What STRESSED filled day!

Normally I’d create a Facebook post about my horrid day, however, I decided that I will not do that tonight. Right now it’s quarter after midnight. I JUST now took all of the medications that I should’ve taken at least when I sat down to eat my usual after work dinner but, yeah, didn’t. So, I will be, most likely, for at least another hour or two. I didn’t get much sleep the night prior either. Dog barking, me worrying if the toddler niece with ADHD & trauma was going to wake & grab her late-night sneak snack or her “let’s see what I can get into & steal or ruin” routine. Honestly, it’s sad that I fear to go to sleep because she could get hurt or we’ll not have money or something. I guess it is better than the other fear I use to have. Anyway… My daughter also came downstairs right when I finally decided to try to sleep which was around 4ish, maybe a tad earlier. We ended up staying awake until at least 5-5:30 am! It was insane. I woke again about 8ish because of my husband. His normal time so he can prepare to leave for work. Kept waking off & on because of his calls & coughs. Woke finally around 12ish. Found out I have NO cell service on my phone. Missed the phone call I was supposed to get regarding my 2nd job interview I was supposed to set up today! Thankfully I did have internet for the moment (got an email stating that the payment arrangement did not go through, meaning the internet was not paid & could possibly get turned off). I emailed the woman I had my 1st interview with & explained my cell issue & she got back & eased my mind. I emailed the other interviewer & was able to get the 2nd interview for tomorrow! Thank goodness. I used my phone service in my Gmail account to call my husband to let him know about the internet bill as well as the fact that my phone is off & to communicate with the house, he’d have to call our daughters phone. So, even though a lot of headaches came to me in the start, shit, not even at the start, it came at the night with the lack of sleep, but you get it, it all started stressful so far but, I made it turn around for myself. I made it better. I’m just glad I have I brain that still works. LOL. After all that. I finally started getting ready for my night job. Left the house to be there by 3:45 or so. I did punch in early. As soon I freaking got there though, shit started to get crazy. I’m a supervising cashier in retail. We’re an outlet type of store. Almost like a thrift store but with brand new products but, most times, if we’re out of an item, we’re out. Sometimes we get lucky and more of the items in, sometimes. When I got in, punched in, one other supervising cashier was to leave, one was to stay on until closing with me, working right by my side (when I get there with my proper till), one manager was about to leave, one was about to come back in a but from lunch & be the closer with me & the cashier that was already at her work station, and we were supposed to have one other floor man for the night to stock the shelves & help with carts, & all other customer needs out on the floor throughout the night. That floor man did not show up. The night crew ended up being just 2 cashiers, one being a supervising one (me) & one manager. Cashiers are not meant to ever leave their stations to do other floor work such as help customers with flooring, appliances, & all other things such as that, including gathering carts from outside. Three people all night. To make this worse. There’s a huge sale going on this entire week where, everything in the store is on sale, EVERYTHING! Every night, the store is always short staffed. Like it was tonight. Sometimes only two on even. Moving on. With the rare slow moments, I was able to help with some of the duties that the floor men do. I went to help with a couple in the flooring. This is the same couple (or at least the wife) that I spoke with TWICE on the phone earlier that evening about a carpet that they were interested in, that our head manager said that he would have in stock sometime soon (this week, next, kept leading the poor couple on. I think because he could not understand their strong Indian accent). They made it seem that the head manager said that he would have it stock for them very soon and to call & ask for him on Monday (today). When I was finally able to get a word in, I finally explained how the shipments actually work for our store (which is like a thrift store.) “We get shipments in like a thrift store would get donations. We don’t know when & we don’t know what” & also explained the biggest slogan to them, “Once it’s gone, it’s gone”, going on to explain, “It is rare that we actually do get the exact color & style of the type of you’re asking about though, so, you never know. All I can honestly tell you is, instead of always calling, just come in & see if we have what you’re looking for.” I had to say sorry to them over and over. I was just pissed that I had to fix a mistake that the lead manager made. He runs that entire store! This is not the first time that I had to do this either. There was so much more that happened with this evening. But you know what. That’s enough tonight. This manager bullshit topped the cake though. I should not have to clean up after his messes. I’ve been at that store for just over a year & when I did hit my year mark & they mentioned I was going to get a raise, they gave me 20 freaking cents!!! That’s my worth to them after a yr of making one of their store #1 for months at a time. Eff that! I’m so angry. They do not even compensate their employees at all. No employee of the month. Nothing. For all the hard work you do for them you get nothing in return.

[jkl5500]

So sorry about your rough day. It always hurts when it looks like you're not appreciated.

Maybe you can sleep better tonight, after getting all this out.

[Hidden in reply to jkl5500]

Yes, the sleep, one would think so. In my house, for me only, I don't get the proper amount of sleep for a few reasons... First is, my dog barks all the time, no matter what. I it could be a leaf blowing outside the window. My niece wakes a lot throughout the night. Lately, my daughter has been coming downstairs about 3ish or 4ish because she’s having issues sleeping & I stay up with her. And finally, no matter the amount of prescribed sleep medications I take & OTC’s for sleep I take to help me sleep at night, my body always seems to want to fight them & want to keep me awake. I wish I know why that was. I honestly haven’t had a decent nights sleep in such a long that. I honestly cannot recall the last time I did. It’s been that long. They always say to drink less coffee too to help with that. I do. I only drink one small cup a day. Barely any caffeine anymore. Still, have the issues. I fall asleep anywhere between 2 am - 5 am every single time & 95% of those times, I’m woken up at least once or twice each & every single time by someone or something. Sorry for rambling on about the sleep. On another note, at my job, none of are compensated the way we should be & I’ve always been there to clean up the new head managers messes, like last night. We’re expected to meet certain quota’s for certain things but once we do bust our asses to reach those quota’s & even go way beyond those quota’s as I have done a couple of times, we do not get any rewards or compensation for it. We do however get our name place into a drawing for a $40 bonus in our checks and that is only for the #1 person in each store. I was that #1 person a couple of months in a row. Once I found out it was just a drawing we get as a reward, I stopped trying. It just was not worth my time, effort, and stress. I more or less said to them, “Shove the $40 up your asses!” I just hit my 1-year mark with them as well. My raise was just 20 cents. I was pissed. That made me want to go look for a 2nd job. I have my 2nd interview early this evening. It pays more than I get now, just to start off plus commissions. At least with this other job, if I get it, I will feel accomplished & rewarded just by receiving my commissions alone. Ok, sorry, I did not mean to keep venting to you. I do thank you for taking the time to read the post & also reading this long response. You’re kind. So many here are.

[radway4519]

I think you need to shop around for a new job! This sounds like a nightmare & they are very disrespectful ... 20 cents? ... are you kidding me. Is that even legal? I know its hard to find work these days but I'd suggest you apply at all the better places & just play the waiting game ... eventually you'll get a call. Good luck

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[Hidden in reply to radway4519]

It's very interesting that you mention that. Before I started that place, I signed up for a few different job sites to find a job. I still receive emails from one of them. One day I was just curious about one of the listings in the email description so, I opened it up and followed the link. After that I just decided to appy for the job to see what happens. This was about a week or 2 ago. Just today I had my 2nd interview and got hired on part time. For the moment, I will keep working with the nightmare company and also work for the new as well. This new one pays $12 to start an hour, commission, and with each 6 sales I get additional $1 an hour in my pay. So, I've been sorta keeping my eyes open, waiting for my moment.

[marheart in reply to Hidden]

Yeah! Love the good story of you being the best you can be.

Keep on going.