Halloween & then some...
After I learned I wasn't actually going to be scheduled to work on Halloween (which is pretty much my favorite holiday anymore) I was super stoked and couldn't wait to figure out something to do. The Saturday before I met a friend and a couple of his friends after I got off work at a bar/club type place, but he didn't tell me that they had a costume contest that night =-(. He didn't know before he went, but he got there before I did - he just didn't realize I would have costumes at my disposal (of course I do!). So I was super bummed because I totally could have dressed up and I felt all stupid-conservative =-(. So he told me we'd dress up and go out Monday night (Halloween). I told him first I had to be around for trick-or-treaters (since my roommate never stays at homes and wouldn't even think about not hanging out with her boyfriend), so he said he'd come over for that too. Yay something to do! Monday morning - you're not going to believe this - I was actually out of bed and out of the house at 8 a.m. (phenomenal since that never happens if I don't have to work). My other friend had asked me to pick him up at the car dealership where he was getting his vehicle serviced.
So I went there and he took me to breakfast (but I had a really good coupon that covered most of mine =-p), and he had told me before that this one bar was having a costume thing so I asked him if he would go that night and he said probably maybe (had to work the next morning). I excitedly called my other friend and told him we'd give out candy and then go to that bar. Yay! Something fun to do!! So, when he called me back he told me he wasn't going to be able to go to the bar anymore - but he'd come over for trick-or-treaters. He had a midterm to study for =-(. This is the guy who is always telling me I need to just not worry about it and go out (the reason I rarely go out is because I rarely have money). I told him to forget the trick-or-treaters and just go with me to the bar later. No can do - it was going to be an all-nighter. GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!! THAT SUCKS!!!!! I was very disappointed - I already had my costume on and everything =-(. He said he thought my other friend was going, but I told him that friend was a maybe. So I called that friend up and he said he'd show up for a little bit. Alright, at least that's something.
So my trick-or-treater friend came over and he even dressed up for the candy-handing out. I answered the door most of the time, and we got way more kids than I expected. I was dressed kind of 70's funky w/my fro wig and disco ball earrings - but I don't know what I was....one little girl asked me what I was and I said I didn't know. Anyways - various kids complimented my costume and one kid even asked if the fro was real (he was just making sure).
So at 8 p.m. almost on the dot my trick-or-treater friend departed and I headed off to meet the other friend following the directions he had given earlier (and leaving a bag tied to the door with the minimal candy I had left)....telling me to go to this one street and turn right on 21st. It should have taken me 15 minutes - it took me about 40 or more =-(. Traffic? Not at all. Several phone calls to and from both of my friends did little to speed up the pace =-(. The friend I was meeting wasn't very patient with me on the phone when I tried to tell him where I was at - and he didn't understand how I was explaining my location. I knew he didn't really want to be out that night anyways, so as every extra minute ticked away I was getting more and more depressed - worried that he'd leave as soon as I showed up. It was also a matter of someone who knew where he was at and knew I had been there before, so he couldn't understand how I couldn't find the place. So I called my midterm-studying friend instead because he is newer to the town and has a map on his fridge. He very patiently helped me out and I had to call him back a couple of times. He told me he was going to buy me a compass. Want to know what the problem was? There are evidently TWO 21st streets. TWO!!!! How in the heck was I supposed to know that =-(.
So a million years later I finally arrived at the place and I felt like crying I was so frustrated. My fun and excitement had definitely fizzled. And in the hour and a half or so that we were there - my friend and I maybe talked for 10 minutes total. I think we were both probably projecting what the other person was thinking - him thinking I was annoyed with the directions, and me thinking he was pissed I didn't follow them correctly and he had to be out way longer than he had intended. Finally at 10:30 I told him we didn't have to stay because I knew he had to work the next morning. It's not like we were talking at all. He would have friends stop by who he would chat with for a while, but he's not much of an introducer - he introduced me to one person when they were done talking. So there were lots of fun costumes all around, but I just warmed a bar stool for an hour and a half.
So Halloween was much more of a bummer than I had hoped it would be =-(. Maybe I should have just stayed at home and handed out more candy. Hopefully next year will be better. Although - it was still way better than it would have been if I had had to work.
And that brings us to today. Not much news for today I suppose, but I did work tonight and the manager they just brought in is a total all-out bitch. She sucks - BLECK!!!! I talked to a few other servers tonight and they have the same assessment. I had to put in a recook a couple times tonight because I had brought out incorrect side-dishes and she barked at me in front of another server "ARE YOU NEW?!?!" I said yes. "HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SERVING?!?! HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AT THIS STORE?!?!" It was so rude. She is a raving, snappy-ass bitch. And then she has the nerve to try to go sugary-sweet when you leave and she says goodbye. Screw-you psychopath! I do plan to quit in December, and believe me, if it was closer to that time I would be sharing loads and loads of choice words with her. This place is pretty negative in how they approach things with all of the employees (servers, dishwashers, cooks) and they NEVER give you all of the breaks they are supposed to. I've maybe received 5% of the breaks I am owed and then it's only because I say something. I was talking to one of the dishwashers today and he said he frequently ends up working during his half because they yell at him that the dishes aren't done and then he does more and gets chewed out for working during it. They suck.
And tonight I came home after getting off only one hour after being scheduled off (it's usually 2 or more) at 11 p.m. to find some punk-ass PT Cruiser parked in my space! BEHIND OUR HOUSE!!!!! There's no question that it is not a public space. GRRRRRRRR! So I refrained from doing what I really wanted (slashing their tires), and I wrote a note asking them not to park there again - but it's raining so I'm sure the note will get all smeared.
