Life changes...
This semester has only been a few weeks but I can already tell things need to change. Mostly it's work that's the problem. They changed management again as well as changing how we get paid for Sundays. The person in charge of the schedule is making a mess and they keep calling, 11 times in two days to beg me to come in on a day when they know I have classes. I figured that after saying no the third time they should have gotten the idea, I've said school comes first I don't know how many times...
I now have to do an internship for school on top of a heavy course load and work wants me to be more available as I'm one of the few people that can do more than one position there and is over 18 so I can use the compactor, baler etc... So on one hand they cut how much we make on Sunday, give me the crappiest schedule and expect me to drop everything to help them out and on the other hand they never seem to appreciate it when I do things like come in early, stay late, fix the computers, printers, registers and a few times I've had to clean and fix the bathrooms... I've gotten to the point where trying to do it all isn't working. I get so depressed and tired at the mere though of going in that I end up in tears... This week was the last straw.
I'm considering putting in my two weeks notice. I have more than enough saved to take care of necessities like food, gas and cell phone for the rest of the semester. I work 5-9:30ish tonight and I started getting calls to come in ASAP at 9:26 am this morning... It's not my fault they can't hire and schedule reliable people and I can't take up their slack anymore it's actually hurting my performance in class. I went from a 3.9 something to a 3.79 and I know that isn't a huge drop but it bothers me and for just a little over minimum wage it's not worth it physically and emotionally.
I had a talk with my sister and she basically reminded me that it's my life and if I don't want to or need to be there I shouldn't have to be. I need to take time for myself and sometimes do something I want and or like to do. I'm not a kid anymore and I can't keep putting off taking care of me for the little extra cash I get from this job. I've so far paid for school up front.. I graduate this year and plan to transfer and so far I've done it debt free... I'm a certified personal trainer too, so if I really need money I can use that and I'm interning at Crunch starting Thursday and I know they are looking for people so maybe I can stay and get paid after my internship ends or even find someplace else... I can even go back to the tutoring center since I know they need BIO tutors. One of the kids I tutored last semester came up to me to thank me for getting him through the class, he said he couldn't have done it without me and that made me feel great. I don't need the soul sucking retail job of doom, I've been there two years and it just keeps getting worse...
Sorry for the downer this year has started off badly... I just hope I'm making the right decision in leaving. They are making it very hard to stay... heck even Kohl's pays more now and I wouldn't have to deal with some of the dirty and gross crap there.
I now have to do an internship for school on top of a heavy course load and work wants me to be more available as I'm one of the few people that can do more than one position there and is over 18 so I can use the compactor, baler etc... So on one hand they cut how much we make on Sunday, give me the crappiest schedule and expect me to drop everything to help them out and on the other hand they never seem to appreciate it when I do things like come in early, stay late, fix the computers, printers, registers and a few times I've had to clean and fix the bathrooms... I've gotten to the point where trying to do it all isn't working. I get so depressed and tired at the mere though of going in that I end up in tears... This week was the last straw.
I'm considering putting in my two weeks notice. I have more than enough saved to take care of necessities like food, gas and cell phone for the rest of the semester. I work 5-9:30ish tonight and I started getting calls to come in ASAP at 9:26 am this morning... It's not my fault they can't hire and schedule reliable people and I can't take up their slack anymore it's actually hurting my performance in class. I went from a 3.9 something to a 3.79 and I know that isn't a huge drop but it bothers me and for just a little over minimum wage it's not worth it physically and emotionally.
I had a talk with my sister and she basically reminded me that it's my life and if I don't want to or need to be there I shouldn't have to be. I need to take time for myself and sometimes do something I want and or like to do. I'm not a kid anymore and I can't keep putting off taking care of me for the little extra cash I get from this job. I've so far paid for school up front.. I graduate this year and plan to transfer and so far I've done it debt free... I'm a certified personal trainer too, so if I really need money I can use that and I'm interning at Crunch starting Thursday and I know they are looking for people so maybe I can stay and get paid after my internship ends or even find someplace else... I can even go back to the tutoring center since I know they need BIO tutors. One of the kids I tutored last semester came up to me to thank me for getting him through the class, he said he couldn't have done it without me and that made me feel great. I don't need the soul sucking retail job of doom, I've been there two years and it just keeps getting worse...
Sorry for the downer this year has started off badly... I just hope I'm making the right decision in leaving. They are making it very hard to stay... heck even Kohl's pays more now and I wouldn't have to deal with some of the dirty and gross crap there.