lone wolf pack

My, oh my, how things can change in a week. I'm trying to decide if my last post was a complaint, or expressing pure joy. I can't decide. I guess I will learn soon, because I quit my job at JHO.

I've been wanting to quit since day 1 really, but it just never happened. I worked tirelessly for months at little pay because I loved the people there. But some are starting to drift away or have changed venues, and I feel like I barely see them anymore. Plus, I had an encounter with a lovely gentleman the other day who was outright offended when he thought I ignored him (I'm sorry, I didn't hear you bro) and felt the need to complain about this very loudly to everybody around him. And my company so lovingly bought a fleet of iPads for really, no purpose what so ever, when they could have used that money for a better cause (like paying their employees?). Oh, and they were training me for a new position, that would have still been only $9 an hour, and I would have a shit-ton of new responsibilities. Add in the fact that my time off request (one Saturday) was denied, despite the fact that there are 350 employees. Not one of them could cover my shift? Really? So, even without another job lined up, I quit.

Now, I could have made that the meanest e-mail of my life, complaining endlessly about how the company treats it's employees like shit (they do) and how I never even wanted to think about this job ever again. But I didn't. I made it very nice and professional, and brought up the fact that it was fun (sometimes) and I met a great group of people (which is completely true). I was tearing up by the end of it, because I don't like to quit things. It feels like I'm giving up on myself, or I hadn't tried hard enough. The only other thing I have ever quit in my life was piano lessons when I was 15, and I bawled my eyes out during the process. So, having to quit a job that has been supporting my living was difficult, even if I only spent four months there.

So I send this e-mail in the morning. No response for hours. I decided that maybe he was just on vacation, so I e-mailed another person letting them know. No response. I get my schedule for next week. Six hours. They scheduled me for six hours. I had said that I was putting in my two weeks notice, and really, I don't mind working for two weeks. But they decide to just give me shit hours. Knowing how passive agressive they are to their employees (I've gotten the treatment before) and have an inablility to act like adults, I knew my decision to quit was right. I am a bit worried about the money front, but I still have Wolf Camera to fall back on for the time being. Speaking of which, we all went out last night and had a wonderful time. I'm glad I had them so I didn't have to worry a bit about my other company for at least one night.

Okay, venting session complete. Bring it on, life. I'm ready.