Musings of a Tired, Cranky, Sarcastic Artist
So I've come to many a conclusion today, a majority through the twisted inner workings of my mind and reactions to various situations that occurred. Vacations should be at least a week long. One should not work a long shift after a small weekend off (despite being paid time and half). Parents and Offspring will never see eye to eye on matters of how one should work and/or view working in general. Mothers and Daughters will always butt heads with each other while secretly thinking the other is naive and will simply never understand the vast, complex, inner workings of their own thought processes. Then again, that is no big secret. Moving along. People who have never worked in retail will never appreciate all the crap that those who have the fortunate pleasure of working with the public have to go through. Most people are rude beings who have made the mistake in believing that they are above all else (even if they're CLEARLY not). Last conclusion: some people just don't give a damn. Period. End of discussion.
Vacations should be at least a week long:
Apologies to those who haven't had the pleasure of working three jobs and cannot understand how much a true vacation is warranted and appreciated. A vacation is a chance to get away from the daily rituals of a so called "normal" life. A vacation is just that. A vacation. Not a small trip, not a momentary hiccup in the daily routine of life, not something that barely gives you the chance to relax. This of course is all my opinion. Take it however you please. In all seriousness, a vacation should be a good week in duration. That gives an appropriate amount of time to de-stress, calm down, actually relax, and enjoy a few Mike's or beers. Hell, make it a few shots of whiskey to go with those beloved Mike's! Once you take the time to actually unwind can you actually enjoy the rest of the time you've put aside to have this wonderful break from the crazy, fast-paced life you're a very much a part of. Anything less is a tease, a subtle "in-your-face" that you haven't really left the mania that is your life.
One should not work a long shift after a small weekend off (despite being paid time and half).
Like I mentioned in the above rant: a small weekend off is most definitely a tease. A small slap in the face that you never really got away from the schedules that take over your very existence. Working a small shift (like a four hours or so) after attempting to fully enjoy time away from scheduled activities is practical. Working double that on top of a no-show coworker, on a holiday weekend (if one actually considers Labor Day to be an actual holiday), between large groups of people coming in to shop at regular 10 minutes intervals is practically begging for any employee to snap or barely keep cool. The thought of being paid slightly more than on a normal day helps a little, but not enough to actually make one able to bear being stuck working for the masses seeing as they're enjoying themselves immensely and only care that they get their %90 off discount from the seasonal section or get their precious lighters and soda for the BBQ they had planned since the weekend. It makes it all the more annoying to those of us who were trying to glean what enjoyment and relaxation we could get from our small hiatus from work and hold onto that while making sure the masses get what they want.
Parents and Offspring will never see eye to eye on matters of how one should work and/or view working in general.
Its the generation gap. Plain and simple. Its a never-ending syndrome that unfortunately changes with each generation. Our parents are the ones who see the younger generation as young adults who don't really work as hard as they should, expect everything and the world for nothing, and think that they will float on through life without really lifting a finger to accomplish anything for themselves. Sadly, for a majority of people this is correct. Unfortunately for those of us who are not in that majority, naturally we get resentful of the Older Generation's conceptions of us. On the other hand, we think that our parents are way too old fashioned, don't understand, and really don't get what's going on in the world in general. Must be extremely tough for the a majority of Older Generation to actually understand this and if I were them I'd be highly offended. Granted, it doesn't help that sometimes the way they act makes these particular stereotypes ring true (this also rings true for us youngins as well). Naturally, the way we all perceive work and how to go about it will be vastly different, that is of course, if for some strange reason both parents and children think exactly alike. In short, the generation gap and the social norms that come with each one will determine how one views the world in general and how they will forever misunderstand each other til the end of time. And guess what? Soon the child will become the parents and the horrific cycle will just keep repeating itself over and over again!
Mothers and Daughters will always butt heads with each other while secretly thinking the other is naive and will simply never understand the vast, complex, inner workings of their own thought processes.
I don't think I need to elaborate too more on this. Mothers and Daughters have always clashed with each other on every issue under the sun, the blue moon, and all over the earth (universe notwithstanding, but I'm quite certain that has been involved as well). Its basically your two alpha females trying to gain dominance in a relationship, and despite what anyone may tell you, there will never be equality in that particular relationship. Its almost the same concept of the Generation Gap with one major difference: we may be female, we may have the same parts and go through similar cycles, but we're all crazy bitches! We will never yield to one another, and any semblance of doing so is mainly an act while gritting our teeth and vowing to get back on top one way or another.
People who have never worked in retail will never appreciate all the crap that those who have the fortunate pleasure of working with the public have to go through.
Yes, back to retail again. It never ceases to amaze me how rude most people are that come through a drugstore. God forbid that the employees helping them out are people too! Long story short, if you have never worked in retail you will never appreciate the patience that we have for people who are just plain stupid. Or demanding, condescending, oblivious, rude, and all-together displaying a "better-than-thou" attitude. Heaven forbid we're actually in the middle of something important (like making sure a stack of totes don't fall over and hurt someone) or helping someone find something! If you have no idea of what I'm talking about, that perhaps you're one of those people who have never worked in retail or for the public in general. Again, I apologize if this offends anyone, and like with anything there are exceptions to all these notions/rules.
Most people are rude beings who have made the mistake in believing that they are above all else (even if they're CLEARLY not).
Long story short, I got yelled at by a patron because I following store policy, which obviously meant I was prying into their privacy (wrong) and wanted not only their ID but their SSN (even more wrong). Honestly, I don't know where people get these ideas or why they think they're so important or better than me that they can treat me like this. Obviously I'm not a real person, but I could be wrong. I could very well be a mindless robot that goes around making as little trouble as possible (except for possibly breaking down every so often).
