THE LAST COUPLE ENTRIES HAVE THE SAME MUSIC VIDEO, FOR THAT IS HOW I HAVE FELT! I PLAY MY "MAD/ANGRY MUSIC." HAHA. SO I THOUGHT I'D ADD LIMP BIZKIT'S "BREAK STUFF" VIDEO. I KNOW AS I CHANGE THE VIDEO, IT WILL NOT BE THE SAME! HAHA. ANYWAYS, THAT'S THE MOOD MUSIC I WAS FEELING.

OH I GUESS THIS WOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE THAT "WEIRDO" CO-WORKER AND I KINDA GOT INTO AGAIN. HOLY FUCK. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HER, NOT THAT I REALLY WANT TO FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, BUT STILL!

WELL GO FIGURE THAT ALL THIS WOULD GO DOWN WHILE THE BOSS IS AWAY. I HAD SUNDAY OF LAST WEEK OFF, CAME BACK TO WORK ON MONDAY. I WAS SO PERKY, AND TOTALLY MOTIVATED TO REALLY DO SOME PROJECTS IN THE STORE. I HAD PLENTY TO DO SUCH AS; SET THE CATALOG PRICES, REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE DISPLAY WINDOW AND REPLACE WITH NEW ONES (WHICH REALLY TAKES A LONG TIME) AND THEN CLEAN, AND PREPARE THE FED EX DELIVERIES. I WAS BY MYSELF UNTIL 12:30, SO THEN "WEIRDO" CAME IN. SHE JUST SEEMED TO BE IN HER OWN FUNK THIS WHOLE WEEK. SO THEN I OPEN A DELIVERY BOX, AND REALIZED IT'S A NEW WATCH LINE WE'RE CARRYING. SO THEN TO PRIORITIZE THE PROJECTS, I WROTE DOWN A LIST OF THINGS THAT WE CAN ALL SHARE AND ACHIEVE. I SHARED THE IDEAS WITH HER, AND I THINK BASICALLY IF I ASSUMED WHAT SHE WAS THINKING WAS LIKE WHO AM I TO MAKE A LIST WHEN SHE IS THE ASST. MANAGER? FRANKLY, I DON'T GIVE A SHIT.

I KINDA TAKE THAT BACK. SOMETIMES I DO CARE, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, NOT REALLY. I'M NOT AFRAID TO ASK PEEPS FOR HELP ESPECIALLY WHEN HER ATTITUDE WAS TO JUST KINDA SLUMP AROUND THE STORE FOR 8 HOURS. THEN ON TUESDAY, I CAME IN AT 12:30 AND SHE DIDN'T HARDLY DO ANYTHING FROM THE DAY BEFORE, SHE MADE THE PART-TIME GAL DO MOST OF IT. HOW CHEESY. I GUESS AS LONG AS IT GETS DONE I'M FINE. I HAULED ASS ON SOME PROJECTS. I REALLY FELT PRODUCTIVE. I USUALLY DO AROUND THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH, SINCE WE HAVE TIMELY THINGS TO DO. WELL OUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN WEIRD, AND I ALSO FORGOT TO CLOCK IN, SO I HAD "WEIRDO" FIX MY PAYROLL. I NOTICED THAT SHE WROTE MY NAME INCORRECT, AND SHE'S BEEN WORKING IN OUR STORE SINCE FEBRUARY, SO I'M TIRED OF HER HACKING MY NAME TO OBLIVION. I POLITELY ASKED HER TO SPELL MY NAME CORRECTLY, AND SHE DIDN'T NOD, MOVE, MAKE A SOUND OR ANYTHING. NOW I THOUGHT THAT WAS RUDE.

