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Cathryn (formerly catslash) ([personal profile] remindmeofthe) wrote2014-09-15 07:05 pm

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So. As of my last entry, I had a job and a home.

Well, now I only have a home. I made what was in retrospect the colossal mistake, as hours were suddenly and tightly cut from the schedule to the point where I wasn't making enough to live on, of warning my manager that I was looking for another job. I meant the best: I liked K and I didn't want to blindside her by leaving.

Guess I should have guarded myself a little closer, should have taken warning from the way K gossiped to me far more freely than is acceptable from a store manager.

Because after that, my hours (set by an assistant manager, A) started getting tighter with every passing week, until last week I was scheduled for ten hours, a five-hour shift for Saturday and Sunday each. I went in on Friday to get my paycheck, checked the schedule, and discovered that not only was I scheduled for four - FOUR - hours next week, but A had taken it upon herself to change my schedule that week without notifying me, taking away the Sat/Sun shifts and giving me one four-hour shift for that very Friday.

I can't even begin to count the number of unprofessional things going on there. So, since A was the manager in charge that day, when she had a moment, I quit.

And she had the nerve to tell me that maybe I'd get more hours if I wanted to work.

Kids, the teenage girl who stood around doing nothing and who refused to smile at customers was getting more hours. I rest my fucking case.

So I've been applying to more jobs and had a ton of interviews in the past week, and I have another on Wednesday, but in the meantime, I'm scared to death about not being able to pay my rent in October. I just got this place; I don't know what I'll do if I lose it. The thought of having to start all over again makes me so tired.
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[personal profile] lienne 2014-09-16 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
<3333 I hope you get a new job in time and that the people there suck less than these people.
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[personal profile] adiva_calandia 2014-09-16 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, man, that sucks. I'm not sure what I can offer at the moment besides the best vibes possible, so. I'm thinking all good thoughts for you. <3333
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[personal profile] genarti 2014-09-16 01:20 pm (UTC)(link)
That sucks, and I'm so sorry you got it loaded onto you (especially for trying to do the generous collegial thing and give warning.) All the best of luck to you.