Jan. 16, 2010

The Commissary just got a lot duller

Well, today started out with a big punch in the face. Mary Ann got upset and left work in a storm, ending up in her being fired/quitting. Our boss, Edith, was being really anal about everything today (presumably because of the new bagger), and I’m sure that had something to do with it, but I think I understand—better than anyone else, probably—Mary Ann’s other reasons for being so mad.

I suppose being such good friends with your coworkers is very much a double-edged sword. We get to have a great time together both in and out of the workplace, but it makes doing our actual job that much harder when people don’t want to cooperate. A lot of things have happened over the years to slowly make being a bagger less than stellar, but it’s no excuse for becoming more and more lazy. My biggest problem is that the same baggers who complain about not having enough money, who owe other people money, etc. are the same ones who sit in the break room half the day. That is problem number one. My second problem is that Edith is hiring more baggers because nobody wants to work, thus prompting the lazy people to be even more lazy. My third problem is that it’s been ingrained into a lot of our heads that being a bagger is a “blow-off job,” meaning that you don’t have to call in when you miss work, can come in up to an hour late, etc. My last problem is that the duties assigned to you such as the lunch schedule and cleanup duties, are never actually followed.

Mary Ann and I have discussed all of this at length because we usually end up bagging together quite often during the weekdays when nobody else wants to work. Sure, we’re guilty of everything I mentioned above, but when it comes down to the wire we’re the first ones ready to work. If all of the anger that’s been building up inside of me has been building up inside of Mary Ann as well, I don’t blame her one bit for getting so upset this morning. Not a day goes by that I contemplate quitting because of the high stress levels, but I don’t. You know why? Because first off, it would be an extremely dumb decision, considering how awesome the hours and the pay are compared to most of my friends, but most importantly I love the people I work with. They’ve become some of my best friends, and it it frustrates me to no end that they’re a large part of stress in my life.

I suppose this became more of a rant than anything else, so I’ll get back on topic.

I made bank at work today! Too bad it’s all going towards my credit card bill. Now that school’s back in full swing, almost half of my money is going towards gas. My parents said I might be able to drive the Fit to school on Thursdays and Fridays, but that’s only if they’re not using it. Any little bit counts, so I’m happy about that.

After work, Jeff, Montishia, Trey and I all went to H-E-B to get Mary Ann some flowers to make her feel better, which was a total success! Afterwards we went to my house while I changed, which ended up being like thirty minutes because we kept watching videos on YouTube. We finally made it to the mall only to eat some Stir Fry 88, which is delicious! Trey had been against going to the Mall from the beginning, so we left right after eating.

The rest of the night consisted of me being super geeky and lazy, the best way to end a Saturday. :)

PS - Mary Ann, I miss you already! Seeing you at work was always one of the highlights of my day, and becoming your friends has been awesome over the last few years. I hope this doesn’t mean we won’t see each other very often…I mean, you only live a street away! Anyways, I guess I could always try and fill the void by becoming friends with, I dunno, Sparks…

…nah. XD

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