I can’t believe it.
Today I got up at 5:30 a.m. I left the house at 6:15 to start a 4-bus commute to my first day at a new temp assignment. By 7:45, I was getting onto the last bus which was to take me to the job site, only to find myself arguing with an obviously disgruntled bus driver about where he stops. “LADY, I JUST DON’T GO TO THAT STREET!” he yelled to me. I said “Listen, this printout that I got from the bus company web site says you DO go to this stop, and I will sit over there and wait until you get there.” Turned out it was one of those streets he “never noticed along this route”. Shut up and do your damned job.
So I get to the office to report to work and the boss says “Oh, my, I’ve been hoping you weren’t on your way. I told the temp agency we didn’t need anyone to come in this week since it’s so short due to the holiday.” I stood there feeling like I was about to cry as she explained that she told the temp agency on Friday not to send me and “They’ve been trying to get ahold of you”. Wonderful. I’m going home and I just took 2 hours to get here.
I am now comfortably resting in front of the computer at the workforce center in downtown. I don’t feel guilty about using the computer for things other than job searching. This is my therapy and I’ve got a helluva lot to catch up on.
I’m going to have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and no one is going to stop me.
Dammit.
Same day, different year..
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