WORST DAY EVER...KILL ME NOW...I HATE METRA
So...this morning the 7:00 train was delayed for absolutely no good reason by a half hour. I then had to spend all my $ on cab fair after getting into Union Station in a vain attempt to make up for lost time and arrive on time for my first day of work. Which means, no $ for lunch. Wonderful. But I think to myself, whatever, I'll be home by 7.
But Metra wasn't done with me yet. Oh no. Due to some jackass spilling hazardous chemicals all over several miles of track, no trains were going to Naperville. I then vainly tried to get within a few towns of Naperville on a different train line, only to have the train turn back and return to Union Station after they discovered that said line was affected by said stupid jackass as well. I then have to go to a different train station, board yet a different line, and stand for 2 more hours (as if standing on the streets of Chicago in the stifling heat for 8 hours wasn't bad enough) in an overcrowded train BEING SUFFOCATED IN THE ARMPIT OF SOME SMELLY OLD DRUNK MAN, who then proceeded to grab my ass on my way out. FUCKTARD. I wanted to stomp his balls, but I was so exhausted I didn't even turn around.
Meanwhile, my phone had gone dead before I could tell my mom what time to pick me up, so I had to wait another half hour before she picked me up in Wheaton. Bottom line: it was 10:45 before I got home.
So basically I was forced to go without food and hardly any water for over 36 hours due to fucking Metra.
Which wouldn't be so bad, except that I was already freaking out enough over my job. Did I mention that I have no job security and can get fired any time I drop below a certain weekly quota? That's real comforting. Half the people quit or are fired within their first 3 days. The first 3 days are the worst because you have daily quotas--ie. no chances to average bad days with good--and they're what determines whether or not you get on staff or not. Even more comforting. I'm not bad at canvassing, so I don't think I'm in danger of getting canned, but since base pay is so low I don't know if I can earn as much as I need to. It's so variable--I mean a certain degree of luck is always involved and my luck ain't so good. Maybe coordinators get paid more, assuming I stay on staff long enough to become one. The one nice thing I guess is that I can work 7 days a week if I choose to, so at least I can get pay by sheer number of hours worked. AND MIA WORKS THERE, WHICH I TOTALLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT UNTIL TODAY. Actually, everyone seems pretty cool. And there are hot lesbians, so maybe I should just quit my bitchin'.
So...for those friends who were wondering whether the office is still hiring, the answer is that they are. But you should take all the stuff outlined above into consideration. I would probably recommend just trying the job for 3 days and seeing if you can get on staff and if you like and are good at canvassing.
I dunno, I'm really excited about my job, but I'm also really scared. What the hell happens if I have a bad couple of days and lose my job? It's too late to find a decent job if I get shitcanned. And I need rent $ and tuition $. Maybe I should start looking for a back-up job or even a different job period. But the thing is I wanted to do something I actually cared about. Maybe no job security is the trade-off for actually caring about what you're doing. I dunno. WHY DOES IT SEEM LIKE I'M THE ONLY ONE WORRIED ABOUT THIS? It seems everyone else on the campaign are all trust-fund hippies and can just mooch of of their folks. They all spend half the $ they earn on going out to eat after work. I don't get it.
I'm thinking about interviewing with the Democratic party and/or Lover's Lane just in case. According to my sister, DURING THE INTERVIEW THEY ASK YOU WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU ORGASM. I don't know how to respond to that question, so maybe I should just avoid an agonizing interview in the first place.
But then again hustling dildos and hustling for an environmental organization both teach useful social skills...
But Metra wasn't done with me yet. Oh no. Due to some jackass spilling hazardous chemicals all over several miles of track, no trains were going to Naperville. I then vainly tried to get within a few towns of Naperville on a different train line, only to have the train turn back and return to Union Station after they discovered that said line was affected by said stupid jackass as well. I then have to go to a different train station, board yet a different line, and stand for 2 more hours (as if standing on the streets of Chicago in the stifling heat for 8 hours wasn't bad enough) in an overcrowded train BEING SUFFOCATED IN THE ARMPIT OF SOME SMELLY OLD DRUNK MAN, who then proceeded to grab my ass on my way out. FUCKTARD. I wanted to stomp his balls, but I was so exhausted I didn't even turn around.
Meanwhile, my phone had gone dead before I could tell my mom what time to pick me up, so I had to wait another half hour before she picked me up in Wheaton. Bottom line: it was 10:45 before I got home.
So basically I was forced to go without food and hardly any water for over 36 hours due to fucking Metra.
Which wouldn't be so bad, except that I was already freaking out enough over my job. Did I mention that I have no job security and can get fired any time I drop below a certain weekly quota? That's real comforting. Half the people quit or are fired within their first 3 days. The first 3 days are the worst because you have daily quotas--ie. no chances to average bad days with good--and they're what determines whether or not you get on staff or not. Even more comforting. I'm not bad at canvassing, so I don't think I'm in danger of getting canned, but since base pay is so low I don't know if I can earn as much as I need to. It's so variable--I mean a certain degree of luck is always involved and my luck ain't so good. Maybe coordinators get paid more, assuming I stay on staff long enough to become one. The one nice thing I guess is that I can work 7 days a week if I choose to, so at least I can get pay by sheer number of hours worked. AND MIA WORKS THERE, WHICH I TOTALLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT UNTIL TODAY. Actually, everyone seems pretty cool. And there are hot lesbians, so maybe I should just quit my bitchin'.
So...for those friends who were wondering whether the office is still hiring, the answer is that they are. But you should take all the stuff outlined above into consideration. I would probably recommend just trying the job for 3 days and seeing if you can get on staff and if you like and are good at canvassing.
I dunno, I'm really excited about my job, but I'm also really scared. What the hell happens if I have a bad couple of days and lose my job? It's too late to find a decent job if I get shitcanned. And I need rent $ and tuition $. Maybe I should start looking for a back-up job or even a different job period. But the thing is I wanted to do something I actually cared about. Maybe no job security is the trade-off for actually caring about what you're doing. I dunno. WHY DOES IT SEEM LIKE I'M THE ONLY ONE WORRIED ABOUT THIS? It seems everyone else on the campaign are all trust-fund hippies and can just mooch of of their folks. They all spend half the $ they earn on going out to eat after work. I don't get it.
I'm thinking about interviewing with the Democratic party and/or Lover's Lane just in case. According to my sister, DURING THE INTERVIEW THEY ASK YOU WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU ORGASM. I don't know how to respond to that question, so maybe I should just avoid an agonizing interview in the first place.
But then again hustling dildos and hustling for an environmental organization both teach useful social skills...