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Would you guys be angry if I ranted a little..? :C
14 years ago
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Trip to, heave and ho; Up, down, to and fro- You have no word
If listening to people whine about life isn't your thing, then I don't expect you to read this. ^^;
I'm just sort of frustrated with some situations in my life and I'd like to vent it out somehow. Don't have too many people who will listen to me outside of the internet (and the ones who will are probably sleeping.. Don't want to wake them up for me. xD)
So, read if you want, no hard feelings if you don't.
First, my wrist.
For those of you who don't already know this, I was attacked by a feral cat some years back. It was a viscous attack, ending up in about 7 bites deep into my wrist. I never went to hospital because I didn't think it was that bad (I was stupid -_- ) and so weeks passed and it finally healed over. I still have little scars from the teeth. About a year ago, I started getting bad pains in my wrist when it was cold outside. Like arthritis pains I guess, where it's a sharp annoying pain in the cold that won't go away. It would usually stop hurting when i found heat to apply.
Lately though, it's been hurting all the time. doing simple things like carrying bags or drawing causes my wrist to hurt, and the worst part of it is I have a job where it is very labor intensive and I have to lift and carry heavy things almost all the time.
I once had an xray done, and nothing was wrong with the bone. I wanted a scan done and I asked my doctor to scan it, because i thought it would be the muscle that was damaged, but she wanted to do xray. -_- Should I tell her to do a scan now?
If anything, I just want to know exactly what's happening to me. I'm tough and I don't show much pain at work or when i'm out, but at the same time, I don't want things to get worse.
Also, my job..
I am lucky to have a job, I guess. I've been working there for years, as a dedicated employee. (Food industry... -retch- ) I don't know.. Lately, even though I pretty much have seniority there, i'm being treated like a new employee. The bosses aren't all that big on compliments or being positive about much of anything, and almost every day i'm blamed for things that I have no fault of.
We are severely understaffed and have been for quite some time; to the point of only one person running a restaurant environment at any given time. This causes a great deal of stress and strain on me, because apparently, I can do everything at once. When any of us make mistakes, we are yelled at. I have requested that I have certain days off of work so that I can spend time with my family, who all live fairly close by, and my requests are always denied because of us being so understaffed. (I'm lucky enough to get vacation time off, but I only request those things maybe once or twice a year. I'll give them credit for giving me vacation time off.) I work all weekend and this week has been the hardest for me, working Thursday through Tuesday, straight. It is mentally straining to have to deal with people for that long. My friends who know me personally know that I am slightly a social reject, in the sense that I don't like talking to strangers, and i don't like dealing with people in general unless I know them. Lately i've been having to work in the front with people who lack patience and get ticked off if I look like i'm scared and don't want to be there. Last week my boss laughed at me and said "You look like someone's pointing a gun at you," referring to how I look when i'm up front on a busy night.
So I guess long story short, i'm one person doing five people's jobs at any given time.. Cooking, prepping, answering telephone calls, cleaning, and helping customers.. Being payed minimum wage.. Six days/night in a row. I guess i'm complaining so much now about it because of my wrist, as i'm almost always in pain at work. I found though that if I run really hot water over it, it'll make the pain dull. Is there such a thing as a waterproof wrist wrap? :/
-/endrant-
Sorry guys. I'll try not to do this often. I'm just at a loss and not having time to do anything is really killing me. I don't care about the extra money for the extra hours... I care about my sanity and my health. ;;
For those of you who read any of this; Thank you.
I'm just sort of frustrated with some situations in my life and I'd like to vent it out somehow. Don't have too many people who will listen to me outside of the internet (and the ones who will are probably sleeping.. Don't want to wake them up for me. xD)
So, read if you want, no hard feelings if you don't.
First, my wrist.
