Been a while
So I came on here to check out Lauren's Japan blog, and lo and behold I discover that there are actually people that still use LiveJournal. ^_^ I kinda dumped it for Facebook quite a while back, which is really not fair because Facebook doesn't really allow you to vent and explain the way that LiveJournal does. So I don't know if this is going to become a constant thing, but I do believe I'd like to start LiveJournaling again, because I love to write and journal, I just cease to find means or opportunity - but it's 4:15 in the morning, so what could be a better time or opportunity? ^_o
I honestly wish I weren't so abivalent about work. When I started at McDonalds, things weren't so bad. I worked 6-10's usually three or so times a week - working around school, Upward Basketball, Bible studies, STATIC, etc., but then this summer I decided to work days, because I thought they were going to give me more hours and freedom if I worked days - WRONG. If Jodi was still doing the schedules I would have nothing to fear. Jodi and I weren't best friends or anything, but at least we got along. Bah, I'm getting ahead of myself. When I started at McDonalds, the managers weren't horrible, in fact, I got along REALLY well with probably 3/4 of them - I only remember one or two I didn't really like, and life was good, I worked my hours, I even got off smiling a handful of times. I guess things started going downhill majorly when Linda passed away. She really was the heart and soul of the store, and the place kinda crumbled in ruins behind her. Not long after Linda died, Katt was transferred to another store - we were told it was temporary, but they kept her. She was really sweet, she knew how to get you to do something without having to scream, and she got along well with you even if you weren't her best friend. Then they started hiring new managers. That's when things started to get bad.
I think Kristina was the first new manager - then Kate moved up from being a Crew member to being a manager. It stayed as that manager crew for a while - Jodi, Andre, Sheila, Robin, Kristina, and Kate - but then Kate left, and they still said they needed more. Meanwhile they're hiring new crew people out the Wazoo, obnoxious teenage "I can come to work and do nothing and still get $7 an hour" kind of people. Suddenly Lynn came - Lynn - apparently God's gift to McDonalds. She was a transfer from another store, I real know it all. I remember when she started all she talked about was how amazing her old store was and how much cleaner they were than us and how their drive through times were so much lower than ours. Gag. Now, I don't think I ever crossed this woman - girl she's like 22 (maybe). Seriously, I never cussed her out or gave her dirty looks behind her back or anything, but somehow this barrier rose. We're just not similar people - she's not the kind of person I get along well with. Okay, picture the girl who's old enough to have graduated from college and her life's work is now being a McDonalds shift manager - picture who that would be in your graduating class - yeah, that's who I'm working under. Anyway, Lynn started doing schedules a little before the summer started, and now, I'm lucky to get 12 hours in a week. When I talked to Jodi before the summer started, she said I could work 11-5 M-F, that'd be 30 hours - and I don't even get half of that.
I suppose it's a good thing I'm not working 11-5 M-F, I think I'd rip my hair out. And I really don't understand what changed - the customers are the same. In fact, thanks to the Summer they're even a little bit better (not as grumpy thanks to Seasonal Affective Disorder). Sure, things are a little bit busier, but it's not that horrible. The crew people are WAY better than night time, because over half of them are adults, pretty nice ones too, instead of the low life teenagers who need their paycheck to buy drugs, alchohol, and cigarettes who I worked with at night during the school year. But I think a HUGE chunk of it is the atmosphere in the store isn't what it was when I started, and the management is just stupid. I have a really hard time respecting any of the managers except Andre - and he's really the only one I get along well with anymore - 'cept Shiela, but she works nights, so I don't get to see her anymore. :(
So I want more money, but I hate working there - the ambivalence continues.
Wow that was fun! ^_^ I'm definitely doing this LiveJournal thing more often - venting is quite exciting.
Love and hugs to all!
KiRstiE
I honestly wish I weren't so abivalent about work. When I started at McDonalds, things weren't so bad. I worked 6-10's usually three or so times a week - working around school, Upward Basketball, Bible studies, STATIC, etc., but then this summer I decided to work days, because I thought they were going to give me more hours and freedom if I worked days - WRONG. If Jodi was still doing the schedules I would have nothing to fear. Jodi and I weren't best friends or anything, but at least we got along. Bah, I'm getting ahead of myself. When I started at McDonalds, the managers weren't horrible, in fact, I got along REALLY well with probably 3/4 of them - I only remember one or two I didn't really like, and life was good, I worked my hours, I even got off smiling a handful of times. I guess things started going downhill majorly when Linda passed away. She really was the heart and soul of the store, and the place kinda crumbled in ruins behind her. Not long after Linda died, Katt was transferred to another store - we were told it was temporary, but they kept her. She was really sweet, she knew how to get you to do something without having to scream, and she got along well with you even if you weren't her best friend. Then they started hiring new managers. That's when things started to get bad.
I think Kristina was the first new manager - then Kate moved up from being a Crew member to being a manager. It stayed as that manager crew for a while - Jodi, Andre, Sheila, Robin, Kristina, and Kate - but then Kate left, and they still said they needed more. Meanwhile they're hiring new crew people out the Wazoo, obnoxious teenage "I can come to work and do nothing and still get $7 an hour" kind of people. Suddenly Lynn came - Lynn - apparently God's gift to McDonalds. She was a transfer from another store, I real know it all. I remember when she started all she talked about was how amazing her old store was and how much cleaner they were than us and how their drive through times were so much lower than ours. Gag. Now, I don't think I ever crossed this woman - girl she's like 22 (maybe). Seriously, I never cussed her out or gave her dirty looks behind her back or anything, but somehow this barrier rose. We're just not similar people - she's not the kind of person I get along well with. Okay, picture the girl who's old enough to have graduated from college and her life's work is now being a McDonalds shift manager - picture who that would be in your graduating class - yeah, that's who I'm working under. Anyway, Lynn started doing schedules a little before the summer started, and now, I'm lucky to get 12 hours in a week. When I talked to Jodi before the summer started, she said I could work 11-5 M-F, that'd be 30 hours - and I don't even get half of that.
I suppose it's a good thing I'm not working 11-5 M-F, I think I'd rip my hair out. And I really don't understand what changed - the customers are the same. In fact, thanks to the Summer they're even a little bit better (not as grumpy thanks to Seasonal Affective Disorder). Sure, things are a little bit busier, but it's not that horrible. The crew people are WAY better than night time, because over half of them are adults, pretty nice ones too, instead of the low life teenagers who need their paycheck to buy drugs, alchohol, and cigarettes who I worked with at night during the school year. But I think a HUGE chunk of it is the atmosphere in the store isn't what it was when I started, and the management is just stupid. I have a really hard time respecting any of the managers except Andre - and he's really the only one I get along well with anymore - 'cept Shiela, but she works nights, so I don't get to see her anymore. :(
So I want more money, but I hate working there - the ambivalence continues.
Wow that was fun! ^_^ I'm definitely doing this LiveJournal thing more often - venting is quite exciting.
Love and hugs to all!
KiRstiE