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yesterday, i left work after an hour due to being very very ill.
my health > work. hands down.
i get really really bad migraines about once a month. sometimes i can work my way through them. because they go away once i eat a meal & take tylenol. but it takes a couple hours for the process. i have never ever used a sick day in the past one and half years i've been with my job. the b? she has taken at least five days off for misc "things" that come up.
so, yesterday..
one manager worked 9-6.
the b worked 10-7
and me 1-9:30.
i get to work at 1pm. barely able to function. my head is pounding, i threw up everything i ate for the day. couldn't keep anything down long enough to process through my system to make me better. and tylenol? came up the second it went down. so, my migraine would not go away.
i stay for one hour & deem myself too sick to work. i couldnt even stand up. the b was on break, so i let the other manager know i was leaving till 6pm. that i needed those 4 hours to go home & rest. she agreed.
once she let the b know. she flipped out.
b: what do you mean she left?
girl: she is sick, she cant even stand.
b: well she needs to deal with it, it comes with being pregnant.
girl: this has nothing to do with her being pregnant. she is sick with a migraine.
b: whatever.
it honestly had nothing to do with my morning sickness. migraines make me physically ill. i dont wish a migraine on my worst enemy, the b. (well maybe i do).
today i felt 100%. it was SO nice being able to go to work and get work done. turns out, i lost out on my sick time. you get NO sick time to use in January. which sucks. if you get sick, they take it out of your vacation time that you get renewed in february. so i'm sucking it up & not getting paid. since i'm saving my vacation time for my pregnancy leave. (which my company pays for the first four weeks you are out. then i get 60% of my pay for the next two months! :D then toss in 2 weeks of paid vacation).
oh, and i totally got my camera on christmas eve. i've only used it a couple times due to the fact i ran the batteries down & need to buy new rechargeable batteries. (it takes 4 - AA. & i have sets of 2. none match to make 4) but these pictures were taken with it. i love it!!
i get to play store manager this week. which is awesome, except the b is still a fucking b.
our boss sat us down in a meeting to let everyone (all three of us) that i would be "in charge" for the week. any problems? go to stefani.
and NO BEING LATE, CALLING OUT, ANYTHING.
she wanted no problems.
so, we are half way into the week.
the b was:
late for work monday.
late for work tuesday.
late coming back from her break tuesday.
late for work wednesday.
man, she is awesome!
then, today. we were running on 2 man coverage. just me & her. (typically it's 3 man during the day). well, i was handling the registers, while she finished markdowns (a whole other story). she FLIPS OUT, because i'm not cleaning out fitting rooms.
i give her a glare.
okay, what the hell? she is walking around marking shit down. i'm trying to handle 1000000 customers & their returns. how can i be in two places at once?
i never helped her with fitting rooms. she can screw herself!
let's rewind..
well, so, i get to work at 1pm.
it's wednesday. okay. lot's to do. markdowns should of been done. as well as wednesday call in. and trash should of been taken out. aaand, that's it. markdowns? nope. wednesday call in? yes, thank god. trash? hell no.
this is when i realize.. THE DUMB IDIOT NEVER CHECKED EMAIL.
okay, we get daily directions in our email. such as.. hardmarks. we only get emails in the morning. that's it. we check once a day. well, i see there are nine emails. with the program we have, the second you view an email, it moves it from "new mail" folder to the "read mail" folder. simple? yes.
well, the b comes back from lunch, and asks where i got the markdown papers from, because they werent in email. i gave a blank stare, and told her in the email. she said they werent there this morning. i go.. "i called another store, and they verified they were there. except it had the date 1-2-07, meaning they sent it prior to midnight last night, so yes, it was there. you didnt open it".
her excuse?
"oh yeah, i didnt open all those emails, because I THOUGHT YOU JUST FORGOT TO DELETE THEM, because of the date"
she has been there 1 1/2 months. has opened 3-4 days a week. AND KNOWS THEY MOVE TO ANOTHER FOLDER WHEN READ.
god, she is a complete moron.
so thankfully i came in and saved the day. as usual.
oh, then i informed her that her raise would not be till july. anyone hired after november first didnt get a review & raise till july.
her response?
