Monday, August 28, 2006
I Am So MAD!
This is one of my worest days. I woke up in a good mood and everything. I have been cleaning doing dishes, scruben floors, vacumning my weekly cleaning. My husband calls me and tells me that his boss is DEMANDING him to work six to seven days a week. He is a Store Manager and the hours on the store are over. Since his hours doesn't count against them they want him working more. But get this he is salary and will not get paid overtime for all this work. Not only that but when they hired him they agreed to pay him a certain amount he is getting paid thousands less then what he was told. It has been three months and they said they would fix it and we aren't doing so good. I am sick of begging family I am sick of begging friends. I am tired of selling our things just to get by. I am fed up with being nothing for having my family and nothing else. Some people just doesn't get how hard it is. I am going to see what I can do about getting a job its just I don't have anyone to watch my kids I don't have the money to pay them to go to a daycare. His hours change from week to week so It is hard for me to find a job that will work around that. I just . . . . . . get so frustrated at stupid ass people for not doing their damn job. My husband has done great with what he has done with his job but apparently they don't want to pay him what he deserves. We have tried to find him another job but were I live there is not a lot of oppertunity. Previous I have said that I have been told to move to a closer city but you can't move somewhere when you don't have the money to even pay your freakin bills. I am just glad my kids are so young to not really understand . . . . . . . that we are . . . . . . poor. Rich in love and family and friends but with money lol. Lets just say when you see a twenty dollar bill on the road what do you think of it. New CD maybe a movie, Dinner, for us it is at least three days of food sometimes more if you get Ramen noodles and Bread and Sandwich meat. I am not saying all this for you to feel sorry for me but for you to look around you and think "Hey I am doing pretty good compared to her". Just appreciate what you got. And maybe I can write you all soon and let you know that my husband kicked his bosses ass and got a freakin raise , or he found another job that needed him. Because apparently these people don't need him if they treat him like crap.
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I certainly understand your frustration. It is so common in the retail industry. Talk to any store manager and you hear it often. One retailer who does not have this reputation is JC Penney. Are they near you, at all? Or, a Lord and Taylor, etc. High end. Forget the low end stores.
In the meantime, what about you? How can you be helped? Just a few suggestions to get you down the road until things change-- and they will change, because everything does.
Have you a church you can turn to for some help? Do they have (or can you start) some babysitting/ daycare at the church? Talk to the pastor. There must be many moms like you who could at least use a few hours off; if they can start daycare, there must be moms who could work. Offer to get it started, making clear you need a small salary for your work.
How about a food pantry or food kitchen at a local church? This can supplement your meals. It will free up a little money for other things. Maybe, just maybe, save so you can move.
What about babysitting in your home? Or, start a babysitting co-operative in your neighborhood.
Think about your education. Can you take any night classes or adult education classes that will make you marketable when your children are in school.
Put all that energy to good use. Stop twirling. Also, many people who need someone to clean their home will allow the person to bring the children with them while they work.
It isn't glamorous but it also doesn't have to be forever.
There's more, but I don't have the space her. You can visit my web at www.teenthinkingwithdrd.com
Sheila
I hope that things will improve for you - it must have felt good to get all that off your chest. My suggestion is to buy meat and vegies when they are reduced in price and make big pots of soup/stew very cheaply. Are there any expenses that you can cut down on? - such as cable t.v. or a cell phone that isn't necessary? ( I don't have either of these things). Could you sell some stuff on ebay? There are always great books and other items to be found in second hand shops that you could flog on ebay - well it's just a thought :).
Is your husband in some kind of union that could stand up for his rights? Surely there are laws against what's going on with him at work in your country?.
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