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Really bad day or week rant

Posted : 6/8/2006 12:45:57 AM

AAAAGGGGHHHHHHHHHH! Angry

I'm either having a very bad day or a bad week.

I'm tired of work since now I have to work six days a week yet I get told I need to work on clipping dogs and work better on this or that. I haven't been able to clip a dog for week and half now since we hired this new girl. She gets to clip all the dogs and since she is better at clipping then me I get stuck with all the brush outs. The girl had hardly had to brush out a dog every time I come in then I get stuck with the brush out dogs. Next thing I know I'm hearing my boss telling me I need to work on clipping dogs yet all I'm stuck is with brush outs!! Hello how can I improve if you don't let me clip dogs??? Then I'm not doing this or that right in the pet shop, but does she try to help me out with those problems?? N-O.

Last week she mention if things keeping quiet that her and the new girl would leave early yet I would have to stay there to dust or something. My god I was to have Sunday and Tuesday off this week yet she is making me work from now on six days a week if anyone should be leaving early it should be me. I have been working there almost a year come July. When I first started the stupid job I was to work Tuesday through Friday with every other Saturday off. I only got to enjoy that for three months at the most since then it's keep me in the store so she doesn't have to work. Now the second store opening I know I'm going to be working like this for a long time. She told me I have to talk louder to customers yet the way she wants me to talk to them is shouting. I'm not going to shout at people and have them leave because I'm giving them a headache or they think I'm rude.

Then I ask my family to help me out with things around the house and I get stuff throwen in my face. More fighting around things. Trying to keep my room clean yet more of my brother's stuff and my mom's stuff ends up in my room while I'm at work and they wont do nothing about it when I get home. No one has fed any of the animals after my brother said he would, but when I ask after I came home he replied no. I can't sweep my floor the stupid carpet is older then me and it keeps coming up and getting caught up in the sweeper. So now I have to deal with huge hair balls over the place.

I've cut my self on a stupid busted picture frame someone left under my bed and then a case fulled with cards came slamming into my face. I broke a knief trying to cut the stupid strings from my carpet.

Blue is driving me nuts looking around the house for his missing teddy and getting between my legs when I'm sweeping since he is afraid of the sweeper. I can't find his stinking teddy anywhere. I'm about to rip the whole entire carpet from the floor and don't care what the wood floor looks like underneath. My closet door is jammed.

I've droped tons of stuff today and I pick it up only have it fall back down on me. My brother keeps leaving trash all over my computer desk and he broke a cd which I found tiny pieces of since they were jamming into my foot.

I'm just tired of trying to do everything for people and not getting any respect. I'm tired of having to clean my room up each day and dealing with stuff in my room that isn't mine. I'm tired of work. I'm tired of fighting for my pay check with my mom who thinks she should get half of it even though she has her own job.

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] Last at least I'm tired of trying to act like I'm happy and everything is fine when it's not!! At least now I'm starting to feel a little better getting this off my chest.

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Julie Byers

Posted : 6/8/2006 1:01:52 AM

Wow that was a lungful. I am sorry things aren't very satisfying right now. Slow down and let the boss know that you need do do more clippings in order to improve on clippings. Suggest rotating jobs around the shop so everyone can be proficient at all aspects of grooming. Then request regular and set days off. Don't wait until you are furious. As far as little brothers go, I have a kid sister, and when we were kids she was pretty obnoxious. I really understand when things are overwhelming and out of control. You can take steps at work and let the boss know what you need but you can't change the little brother or carpeting situation so work gently on what you can, and take a very deep breath on the things you can't. Believe me that things can always be worse. Here's an e-hug and I know you are hating how things are. Give Blue a snuggle cause he loves you unconditionally and take it one minute at a time if you have to. Best to you, Jules

AngelDog

Posted : 6/8/2006 2:29:45 AM

bad days for two weeks!

