Oh thank you Marvel! I am finally at 15 comments. Now I can finally update. *phew*
Well, it has been over a month since my last update, so I will give you the short version of what has happened:
The most major one of all, I have been forced to take a 20% pay cut at work. That is right people, I am currently living off of 80% income. That was three weeks ago. I have been cutting back on things since then. I have stopped going out for lunch everyday, that will save me about $200 a month. I have forced myself not to go out unless I know it is going to cost me little to nothing. So, no movies (*sniff* no Transformers, no Die Hard, no Harry Potter *sniff*), no going to weekly tea with friends, no dating (*pffttt* like I did that before).
As a result, I have been relying on friends to help me get out of the house. So far, I have only left the house for non-work or chore related trips FOUR times. With chores it is six times. I have left to do laundry once, gotten groceries once. I went to my co-worker's for a fire a couple of weeks ago with free marshmallows and drink. I went to my aunt and uncle's 25th wedding aniversary party (all weekend long party) last weekend, with lots of free food and drink there! I went for tea with a friend on her own last monday, and I went to the weekly tea yesterday just to make sure a friend's sanity was kept in check.
Hey, I am not looking for pity here and charity from friends. If I wanted to get my pay back, I would definately just jump ship and go find a job that will pay more. But I am not doing that. I believe in this company and the product. I am happy with the work I am doing and the people I am working for. Bottom line, I am not a victim in this. I could choose to make the pay better but I am not. I am the master of my own destiny.
I have to say, my friends are not helping me out that much. I am totally getting stir crazy. I feel like I am isolated and distant to them all. I don't want to be treated as a charity case, I don't want them to buy stuff for me. I want to do stuff for free but not at the expense of others either. I feel like I have been let down by people that I should be relying on.
So yeah, that is what is going down for me.
Now the small stuff:
Watched the Stampede parade yesterday, as it goes right by the office I work at. The only thing I thought was funny is that they put the Jesus bible thumpering guys second to last in the parade, right in between the ambulances and firetrucks. I am not sure that eh organizers were thinking there, but I would sure like to know.
Well, have a great day readers!
Well, it has been over a month since my last update, so I will give you the short version of what has happened:
The most major one of all, I have been forced to take a 20% pay cut at work. That is right people, I am currently living off of 80% income. That was three weeks ago. I have been cutting back on things since then. I have stopped going out for lunch everyday, that will save me about $200 a month. I have forced myself not to go out unless I know it is going to cost me little to nothing. So, no movies (*sniff* no Transformers, no Die Hard, no Harry Potter *sniff*), no going to weekly tea with friends, no dating (*pffttt* like I did that before).
As a result, I have been relying on friends to help me get out of the house. So far, I have only left the house for non-work or chore related trips FOUR times. With chores it is six times. I have left to do laundry once, gotten groceries once. I went to my co-worker's for a fire a couple of weeks ago with free marshmallows and drink. I went to my aunt and uncle's 25th wedding aniversary party (all weekend long party) last weekend, with lots of free food and drink there! I went for tea with a friend on her own last monday, and I went to the weekly tea yesterday just to make sure a friend's sanity was kept in check.
Hey, I am not looking for pity here and charity from friends. If I wanted to get my pay back, I would definately just jump ship and go find a job that will pay more. But I am not doing that. I believe in this company and the product. I am happy with the work I am doing and the people I am working for. Bottom line, I am not a victim in this. I could choose to make the pay better but I am not. I am the master of my own destiny.
I have to say, my friends are not helping me out that much. I am totally getting stir crazy. I feel like I am isolated and distant to them all. I don't want to be treated as a charity case, I don't want them to buy stuff for me. I want to do stuff for free but not at the expense of others either. I feel like I have been let down by people that I should be relying on.
So yeah, that is what is going down for me.
Now the small stuff:
Watched the Stampede parade yesterday, as it goes right by the office I work at. The only thing I thought was funny is that they put the Jesus bible thumpering guys second to last in the parade, right in between the ambulances and firetrucks. I am not sure that eh organizers were thinking there, but I would sure like to know.
Well, have a great day readers!
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salome:
Thats' bullshit. YOu are obiously a loyal, hardworking employee, and they reward you with a pay cut?!?!
song:
thanks til ! you too honey bunny !