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Work angst
Jun. 5th, 2009 10:25 pmIDK what it is about me and this job. Sometimes I think "I'm only a seasonal worker, and I only work weekends. I can take it until the end of the year." But sometimes I feel like I won't even make it through my next shift.
Overall, I hate it. I really, really do. The worst thing is the weather (I work outside). If it isn't at least 90 degrees, then it's pouring rain and I get soaked. The constant confusion isn't too great, either. I get my schedule online, and half the time it doesn't tell me where I need to be (and considering the place I work at is HUGE...). I'm not even sure who my supervisor is. I'm almost always working under different people, but hell if I know if they're a manager or supervisor. Whichever they are, it really pisses me off that they sometimes just walk off somewhere without telling anyone or leaving any means of contacting them. And I really love it when they completely forget to give you your break and you can't find them to tell them about it.
The only good things about my job are that the hours are flexible. It's easy to get time off as long as I give 2 weeks notice and it's not hard for them to replace me if I call in.
But speaking of the hours... I almost always work overtime, which really sucks since because I'm always closing (I have seriously never opened before), it usually means I get off around midnight, and I loathe walking around that place at night. It's very dark, and there are a lot of wild animals (I've gotten far closer than I wanted to to some feral cats and a raccoon).
I don't really know what to do, though... Because I can't drive, I can really only work at places that have somewhere to eat within walking distance. This doesn't really leave me a whole lot of options. Also, I'm not sure I hate this job quite enough to go through the pain of looking for a new one, especially in this economy. I guess I have to decide if a couple days of suffering is better than more days with less suffering.
Overall, I hate it. I really, really do. The worst thing is the weather (I work outside). If it isn't at least 90 degrees, then it's pouring rain and I get soaked. The constant confusion isn't too great, either. I get my schedule online, and half the time it doesn't tell me where I need to be (and considering the place I work at is HUGE...). I'm not even sure who my supervisor is. I'm almost always working under different people, but hell if I know if they're a manager or supervisor. Whichever they are, it really pisses me off that they sometimes just walk off somewhere without telling anyone or leaving any means of contacting them. And I really love it when they completely forget to give you your break and you can't find them to tell them about it.
The only good things about my job are that the hours are flexible. It's easy to get time off as long as I give 2 weeks notice and it's not hard for them to replace me if I call in.
But speaking of the hours... I almost always work overtime, which really sucks since because I'm always closing (I have seriously never opened before), it usually means I get off around midnight, and I loathe walking around that place at night. It's very dark, and there are a lot of wild animals (I've gotten far closer than I wanted to to some feral cats and a raccoon).
I don't really know what to do, though... Because I can't drive, I can really only work at places that have somewhere to eat within walking distance. This doesn't really leave me a whole lot of options. Also, I'm not sure I hate this job quite enough to go through the pain of looking for a new one, especially in this economy. I guess I have to decide if a couple days of suffering is better than more days with less suffering.
