Well I'm about to quit my job.

I got promoted to management last summer and I'm just sick and tired of every single other manager refusing to listen to what I tell them to do. It fucks up my budget because I've got to either fix it myself which takes time from I need to be doing or I have to send people out there and then pay them. My higher ups absolutely refuse to have a sit down and tell them that what I say goes. I can't take it, I'm done.

 

The brakes in my car where so far gone, they where practically non existent.....it was a miracle I made it home Sunday.

It costs about $800 to fix, but there isn't really much options, since my credit is bad I don't think I could get a new car/ job (I think they're starting to count that, meaning until I declare bankruptcy, I can't work) mom said to do the work.......it's my fault, I was so wrapped up in other problems/ concerns (the bird, Sammie, died around the time my breaks started to go) I tried to put them on the back burner......I should've gotten it looked at sooner.......

 

My parents hate each other,
seventeen years and five children, it all went down the drain today,
my father a man I used to look up to is an asshole who would abandon us all because he wants something new,
my mother who has been an emotional rock for me and my siblings to hang on to, is falling apart before my eyes,
and worst of all I don't feel a thing, it's like I know I should feel something but I just don't.

 

Yeah I let mine go pretty far too, but considering that I've only replaced them once in the last 10 years on a car I drive every day, I think I've done pretty well. I know it sucks, but the more you let things go without getting fixed or at least dealt with in some way, they just end up causing more problems down the road, many of them financial.  

If the main shops are charging too much, it never hurts to look into smaller businesses. More often than not you can get a great deal on stuff there, and since they probably care about return customers & word of mouth advertising (aka, telling your friends that they don't suck ass), they're less likely to fuck you over or simply be careless with your vehicle.

 

The local authority is running a 'frontage' scheme which, when you realise that if you move within 10 years you have to pay for, isn't free. They keep pushing it because we have a tree at the front of the house and say that there are 'complaints' regarding it. It's more likely, in my opinion, that they want all of the houses to look the same to make it look as though they have improved the area and that we are resistant to comply.

So one of their Wombles - whose English was so bad, I had to ask him to repeat things twice - turns up on the doorstep and says, have you heard about the frontage scheme. Yes, but no thanks I say. So then he starts wittering on about the tree, at which point my sister storms to the front door and says we'll get it trimmed at the weekend (which means me up a ladder, which I've not been sure of since I dislocated my knee last year) and asks him to leave. He does so. I'm not sure who was more taken aback - him or me.

I can see the council letter now... We're sick of it. The tree does not overhang the road and it grows up the house. If it's not that, it's something else. It's convinced me now to start looking at what everyone else in the area gets up to and to become a serial complainer. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

 

I'm in middle school, and somehow, I'm unable to get a girl or any legitimate friends outside of my fellow band geeks. I'm a likable person, and I feel I have a lot of good qualities. I was once told that part of my problem is that I want everyone to appreciate me, and I don't see that as being the case. It's just that I have a lot of social gaps that I try to constantly fill and fail each time. I'm not about to change anything about me (I'm a cynical nerd, cinephile and audiophile, not to mention a TF fan), so what do I do?

 

I feel for you. I went through a similar situation. I felt emotionally vacant. Time heals all, and this too shall pass. Neither of those phrases helped me in the slightest while in the turbulence, but both are true nonetheless. At least you're talking about it, and that's something.

 

Well you're in luck, I used to be in the exact same boat. Middle School means jack shit, once you go to High School, the whole game changes. I could tell you a lot of bad stories of my time in middle school a couple years ago. Trust me, I was sort of an outcast myself and in 6th grade I tried to make everyone like me. Then I realized that I don't give a crap about how other people should feel about me. I did gain a few friends by 8th grade, but very rarely do you ever stay friends with your middle school friends in high school.

It's best to just move on, and try to get through middle school thoroughly and respectfully. Trust me, it gets a lot better in High School, it really does. Heck I'm still an outcast in a sort of way, I don't have more than 10 friends like a lot of people do. Everyone is different and you seem to be friends with your fellow band mates, guess what? There's band in High School too, you'll fit right in there. If your high school has a film class, go for that too! The thing is I'm not the type of person who wants a lot of people to be my friends, as long as people can withstand my personality without issues, I'm good with what I have.

