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I know I haven't posted on here in a while but I need to vent a little bit. So this summer I decided that I would quit the flower shop, mostly because I was hoping to get a graduate assistantship at school and I knew Glen would need a long time to train someone to replace me. Well I haven't heard anything about the assistantship and since I already told him I was going to leave, I decided to go work at First Financial Bank as a teller. I thought I would like the change of pace.. sitting down, working at a computer, etc. Boy was I wrong. The only branch that had a part time teller position was Fairfield Towne Center (corner of pleasant and Wessel diagonal to Applebees). When I first started working there, we had 6 tellers including me (which is NOT enough for how busy our branch is). Then our head teller Katie went on maternity leave.. and the other day the closing teller decided to up and quit without giving a notice or anything. That leaves 4. It's really frustrating for me since I don't know how to do a huge amount of stuff. I need to ask someone how to do something every 10 minutes, and since we are so busy with no tellers, everybody seems to get aggravated at me. I keep messing up, and then get in trouble for it. Then someone tells me to do something, I do it, and someone else tells me that I'm not allowed to do that and I get yelled at again. It's freaking bull shit. Plus the people I work with don't seem to really give a rats ass about me, either because they are pissed off that we have no help as well, or because they think I'm just going to quit like everyone else (they are probably right but still). So I don't like the job OR the people. Oh and did I mention that because we are so short-staffed I have to work 5-6 days a week. Top that off with starting grad school, and I'm having a nervous breakdown. I don't have time to do any homework (and there is a TON of it) because I work everyday and then go to school (an hour away mind you) three days a week. So what is keeping me there?
I really want to quit. So I called Glen the other day to tell him my situation and see if he could let me work just one or two days a week. That would be plenty for me since I got a pretty hefty refund check from my loans this semester. He says he will think about it and let me know. So I see him today and he tells me that he's already made commitments to everyone (Brandi, Alexia, Amber, Megan) for more hours so he can't really give me any days right now. (which I understand, he can't afford too much payroll and its my fault he had to hire new people in the first place.) I totally don't expect him to just tell people they can't work because I decided I want my job back, but it just sucks that I can't work one or two days a week there. He said he would keep me updated and if he needs any more help I will be the first person he calls. And I can definitely help out around the holidays.
So now my dilemma is whether to quit the bank and hope I get enough hours at the flower shop to make it through the next few months (in addition to my loan check, so its not impossible but it will be cutting it pretty close) or stay at the bank and be miserable and hope I can keep up in grad school. I don't really know what to do, honestly. I need money, but not as much as I did in undergrad.. but at the same time I don't really want to use my whole refund check, I would like to still have a small steady income. My mom said I should do what's best for me, which is typical mom advice :) She said I can always find a part time job somewhere if I really need the money later on in the semester when my bank account runs low. She's probably right. But I'm still at a complete loss. If I don't decide something one way or the other soon though I am going to lose it.
Sorry if this sounds like a bunch of complaining.. I really didn't mean it to. It just helps me to get my thoughts out. If anyone has any suggestions, I am more than willing to hear them :)
Hope everyone's first week of classes went well. I miss you guys and hopefully when all this stuff settles down we will be able to see each other again. Love !!!
Christie
I really want to quit. So I called Glen the other day to tell him my situation and see if he could let me work just one or two days a week. That would be plenty for me since I got a pretty hefty refund check from my loans this semester. He says he will think about it and let me know. So I see him today and he tells me that he's already made commitments to everyone (Brandi, Alexia, Amber, Megan) for more hours so he can't really give me any days right now. (which I understand, he can't afford too much payroll and its my fault he had to hire new people in the first place.) I totally don't expect him to just tell people they can't work because I decided I want my job back, but it just sucks that I can't work one or two days a week there. He said he would keep me updated and if he needs any more help I will be the first person he calls. And I can definitely help out around the holidays.
So now my dilemma is whether to quit the bank and hope I get enough hours at the flower shop to make it through the next few months (in addition to my loan check, so its not impossible but it will be cutting it pretty close) or stay at the bank and be miserable and hope I can keep up in grad school. I don't really know what to do, honestly. I need money, but not as much as I did in undergrad.. but at the same time I don't really want to use my whole refund check, I would like to still have a small steady income. My mom said I should do what's best for me, which is typical mom advice :) She said I can always find a part time job somewhere if I really need the money later on in the semester when my bank account runs low. She's probably right. But I'm still at a complete loss. If I don't decide something one way or the other soon though I am going to lose it.
Sorry if this sounds like a bunch of complaining.. I really didn't mean it to. It just helps me to get my thoughts out. If anyone has any suggestions, I am more than willing to hear them :)
Hope everyone's first week of classes went well. I miss you guys and hopefully when all this stuff settles down we will be able to see each other again. Love !!!
Christie