Odd thought patterns here...

United States
June 8, 2009 8:21pm CST
Hello, my family is about ready to make me go crazy (Oh wait, I already am crazy!) Whatever, anyhow, so my mom and 2 of my siblings work at this certain restaurant. My brother calls in sick every other day and sometimes he will go and pick up his tips from work on the days that he called in sick. His friends come to visit him at work... it's a doozy! Then there is my sister. She was doing okay at the job, until she got fired today. I had an application filled out for the job already, but I was waiting because they told me they weren't hiring. But, when I found out my sister had been fired I rushed in and asked to speak to the manager. I said 'I heard that you fired my sister today and would like to be considered for taking her place.' I laughed when I said it and was very friendly. I need a job VERY bad, and since my brother and my mom both work there I figured that this could be my way into some type of job. But, when my mom found out she didn't think it was too great. My sister and my brother started to rant about me 'being a bad worker' because I 'haven't had a job in 5 years' actually it's been 4, but I wasn't aware they had been trying to count! Anyhow, I have an awesome work ethic. When I do have a job I work like I did when I was in the Air Force, I've been nicknamed as 'supertroop' at past jobs because I work so hard, I come in no matter how sick I am. At one job I got called by my daughter's daycare because she was sick. I picked her up and dropped her off with my dad (he is a nurse, so I knew her health needs would be cared for) I went back to work and picked up an extra shift. I have 'wore' myself out at jobs, that's part of the reason I took a 4 year long sabbatical because I knew I couldn't keep it up much longer without medication. Now, I'm medicated for the problems that I had and I'm ready to make a go of it again. My sister loves taunting me for not having a job, why would she really try to make me feel bad about getting a job? And my brother, what does he care, it's not like I'm going to try to steal the 'hot chicks' from him at work. Or my mom, she has been trying to encourage me to get a job and she hardly works at the place that much at all she only works one shift on the weekends pretty much. So why are they behaving like this? Any thoughts?
1 response
@moondancer (7431)
• United States
9 Jun 09
I would have no idea why your family would diss you like that when you have had a good work record. Are there any temps services where you live? That or the employment office could help you find a job. I don't think I would want to work with people being family or not that have a bad attitude about me. That would make it a hard situation...To work with people that have a bad attitude towards you. I'd ask them "why" they think such things of you? When you do get a job don't over work yourself so you will not have to take time off again. Good luck to you.
• United States
9 Jun 09
Oh I would rather not have to work around my family. But, it seems that I don't have the best of luck with finding a job right now. So, I thought that this place is indeed hiring so I have a better chance... maybe. I don't know. But, it was a try. I will continue looking for a job and I think that I won't be over working myself any time too soon. I'm starting out just looking for part time work and will build my way up from there I think. No need to rush into this head long!