Ugh. For those of you out there who aren't in a very good mood-neither am I. I normally try to be pretty upbeat in my posts, but heres the disclaimer...today wasn't an upbeat day.
Yes, even after my super optimistic post from yesterday, I still managed to have the most terrible day of my life today. And do you know what the cause of all my issues is?
Money.
Cold hard cash...or a lack thereof. You see, I am very very busy. I am in band, a very competitive debater, I take every AP course offered by my school, I have all kinds of scholarships I am applying for, tons of college admissions I need to work on...oh yeah, and my job (where, as some may recall, Mr.Pibb gets spilled on me often).
Unfortunately, it seems that when I ask off for fridays and saturdays because of my requirements for band and debate, my managers can't work me more than one day a week. They feel that "working weekdays is a privelege given to those who sacrifice their weekends. They deserve money..." ect ect. So here's little old Deneece with a massive cruise to pay for, a need for money for all the trips she goes on for band and debate, and the ever lingering call for basic necessities. But that one day a week thing is having some major consequences....
....I make literally $100 every two weeks. Do you know what that can buy? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I mean, it takes so much to fill up my car, and then the rest goes to the cruise. That's it. No more money....
The worst part is that I can't get another job. Everyone of the places I've been to has told me that I can't work for them because I can't work weekends. So basically, putting it in laymans terms, because I work hard at school (like all the teachers have told us since kindergarten to do) I am being punished. Darn my academic success and scholastic involvements....
The real problem just happened literally five minutes ago. My car battery died. My check was microscopic. My mom told me it was my responsibility. My hands trembled. My eyes watered. And now, my money is gone exactly 32 minutes after I cashed my check. No gas money. No cruise money. No food money. Nothing but an empty wallet, an overburdened mind, and two tear streaked cheeks.
I guess I'm just not ready for the whole grown up life thing. Or maybe, I just can't afford it.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
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Sorry about the money issues. I had a similar problem about two years ago at my first job. I was only available to work Monday - Friday, I told them this when they hired me and they acted like it wasn't a problem. Cut to a month later, they schedule me to work 5 hours a week and I'm taking home a minuscule $30 check.
Hmm... where, exactly, was I going with this anecdote?
Never mind.
Just hang it there, things will get better. At the end of the day the kindergarten teachers of the world are always right...
-Brian
Twice I've written a comment and my computer froze, so this one will be a bit shorter than the ones I /was/ typing.
I totally understand your work problem, but I thought our boss was just a jerk.
I'm not sure what you should do now, but I know that college is a totally different monster. Better, in my opinion. If you get a full ride (and it sounds like you will with all your AP courses and extracurriculars), you should hardly have to worry about money. So don't worry; just wait a bit and you'll be good.
--Ben
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