Just hang in there, there will be people like you in High School who share the same interests, but don't try to force them to be your friend. The best way to make friends to be nice and respectful towards the ones who respect you and don't judge you.

Think and take your time  

 

My parents split after I graduated High School, my parents just didn't mesh after a while. My father was sick of my mothers inactivity when she was at home, he wasn't a fan of the late Sammie's screeching (I learned how to get her to be quiet, just sit by her), I think he has since re married......my step mother (?) seems to be a better match, and they where co workers at Boeing for years (yes, I have thought of other things going on) and hey, I actually have a step brother (?), her son from a previous marriage who is older than I .........

Things would work out, my Mom was a wreck for a while too, but at least my father gives some form of support as well as my mother has my fathers pension from Boeing (some of it, it helps some)

 

Well, looks like I'll just do freelance work for the summer. Have no desire to actually put in a lot of time for job hunting.

 

Another job interview... another disappointment. Took them two weeks to say "no."

What peeves me off is that I interviewed well, but my degree was too much for the blasted job... They wanted a techy person, but not a CS graduate. He even made one small question as to WHY I'd be interested in what was arguably beneath me (didn't use those words, but more or less indicated it)... I honestly stated that I wanted to do more hands on work. (CS is lots of theory/programming. Had limited hardware manipulation, to my lament.) Guess he didn't buy it... or they found someone with experience but a lesser degree? IDFK...

 

You're going 45mph with a bunch of cars behind you going the same speed. WTH would you just suddenly stop for a jaywalker to cross when shes been waiting at the divider for 10 secs waiting for cars to cross? If she was already crossing then slow down and stop, but just all of a sudden hitting your brakes just so she can cross? No accidents, but certainly alot of honking.

Old lady driver, you leaning into my lane does not mean I am in your lane. She honks, but when we get to the stop light, she is too afraid to pull up next to me.

 

I've got a splitting headache, must be either due to lack of caffeine or I'm stressed over the fact the creditors are hounding me, and my only defense is that I've been unemployed for the past year.......

Get my car back tomorrow, so things are looking up some.....I just hope I could get my computer fixed. Again, if it won't boot up, even in Safe Mode, is the Hard Drive salvageable? Or should I start from scratch audio wise. Sadly, none of my friends know what to do, or have time to help.

It reminds me when I was in College and another friend messed my computer up with so much crap I think on some level that's why I don't really hang out with him any more, or he was strange by my standards, for a time thinking he saw thins or was Merlin's heir or I forget actually.

That and when my friend moved out he took MY Legion of 3 Worlds trade and my Star Wars Essential Guide to Warfare, though I suppose I could either get them on Kindle or hound him over it.....

 

Well, quit my job today, a buddy and I are gonna go into freelance programming/video editing shit. Already starting on my first project. Haven't written code in years, so it's gonna take a while to get back into the groove, but I look forward to being able to work out of the house.

 

Good for you that takes courage and strength to stand up and say this is how its going to be. Good luck with you're new endeavor

 

It drives me nuts when people think my dog and my brother's dog are mean dogs. They're the friendliest dogs in the world. Yes they bark and growl once in a while. But to be scared of them is pointless

 

Glad to hear- you never sounded happy when you posted about your job.
best of luck

 

What kind of dogs? Cause that's important. I mean, if they're big dogs then, yeah I can kind of see their point about being afraid of the fairly large predators with point teeth that growl and bark. But if it's like a chihuahua or something then... well usually that's just cute.

 

School is slowly killing me. There's only 10 days left, but I have a ton of exams after that, though I'm not worried about those at all compared to the amount of crap I have to get done in those 10 days...

 

I hate when they take forever to get back to whether it's a no or a yes. Then when they do get back to you and you get excited thinking you got the job and they ask you to come in for another interview...uugghh.

Sometimes with what just happened to you....it boils down to...
They want someone with just enough experience to get the job done but not to much experience that they will then have to pay a higher salary.

Good Luck!