"that's not fair!!!"
i havent had a raise since march. and i've been there since september '05. and she thinks it isnt fair that she already makes more money than me? and expects a raise 3 months after being hired? HA.
i called my boss again, to verify that i open tomorrow.
she is going to write up the b for not opening the store on time. and being aware of the fact that she didnt open on time. customers were there to shop at 8am, but they didnt open till 9. awesome.
&
my new camera was supposed to be here by the 22nd. well, i know some other people that ordered off amazon, that said will be in by the 22nd. and they already got their items. my mom lied to me. i'm 100% positive she is making me wait till christmas for my camera. which i told her NOT to do. that i have been waiting for this camera since AUGUST. and i didnt want to wait.
so what does she do? makes me wait. i'm PISSED off.
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i realized that i already had plans for saturday night. now i have to cancel my plans to work. how nice!
finally, my boss is seeing what i see, EVERYDAY.
b opened today. my boss had the closing shift. when my boss arrived, the store was crazy messy & just everything was totally insane.
our gift cards for some reason were not redeeming or letting them sell them. so the b was going NUTS. she gets obnoxiously loud when things are nutzo. the sad thing? she doesn't realize she is loud! which is one of the things on my list i was supposed to talk to her about.
then b goes up to my boss and says, "can i not take a lunch & leave early?" my boss tells her no, that it's company policy to take a lunch break & we don't do that around here.
ten minutes later, b comes up to my boss bawling her eyes out. and blubbering something about how her ex-boyfriend stole all her bedroom furniture & she doesn't know where it is. yadda yadda.
the same bedroom furniture she was supposed to get out on tuesday. that she made ME close for her so she could do. and then ended up not doing it.
karma, bitch, karma.
so, my boss is totally unsympathic. which i love. and it makes me laugh all the time. she told her, "b, you need to stop bringing your personal drama to work & get it resolved while you are not at work. we don't have time for this"
cue more crying.
her response? "this job is all i've got! i can't lose this job"
seriously, if it's "all you got" then freaking DO YOU JOB. NO QUESTIONS ASKED. JUST F'ING WORK.
then my boss realizes this is day two of her not going to the bank. she in turn flips out again & makes her go to the bank on her lunch break. hahahaha. we are required to go to the bank every single morning. it's not an option. it's something you do.
then, i let my boss know that she did not open the store the past three days till 9am. my boss flipped. (hehe). we were supposed to open at 8am everyday this week. :D
i'm waiting on my boss to call me back. she called me earlier and told me all this stuff. what's funny? my boss had put the b up on a pedastol earlier this week. and acted like she was so wonderful at work. & i said, "boss, see? you finally see what i am talking about, huh?"
then there was silence..
okay, so, the "b" and i worked today together. (shoot me now, plz). well, she informs me that her "aunts funeral" is saturday. oh rly?
let's recap this week.
this was her schedule before she went psycho (for the week)
sunday - off
monday - 1:30-10:30
tuesday - 1:30-10:30
wednesday - 7-4
thursday - 7-4
friday - off
saturday - 1:30-10:30
well, she then decided she had so much shit to do & needed tuesday night off. her ex was being evicted & she needed to get her shit out of his apartment. so her schedule went to: tuesday 7-4. not to mention, last week she was bitching over the fact she closed 3 days this week.
i ask to open for her wednesday, as it's only fair. she says no.
so today we are talking. she informs me, she didnt get her furniture out, or even attempt. yet, that's the whole reason she had to open!! for me!! making ME close 3 times this week. like a fucking cunt.
so, she lets me know today, that saturday.. ONE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS... she has a funeral.
i say, "okay, what time is it at?"
her: "10am"
me: "oh good, you can still come to work by 1pm"
call me a bitch, but.. ITS THE HOLIDAYS, YOU DONT GET PERSONAL TIME.
she tells me she refuses to work the closing shift, that she will not be coming to work. i just shrug her off. and cry a little on the inside because.. hello? i now have to close FOUR nights this week. (which i talked to my boss & i'm not having to close friday. so i only close 3 times this week)
what pisses me off the most? my boss was asking me, if i wanted to give the store to the "b" when my boss goes on vacation in two weeks. anytime she is on vacation, one of the assistants is the acting store manager. which I ALWAYS get it. she asked if i'd like to give it to the "b". i was like ARE YOU KIDDING ME???
i've started a list of shit that she has done. & will be presenting it to my district manager next week.
1. consistently late.
2. the store is supposed to open at 8am all week. she does not open till 9am.