Two weeks ago: Angel ran away, Nieces wouldn't reply back to my msg. My Memorial weekend was really bad. All in my mind was Angel. Then, school. The ways i wanted it to come out, contradict the way i wanted it to come out. today I went search at the pound: no found, I search around the area: no found. I been praying several days, hoping that I will find angel. but I have no hope.
This past two weeks just went up and down.

ron2

Posted : 6/8/2006 6:22:50 AM

This may or may not help.

I've used dog psychology on people and it has worked. Last year, a guy came to my project to handle on specific area. It has always been his behavior to move to alpha position by "peeing" on everyone's work and "barking" orders. He even tried it with me. The next morning, he came and started his usual pee and bark. I barked at him, literally, as in a very loud "Woof!" "This is my fire hydrant." And he backed down and stuck with what he was actually supposed to be doing.

With your family, move your famile members' stuff to the hallway. With your boss, assert that you need more nail-clipping time. Be prepared that you may need to find another job. That is, don't please people for the "treat" of maintaining the status quo. Or, grab the next dog and start clipping nails. When they complain that the dog hasn't been brushed, you are simply doing what your boss asked, which was to increase your nail clipping time. You could be a smart aleck and give bridal registry brochures to your boss and the other workmate she seems to like. You need to start marking and barking.

tashakota

Posted : 6/8/2006 7:58:38 AM

I agree. I don't know how old you are or why you live at home but definitely stand up for yourself. If there's stuff in your room that is not yours. Move it out!!

thedoc617

Posted : 6/8/2006 9:18:23 AM

I had a crummy day too yesterday, Blue.

I almost got eaten by a shih tzu that we didn't record their rabies vaccinations. (We have a new girl who "forgets" to check them) and I have a nice little bruise with teeth marks. If it broke the skin I'd be out of a job... Half the girl's fault for not checking them and half my fault for not reading the card right.

(((((hugs)))))) I hope your day goes better today/next week. Can you talk to your boss about it, or do you not feel comfortable?

bluelighting

Posted : 6/8/2006 8:23:05 PM

Well the bad day or week cure has been lifted! Now it has moved to my boss since she locked herself out of her own house today so she had to take a taxi to work. Thankfully she locked herself out witht the phone or we would be in more trouble today.

It feels better to get alot of stuff off my chest plus giving Blue a full body massage with paws rubs helped me relax last night. Well both of us relax alot especially Blue.

I got to clip dogs today which I am very happy!![

] My boss doesn't want the new girl working in the pet shop since she was a recent employee and she took off with $100. She hired her back since she needs a job to get out jail (I have no clue what she did) plus she is a good groomer.

At home things are good again and my brother is trying to help remove his stuff from my room. Yeah my brother is 27 he is 7 years older then me, but times he feels like a younger brother.

I'm 19 and hoping that in three years I can move out of here and get my own place. I know my brother hates the fact he had to move out since his exgirlfriend left him with almost no money now he is fighting to see his daughter who is 9 months old right now.

Blue's teddy has been found so the search is off for his teddy. Now Blue is busying snuggling with his teddy bear.

Laura,

I don't feel comfortable talking to my boss about problems with work since she makes things worst then what they are. Sometimes she doesn't like to add up to things she has told me.

marlania

Posted : 6/8/2006 11:11:52 PM

Wooo...glad that's all over with. Next time that happens, you should let Tigger loose and let them wonder why there's so much sudden destruction in the store.[sm=devil.gif]

bluelighting

Posted : 6/8/2006 11:22:33 PM

Now that doesn't give me a good idea the next things get bad again. Also it would solve my carpet problems! Hmmm

Shh I got the evil one tamed right now with the magic of grapes.

loveukaykay

Posted : 6/9/2006 12:09:12 AM

Im glad things are going better, when things get like that the only thing you can do is start to stick up for yourself.... if you dont, you become someone for people to take their problems out on thus piling up onto your own. I also KNOW that people have much more repect for those who stand their gorund.