't learned how to drive. I have my permit, so one would assume it would be simple. One would be incorrect.
Not a lot has changed, really. Still working at Kohl's. Still an under-appreciated staff member who basically does her managers' jobs for them. Except I recently got chewed out for being sad at work. I'm usually very upbeat and positive at work, with a smile for every customer, and a laugh and a joke for every associate. But I've been stressed out recently, and so I went to work (because I had to), and I was a bit sad. I told a customer that I couldn't give them their discount, because the coupon had expired. (Now, bear in mind, they'd already used the coupon the day before, but they returned all the merchandise, and wanted to use it on the purchase they were now making). I mean, logically, when the coupon redemption date has ended, one would assume it would be okay to tell them that it had expired. And honestly? I didn't even say "You can't use this". I said. "Yeah, it expired yesterday..."
And I did it in front of one of my managers. And about two hours later, I get called back to the office, where two of my managers are sitting. They proceed to ask me if there's anything bothering me, and what the deal was with the customer I told 'no'. Apparently it's not okay to be sad/stressed out/angry at work. And apparently my personal life is completely their business.
I don't know, maybe I'm wrong, but I kinda figure that if they want me to do something different, all they have to do is say "Hey, Kyla. The coupon's always good. Never say no to the customer, okay? Also, do your job better. Smile bigger." I respect that a lot more than some namby-pamby bullshit "Tell me how you feel, and what's wrong, okay? Cause, you're usually so much happier, and we're worried about you."
But I digress. I assume that'd been coming for a while, because they also touched on my refusal to vacuum/wash the windows. As she said: "Your job is whatever we tell you to do. Just like my job is whatever the store manager tells me to do. If he tells me to walk out in the parking lot and pick up a piece of poop off of the ground, then that's my job. We all help out wherever we're needed. [Supervisor above me] helps out on the floor when we need her, and I ring registers when you need me to. So if we tell you to vacuum/wash windows/fold clothes, then that's what you do."
I wanted to hit her. I cried. Out of anger, frustration, and sadness. I actually feared for my job for a bit.
Anyway. That's several weeks ago now. She's earned herself an enemy. I never liked her to begin with. Even when we first hired her, we had our differences. Now she's just earned herself a one-way ticket to "Go fuck yourself" land. Wherein the rules are like this. If she calls me at home to try and get me to come in to cover a shift, the answer will always be no. If someone else calls me to cover a shift, and she's a manager I'd have to work with, I say no. If I am called in to cover a shift, and we're closing, and she's the closing manager? The answer's no. In fact, no matter what she asks me, if I have an option to say 'no', then I will. I don't talk to her unless I absolutely have to. And she still thinks she's queen of the universe.
As for the state coming to weatherproof our house? Never fucking happened, cause they're douchebags. We moved our furniture around, and everything. And it didn't happen, cause...they didn't feel like coming, I can only assume.
The kitchen of dishes is slowly piling back up, and even though we have a vacuum that works, I haven't done a whole lot of vacuuming. In fact? I've done very little housework. But I've just been so exhausted lately, I don't want to do anything.
It's very hot outside. Walking to and from work sucks now. The grass along the path I take is now up to my chin, and when it rains I arrive to work drenched from my chin down, and covered in grass particles. There's a dead raccoon on the side of the road that I have to walk by every day that I go to or come home from work. He smelled awful the first few days, but he's nothing more than a few scraps of fir and a bunch of bones now. Kinda creepy, kinda cool.
The A/C works like a dream, after it broke again this year. We had the same problem last year. At least this time we got it fixed the next day. One night spent sweating like a pig and trying to sleep through it is more than enough.
I've recently got into Magic: The Gathering cards again. I say again very loosely, as I was really only interested in the art before, but now I intend to kinda sorta play. And by that, I mean that I will learn how to play, and then maybe play against my husband once or twice.
Anyway. I'm exhausted, and I hurt everywhere, and feel slightly ill. I'm going to say I'm done with this entry. I'll talk at you people (I'm talking hopefully, as I assume/hope there's more than one of you reading this stuff) in the near-future. As always, I'm available at Facebook if you really want life updates in real-time.