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Ok, i have come to the realization that I am being taken advantage of at work.

Don't get me wrong, I love my job. I have fun all the time and I care about what I do there, but I have my limits.

1. I requested to have wednesday off. Why? It's my brothers graduation? Ok, how often does your only blood brother graduate? Not very often. Oh yeah, and one of my really good friends is graduating too. I have to miss out because they can't get a ******** clue. I work my a** off and do everything I can to make sure the job gets done, I haven't called in since October, I show up with my ear infection last night, and I still can't get cut any slack.

2. I came to work in pain. I worked my a** off cooking all the food so i didn't have to do register. i did it with a sour look, but I got it done. They almost let brian leave early. That's when I got pissed. Now if I wasn't in pain, I would have let him go. It was an easy night, but I was in pain. I was unwilling to work register and show them the angst on my face. Not good for business. And the thing was is that they were gonna let him leave when he was in perfectly good health, and I was clearly in agony because of my goddamn ear. I kind of understand because brian had to open the next day, but still. I drew the line. I didn't handle it like an adult, but I was losing patience. When your in pain, you have zero tolerance, that is when being an adult goes out the window. Everyone of my coworkers kept telling me that I should ask to leave early, that I should go home and rest and that it would be allright. They read me like a graphic novel. But why couldn't the MOD see it? Luckily, she heard me scream and I talked to her and brian was told that he had to stay like the schedule says. sHe understood.

But seriously, I dont' get a break. I asked to have saturday days instead of Saturday nights, but they don't listen. I get paid LESS than all the others. Me, DJ, and Essee have been there the longest out of tthe snack bar crew, and we are paid less than the goddamn noobs. Don't get me wrong, I love the noobs. They do work really well, but it's just not fair that they get to call in all they want, have what day they want off, and work Saturdays cuz they want. I am told by the manager all the time that I am his best worker in teh snack bar, and yet I can't even get what I want? I know I am some kind of freak of nature, but you know what, even freaks have there limitations. I don't want to quit, but I will have a nice littel chat with someone. I don't expect to be babied or coddled, but to have a little more respect around there would be nice.