Post by simplyinpenguin on Mar 1, 2013 16:47:12 GMT -5
thank you sonrisa. I know it's not a secretary job or being a lawyer, but at least I'm paying my goddamned bills without relying on government assistance. I have been looking without much fruition.
Lime, Target denied me 4 times. I can't go to another food service job until I get my food handler's card as per the state law that's in place. I have to wait a week in order to take the class. Ditto for Jamba Juice.
I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books? I shall only engage in commerce if books are the coin. -- Catherynne M. Valente
I worked at a Starbucks for a week in college and it was the most intimidating thing. I always worked retail, and never any kind of food service job, so it was overwhelming. I had to learn every drink, make every drink, and taste every drink. Omg. I mean, yum, but gah. When someone ordered something, I had a mini panic attack, lol. Obvs I didn't last long.
thank you sonrisa. I know it's not a secretary job or being a lawyer, but at least I'm paying my goddamned bills without relying on government assistance. I have been looking without much fruition.
Lime, Target denied me 4 times. I can't go to another food service job until I get my food handler's card as per the state law that's in place. I have to wait a week in order to take the class. Ditto for Jamba Juice.
What about retail or merchandising? Or do you like the food service industry better?
Backstory, hello. That's why I was asking for confirmation.
This is the poster (I think) who talks about her crazy run-ins with the people at Subway (I don't even think it's a Subway, but a sandwich shop). She was caught on tape, I believe, calling her boss a douche or something. Oh and then she was mad that she wasn't getting a promotion from said boss.
I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books? I shall only engage in commerce if books are the coin. -- Catherynne M. Valente
Mine: The rejection email I got after that long phone interview is really getting me down. What a blow to my ego to know that even though I had someone contact me to apply, and then did, I still wasn't good enough. Last night I had a breakdown cry in bed, poor husband had to talk me down. sigh.
(((Hugs))) I haven't hear from the crazy interview job and I feel like they would have made a decision by now. They emailed the final aptitude test on Tuesday. What else is there foe them to think about? So I'm going to assume they've hired someone else and follow up on Monday just in case before we go out of town. But I'm feeling pretty shitty about it.
I hope that isn't the case.
She told me when they would contact people. I imagines for them it takes time to compile the info and talk to the team that the job is going to be assigned to, etc. That along with there other work.
So she's not allowed to be annoyed when they mess up her paycheck? Sure, it isn't neurosurgery. She still deserves to cash the check she earned for the services she rendered.
back at you.
Backstory, hello. That's why I was asking for confirmation.
This is the poster (I think) who talks about her crazy run-ins with the people at Subway (I don't even think it's a Subway, but a sandwich shop). She was caught on tape, I believe, calling her boss a douche or something. Oh and then she was mad that she wasn't getting a promotion from said boss.
I've seen the back story. If this had anything to do with her run ins or asking for "seniority" etc. that would be one thing. She's annoyed they taped her check in a way that means she can't deposit it. A completely valid complaint.
I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books? I shall only engage in commerce if books are the coin. -- Catherynne M. Valente
thank you sonrisa. I know it's not a secretary job or being a lawyer, but at least I'm paying my goddamned bills without relying on government assistance. I have been looking without much fruition.
Lime, Target denied me 4 times. I can't go to another food service job until I get my food handler's card as per the state law that's in place. I have to wait a week in order to take the class. Ditto for Jamba Juice.
What about retail or merchandising? Or do you like the food service industry better?
I really, really like what I do. I like making people smile while I prepare food. I'm very nice to customers, I never let my outside world cloud my professionalism. If I'm having a bad day, I never take it out on customers. One of my dreams is to own my own sandwich shop. But I also know when reality defeats those dreams. Can't work on the dream if I'm living paycheck to paycheck with no savings or collateral to get a loan to open my business. Maybe knowing I have to leave the industry that I've really, really gotten to know the ins and outs for another job that I have no experience in whatsoever is freaking me out more subconsciously than I realized.
silva I'm sorry I had a company contact me and have me come in for three interviews. I was told I was going to be given an offer. I checked in once a week for about a month until they told me they gave the job to someone else. I ugly cried right there at my desk. It's a shitty feeling.
damn. I'm sorry. That's shitty. For me, the hardest part is you can never ask why which I think could help end the frustration.
Backstory, hello. That's why I was asking for confirmation.
This is the poster (I think) who talks about her crazy run-ins with the people at Subway (I don't even think it's a Subway, but a sandwich shop). She was caught on tape, I believe, calling her boss a douche or something. Oh and then she was mad that she wasn't getting a promotion from said boss.
I've seen the back story. If this had anything to do with her run ins or asking for "seniority" etc. that would be one thing. She's annoyed they taped her check in a way that means she can't deposit it. A completely valid complaint.
I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books? I shall only engage in commerce if books are the coin. -- Catherynne M. Valente
Post by simplyinpenguin on Mar 1, 2013 17:03:58 GMT -5
I just feel that everyone has a "niche" and my "niche" is the food industry. Yeah it'll be very laughable to see me in my 30s, 40s, and 50s behind a sandwich counter, but it'd be less laughable if I owned said business. KWIM?
