Okay, you know how I've been driving to GF to work at the hotel to make up hours to get my profit share money.... you know how I spent GAS money, FOOD money, HOTEL ROOM money just to work 8 hour shifts and drive back to DL.... MISSING days at my REAL freakin' job...
well...
Eric calls today to let me know that I'm only 2 hours short of making up all the hours I need to file to get my ESOP profit share money from Tharaldson... (from putting in 5 loyal freakin' years) He says not to worry about the last two hours... that he'll just write me in and I'll just be done... then he throws in... and get this.... they only pay out to employee share holders ONCE A FREAKIN' YEAR.... YEAR!!! Guess when that was THIS year... OCTOBER!! guess what month it is now... NOVEMBER! SO.. I have to wait until OCTOBER of NEXT year to get my $$$. My manager swears she told me.. well you know what, THAT is something I would have remembered! She never said anything like that, I mean she never really specified when i was to get this money, but if they only give it out once a year (the end of their fiscal year, I'm assuming) that is something she could have told me.
Now why does this suck?
With that close t0 $4500.00 I was going to buy a new lighting kit... some backdrops... some camera equipment, and pay off the credit card (so close to having a 0 balance!) Now I can't buy a new light kit or backdrops... and prolly never will.
It also sucks cause we used the credit card for much of those expences of me just going to GF to work. Food, gas, hotel stay... and the idea was to just pay it off with this money... now we have to think of another way. I would have understood if I got it in a couple of MONTHS, in fact, that is what I was expecting.. that I'd have to wait. but not a whole freakin' year .
so now I'm pissed cause I REALLY REALLY wanted to get going on this photography thing. If I don't get into it now, I'm never going to get to. This time next year, we'll prolly have a baby, and who's kidding here... like I'll actually have money and time to work on photography.
I'm seriously pissed off that I didn't go to school to be something more practical. Kids, don't listen to your friends... you really dont' HAVE to like your job, you just have to have a job you can put up with while you're working toward your dream job, that doesn't really exsist and when you can reach your goal, you're like 80 years old.
Without new camera equipment and lights, I'm never gonna get to build a portfolio and learn more.
okay, so maybe I'm overexhaggerating, but I'm really upset about this and it just that I was looking forward to it so much I forgot that I have the worst luck in the world, and should never get my hopes up about anything because chances are plans don't go through and I end up being majorly disappointed.
I guess we could just buy it and put it on the credit card... but we were SOOOOO close to having it completely paid off... we haven't bought any extravagent items, and we budget very closely and we almost paid it all off.... gr....
just gr...
okay that brings me to my second topic of the night. Hunting. I'm all for controlling the deer population... but why do people take pictures of their hung up deer carcus bleeding and half dismembered with them smiling big like "hahaha sucker!"
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
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wow. simply wow. I can't believe that they didn't tell you that. I believe you that your manager didn't say anything because any time that you brought it up you said that you would get the money in December. I can't believe they would screw you over like that. Wait, maybe I can. Makes you wonder if any of the shit you had to go through was worth it. On the brightside, next year when you have a baby you'll be getting $4500 to buy your baby some cute clothes. :) I know, I know...it doesn't make it any better...
Hey! I'm basically working toward the same goal as you were, just through a different medium. Am I really wasting my time? Maybe I should go into something more lucrative, like Geology or Native American Studies?
You have to hang in there, so eventually I can just set up a drawing desk in your studio, that way I don't have to pay rent on my own office!
As much as I didn't expect you to get screwed like that, I can honestly say I'm not surprised, and I absolutely believe that Jan would have neglected to mention that little nugget that could have helped you last month.
I'd say just put some equipment on your CC and acquire it gradually.
Wow! I mean WOW! I can't beleive that happened. Could Jan just not really know when the cut off date was? I can't understand why she would do that to you. I'm sure she must have known that you had plans for that money! All I can say is Grrrrr #@%*&@# to that too.
But you know what I don't think that you should regret what you did for college because as far as I'm concerned you do an exelalent job with your pictures and some day you will make a good living with it.
Having kids shouldn't change all that That's what babysitters and daycare is for. Maybe even Grandmas, Grampas and Aunties even Great aunties and cosins. The list goes on and on. So don't go using that for an excuse not to set up a photography studio why you could even have a play pen and keep her at your office if nessasary. You do what you have to do to work on you art because the world should not be deprived of your talent! So Yeah that me on a soap box giving you a insperational speach I hope it helped. Just go for it!! Love you
Doug, you'll have two degrees that will make getting the exact job you wand worth it.
Mom, You're just one big ball of positivity! and cheesey.
thanks you guys!
Hey it's me again, I just wanted to say... when I said her I should have said him or her. Yeah cuz since I didn't have any little boys that makes it your responsibility! Hahahahahahahaha!! (Oh no presure) And the thing about the deer. I agree, It's just sick to take a picture of some thing that's dead especially when you're the one that killed it. But I guess everyone has their own little quirks. Sorry that you have to develop them.
that really does suck.
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