[Shadow-X-]

Today, was my last day at my full-time job. After returning from a week long trip in Mexico, I had a week of full-time working to do, in which I told my managers that I would be quitting at the beginning of September so that I could concentrate on school again. I was finding that during the week after I returned from Mexico, I was not needed much. Now, I know that the location at which I was working (as a car detailer), was not getting much business over the past few weeks, and the owner was getting mad at the managers from the high labour rate and the low sales. So in my point of view, it was fine that I was sent home early the times I worked, or I was not needed at all (afterall, being one of the highest paid student full time worker wasn't too bad). But yesterday caught me off guard. I went into work as usual, and asked my manager if they needed me to work. He told me no, and that he had to talk to me. So he took me to the back, and told me that the owner did not want me working that day because of what I had told a customer that I picked up (as our shuttle service) a few weeks ago, and it goes a little something like this:
About 3~4 weeks ago, we had a customer's car to clean, and I was given the duty to go pick the customer up. I did so, and on the drive back to our store, I was chit chatting with her, and she asked questions. "How long have you been working here?", to which I replied "Almost 2 years, but I'm quitting soon." She then proceeded to ask "Why?", to which I replied "I find that as seniority at my work, I don't get the respect from my co-workers, which I understand since I am one of the youngest people to be working there, I didn't get a raise when the owner verbally agreed to giving me one when I started full time in the summer (which I did not receive because of some inane reason), and how I didn't think business was doing so well and how the owner was a little too aggressive in opening new stores when they were having financial troubles at the main store (at which I worked)".
Well, the lady I was driving, ended up being high school friends with my owner. She had told my boss (the owner) what I told her.
As I know what I did was wrong, I understood why the owner told my manager that he didn't want me working. As one of my last days of working there at my job, I didn't really care. Personally, I do not hate anyone at my work, and yes, I was a hard worker, as is my other co-workers, but I found that I could not tell my owner or my one manager how I really felt. I would be quite open to all the other managers at different locations (of the same store) since I worked with them quite a lot, and they all liked me.
Where am I trying to go with this post? I do not know. I am rambling (so shut up and keep reading... hehe). As a student, it is going to hurt my financial situation at this point because I am quitting a job that pays me $8.50 an hour when I am trying to save up for my future university tuition, payback my dad for the mexico trip, and after spending quite a few dollars to repair my mom's car in which I was in a small car accident with right before I left for mexico (not the best thing to happen when you just used your daddy's credit card to pay for a $1400 mexico trip....).
I went into work today (my last day), and asked my manager if I was given any special instructions by the owner (as to not working again). She told me the whole situation, and how what I did wasn't too great (ok, she told me I fucked up), but the decision of working today was up to me. Given my situation, I thought the best interest for me was not to work because I can now assume that my owner does not have a fond eye towards me anymore. I, being young and gullable, do not have anything againts him, I did not try to offend him or hurt his business in any way. I will still visit my former job once in a while, that is if they do not scould me for being there to say hello.
Now, as school is starting after this long weekend, I am left with no job, with bills to pay, and the loss of starting a week late into school (because I am transferring schools, there is always processing time for that).
I am looking for a new job now, and this is no plea here on the forum for a job, I am inept in my artistic skills. I just find that I do not think that anyone has really had a good experience when leaving a job, sure you might enjoy it, but there is always something "wrong" or problems arise when doing so. In my case, they did not fire me, I chose to persue different oppertunities. I am clueless as to where I am going to apply next for a job, but I hope it will be a fun experience just as my job as a car detailist for 2 years was.

Now if I could only figure out how to use this retarded Microsoft resume maker included in Word.... It has to be so damn difficult!!! ARG! *pulling out hair trying to get everything to work*

[ August 31, 2002: Message edited by: Shadow-X- ]