Post by pedanticwench on Mar 1, 2013 17:06:06 GMT -5
simplyinpenguin, I just want to reiterate that I was not mocking your job. I hope you know that. And I think it's shitty of your employer to put fucking TAPE on your paycheck, which can damage it and prevent you from depositing it. I hope you can get it resolved sooner than Tuesday.
I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books? I shall only engage in commerce if books are the coin. -- Catherynne M. Valente
I just feel that everyone has a "niche" and my "niche" is the food industry. Yeah it'll be very laughable to see me in my 30s, 40s, and 50s behind a sandwich counter, but it'd be less laughable if I owned said business. KWIM?
There is nothing laughable about it. Add the words "organic" "sustainable" and "artisanal" and you are practically Alice Waters ;-)
edit: That isn't meant to mock your post. The bay area *loves* and obsesses over food. Opening the right sandwich shop here gets you much more press and respect than being yet another lawyer, banker or tech guy.
I just feel that everyone has a "niche" and my "niche" is the food industry. Yeah it'll be very laughable to see me in my 30s, 40s, and 50s behind a sandwich counter, but it'd be less laughable if I owned said business. KWIM?
If you have an appointment to get your Food Handlers Card in a week you should be applying for jobs now, because there have to be other sandwich shops in your area to apply at. They don't require that you have it when you apply, just have it by the time you start. In fact, when I got my first job in food service (keep in mind this was almost ten years ago, though) I had 30 days from my start date to get mine.
simplyinpenguin, I just want to reiterate that I was not mocking your job. I hope you know that. And I think it's shitty of your employer to put fucking TAPE on your paycheck, which can damage it and prevent you from depositing it. I hope you can get it resolved sooner than Tuesday.
Oh I know. And I realized that I've been putting faaaaaar too much energy and time into something that will be unrewarding for me in the end. I've stopped complaining about "seniority" because it doesn't exist anyway. I've stopped bitching about my boss and being more agreeable with him. Hell, even my manager said I've improved a great deal since my review. I'm picking the wrong battle to be fighting over. My battle should be finding that new freakin' job.
I just feel that everyone has a "niche" and my "niche" is the food industry. Yeah it'll be very laughable to see me in my 30s, 40s, and 50s behind a sandwich counter, but it'd be less laughable if I owned said business. KWIM?
If you have an appointment to get your Food Handlers Card in a week you should be applying for jobs now, because there have to be other sandwich shops in your area to apply at. They don't require that you have it when you apply, just have it by the time you start. In fact, when I got my first job in food service (keep in mind this was almost ten years ago, though) I had 30 days from my start date to get mine.
Good idea. I find it funny that if you take the state food handler's course online for $15, it's applicable to the entire state...except San Diego county. WTF? How are they above the state? In San Diego, I believe the cost is $25-30.
I work at a sandwich place that is NOT Subway. It used to be a corporation but the boss bought them out and now runs it independently.
I bet if we still had corporation hanging around, he wouldn't do half the shit he's doing now.
I need to talk to his father. He's the uber boss and hates it when his son upsets me.
I'm going to say this as nicely as I can.
You need to grow up, drop the attitude, and stop with the petty stuff. There are always going to be office politics, wherever you go, and sometimes they really suck. But when you pit employee against employee or call your boss a douche (regardless of whether other people do it) you seriously undermine your professionalism.
The sooner you learn this, the better your workplace will be for you. You cannot change the way your boss is, but you CAN change the way you interact with him and how you interact with your peers.
ETA - I do want you to encourage to go to whomever can correct the taping of the paycheck to the stub and figure out a way this can be avoided because there is no reason why that should be happening. But this can be done in a professional way.
I skipped out of my computer class (attendance is optional. Really?!) to study for two big exams I have next week and work on an assignment. I have the assignment 95% done, but I have not studied at all. I think I might go have a nap.
MH applied for a new job (completely different line of work). He applied at 3 companies and if he gets one, then we will 95% have to move. That fact that he even applied makes me excited for him (a new change of pace, he is frustrated in his current job) but scared we might have to move. He just applied last night! I can't imagine what I will do if he got an interview! HA! I spent the majority of my life as a child moving, so I told him it's what I do. I pack and leave everything, but at the same time I don't want to, but I am not going to tell him that.
People ragging on courthouse weddings kinda bums me out. Especially after I had just posted my very humble, very happy pictures.
Eta: I know they're not for everyone, but big weddings are not everyone's style either. H and I literally decided two days before we JOP'd that we wanted to skip the wedding and buy our house instead. We put all of our wedding fund into the down payment on this house.
People ragging on courthouse weddings kinda bums me out. Especially after I had just posted my very humble, very happy pictures.
Eta: I know they're not for everyone, but big weddings are not everyone's style either. H and I literally decided two days before we JOP'd that we wanted to skip the wedding and buy our house instead. We put all of our wedding fund into the down payment on this house.
If I could do it all over again, I'd do what you did. I think it's lovely, and at the end of the day you're just as married as everybody else. Sorry people bummed you out.