Friday, August 19, 2005

crappy day at work

12:10 AM I'm not sure if it was becuase of my attitude for the day, or if the day was just crappy on it's own. I was scheduled to work 2-10 in box office, but when I clock in I'm told to go to concession until I'm called to box. So I go back to the back of the stand, put on my apron and hairnet, and go into the concession stand. I immediatly started working on filling up the popcorn warmers and what-not. I had some interesting conversations with my supervisor Robert. We talked about guitar and music, stuff like that. We also talked about the rumors of management searching for new supervisors. I really don't care much for it becuase I doubt that I'll get the position, also becuase I'm seriously thinking of getting another job. Some of my co-workers were getting on my nerves though. The definate one was Giovanni. Nobody likes him and that includes myself. He's really annoying and won't listen to me even though I've worked much longer than he has. I really hate it when people who've worked less than I have try to tell me what not to do even though I'm doing it the right way. For example, I had to replace an oil bib for the popper and I needed to turn the bib over becuase someone put it in upside down. Well Mukasa, he's a pretty cool guy, comes along and asks what I'm doing. I tell him that I'm turning it over and he immediatly tells me not to and that it's correct the way it is. I turned it over and pointed to him and said "See, 'This side up to dispense.'" Later on Becka came by and asked for an employee cup and straw/lid. When I got it for her she asked me "Why do you look so sad?" I'm used to this question a lot, it's not new to me. I just told her that's how I am and she made her cute little pouty face. Then she started telling me about her day earlier and I politely listened. Afterwards she left and yet another female co-worker commented on my attitude. A girl named Desirea said that I never smile. I responded by telling her that the reason is due to certain factors. I really hate explaining why I hardly smile. I'll smile whenever the fuck I feel like it and that's not her fucking problem. She then started telling me this "Smile while your alive" and other religious "God will take you up to heaven" bullshit. Later on around 9 PM I found out from Ben, a member of senior staff, that they let the 2-10 box people go home around 7 PM. I got a little pissed, but I really didn't care. I needed the hours and also I took the remainder of someone else's shift, so I closed for the night. A total of around 9 1/2 hours. Part 2 12:07 PM (the reason why I didn't finish typing all of it was becuase Samantha called me and I havn't talked to her in a long time.) While on the subject of closing, that's what pissed me off the most. I hate it when I'm closing and I see a bunch of people not doing their job properly. I was about to clean out the popper and Eddie comes by saying that he's going to do it. I look at him as if saying "What the fuck, man!" so I just said "Fine, whatever. I'm gonna get the kettle ready for cleaning. So after I start up the kettle to get cleaned I go to the back and wash the dishes for the popper. As I was washing I thought to myself, "I'll bet a hundred bucks that the kettle is already boiling and no ones dumped it." Well, I was right. And Eddie was gone and did a crappy job of cleaning the popper. I would think that if that bastard is going to do something the least he could do was do it right. So I had to clean up the remainder of his mess. Also a lot of people didn't put away the brooms, dustpans, mops, mop buckets, pushbrooms, etc. So I had to put all that back into the janitor's closet. While I was putting away some of the stuff I slipped on the watery floor and banged up my elbow on the side of the door. It hurt for a while and I couldn't really move it very well. Now it's just a bruise, but still hurts a bit. Then we're waiting for a member of senior staff to come down and check on us and he's just taking his time. While waiting some girl was bitching about how tired she was and that she wanted to go home. I didn't say anything but I got a bit pissed thinking "You hardly did anything you fuckin' slacker." Well, Ben was in a hurry when he finally came down and checked us. It was about 11:30 PM when he said I could clock out. As I left there were a bunch of people in the lobby that just finished watching Red Eye. I was in no mood for socializing so I headed straight to clock out while saying "Look at all these people in my way." I've actually been saying that a lot that evening becuase literally there were a lot of people in my fucking way not doing anything. There were some good moments though. It was funny when that girl Desirea found out that Musoke and Mukasa were brothers. She said "I thought they were 'brothas' not 'brothers'!?" I started laughing along with my supervisor Aaron and I just said "It's probably becuase you're black Musoke." Musoke doesn't mind remarks like that becuase he and his brother are "black in training." Though Mukasa is further in the program becuase he lived in Philly for a while. Then we started joking around saying that Philedelphia is the Mecca for black people. It was really funny. Well, ok. Whatever. Hopefully today will be a better day.

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