3. repeatedly does not take the deposits to the bank. (it goes in the morning, before we open, this is why we get there AN HOUR EARLY)
4. refuses to take out trash. even thought its OUR responsibility
5. talks on the phone in the backroom
6. takes personal call after personal call
7. bitches about her schedule & lies about needing days off
8. is just a complete bitch & doesn't deserve to work ANYWHERE near me.
okay, this is the week that the new assistant aka the "b" was supposed to work 3 closing shifts. as i mentioned before, she threw a FIT over this!
well guess what? something "came up" & she is unable to work her closing shift tomorrow & requested that i work 1:30-10:30 for her, and she work my 7am-4pm.
she claims that her ex boyfriend is being evicted from his apartment & she has to get her things out tomorrow. she cant do it with her working closing tomorrow.
isn't it funny that when things dont work out the way they want them to, something comes up?
i hate closing now that i am pregnant. i get SUPER SUPER tired around 5pm. it's so hard for me to stay awake!! and now i have to work super late. and drive home (which is not close at all) tired! in the dark!
god, i'm pissed.
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update @ 7:15pm.
now she called me again. her mom just called to let her know that her aunt passed away. and how can she take a personal day to be with her mom?
well, first you have to HAVE A PERSONAL DAY.
& my boss is off tuesday/wednesday. i'm off again thursday. and she is off friday. then we all work together saturday.
looks like she won't get one!
okay, so, things seemed to have gotten worse at work. if you read my previous entry from today.
i will admit. i jumped to conclusions about the "b" stealing. the $20 was found. it actually was stuck up under the till somehow. and just fell out earlier today.
i called my boss about thirty minutes ago, since i was wondering why she hadn't called me about payroll. well, i figured it out quickly. she was a total BITCH. "i was off the last two days, and my list was NOT COMPLETED" okay, her list consisted of "help customers" "do daily cleaning list". does she think i'm a total moron?!
but i admit, i think i forgot one thing. i actually had me and the "b" assigned to certain tasks to complete. i completed all mine, but one. which was to do a reference check on a new girl. i called & called. and got NO answer! when i did get an answer, the managers were in meetings, or i would be put on hold, and the phone would disconnect.
i then asked my boss about the "b" coming in early today, she said she knew. that she had told her, and got the time fixed. that it was under control.
my boss then went on to bitch at me, that she was really disappointed that things didnt get done while she was gone. and that she had a 1-on-1 with the "b" about everything. that we all need to sit down & talk about all our issues together.
i can not believe my boss is taking THE FUCKING NEW CHICS side! i have been loyal to my boss for ONE YEAR AND 3 MONTHS. then some new bitch comes, and totally dismisses everything i say?!
i brought up the fact that the store looked like shit this morning when i walked in. boss says, "yeah, i know. i was disappointed in yall". IN YALL?? i did not close last night. i OPENED today. and LEFT IT so you could SEE what i came into!!!!!!!
next time, i'm taking pictures of the mess, then cleaning it up. somehow it will be my fault again.
i'm just really really upset. on the verge of tears. i'm looking for a loophole in my insurance that allows me to take time off - paid. due to stress on the baby. i refuse to let work hurt me, my body, and my baby. the next few weeks are VERY crucial in my pregnancy, as the miscarriage rate is highest in the first 8 weeks. and i have three more to go.
my boss wants me and the "b" to sit down and discuss our problems. my problem isnt the "b". it's the fact she doesnt do her job. and it's not MY job to tell her how to do her job.
oh, and she is racist. she told this other black girl, that she shouldnt go to this certain club on thursdays because there are too many "whities" there. if i had said , "hey dont go to this club because there are too many black people there" she would of been PISSED.
either way, the girl looked at her and said, i dont judge based on skin, and walked away.
when referring to white people, she rubs the palm of her hand. it PISSES me off. cant that be grounds for termination?
i have another gem of a story about the "b".
last night, i got off work at 5pm. i like when i work 8-5. because i hate closing. but what do i hate more than closing? when it's my night/day/whatever off from work.. and SOMEONE CALLS ME FROM WORK. if there is a reason for the call, i'm more than understanding.