For those of you who don't already know this, I was attacked by a feral cat some years back. It was a viscous attack, ending up in about 7 bites deep into my wrist. I never went to hospital because I didn't think it was that bad (I was stupid -_- ) and so weeks passed and it finally healed over. I still have little scars from the teeth. About a year ago, I started getting bad pains in my wrist when it was cold outside. Like arthritis pains I guess, where it's a sharp annoying pain in the cold that won't go away. It would usually stop hurting when i found heat to apply.
Lately though, it's been hurting all the time. doing simple things like carrying bags or drawing causes my wrist to hurt, and the worst part of it is I have a job where it is very labor intensive and I have to lift and carry heavy things almost all the time.
I once had an xray done, and nothing was wrong with the bone. I wanted a scan done and I asked my doctor to scan it, because i thought it would be the muscle that was damaged, but she wanted to do xray. -_- Should I tell her to do a scan now?
If anything, I just want to know exactly what's happening to me. I'm tough and I don't show much pain at work or when i'm out, but at the same time, I don't want things to get worse.
Also, my job..
I am lucky to have a job, I guess. I've been working there for years, as a dedicated employee. (Food industry... -retch- ) I don't know.. Lately, even though I pretty much have seniority there, i'm being treated like a new employee. The bosses aren't all that big on compliments or being positive about much of anything, and almost every day i'm blamed for things that I have no fault of.
We are severely understaffed and have been for quite some time; to the point of only one person running a restaurant environment at any given time. This causes a great deal of stress and strain on me, because apparently, I can do everything at once. When any of us make mistakes, we are yelled at. I have requested that I have certain days off of work so that I can spend time with my family, who all live fairly close by, and my requests are always denied because of us being so understaffed. (I'm lucky enough to get vacation time off, but I only request those things maybe once or twice a year. I'll give them credit for giving me vacation time off.) I work all weekend and this week has been the hardest for me, working Thursday through Tuesday, straight. It is mentally straining to have to deal with people for that long. My friends who know me personally know that I am slightly a social reject, in the sense that I don't like talking to strangers, and i don't like dealing with people in general unless I know them. Lately i've been having to work in the front with people who lack patience and get ticked off if I look like i'm scared and don't want to be there. Last week my boss laughed at me and said "You look like someone's pointing a gun at you," referring to how I look when i'm up front on a busy night.
So I guess long story short, i'm one person doing five people's jobs at any given time.. Cooking, prepping, answering telephone calls, cleaning, and helping customers.. Being payed minimum wage.. Six days/night in a row. I guess i'm complaining so much now about it because of my wrist, as i'm almost always in pain at work. I found though that if I run really hot water over it, it'll make the pain dull. Is there such a thing as a waterproof wrist wrap? :/
-/endrant-
Sorry guys. I'll try not to do this often. I'm just at a loss and not having time to do anything is really killing me. I don't care about the extra money for the extra hours... I care about my sanity and my health. ;;
For those of you who read any of this; Thank you.
As for the job thing... Well that's kind of un-fixable right now for you I'm sure, restraunt work is seriously tough. My mom worked in the food industry and had many disturbing tales to tell. I hope you pull through, I send my good wishes. <:)
Yeah.. I've noticed that it's gotten considerably worse as time goes by, and it sucks because I use that hand for everything. It wouldn't be so bad if it were my left hand. ;;
And well, I like to complain about little things. Like what I don't like about the world today or how I hate people who drive recklessly.. Stuff like that. xD But I try to be tough around others. I guess it's a good thing and a bad thing, because I try to shut my own problems out and ignore the big issues. It's a bad habit.
Yeah, food industry sucks. And I can't do much till the economy here looks better, because nobody is hiring. But thank you for your lovely comment! -hugs- I appreciate you taking the time to offer your words of support. :) <3
I've had a few friends with personalities like that, but it isn't a bad thing to me.
It was no problem. I am always here for those who can profit in some way or another from my words. -hugs back-
What did you do to have the feral cat attack you? just curious =p My x had one attack him for trying to get to her kittens
Cat snuck up behind me and attacked. ;; Not the first time, either. He also bit me in the calf on a halloween night and once in the face, both times again for no apparent reason. :/
She rescued the cat I guess, and i'm thinking it was either very overprotective or crazy, because he hated everyone but her. Sometimes even tried to bite her but she had a better grip on him I guess.
