To Write Love On Her Arms

Filed under: Daily Life, Ranting on August 20, 2008 — 511 words

I finally updated my writing portfolio Penned:A Heart’s Tale. Please check it out if you get a chance!

I’m in an exceptionally good mood today. My school situation finally got resolved. I’m not taking six classes right now, mostly because a) we can’t afford it and b) I have to work full-time in order to pay my bills. Instead I’m taking three: Cardio Kickboxing, Survey of Math and my soon-to-be personal favorite, Creative Writing. I only have to go to class two days a week as opposed to Monday-Friday which I’ve done every single semester. This means that I have to take three courses in the summertime and that’s alright. The summer session is barely a month long for the first part so I can deal with that.

Some issues at work have been stressing me out. I wish I wasn’t such a nice person. They all tell me how “nice” I am and it irritates me a lot. My mom said, “Well you wouldn’t want to be known as a bitch though, right?” and it’s true but STILL. Take last week for instance. A co-worker left me a bunch of text messages at 9 a.m. and said that she missed her bus to Atlantic City. She asked if she could work for me that night if I’ll cover her shift on Tuesday (so she can get her three days in at AC). She called my boss who said it was fine, so I agreed.

Basically I got screwed pretty hard. Because that Tuesday was on a new pay period, that meant that I would have overtime on 8 hours, making it 48 for the week. When I let her work my Friday, that meant I only have 32 hours in that week. My boss said that I couldn’t work 8 hours of overtime so I lost my 8 hours that I desperately NEEDED. I was livid to say the least. I need money so badly right now and those 8 hours lost is going to make for a shitty paycheck. Ever since then, I’ve been upset at work and they can probably tell but I really can’t care about that right now.

The other girls there even asked me to chip in $20 to help by this girl a freaking Juicy Couture purse before she leaves for school. The girl they’re buying it for is nice but she’s pretty well off and I know for a fact that she has money to buy it. They said they “understand” if I can’t but I could tell in their voices that they’ll be disappointed if I don’t. It’s so stupid. I have work today and they’re also collecting the money for her. I don’t want to be a “bitch” since I’m such a “nice” person but this purse is not my priority right now. I’ll make her a going away card or something cute, but not all presents require you to spend money. But with our crazy fashion obsessed culture, some people don’t see it that way.