so it’s true. i’ve been neglecting to spew out my random conglomeration of ideas, thoughts and whatever else i like to write about. but it just seems like time has been severely limited lately, especially since i’ve been working at rei for what was supposed to be part-time (i.e. a few shifts for about 20 hours per week), but they have been persistently giving me so many hours that it’s more full-time. eh-hem… this is not and was never meant to be my full-time job. hell, it would be insanely difficult to actually make a living with that sort of pay, especially in seattle which has a fairly high cost of living anyway. $9 per hour? um, yeah right that’s really gonna get a person by!
so i turned in a new availability about three weeks ago, only to realize that with each new schedule posting it is being completely ignored. wtf!? so i spoke to a manager about it, asking him how long it takes for new availability changes to take effect. his response: “it’s usually immediate.” ok, so that kind of pissed me off since mine obviously has not. so he made the changes in our system right there while i was standing next to him, but i’m sure they will still continue to give me a lot more hours than i really want.
i would say i’m a pretty good worker with a strong work ethic which is maybe why i am getting a lot more hours than i want and a lot more hours than those i trained with who are supposedly more full-time there. maybe i’m more frustrated because working that many hours per week has greatly reduced how much independence i have–the freedom to come and go as i please, hang out with friends when i want or go take a trip somewhere. i still really enjoy working there and with my co-workers as it’s an awesome company to work for. however, as with any retail position it has its own quarks, more so in terms of dealing with the public.