That's such a sweet thing to say, Thank you.
I'm gonna get in contact with my doctor and ask her if I can get a scan. Hopefully she'll let me. :C
And yeah... At work I just keep my head down, even though I know that if I just up and left, they'd be screwed for months trying to train someone new. xD Bwa-ha-haaaahhh, blackmail? >:3
As for the job situation... blargh :C I know exactly how you feel about the stranger thing. I get really antsy around strangers myself. In fact, I think that's why I never tried to get a job until now (which I'm failing miserably at doing. No non-food jobs anywhere x.x). It's definitely a tough situation when you have a job you hate but don't want to leave just to be unemployed. Maybe try applying to some other places. See if anyone will take you and give you decent hours. If so, quit your current job and take that one. If your current job is still only paying you minimum wage after all the years you've been working there, then the pay of the new job can't really be worse. Alternatively, you could try recruiting people you know who are looking for a job to work at your current work. Maybe it will be less sucky if they're not as understaffed.
I don't know if either of those suggestions are any good. Again, I have no work experience so I don't really know what I'm talking about >.<
I hope everything works out <3
And yeah, with the wrist thing.. Thats what I originally wanted her to do! I was like "I was attacked by a cat, blah blah blah, it feels like my muscles are tight and sore, do you think you could do some kind of scan to check if the muscle is damaged?" And she came up with something like "Ohhh, well, I think we should do xray to make sure the bone isn't broken." ummm, it's a house cat. I don't think bones will break. xD Anyway. Hopefully I can get a scan NOW. I just shouldn't have waited this long. :C
And you gave some lovely suggestions on the job thing.. I wish you luck in finding one yourself, and yes, YES. If you can, go retail or soemthing.. Food industry isn't fun at all unless you're best pals with your boss or something. You work crazy unpredictable hours, see some of the nastiest things in your life, and get hurt. A LOT. xD I've worked retail too, and it's much more reasonable in terms of schedule, flexibility, and not being understaffed. <3
Thank you thank you thank you.
Haha, and what's that? Killing pain by diverting pain to a different area? xD Yeah, I don't mind pain too much.. If anything it's a nuisance. But I do really dislike the pain that doesn't go away. the dull nagging pains that last for hours or the sharp pains that happen out of nowhere. ;;
Thanks for your support. :)
I'm stubborn as hell so I normally don't even take baby aspirin to get rid of pain, I just wait it out most of the time.
That feral cat story sounds neat, what happened (if you don't mind me asking)? :0
I'm sorry to hear about your recent troubles...
My grandma would call these moments "Character-building experiences"
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I hated that woman. xDD
Here's she scoop:
One of my best friends rescued a feral cat when it was a kitten, from hoarders in the local town. he was always sort of wild but as he got older he had very violent tendencies toward people, including her. He'd randomly run up and start scratching or biting you. Whether it was a territory thing or whether he was just a bit mental, we never knew. But one night I was sleeping over and I was in her room sitting on her floor and we were watching television, and the next thing I know there is a cat digging it's teeth into my wrist and scratching my arm with it's back claws.
Needless to say i threw it off, but it ended up biting me a good seven or eight times before that, and deep bites too. started gushing blood soon after. I was bawling. xD But all I really did to "heal" it was put on some rubbing alcohol. I should have gone to the hospital or something. :/ Cat bites can actually be more dangerous than dog bites because of infection and many other factors.. Bleh. I was dumb back then. xD
And if I follow your gran's logic, then I am plenty full of character. :P
And rubbing alcohol? Ouch! D:
Second of all, that really freakin' SUCKS! Pain is no joke! Feral cats can get downright mean for no reason! Ugh I don't even know what can be done with that kind of thing since I don't know much about it. Maybe surgery? Remove the scar tissue? Maybe there's something stuck in there...? Dunno. :x
But ugh worrrrrrrrk is often a complaint with me too. Get this. We have more than enough employees but they STILL understaff us! Like my co-workers have four days off in a row and here I am with 30 plus hours and there almost all the time! And by myself with no backups or someone to even cover my breaks half the time.
