i have never wanted to drop kick somone in the head so bad...
well, maybe every once in awhile, but it really has been a long time. i'm one of those people, i don't like being told what to do or how to do things. i'm usually pretty confident in my way of doing things, sometimes to a fault. now i don't mind seeing how other people do things and then trying to improve upon that or use it to improve upon my own way... i'm a problem solver kind of person. i like doing it because it's challenging. so having the new woman at work (who consequently would technically be my new boss if i wasn't leaving in a few days and actually gave a shit) following me around, telling me how to do things is driving me crazy. she doesn't ask how things were done before. she just does them, messes shit up, and then comes looking for someone to clean it up.
she kept me busy an entire day... no breaks, no lunch, no sitting to rest... rearranging the entire store. it was this inane little crusade she had to put her own little touch on everything i guess. if i wasn't quitting i probably would have had it out with her right there because it's been mine for so long. but it's hers now so more power to her. i just wish she didn't have to drag me into it. i just want to get through my last week doing a minimal amount of work and making it obvious how little i really care anymore without pissing anyone off too much. i think she was trying to prove something to me by harassing me the whole time. well, little does she know that she has made about 0 impact and i'm not doing shit the rest of the week. she was a fuckin waitress before she got hired to make my life hell, is barely a few years older than me, and dumb as dirt.
i think i know what she's doing though. it's the same thing everyone does in a new job. you are super eager and want to make a good impression. especially being a new manager. just recognize that there are people who have been there working their asses off for two years and aren't going to really want to be ordered around after you've been there a week and are still having to double check with them on the correct way to wipe your ass without screwing everything up and making more work for the people who know what the hell they are doing. i know new people need a certain adjustment period, but i've trained a number of other people for this job and i know they weren't that dense. i'm scared to see what's going to happen when she moves beyond basic cashier duties and into the realm of actual manager level things. what a scary day that will be... i'm so glad i won't be there.
but today was my last day with my only other remaining coworker from the old guard. we got through the whole day and didn't even think about it, and then i dropped her off at the train and was all like, see you wednesday! and she said, no i'll be gone for spring break. and then i'll be gone next monday. so that was it. leaving out anything mushy crap about being great friends and really bonding over the past year plus of working together, i really am going to miss that kid. she was one of the people that made that job fun and that was important and a big part of me actually sticking around for two years. i feel bad leavin her there alone with the new manager cuz now everything is going to come down on her as the only person who actually knows how to do anything. but i'm really happy to be leaving. i hugged her and promised i'd come back down and visit, and would be available on the phone if she ever had any questions about anything. it was kind of bitter sweet in a way that i'm not used to.