On a positive note (I know - I so rarely have them), my roommate was home today and baked a bunch of cupcakes, so I had one of those after I scratched off the note =-). Yay homemade cupcakes!! Now I'm going to wander off and find something else to do for the next few hours.
So I went there and he took me to breakfast (but I had a really good coupon that covered most of mine =-p), and he had told me before that this one bar was having a costume thing so I asked him if he would go that night and he said probably maybe (had to work the next morning). I excitedly called my other friend and told him we'd give out candy and then go to that bar. Yay! Something fun to do!! So, when he called me back he told me he wasn't going to be able to go to the bar anymore - but he'd come over for trick-or-treaters. He had a midterm to study for =-(. This is the guy who is always telling me I need to just not worry about it and go out (the reason I rarely go out is because I rarely have money). I told him to forget the trick-or-treaters and just go with me to the bar later. No can do - it was going to be an all-nighter. GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!! THAT SUCKS!!!!! I was very disappointed - I already had my costume on and everything =-(. He said he thought my other friend was going, but I told him that friend was a maybe. So I called that friend up and he said he'd show up for a little bit. Alright, at least that's something.
So my trick-or-treater friend came over and he even dressed up for the candy-handing out. I answered the door most of the time, and we got way more kids than I expected. I was dressed kind of 70's funky w/my fro wig and disco ball earrings - but I don't know what I was....one little girl asked me what I was and I said I didn't know. Anyways - various kids complimented my costume and one kid even asked if the fro was real (he was just making sure).
So at 8 p.m. almost on the dot my trick-or-treater friend departed and I headed off to meet the other friend following the directions he had given earlier (and leaving a bag tied to the door with the minimal candy I had left)....telling me to go to this one street and turn right on 21st. It should have taken me 15 minutes - it took me about 40 or more =-(. Traffic? Not at all. Several phone calls to and from both of my friends did little to speed up the pace =-(. The friend I was meeting wasn't very patient with me on the phone when I tried to tell him where I was at - and he didn't understand how I was explaining my location. I knew he didn't really want to be out that night anyways, so as every extra minute ticked away I was getting more and more depressed - worried that he'd leave as soon as I showed up. It was also a matter of someone who knew where he was at and knew I had been there before, so he couldn't understand how I couldn't find the place. So I called my midterm-studying friend instead because he is newer to the town and has a map on his fridge. He very patiently helped me out and I had to call him back a couple of times. He told me he was going to buy me a compass. Want to know what the problem was? There are evidently TWO 21st streets. TWO!!!! How in the heck was I supposed to know that =-(.
So a million years later I finally arrived at the place and I felt like crying I was so frustrated. My fun and excitement had definitely fizzled. And in the hour and a half or so that we were there - my friend and I maybe talked for 10 minutes total. I think we were both probably projecting what the other person was thinking - him thinking I was annoyed with the directions, and me thinking he was pissed I didn't follow them correctly and he had to be out way longer than he had intended. Finally at 10:30 I told him we didn't have to stay because I knew he had to work the next morning. It's not like we were talking at all. He would have friends stop by who he would chat with for a while, but he's not much of an introducer - he introduced me to one person when they were done talking. So there were lots of fun costumes all around, but I just warmed a bar stool for an hour and a half.
So Halloween was much more of a bummer than I had hoped it would be =-(. Maybe I should have just stayed at home and handed out more candy. Hopefully next year will be better. Although - it was still way better than it would have been if I had had to work.
And that brings us to today. Not much news for today I suppose, but I did work tonight and the manager they just brought in is a total all-out bitch. She sucks - BLECK!!!! I talked to a few other servers tonight and they have the same assessment. I had to put in a recook a couple times tonight because I had brought out incorrect side-dishes and she barked at me in front of another server "ARE YOU NEW?!?!" I said yes. "HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SERVING?!?! HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AT THIS STORE?!?!" It was so rude. She is a raving, snappy-ass bitch. And then she has the nerve to try to go sugary-sweet when you leave and she says goodbye. Screw-you psychopath! I do plan to quit in December, and believe me, if it was closer to that time I would be sharing loads and loads of choice words with her. This place is pretty negative in how they approach things with all of the employees (servers, dishwashers, cooks) and they NEVER give you all of the breaks they are supposed to. I've maybe received 5% of the breaks I am owed and then it's only because I say something. I was talking to one of the dishwashers today and he said he frequently ends up working during his half because they yell at him that the dishes aren't done and then he does more and gets chewed out for working during it. They suck.
And tonight I came home after getting off only one hour after being scheduled off (it's usually 2 or more) at 11 p.m. to find some punk-ass PT Cruiser parked in my space! BEHIND OUR HOUSE!!!!! There's no question that it is not a public space. GRRRRRRRR! So I refrained from doing what I really wanted (slashing their tires), and I wrote a note asking them not to park there again - but it's raining so I'm sure the note will get all smeared.
On a positive note (I know - I so rarely have them), my roommate was home today and baked a bunch of cupcakes, so I had one of those after I scratched off the note =-). Yay homemade cupcakes!! Now I'm going to wander off and find something else to do for the next few hours.
posted by The Shababbler at 11:19 PM
1 Comments:
Did you wear that badass costume you wore last January? If so, then you dressed up as Foxy Brown ;)
You sure cracked me up when you mentioned about you and your friend "projecting what the other person was thinking" It reminds me of many times I've been in those situations *laughing*
The restaurant incident reminds me of the movie I saw recently: Waiting. I think you might find it hilarious and the stuff they do on some of the rude customers with their food ;)
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