10:15pm, cell phone rings. "stefani, register 2 is $20 short, do i just go ahead and close it short?"
this is coming from the same person that flipped out because she had the close a drawer 10cents short (about a week or two ago).
at this point, i was like, okay, whatever.
i gave her the steps of what to do in this event. that way, our boss wouldnt chew her out today. because the first time i had a drawer that was $4 short, i got my ass chewed out for not knowing what to do. and i couldnt get a hold of any one to find out what to do. so, i was nice.
well, i told her to go through our electronic journal, and see if there were any cash returns or purchases for $20. she was like, "here is one! oh, nevermind, i did that. i know i'm always right."
blahblahblah, she finally leaves the store for the night.
okay, if you have one ounce of retail management experience, then you should be able to close my store in roughly 30 minutes TOPS. i do it in 19minutes (i'm a pro). she has never taken less than 50!!! minutes. it's really insane, and all my part-time girls HATE closing with her because she is so slow.
the worst part? she most likely gets paid more than me, and doesn't know how to do her job. i do it for her!
anyway, so i go into work today at 8am. look up all the transactions for $20. hers is the only single transaction where the customer gave a $20 bill. and, she was the ONLY person working. not to mention, she is constantly talking about how she is broke & needs money.
so, i go to the bank & walk into the store. she wasn't scheduled till 10:00. it was 8:25am. and she is like "i thought i was supposed to open!!" i looked at her & said, "well, if you would of checked your schedule, you would of known better. because you have been scheduled at 10am for a month now".
she asked if she could just stay & leave work at 5pm. i looked at her. and laughed. and said yeah right. she better find somewhere to go the next 1 1/2 hours. so she left.
it pisses me off. she clocked in for the 10 minutes she was there. what was she doing for those 10 minutes? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! talking on her cell phone!!
she came back at 9:50. clocked in at 9:54, then went to the bathroom, and didnt come out to the floor till 10:06!! THEN got on the phone and started calling HER FRIENDS.
needless to say, i'm bringing up all these points to my boss & my bosses boss.
since NO ONE wants to say shit to her! because she is such a damn BITCH.
oh, and the fact she acts like a "perfect" manager around my boss. and like a shit ass one around everyone else!!
okay, i was going to wait till i was close to nine weeks (four days after my first doctors visit - january 8th). but, i'm spilling the beans.
i'm pregnant.
yes, marc has super sperm & we are super fertile. (actually, i referred to his sperm has tiny fish, he referred to them as being as big as coy fish. heh, we are so gross). one try & we are parents.. almost. we still have many many months to go =).
edd: august 17th.
5 days before my 27th birthday. exciting!
like i said, my first doctors visit will be on january 8th. where we will do the first ultrasound & listen for the heartbeat. and do all blood work. then i go back the following week & have the first examination.
i feel safe to say that i'm pregnant because 6 home pregnancy tests confirmed it. :). *yes, i bought 2 boxes of 3. just to make sure!*
either way, i don't need pregnancy talk flooding every single one of my online journals. (my website, my livjeournal, & here). so most of the baby talk will be here : http://ohbaby.vox.com i will continue to post pictures here: http://flickr.com/photos/xostefaknee & will post them here as i seem fit =). and probably crosspost to my website http://nineteen80.net
okay, a few weeks ago, i went to Target. i only have an ATM card (to keep me from charging too much). well, i took out $40. the first time the transaction went through, it cancelled it. so i did it again.
well, it deducted $80 out, rather than the one $40. yet, i only got $40.
my bank fixed it. since the machine timed out & didnt complete the transaction (and i had the receipt to prove it).
well, me being an idiot went back to the same ATM friday. i have used it literally, 10 times before with no problems. so i thought it was just a fluke. well, this time i took out $100. but, it timed out AGAIN. so, i refused to let it take my money. i left. i went home to check my bank account. the money was not taken out. phew.
i end up at a different target. & take out the $100 there. it works fine. as that ATM always does.
i look at my bank account today. they ended up taking out the first $100 transaction that never went through. this is so freaking annoying! now, i have to let the bank know again. they will probably think that i'm scamming them. when i'm not! & not to mention, it will take at least a week to get my $100 back.
problem: i can't remember if i really did take $100 out twice. i'm 95% sure, that i only took it out once. and didnt go back another time. which i'm pretty sure i didnt. i specifically remember the first machine NOT working, and the second one working.
this is too much thinking.
NOW GIVE ME BACK MY FREAKING MONEY.
