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13 years ago
...for a shot at the Big Time
I'm going to state a few things first off. 1) I just want to vent and rant for a minute, so just let me stand on my soapbox and preach 2) I regret ever leaving Austin and the job I had there. I had a good thing and I let my emotions get in the away, I broke my own rule. 3) I hate the job I have now, I feel so used and lied to for what I took the job for.
Now I know people are going to read the top and say, "Be glad you had a job" and others will say, "Wish I had a job to complain about." I will be honest, whoever says that is completely right. However, I am mad and I want to vent and what-not before I do something stupid...again.
I took the job and came back to Georgia because the golf course was willing to pay for my PGA education. Now that shit is extremely expensive here is the Associated Costs of it: http://pdf.pgalinks.com/regmemos/PG.....iatedCosts.pdf Looking at that you can see why it's a sweet deal, but it's the unwritten costs that have me in a twist. I never realized what kind of golf course I was getting affiliated. It was ranked the 15th best course in the state and the best in middle Georgia, so on the surface a great place to work. Never judge a book by its cover. My title is First Assistant Golf Professional but I do next to nothing related to the job. I rarely ever get to play, I usually set up and wash carts which is what I did in high school as a "cart boy," I am not allowed to teach, and I only spend 30% in the shop with customers. All of this is due to budget cuts and we cannot hire anymore staff, we only have 2 in our department and I count as 1. Now the course is closed the 1st through the 8th for maintenance and I was told I would get paid, well not now. I was told yesterday I would not get paid after-all and I would have to work with another department to get any pay. Here's the problem, I've already made plans. I was going to spend time with my family til the 4th, especially my little sister who just broke off her engagement. After that I was going to visit some cub friends one state over for a few days before returning to work. I don't know what I am going to do. And yet still not the end of this yet. I also found out today that starting the 14th I am going to be stripped of my title and will be working a turf maintenance grunt worker until the slow period stops around the end of February. I hate this place! After this news I was severely pissed off and according to one waitress I was "walking around with a big F*** YOU! tattooed on my face" and I do not deny that. I've been at home for some time now trying to calm down but have been unable.
I just need to go back to what I did in high school. Keep my head down and don't let anyone get to me. Use this place to get my PGA education paid for and leave the first chance I get. I cannot wait, maybe return to Austin and/or somewhere else out west.
Thanks to anyone who read all that and if you don't I understand as well
KaGe
I'm going to state a few things first off. 1) I just want to vent and rant for a minute, so just let me stand on my soapbox and preach 2) I regret ever leaving Austin and the job I had there. I had a good thing and I let my emotions get in the away, I broke my own rule. 3) I hate the job I have now, I feel so used and lied to for what I took the job for.
Now I know people are going to read the top and say, "Be glad you had a job" and others will say, "Wish I had a job to complain about." I will be honest, whoever says that is completely right. However, I am mad and I want to vent and what-not before I do something stupid...again.
I took the job and came back to Georgia because the golf course was willing to pay for my PGA education. Now that shit is extremely expensive here is the Associated Costs of it: http://pdf.pgalinks.com/regmemos/PG.....iatedCosts.pdf Looking at that you can see why it's a sweet deal, but it's the unwritten costs that have me in a twist. I never realized what kind of golf course I was getting affiliated. It was ranked the 15th best course in the state and the best in middle Georgia, so on the surface a great place to work. Never judge a book by its cover. My title is First Assistant Golf Professional but I do next to nothing related to the job. I rarely ever get to play, I usually set up and wash carts which is what I did in high school as a "cart boy," I am not allowed to teach, and I only spend 30% in the shop with customers. All of this is due to budget cuts and we cannot hire anymore staff, we only have 2 in our department and I count as 1. Now the course is closed the 1st through the 8th for maintenance and I was told I would get paid, well not now. I was told yesterday I would not get paid after-all and I would have to work with another department to get any pay. Here's the problem, I've already made plans. I was going to spend time with my family til the 4th, especially my little sister who just broke off her engagement. After that I was going to visit some cub friends one state over for a few days before returning to work. I don't know what I am going to do. And yet still not the end of this yet. I also found out today that starting the 14th I am going to be stripped of my title and will be working a turf maintenance grunt worker until the slow period stops around the end of February. I hate this place! After this news I was severely pissed off and according to one waitress I was "walking around with a big F*** YOU! tattooed on my face" and I do not deny that. I've been at home for some time now trying to calm down but have been unable.
I just need to go back to what I did in high school. Keep my head down and don't let anyone get to me. Use this place to get my PGA education paid for and leave the first chance I get. I cannot wait, maybe return to Austin and/or somewhere else out west.
Thanks to anyone who read all that and if you don't I understand as well
KaGe
Kage, do you have it in writing that they will be paying your PGA education?