Of Work and Such
I am debating the advisability of getting a second job. It didn't work out too well last year, due to added stress making a mess of my primary job. However, we could definitely use the money. And I'm kinda miffed at my current workplace, too.
At the beginning of October, the salon/spa chain I work for was bought out by a larger salon company. The changeover has not been going particularly smoothly. Problems with paychecks are rampant, as the company is unaccustomed to our weekly pay schedule. Or at least, that's the best explanation anyone else can come up with. Nice excuse, huh? I think they're taking too much tax out of paychecks, and it's not just me that's having paycheck issues. The first week we had a lot of paycheck problems--mostly because the new company didn't seem to have any idea what the proper commission scales were. I got 40% and was exceedingly pissed because I'm supposed to get 50% and the paycheck came in pretty much right before my wedding. One of the things that pisses me off the most about the new ownership, though, is that they have no idea what I do or who I am. I don't just mean the way that they just assign numbers to everyone in a salon, and the number that indicates the salon (where when we were just our own little chain we were identified by name and location) but that they don't know my proper job title. I'm a Massage Therapist, but they want to call me a "Massuse" (excuse probable spelling error), which is the French word for "touch". I am not a "touch", I am a person. Also that term has connotations that relate to the shadier side of massage history. I don't do that. I don't want to be associated with that. I am a clinically trained professional, and I wish to be addressed and treated as such. The new company also doesn't seem to have any idea who issues my license. I'm not licensed by the Board of Cosmetology and Esthetics (like the rest of my coworkers). My license comes from the Department of Health and Human Services. (So you see, I am not in the beauty industry, I'm in the health/wellness industry.) Oh, and in the computer there's no listing for what I do, so all my services have to be entered as "miscellaneous service" which is the same code the stylists use for things like flat-ironing. The catch-all "other" category. So of course that's what shows up on the receipt we have to print out and give to the client. It's kinda embarrassing to hand a customer a receipt that says they just paid $55 or $60 (or whatever) for a "miscellaneous service". Unfortunately, none of my bosses has any idea how to go about correcting this, and I have no idea how to go about bringing it to the attention of someone who can fix it.
I have quite the variety of complaints about work at the moment. On top of the above....
The new company has not bothered to fix broken things, such as the laundry machines (we only have cold water to wash linens in, and the dryers don't function very well), the dishwasher (not sure what's wrong with it, but it doesn't clean very well), the sink in my room (which is leaky and occasionally will shriek), the partly-busted speaker in the front that makes an irritating buzzing noise if the salon-side music is turned up too loud, or the sound system in my room that has no functional repeat or play buttons (I have to hit pause twice to make it start playing things).
Certain of my coworkers just really piss me off, mostly because said person likes to pick on me. And no it's not funny when you move my shoes down the hall to sit by the spa waiting door instead of by my door. Of course, I can't really say much about that because I have no idea who did it.
I need my supplies, too, by the way. But we have no idea where to order such things as my massage oil from. Oh, and I need my sheets to be properly clean, but people keep not paying attention and dumping hair towels on top of my white (ok, so half of them are sorta cream-coloured) sheets. So now I have a bunch of sheets with stains on them that I only consider usable at the moment because I kinda don't have a choice. If I knew where to order more sheets, I would.
Speaking of laundry, I suspect that I may be allergic to something in the new laundry detergent. I keep getting this painful dry red rash on my arms lately, and it only occurs on workdays. I'm fine on Monday and Tuesday, or rather I'm fine by the end of the day. Usually it's worst at the end of the week (Saturday/Sunday nights). Last night it was so bad that I coudln't sleep because anytime my arms touched the fabric of the bedsheets it killed. Not sure what to do about that, especially considering that no one at work seems to believe me. And I can't go to the doctor for it because I don't have insurance and cannot afford the doctor visit.
Eh, I've just been having a tough time of things at work lately. A good part of it is not liking the new owners and the way that they function. Another good part of it is not getting along with particular coworkers.
Oh, and another thing. We were supposed to be getting a new massage therapist (who would take over the days I'm not there and allow me to take Sundays off). She was supposed to start today. I found out yesterday that for whatever reason she isn't going to be joining our team. No idea why, and no idea what this will do to my ability to be off on Sundays. Fun. I've only been asking to have Sunday off since before summer started, and now we're a good halfway through fall. *grumble*
Oh well. I suppose things will get figured out eventually.
It just occurred to me that the last time I updated this was in July. Much has happened since then. Not just the whole work mess, but good things too. *^_^*
Two weeks ago yesterday, I got married! *^_^* What with one thing and another, everything ended up starting a bit late, but went off beautifully. The weather was perfect except that it was a little chilly. Then again, what on earth does one expect of the middle of October in New England?
And that's about all that I can think of to write about at the moment. I shall henceforth resolve to try and update more regularly. Like at least once a month...though I'll try for daily or near-daily posts. If I remember. ~_~* Work keeps me reasonably busy, and I have a tendency to forget that I have this journal. I'm not all that good about writing in journals period.
