You ever just have a bad day?
My wife has been working at a hardware store (True Value: 503-259-0115) for almost two years; she got the job after I lost mine in the tech industry, and stuck with it through a move and did them all sorts of favors.
This morning, after having a long weekend with me, she went into work and they let her go. She asked if it was because of this weekend, that she took off, and they told her that is was not. When she asked why they did not warn her, this news of course coming at an inopportune time, they said they did. There warning consisted of one time when she was sick (when the WHOLE store was sick) and tried to get the day off, they called her and said ‘We really need you to come in’ Seriously, they said that was there warning about her job.
They have an employee, Tim, who is the son of the owner and is almost never there. He is scheduled to come in at 10 am and makes it in by 2pm. Of course, he is family and so he won’t lose his job. She goes in nearly every day, stays late, does work off the clock and for one month she was very sick and had to call in, the manager even told her that he believed she was honestly sick, but that with so few employees even the few days she missed was bad for business. I suppose I can understand that, though I don’t understand, nor appreciate the way they dropped the bomb on her.
Anyway, she is home today, and she was scared to tell me that she lost her job. She need not be scared, I am not mad at her, though I have this fuming, loathing hate for her Managers. She should get unemployment, which is good since she wanted to go to school, and hopefully the financial aid will go through this week, and we will know soon.
Anyway, she came home crying, not knowing how to break the news to me, scared that I would hold it against her. Luckily I had called her work already and was looking to talk to her (I always call her at work, that is what you do with your best friend, right?) and got the Owner’s (Harvey) other child, Stacy, who had to work this weekend because my wife asked for it off (Side note: a buddy of mine, who also used to work at TV had gone in and mentioned that he knew Mahni had the weekend off, and Stacy just about blew up at him. She ranted about how she asked for the WHOLE weekend off. She was pretty pissed, and funny, they say that this weekend had nothing to do with there decision) So I talked to Stacy for a moment, asking if Mahi was there.
“No she is not here.” She said, “
“What do you mean, doesn’t she work today?” I asked, already a touch worried.
“Well.” She paused and then asked, “Is this Ian?”
“Yes,” I answered, “now what is going on?”
“We had to let her go.” Another pause, then quickly, “It was not because of this weekend.”
“It’s not?” I said, I was confused, “Why then?”
“She.. well… she has missed too many days, you know.” Her words came out haltingly, almost as if it were a struggle to tell me. Maybe it was, maybe she was scared what I would say, or do. I am not really known by them, and all they know is that I am quiet, strong, tall, and rather big, with a sort of fanatical protective instinct about my wife.
Anyway, I ended the call, hung up on her and waited for Mahni to get home, and when she did she was in tears (She did not know I knew) and I went to her and held her. She was worried that I would be mad, that I wo9uld think it was all her fault, and that I would just blow up around her. I didn’t, I just told her that it was ok, that it would get worked out and that we would be fine. I truly believe we will be. I am quite sure that she and I will persevere; it just comes at an awkward moment is all.
So, in short, I hate True Value, and I wish awful things on them I love my wife and wish I could ease her pain (She feels worthless, and they making her feel that way is what hurts the most, I think). I have to work tonight, I don’t want to go, Mahni needs me, but we need me to keep my job.
FUCKING GROWL!!
*sigh*
Right now she is taking her old work shirts back to work, she is also taking two VCDs I made for Stacy (bloody cunt) into her (Last two eps of Buffy) I tried to talk Mahni out of giving them to her, saying that she was not worth it, but Mahni said she promised, and she refused to back out of it, no matter how much they hurt her. My Pooka is so easy to love, I am a lucky man.
This morning, after having a long weekend with me, she went into work and they let her go. She asked if it was because of this weekend, that she took off, and they told her that is was not. When she asked why they did not warn her, this news of course coming at an inopportune time, they said they did. There warning consisted of one time when she was sick (when the WHOLE store was sick) and tried to get the day off, they called her and said ‘We really need you to come in’ Seriously, they said that was there warning about her job.
They have an employee, Tim, who is the son of the owner and is almost never there. He is scheduled to come in at 10 am and makes it in by 2pm. Of course, he is family and so he won’t lose his job. She goes in nearly every day, stays late, does work off the clock and for one month she was very sick and had to call in, the manager even told her that he believed she was honestly sick, but that with so few employees even the few days she missed was bad for business. I suppose I can understand that, though I don’t understand, nor appreciate the way they dropped the bomb on her.
Anyway, she is home today, and she was scared to tell me that she lost her job. She need not be scared, I am not mad at her, though I have this fuming, loathing hate for her Managers. She should get unemployment, which is good since she wanted to go to school, and hopefully the financial aid will go through this week, and we will know soon.
Anyway, she came home crying, not knowing how to break the news to me, scared that I would hold it against her. Luckily I had called her work already and was looking to talk to her (I always call her at work, that is what you do with your best friend, right?) and got the Owner’s (Harvey) other child, Stacy, who had to work this weekend because my wife asked for it off (Side note: a buddy of mine, who also used to work at TV had gone in and mentioned that he knew Mahni had the weekend off, and Stacy just about blew up at him. She ranted about how she asked for the WHOLE weekend off. She was pretty pissed, and funny, they say that this weekend had nothing to do with there decision) So I talked to Stacy for a moment, asking if Mahi was there.
“No she is not here.” She said, “
“What do you mean, doesn’t she work today?” I asked, already a touch worried.
“Well.” She paused and then asked, “Is this Ian?”
“Yes,” I answered, “now what is going on?”
“We had to let her go.” Another pause, then quickly, “It was not because of this weekend.”
“It’s not?” I said, I was confused, “Why then?”
“She.. well… she has missed too many days, you know.” Her words came out haltingly, almost as if it were a struggle to tell me. Maybe it was, maybe she was scared what I would say, or do. I am not really known by them, and all they know is that I am quiet, strong, tall, and rather big, with a sort of fanatical protective instinct about my wife.
Anyway, I ended the call, hung up on her and waited for Mahni to get home, and when she did she was in tears (She did not know I knew) and I went to her and held her. She was worried that I would be mad, that I wo9uld think it was all her fault, and that I would just blow up around her. I didn’t, I just told her that it was ok, that it would get worked out and that we would be fine. I truly believe we will be. I am quite sure that she and I will persevere; it just comes at an awkward moment is all.
So, in short, I hate True Value, and I wish awful things on them I love my wife and wish I could ease her pain (She feels worthless, and they making her feel that way is what hurts the most, I think). I have to work tonight, I don’t want to go, Mahni needs me, but we need me to keep my job.
FUCKING GROWL!!
*sigh*
Right now she is taking her old work shirts back to work, she is also taking two VCDs I made for Stacy (bloody cunt) into her (Last two eps of Buffy) I tried to talk Mahni out of giving them to her, saying that she was not worth it, but Mahni said she promised, and she refused to back out of it, no matter how much they hurt her. My Pooka is so easy to love, I am a lucky man.