THE DAY WENT ON KINDA WEIRD, BUT BY THE TIME I WENT TO LUNCH, I LEFT AND DROVE ACROSS THE WAY, THEY SCREWED UP MY ORDER, AND WHEN I GOT BACK TO THE STORE, EVERYTHING I HAD ORDERED WAS STILL WAY TOO HOT TO EAT. SO THEN I DID CLOCK IN, AND TOLD "WEIRDO" THAT I WOULD JUST GO AHEAD AND TAKE MY 10 MIN BREAK. SHE REPLIED THAT THE BOSS DIDN'T WANT US TO DO THAT. I TOLD HER THAT BOSS NEVER IN THE 2 1/2 YRS WORKING FOR HER NEVER SAID ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO ME BEFORE. I BASICALLY WALKED BACK INTO THE BACKROOM, AND FINISHED MY SANDWICH. I LITERALLY WAS IN THE BACK FOR 4-5 MIN. I CAME OUT AS SOON AS I WAS DONE. SHE THEN TOLD ME SHE WAS TAKING HER 10 MIN BREAK. WHAT THE FUCK! WHY THE HELL DOES SHE ALWAYS TAKE HER BREAK LIKE 15 MIN BEFORE SHE LEAVES FOR THE DAY? THAT IS REALLY ANNOYING. WHEN SHE DOES THAT IT USUALLY MEANS THAT SHE WILL PASS HER LEFTOVER INCOMPLETE PROJECTS TO US. I HATE THAT. FINE, WHATEVER. WHEN SHE CAME BACK SHE WAS ALL LIKE SUPPOSEDLY TELLING ME THAT WE CAN'T TAKE OUR BREAKS BACK-TO-BACK. LIKE SHE SHOULD TALK! SHE TAKES HER 10 MIN SMOKE BREAK 5-10 MIN BEFORE SHE GOES TO LUNCH. I THEN BASICALLY SAID "FINE! I THINK WE SHOULD ASK THIS TO THE BOSS IN PERSON AND CONFRONT THE ISSUES, AND PUT EVERYTHING IN WRITING OF WHAT WE CAN'T DO ETC. SO THAT WE ALL KNOW WHAT SHE'S TELLING YOU, AND NOT US." I DON'T THINK SHE LIKED THAT. I WILL CHALLENGE HER. I HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE. I HAVE AN OPINION, AND I'M GONNA LET IT BE KNOWN GODDAMMIT! WHEN SHE LEFT AT 6PM, SHE CALLED ABOUT 5 MIN LATER SAYING "I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THE STORE FEELING LIKE THIS." I TOLD HER THAT ALL I WAS ASKING WAS TO FINISH MY DINNER BREAK FOR 5 MIN OUT 10. I THEN TOLD HER MAYBE THE REASON THE BOSS NEVER SAYS ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO US IS BECAUSE MAYBE IT'S "WEIRDO" WHOSE THE ONE THAT TAKES HER BREAKS BACK-TO-BACK, AND WE DON'T, SO THEREFORE WHAT THE BOSS WAS TELLING HER WAS FOR "WEIRDO'S" OWN KNOWLEDGE NOT TO DO THAT ANYMORE, AND NOT NECESSARILY THE REST OF US.