Maybe I should look into creating/acquiring more icons.....
At the beginning of October, the salon/spa chain I work for was bought out by a larger salon company. The changeover has not been going particularly smoothly. Problems with paychecks are rampant, as the company is unaccustomed to our weekly pay schedule. Or at least, that's the best explanation anyone else can come up with. Nice excuse, huh? I think they're taking too much tax out of paychecks, and it's not just me that's having paycheck issues. The first week we had a lot of paycheck problems--mostly because the new company didn't seem to have any idea what the proper commission scales were. I got 40% and was exceedingly pissed because I'm supposed to get 50% and the paycheck came in pretty much right before my wedding. One of the things that pisses me off the most about the new ownership, though, is that they have no idea what I do or who I am. I don't just mean the way that they just assign numbers to everyone in a salon, and the number that indicates the salon (where when we were just our own little chain we were identified by name and location) but that they don't know my proper job title. I'm a Massage Therapist, but they want to call me a "Massuse" (excuse probable spelling error), which is the French word for "touch". I am not a "touch", I am a person. Also that term has connotations that relate to the shadier side of massage history. I don't do that. I don't want to be associated with that. I am a clinically trained professional, and I wish to be addressed and treated as such. The new company also doesn't seem to have any idea who issues my license. I'm not licensed by the Board of Cosmetology and Esthetics (like the rest of my coworkers). My license comes from the Department of Health and Human Services. (So you see, I am not in the beauty industry, I'm in the health/wellness industry.) Oh, and in the computer there's no listing for what I do, so all my services have to be entered as "miscellaneous service" which is the same code the stylists use for things like flat-ironing. The catch-all "other" category. So of course that's what shows up on the receipt we have to print out and give to the client. It's kinda embarrassing to hand a customer a receipt that says they just paid $55 or $60 (or whatever) for a "miscellaneous service". Unfortunately, none of my bosses has any idea how to go about correcting this, and I have no idea how to go about bringing it to the attention of someone who can fix it.
I have quite the variety of complaints about work at the moment. On top of the above....
The new company has not bothered to fix broken things, such as the laundry machines (we only have cold water to wash linens in, and the dryers don't function very well), the dishwasher (not sure what's wrong with it, but it doesn't clean very well), the sink in my room (which is leaky and occasionally will shriek), the partly-busted speaker in the front that makes an irritating buzzing noise if the salon-side music is turned up too loud, or the sound system in my room that has no functional repeat or play buttons (I have to hit pause twice to make it start playing things).
Certain of my coworkers just really piss me off, mostly because said person likes to pick on me. And no it's not funny when you move my shoes down the hall to sit by the spa waiting door instead of by my door. Of course, I can't really say much about that because I have no idea who did it.
I need my supplies, too, by the way. But we have no idea where to order such things as my massage oil from. Oh, and I need my sheets to be properly clean, but people keep not paying attention and dumping hair towels on top of my white (ok, so half of them are sorta cream-coloured) sheets. So now I have a bunch of sheets with stains on them that I only consider usable at the moment because I kinda don't have a choice. If I knew where to order more sheets, I would.
Speaking of laundry, I suspect that I may be allergic to something in the new laundry detergent. I keep getting this painful dry red rash on my arms lately, and it only occurs on workdays. I'm fine on Monday and Tuesday, or rather I'm fine by the end of the day. Usually it's worst at the end of the week (Saturday/Sunday nights). Last night it was so bad that I coudln't sleep because anytime my arms touched the fabric of the bedsheets it killed. Not sure what to do about that, especially considering that no one at work seems to believe me. And I can't go to the doctor for it because I don't have insurance and cannot afford the doctor visit.
Eh, I've just been having a tough time of things at work lately. A good part of it is not liking the new owners and the way that they function. Another good part of it is not getting along with particular coworkers.
Oh, and another thing. We were supposed to be getting a new massage therapist (who would take over the days I'm not there and allow me to take Sundays off). She was supposed to start today. I found out yesterday that for whatever reason she isn't going to be joining our team. No idea why, and no idea what this will do to my ability to be off on Sundays. Fun. I've only been asking to have Sunday off since before summer started, and now we're a good halfway through fall. *grumble*
Oh well. I suppose things will get figured out eventually.
It just occurred to me that the last time I updated this was in July. Much has happened since then. Not just the whole work mess, but good things too. *^_^*
Two weeks ago yesterday, I got married! *^_^* What with one thing and another, everything ended up starting a bit late, but went off beautifully. The weather was perfect except that it was a little chilly. Then again, what on earth does one expect of the middle of October in New England?
And that's about all that I can think of to write about at the moment. I shall henceforth resolve to try and update more regularly. Like at least once a month...though I'll try for daily or near-daily posts. If I remember. ~_~* Work keeps me reasonably busy, and I have a tendency to forget that I have this journal. I'm not all that good about writing in journals period.
Maybe I should look into creating/acquiring more icons.....