WHERE ARE MY DAYZ GOIN'?!

[lbd_nytetrayn]

So as mentioned before, at my employer's request, I went in early today at 11 to work a slightly longer shift. With the end of my contract there coming up this weekend, I've been grabbing whatever hours I can get.

After my shift wrapped up today, seems I did really well on "conversions" (i.e. "sales," but for the fact we aren't really selling anything, just getting people registered for radio contests). I think I was even used an example for one other person (seventy-something vs. forty-something).

Well, that seemed to ignite some change.

I was asked to come in for 11 tomorrow, and Saturday (which was 12-7), and I agreed. More hours, and I at least get off at a better time.

My big surprise is when they asked me if I could work Monday, and I nearly accepted, except Monday is sort of my "busy" day. Besides psychotherapy (which I kept to myself), it's my chance to catch Raw, and just have a day besides. So I retracted, but told them I could do pretty much any other day of the week.

So, am I going to be kept on for longer? Hard to say, but I believe I'll try and get to the bottom of it tomorrow or Saturday, and if I'm sticking around, hopefully I can negotiate decent hours for myself that aren't going to kill me.

With an 11-5:30 shift, I have to leave at 10, which means I need to be up at 9, and I don't get home until a bit after 6:30. Today, took a nap after dinner and woke up around midnight here. Normally, they want me in at 5:30(4:30 yesterday), so I usually have to leave an hour before, and wake up an hour before that, and the commute home is God-awful, I'll get off at 11 and usually be home nearing 1am.

Strange, but it seemed like there was less time when I calculated it earlier.

Saturday is going to be a bitch, though. 11-7, ugh.

Maybe I whine too much, though. It is decent work, with pretty good pay, I shouldn't be complaining. At the same time, need to be careful, lest I start to loathe my job. And if I can't get anything else done, that could start to be the case.

More as it develops, I guess.

--LBD "Nytetrayn"

Comments

[anotherdelta.livejournal.com]

I'd think of it as climbing a ladder up out of a ... bad situation. While each pull may be a little hard, it's one more rung away from where you guys were before. Things are sounding very encouraging, though, and so I'm happy for you. Plus, as a newbie, sometimes you have to take the less-than-desired shifts and all, but given time, you may end up in a position where you can get/ask for better hours.

[lbd-nytetrayn.livejournal.com]

I probably could've asked for better at the start; as I recall, the deal was that you basically just had to work 3 shifts a week.

Might be what's helped me, though.

All the same, if I could get out a little earlier, it'd help me quite a bit given the commute.

--LBD "Nytetrayn"