HONESTLY, I KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL SUPPOSED TO LEGALLY TAKE A 10 MIN BREAK EVERY 2 HOURS. I CAN HONESTLY SAY I'LL GO DAYS WITHOUT TAKING MY OWN BREAKS. I JUST DON'T THINK OF IT. IF I WANNA STRETCH MY LEGS AND GO TO ANOTHER STORE INT HE MALL, I WILL. BUT TO ME, I'D RATHER BE WITH CUSTOMERS AND EARN MY WAGES. I KNOW THIS IS SO CLICHE TO SAY, BUT SMOKERS WILL ALWAYS KNOW WHEN IT IS 1 HOUR, 59 MINUTES, AND 58 SECONDS TO TAKE THEIR 10 MIN BREAK TIME. I'VE NEVER MET A SMOKER WHO NEVER UTILIZED THEIR 10 MIN BREAK, AND FOR THE MOST PART, SMOKERS ARE SO MOODY AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY RELY ON THEIR NICOTINE. WHAT A BUNCH OF SHIT. YES, I KNOW IT IS A STRONG OPINION FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO READ THIS AND SMOKE. SHE WENT ON TO SAY ON THE PHONE THAT SHE HOPES THAT WE CAN COME TO AN UNDERSTANDING AND THAT SHE DIDN'T MEAN TO COME ACROSS LIKE SHE DID. SHE ALSO ASKED ME TO NOT TELL THIS TO THE OTHER CO-WORKERS SO THAT WHAT HAPPENED WON'T GET TO THE BOSS. I'LL TELL THE BOSS IF I WANT TO, AND IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, I'LL TELL THEM. THE POINT IS, SHE "ASKED." I CAN DO WHAT I WANT AFTER THAT POINT. I THINK SHE KNOWS THAT AFTER WHAT I SAID THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A BIG MEETING WITH THE BOSS AND SUCH ABOUT WHAT WAS SAID TO ME, THAT I MEAN IT. I WOULD TOO. WHY NOT? TWO OF THE OTHER CO-WORKERS ALWAYS, AND I MEAN "ALWAYS" ASK THE BOSS IF THEY CAN FINISH THEIR MEALS, OR TAKE AN EXTRA BREAK. IT IS NEVER ABUSED. THE BOSS IS SOOOO UNDERSTANDING. SHE LETS US DO DAMN NEAR ANYTHING WE WANT, AS LONG AS IT IS NOT AGAINST POLICY. I LOVE OUR BOSS. SHE WILL DO ANYTHING FOR US. WE DO ANYTHING FOR HER IN RETURN. SHE HAS DONE THAT FOREVER. NO WONDER SHE WON MANAGER OF THE YEAR COMPANY WIDE! SHE KNOWS HOW TO KEEP HER STAFF HAPPY.

I DO THINK THAT "WEIRDO" FEELS THREATENED THAT I KNOW WHAT TO DO WITHOUT QUESTION, AND THAT REALLY ONLY COMES WITH ME BEING WITH THE COMPANY FOR NEARLY 4 YRS. SHE'LL GET THE HANG OF IT TOO. I THINK SHE'LL TAKE OVER THE STORE WHEN THE BOSS LEAVES IN A FEW YEARS. SCARY. THE BOSS TOLD ALL OF US THAT "WEIRDO" IS NOT THERE TO MICRO-MANAGE US. THAT'S WHAT SHE IS DOING WRONG. SHE'S THE ONE WHO IS THE NEWBIE! WE ALL KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO WHEN WE COME IN. BASICALLY, THE AUDITOR, MYSELF, AND TWO OTHER CO-WORKERS WILL PROBABLY JUMP SHIP IF SHE TAKES OVER. SO THAT IS WHERE I AM DEBATING GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. I COULD SEE MYSELF MAYBE WORKING THERE PART TIME WHEN "WEIRDO" TAKES OVER. I USED TO WANT TO BE IN MANAGEMENT, BUT NOW I DON'T. I AM NOT OFFENDED THAT "WEIRDO" CAME IN WITH NO JEWELRY EXPERIENCE, AND WAS PROMOTED TO ASST. MGR. I TOLD BOSS I DIDN'T WANT THAT KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY. I'M NOT READY FOR THAT YET IN MY LIFE. I TOLD "WEIRDO" THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN SHE INCORPORATES "HER WAYS" INSTEAD OF THE "BOSS'S" WAY. I TOLD HER IT WAS DISRESPECTFUL.

OK, I'M DONE WITH TALKING ABOUT "WEIRDO" NOW. THIS WEEK HAS BEEN PLENTY. TODAY, I WILL DRIVE DOWN TO SEE MY DAUGHTER, AND WATCH HER RIDE HER VERY OWN HORSE. HER GRANDPARENTS BOUGHT HER TRAINING HORSE. I MIGHT RIDE WITH HER. I HAVEN'T BEEN ON A HORSE SINCE I WAS 8 YRS OLD, 20 YRS AGO! WOW. TIME FLIES. I MISS MY KIDDO SO MUCH. I WANT TO BE SO SELFISH AND HAVE HER ALL TO MYSELF, BUT SHE MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THAT I WANT TO RAISE HER, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE TAKING HER 55 MILES AWAY FROM HER GRANDPARENTS AND HER NEW HORSE.

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