Drama. :(
Last night, my roommate's girlfriend, who doesn't even live here, asked me if I would mind loading up the dishwasher after they were done with dinner. I told her that I didn't mind, because I didn't and I was planning on doing dishes in a couple of hours anyway. It was just a weird request because of the way she said it (her tone), the fact that neither my boyfriend and I are included in this dinner and use of dishes (he was at work, and we do our own dinner thing anyway), and the fact that they didn't have any plans after dinner so they were here and able to do their own dishes. I wasn't sure what to make of this, or if I should say somethng.
I have the feeling she and my roommate are complaining and talking stuff behind my back. My boyfriend and I cleaned the house really well before we left... straighted up, vacumned, took out the trash, did dishes, and all that good stuff. We haven't really made any sort of mess since we've gotten back because we haven't been here much, and there were only a few of our dishes in there at the moment. We do most of the cleaning here, so they shouldn't have a problem with that, but her tone definitely says otherwise. I don't mind doing the dishes, but I don't want some problem or tension to develop because they won't speak up and bring up concerns or issues that they might have. I don't want a repeat of the last horrible roomate situation.
I think the main reason her attitude changed was because she had just found out that my internship was an "unpaid" one. It came up in a conversation. I thought she already knew, but apparantly not... she was like, "oh really." Her attitude seemed to change after she found that out. I talked to my boyfriend, and he was pissed about the situation. We both agreed that we are going to address the issue with them tomorrow, when they get home. I may just address it myself with my roommate though, since my boyfriend works late, and since it seems to be an issue my roommate has with me. My boyfriend even admitted that my roommate was trying to bash me, behind my back recently, when he found out about the internship being unpaid. My boyfriend had to set him straight on that, and remind him that it was his girlfriend that my rommate was talking about.
It's just frustrating that some people won't stay out of my business. I'm doing what's best for my future, at this point, and once I graduate I'll be making plenty of money. I've worked very hard since I was 16, and this is the first year I've been unemployed since, and I've been really focusing on my education and building my experience. I have a 3.6 G.P.A., I'm a member of the Tau Sigma National Honor Society, I've made dean's list, I'm a great student, I pay my own way (with the exception of a little help recently from my mom and boyfriend, but I'm repaying them for it), and I'm getting really good experience at my new internship. This year my grades will improve even more, along with my experience and extracurricular activities.
Financial aid covers all my costs of living as long as I budget carefully, so I don't need some dead-end job (though I may get a part-time one at some point for extra money). I like being able to just focus on my education, building my resume, and having time to enjoy myself. I worked two jobs, one full-time and one part-time, and went to college full-time for over a year and a half. I also worked 80+ hours a week during the summers that I didn't have classes, including outdoor work. I came out with a degree, but with a low G.P.A., no extracurricular activities, no career-related experience, and I was extremely burnt out and exhausted both mentally and physically. My resume has improved dramatically within this last semester alone.
I don't know. I just wanted to get that off my mind for now. My boyfriend said it well, when he said that, "it's none of their damn business anyway, because it doesn't involve them, and that their behavior is just inappropriate and unacceptable." Anyway, other than that, things are going really well. I returned to my internship today, and I really enjoyed it. I've gotten very good at working the phones, and the project I'm working on should be complete by the next day I work. I think they'll be impressed with it. Hope everyone is well! :)
I have the feeling she and my roommate are complaining and talking stuff behind my back. My boyfriend and I cleaned the house really well before we left... straighted up, vacumned, took out the trash, did dishes, and all that good stuff. We haven't really made any sort of mess since we've gotten back because we haven't been here much, and there were only a few of our dishes in there at the moment. We do most of the cleaning here, so they shouldn't have a problem with that, but her tone definitely says otherwise. I don't mind doing the dishes, but I don't want some problem or tension to develop because they won't speak up and bring up concerns or issues that they might have. I don't want a repeat of the last horrible roomate situation.
I think the main reason her attitude changed was because she had just found out that my internship was an "unpaid" one. It came up in a conversation. I thought she already knew, but apparantly not... she was like, "oh really." Her attitude seemed to change after she found that out. I talked to my boyfriend, and he was pissed about the situation. We both agreed that we are going to address the issue with them tomorrow, when they get home. I may just address it myself with my roommate though, since my boyfriend works late, and since it seems to be an issue my roommate has with me. My boyfriend even admitted that my roommate was trying to bash me, behind my back recently, when he found out about the internship being unpaid. My boyfriend had to set him straight on that, and remind him that it was his girlfriend that my rommate was talking about.
It's just frustrating that some people won't stay out of my business. I'm doing what's best for my future, at this point, and once I graduate I'll be making plenty of money. I've worked very hard since I was 16, and this is the first year I've been unemployed since, and I've been really focusing on my education and building my experience. I have a 3.6 G.P.A., I'm a member of the Tau Sigma National Honor Society, I've made dean's list, I'm a great student, I pay my own way (with the exception of a little help recently from my mom and boyfriend, but I'm repaying them for it), and I'm getting really good experience at my new internship. This year my grades will improve even more, along with my experience and extracurricular activities.
Financial aid covers all my costs of living as long as I budget carefully, so I don't need some dead-end job (though I may get a part-time one at some point for extra money). I like being able to just focus on my education, building my resume, and having time to enjoy myself. I worked two jobs, one full-time and one part-time, and went to college full-time for over a year and a half. I also worked 80+ hours a week during the summers that I didn't have classes, including outdoor work. I came out with a degree, but with a low G.P.A., no extracurricular activities, no career-related experience, and I was extremely burnt out and exhausted both mentally and physically. My resume has improved dramatically within this last semester alone.
I don't know. I just wanted to get that off my mind for now. My boyfriend said it well, when he said that, "it's none of their damn business anyway, because it doesn't involve them, and that their behavior is just inappropriate and unacceptable." Anyway, other than that, things are going really well. I returned to my internship today, and I really enjoyed it. I've gotten very good at working the phones, and the project I'm working on should be complete by the next day I work. I think they'll be impressed with it. Hope everyone is well! :)