No idea what is up with the food industry though. Your bosses sound like they should have planned a better career choice. So rude for no reason and if they don't want to lose your service, they should treat you better. I know I barely receive compliments either. Is it really so hard for them to appreciate the work their hardworking employees do?
That really sounds awful though. That's funny that you said you are kinda not too social with your customers 'cause they're strangers 'cause that's how I get with mine too sometimes. I have to warm up every day before I can be openly friendly and helpful lol.
These were perfectly acceptable rants. And btw I don't mind reading them. In fact, I like when you share. :)
And yeah, my guesses for the cat bight are: Over time scar tissue has built up around my joints, so whenever I move my wrist it rubs against the tissue and causes pain; or maybe even, That when the cat bit me, it caused internal infection of some sort but since the wound closed over something's still bad inside the wrist.
And you know, it really scares me about that because not that I look at there it bit me; there's a huge vein where one of the top fangs went in. And veins pump blood through your body, you know? ;; I hope i'm not secretly toxic. But then again it's not likely, because it's been about 4 years since this happened, so if something bad was gonna happen in my blood, it probably would have already.
And yeah; That's like how I feel with work. When i was on my half yesterday, it was just me and my boss in the place. and people started gushing in, so I couldn't finish my break. Had to clock back in to help because it was busy. I mean, don't get me wrong, sometimes they are nice or at the very least "respectful". But a good majority of the time I wonder why I'm still around because it seems like all I ever do is get blamed. I swear I could have claimed workers comp a few times too for almost slicing my finger off or getting sprains, but I didn't :P Dedicated. I think I stay because I do need a job. I need to pay my bills. And sure, more hours is more money, but it's also less sanity, less free time, and less positive socialization.
Hehe, and yes, I'm shy. ^^; And extremely apprehensive, too. I don't judge people by their looks but as soon as they open their mouth or show their true colours, I know what I feel about them. And most of the time at work, men are either drunk asses, ignorant asses, or decent, and women can be the same. xD decent folks are rare, though. Mostly old people that are decent, although i've found a few crabs. I am nice to them until they start being snarky with me. Then I get cold and static.
-hugs- Thank you for sharing your own experiences as well as offering such nice insight. You're too kind. ^_^ <3
Yeah I don't know much about animal bites, but I know cats have something in their saliva that causes serious infections. Don't ever wanna run into one with rabies. :x
Yeah I would think something would have happened too by now if it was gonna. But maybe it's silent? Lol don't mean to make it sound scarier, but yeah. I would think it would have already happened though. Hopefully they, doctors, can do something about the pain though! That sounds incredibly unfun, especially the type of job you have.
Work really can be super lame though. I've only worked in the food industry once, and I wasn't waiting tables so it was somewhat less ugggggggggggggh and dealing with them more than behind the counter. I always kinda wanted to be a waitress to see what it was like but I heard enough horror stories to stay in retail lol.
I know, sometimes I wonder what they would do without me, and what I would do without all the money. :( I hate money sometimes because you really can't live without it. Unless you decided to become a top a thief for a living!
Haha my experience with customers is more or less the same. Usually people are high as hell rather than drunk. Old people are either really nice or mean as hell. And all becaues I asked for their id! But when you own a credit card, that's what happens lol.
Hopefully you're feeling better now than before after talking about it. :)
but ffff I know how much it sucks to have a hurt wrist at work. I work in an ice cream shop, and I sprained my wrist last week. I could not scoop with that hand any more (still can't, actually). Scooping with my wrong hand is hugely frustrating and takes about twice as long.
I don't have the problem with strangers, but I have very little patience, so dealing with indecisive and picky customers on busy nights drives me up the wall. >:U