Now that you have the job, you should quit it.
This is definitely a venting entry, feel free to skip it if you wish.
Life at home has been rather difficult for the last few months. First it was stress from my mom because she wanted extra financial help around the house, and if I couldn't find a journalism job, any job would do. So I put out many applications in hopes of getting a few offers and I didn't get any. Or the offers I got conflicted with my UPS job, which despite all of its frustrations is worth keeping for the benefits alone. So when I got an offer from PetSmart two weeks ago I jumped at the chance and was hired pretty quickly. As soon as I got the job my mom began to voice her dissatisfaction with it. The complaints when something like "Oh, you're working way too many hours per week," "You're never here so who's going to do these house chores, clean my room and iron my clothes for me?" and finally it's "I need your help here because we're moving in less than two months, quit the PetSmart job, we don't need the money." Needless to say, I was pretty frustrated and shocked when I was asked to quit or take a leave of absence as SOON as I got the job and hadn't even worked a full week. Fortunately, I was able to work out a reduced work schedule with my managers which should help a little. But I'm certainly not going to quit just because my hours aren't convenient for my mom. And even after she suggested I quit, she's still complaining about needing financial help. If that isn't indecisiveness at its best I don't know what is.
Just like today where she suggested I stay home from UPS because she wanted help with her hair. This after I came home early yesterday because of an eye infection (which I got medication for), and not going to UPS last Tuesday because I injured my knee. In that case I took all of my work gear with me and went to a friend's house, rather than stay at home.
Then there's also the issue of moving. We only have a month to move out, and we haven't any packing. Honestly, if the packing is going to get done why do I always have to be around before she even considers it? She has a boyfriend and Juan is still here (Mark left some time ago), why can't they work out it at night? I just feel it's unfair that I'll have to give up most or all of my free time, just because my mom doesn't feel like helping with the packing when she gets home from work. Between PetSmart and UPS, I'm gone for 12 to 14 hours per day, she'd get home around 5pm or so if she didn't stop so many places to go shopping. In short, the next month or two is going to be hell around here.
In fact, once I'm done paying off my debts (save the student loans) I may just start gathering enough money to move out of the house. I can't ever fully relax when I'm home, and the stress is becoming difficult to bear.
Life at home has been rather difficult for the last few months. First it was stress from my mom because she wanted extra financial help around the house, and if I couldn't find a journalism job, any job would do. So I put out many applications in hopes of getting a few offers and I didn't get any. Or the offers I got conflicted with my UPS job, which despite all of its frustrations is worth keeping for the benefits alone. So when I got an offer from PetSmart two weeks ago I jumped at the chance and was hired pretty quickly. As soon as I got the job my mom began to voice her dissatisfaction with it. The complaints when something like "Oh, you're working way too many hours per week," "You're never here so who's going to do these house chores, clean my room and iron my clothes for me?" and finally it's "I need your help here because we're moving in less than two months, quit the PetSmart job, we don't need the money." Needless to say, I was pretty frustrated and shocked when I was asked to quit or take a leave of absence as SOON as I got the job and hadn't even worked a full week. Fortunately, I was able to work out a reduced work schedule with my managers which should help a little. But I'm certainly not going to quit just because my hours aren't convenient for my mom. And even after she suggested I quit, she's still complaining about needing financial help. If that isn't indecisiveness at its best I don't know what is.
Just like today where she suggested I stay home from UPS because she wanted help with her hair. This after I came home early yesterday because of an eye infection (which I got medication for), and not going to UPS last Tuesday because I injured my knee. In that case I took all of my work gear with me and went to a friend's house, rather than stay at home.
Then there's also the issue of moving. We only have a month to move out, and we haven't any packing. Honestly, if the packing is going to get done why do I always have to be around before she even considers it? She has a boyfriend and Juan is still here (Mark left some time ago), why can't they work out it at night? I just feel it's unfair that I'll have to give up most or all of my free time, just because my mom doesn't feel like helping with the packing when she gets home from work. Between PetSmart and UPS, I'm gone for 12 to 14 hours per day, she'd get home around 5pm or so if she didn't stop so many places to go shopping. In short, the next month or two is going to be hell around here.
In fact, once I'm done paying off my debts (save the student loans) I may just start gathering enough money to move out of the house. I can't ever fully relax when I'm home, and the stress is becoming difficult to bear.