The past week of relaxation brought to mind how much I truly dislike working at Linens N Things. I've been through this before and I probably shouldn't complain at all but here goes.
While the people I work with are nice and good people, I can't stand my boss. I know it's part of being an adult, dealing with situations like that, especially with your boss, but I just don't think he knows what he's doing. Clearly he's the store general manager for a reason but the past month or so we have lost quit a few people, we have maybe 10-15 people on the payroll yet we have 5 sections that each associate is in charge in. That works out to 2 people per department, the other 5 being cashiers.
Well heck I get paid $7 an hour but it's also a 45 minute drive. That drive is even longer when your coming home late at night after a day of school and going to school the next day. So that extra $1.50 or whatever it is above minimum wage just flows directly into the gas tank anyway.
Then i'm going to work for my step dad this summer in his auto shop, which is where i see my career, not in selling toaster ovens and credit cards. That means i'd rather spend a 10 hour day in the heat in the auto shop then the air conditioned store for 8 hours. I know they are going to want me to work 40 hours a week this summer and that is not good with me. working 7 days a week, it's just insane to think about, I know some people do it, but what do it when you don't have to.
If I don't flat out give my 2 weeks notice I plan on setting a 15 hour ceiling or else i'm gone, no it's not good but jeez, I don't want to live at work. All my friends are just like whatever because they haven't been through quitting a job much less even having a real job. It's just not even exciting to me anymore, i'm just burned out with unboxing, putting it on the shelf, labeling, making a display etc etc. The repetition is just so boring and murderous.
Any advice is appreciated, thanks.
