My work life is shit. No, not like I am an under-paid fast food worker. Or as if I were a teacher in Wisconsin without collective bargaining. That's not cool. Yet my job totally sucks.
Ya see, my manager is a shithead. Yes, if anyone see this I will be fired, but he is a shit head when it comes to actually managing a sales force.
He does not advocate for us. He dose not train us. He flies under the radar and is a shithead.
Today, he told me I was too vocal in my protests. I told him to I wouldn't be if he would fix the problems and do his job. He won:t. He does not like confrontation. I am done. So when you are done, you need a plan. and here is mine.
Step one: cut a hole in a box. Next: put your junk in the box. Oh, wait, that is a different plan.
My plan is to take advantage of this place of business I work in exchange for helping the customers they have established... Oh, by the way, they are going to loose those customers if I don't help.
So, I will take the money, I will go back to college, I will take the scholarships for my kids and I will work my 8 hours and a day and be done.
That is the step one. Step two gets more complicated. There are some things I really want to do and I am just not so confident. Perhaps I should start a vlog.. those are really popular. Or maybe I could start doing voice overs. Maybe reading tarot card on a regular basis for tips. I just don't know, but I know I am totally afraid to give up a predicable income, and put my family at risk in order to make my 10- hours feel like I have a purpose. But I will get to the step two soon.
On a side note, my husband suggested I volunteer to record some of the older folks experiences and archive them at our historical society. Hmmmmm... maybe that will get me out of this fucking rut.
I wish I had a dick to put in the box. That would at least be fun.
3 comments:
I laughed out loud at Step 2, cut a hole in the box... now I need to go find that video.
I'm struggling at work as well, and a boss similar to yours is one of the factors. I have sent out resumes.
Ah, work. I love the people I work with. I don't like the fact that everything I work on is in aid of a system of believe I, well, no longer believe in. I try to focus on the values underlying the reason I stay - excellent vacation and sick leave, which allows me to spend more time with my family. Nice people, which means I don't have to deal with the added stress of assholes. People who are willing to help if anyone is in need. Those are good people, even if we disagree on many things. I say don't jump until you have your parachute in place, but work toward getting that parachute. Also, your husband's idea sounds awesome.
Bad Alice, good advice!
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