pennie_dreadful | (no subject)

I have all the luck, srsly. I thought I was going to start my new job last Tuesday, Wednesday at the latest. I had to go to some bullshit orientation (I am employed by a largish company which manages the restaurant I work for). This left me with a vague feeling of dread, wondering what the fuck I have gotten myself into. This company has its very own social network, which employees must use to access their paystubs, among other things. (This company has mandatory direct deposit. I don't even. I hate direct deposit when I am being paid shit; I much prefer the option of cashing my check so I can actually use my money that day to buy gas and groceries or whatever, and depositing the remaining cash, which will be in my account instantly. Let's not speak of the times when I might be overdrawn and prefer not to deposit my moneys at all just yet; the bank fees will keep until next payday, the electric bill, not so much.) I am apparently supposed to care about earning points. Points.

Okay, so, I can deal with that, because they also give us paid holidays, vacation time (not paid :/) and insurance (if you're full time. I don't know if I am yet.) After orientation was over, I went to the restaurant to pick up my schedule, only to find out I wasn't "in the system" yet, and they would call me the next day. I waited until about three o'clock, then I called, and I was told the kitchen manager wasn't there and he would call me the next day (last Thursday) before eleven.

I ended up calling them again. And was told I would be called back.

Then, last Friday, I finally was called back. The kitchen manager told me that he had a death in the family on Tuesday, apparently right after I left, and the soonest he could have me in to start training was Thursday (tomorrow). I'm guessing it was one of his parents and he has to put all the affairs in order.

This is a very sad thing, but oh my god the timing because there went almost an entire pay period that I did not work. And, because of this being a BIG BUSINESS with very strict training procedures, he is the only one allowed to train me and check stuff off on the great big list of things I am supposed to be trained on. My attitude in these situations is usually "fuck what the big boss says, he doesn't have to do this shit, and besides, who would know", but that is apparently frowned upon here.

So I had to swallow my pride and ask my brother and sister in law to pay my rent this month. If I had actually been able to start working WHEN I WAS HIRED I would have no problems with money. I could have paid my rent late for February, but I would have been the one paying it. But with three weeks not bringing in any income, and then earning less than I used to, I would have put myself behind on my rent for probably the rest of my goddamn lease.

And I had quit buying the unlimited talk/text/data card for my cell phone, and I ran out of data after ten days. Wah.

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Wow hon that really sucks. Earn points in what way for what?

I guess it's a morale thing? I really don't know, but my cynical withered heart is just standing back from all this gung ho bullshit in mounting horror.

You sound so much like me.

ALL THE HUGS ;_; I kept wondering when you'd be back to tell us all about your new job, and :(

:( I am still getting used to the place. Trying to shift gears from small business deli/bakery to hugeass full service restaurant. Mostly I hate starting not knowing anything. At least so far everyone seems nice? My boss is apparently sane omg. I just keep telling myself it takes time to get good at any job, especially one I haven't done in almost three years.

hahahaa it is amazing what a difference it makes working at something that doesn't feel like a total dead-end pit of fail. I BELIEVE IN YOU, you'll get used to it in no time! One of my new bosses also appears to be sane, although I have figured out her fatal flaw; she's very forgetful, more so than can really be excused by her eye-watering workload.