Last conclusion: some people just don't give a damn. Period. End of discussion.
And what I mean from that last conclusion is just that. People don't give a damn anymore unless its self-serving. Or if you are just tired and cranky like me and really just don't give a damn anymore.
That's really all (minus a few other details), but then again I don't want to go about and air more dirty laundry out for all to see. I'd like to think I still have some decency left.
Vacations should be at least a week long:
Apologies to those who haven't had the pleasure of working three jobs and cannot understand how much a true vacation is warranted and appreciated. A vacation is a chance to get away from the daily rituals of a so called "normal" life. A vacation is just that. A vacation. Not a small trip, not a momentary hiccup in the daily routine of life, not something that barely gives you the chance to relax. This of course is all my opinion. Take it however you please. In all seriousness, a vacation should be a good week in duration. That gives an appropriate amount of time to de-stress, calm down, actually relax, and enjoy a few Mike's or beers. Hell, make it a few shots of whiskey to go with those beloved Mike's! Once you take the time to actually unwind can you actually enjoy the rest of the time you've put aside to have this wonderful break from the crazy, fast-paced life you're a very much a part of. Anything less is a tease, a subtle "in-your-face" that you haven't really left the mania that is your life.
One should not work a long shift after a small weekend off (despite being paid time and half).
Like I mentioned in the above rant: a small weekend off is most definitely a tease. A small slap in the face that you never really got away from the schedules that take over your very existence. Working a small shift (like a four hours or so) after attempting to fully enjoy time away from scheduled activities is practical. Working double that on top of a no-show coworker, on a holiday weekend (if one actually considers Labor Day to be an actual holiday), between large groups of people coming in to shop at regular 10 minutes intervals is practically begging for any employee to snap or barely keep cool. The thought of being paid slightly more than on a normal day helps a little, but not enough to actually make one able to bear being stuck working for the masses seeing as they're enjoying themselves immensely and only care that they get their %90 off discount from the seasonal section or get their precious lighters and soda for the BBQ they had planned since the weekend. It makes it all the more annoying to those of us who were trying to glean what enjoyment and relaxation we could get from our small hiatus from work and hold onto that while making sure the masses get what they want.
Parents and Offspring will never see eye to eye on matters of how one should work and/or view working in general.
Its the generation gap. Plain and simple. Its a never-ending syndrome that unfortunately changes with each generation. Our parents are the ones who see the younger generation as young adults who don't really work as hard as they should, expect everything and the world for nothing, and think that they will float on through life without really lifting a finger to accomplish anything for themselves. Sadly, for a majority of people this is correct. Unfortunately for those of us who are not in that majority, naturally we get resentful of the Older Generation's conceptions of us. On the other hand, we think that our parents are way too old fashioned, don't understand, and really don't get what's going on in the world in general. Must be extremely tough for the a majority of Older Generation to actually understand this and if I were them I'd be highly offended. Granted, it doesn't help that sometimes the way they act makes these particular stereotypes ring true (this also rings true for us youngins as well). Naturally, the way we all perceive work and how to go about it will be vastly different, that is of course, if for some strange reason both parents and children think exactly alike. In short, the generation gap and the social norms that come with each one will determine how one views the world in general and how they will forever misunderstand each other til the end of time. And guess what? Soon the child will become the parents and the horrific cycle will just keep repeating itself over and over again!
Mothers and Daughters will always butt heads with each other while secretly thinking the other is naive and will simply never understand the vast, complex, inner workings of their own thought processes.
I don't think I need to elaborate too more on this. Mothers and Daughters have always clashed with each other on every issue under the sun, the blue moon, and all over the earth (universe notwithstanding, but I'm quite certain that has been involved as well). Its basically your two alpha females trying to gain dominance in a relationship, and despite what anyone may tell you, there will never be equality in that particular relationship. Its almost the same concept of the Generation Gap with one major difference: we may be female, we may have the same parts and go through similar cycles, but we're all crazy bitches! We will never yield to one another, and any semblance of doing so is mainly an act while gritting our teeth and vowing to get back on top one way or another.
People who have never worked in retail will never appreciate all the crap that those who have the fortunate pleasure of working with the public have to go through.
Yes, back to retail again. It never ceases to amaze me how rude most people are that come through a drugstore. God forbid that the employees helping them out are people too! Long story short, if you have never worked in retail you will never appreciate the patience that we have for people who are just plain stupid. Or demanding, condescending, oblivious, rude, and all-together displaying a "better-than-thou" attitude. Heaven forbid we're actually in the middle of something important (like making sure a stack of totes don't fall over and hurt someone) or helping someone find something! If you have no idea of what I'm talking about, that perhaps you're one of those people who have never worked in retail or for the public in general. Again, I apologize if this offends anyone, and like with anything there are exceptions to all these notions/rules.
Most people are rude beings who have made the mistake in believing that they are above all else (even if they're CLEARLY not).
Long story short, I got yelled at by a patron because I following store policy, which obviously meant I was prying into their privacy (wrong) and wanted not only their ID but their SSN (even more wrong). Honestly, I don't know where people get these ideas or why they think they're so important or better than me that they can treat me like this. Obviously I'm not a real person, but I could be wrong. I could very well be a mindless robot that goes around making as little trouble as possible (except for possibly breaking down every so often).
Last conclusion: some people just don't give a damn. Period. End of discussion.
And what I mean from that last conclusion is just that. People don't give a damn anymore unless its self-serving. Or if you are just tired and cranky like me and really just don't give a damn anymore.
That's really all (minus a few other details), but then again I don't want to go about and air more dirty laundry out for all to see. I'd like to think I still have some decency left.