I had such a bad night at work. I keep thinking, and holding onto the hope, that things are going to get better. I keep waiting for all of the changes I was promised, all of the positive leaps forward that were supposed to occur. So far, nothing. Our new manager has done nothing that he promised, and it feels like he’s gone backwards instead of forwards. For one… he plays favourites. The more you brown nose, the better you’re treated and the more perks you get. Hope is the worst, and I’ve taken to calling her The Brown Nose Supreme. She has her head shoved so far up Darren’s ass, it’s hard to tell where he ends, and her lard ass begins. It’s pathetic, and annoying, because all of the special treatment she gets from him gives her this sense of entitlement and authority that she just… doesn’t have. She has no right to come over into my department and boss me around. Fuck that. I would die before I took orders from her. For second… he cannot be trusted. I was talking to Kelly tonight while we were working, and she was telling me that she made the mistake of confiding him. He went and regurgitated what she said and it has caused tension between her and the people she spoke to him about. He has also done nothing for Melanie. The poor girl has had so many problems with The Brown Nose Supreme, and he’s done nothing. Absolutely nothing.
So, I’ve applied to take a position on the day shift. If I get it, it will be a pay deduction, but it will get me away from The Brown Nose Supreme and the stress of being helpless and ignored. I want to have a life, too. Working nights and sleeping all day… my life is non-existent outside of work. I would like to join the world again.
On my day off, I decided to take a walk, and was delighted to see that the local vegetation was starting to bloom. I was so thrilled, because it means spring is in full swing and I’m going to have a nice green summer. I had to take pictures, because I’m a lamer like that. Forgive the quality… my cellphone was all I had.
I need to get outside more, I think. Lather on the SPF 110 (need to maintain that pallor) and go hiking. Maybe I’ll do that next Tuesday. 
I know all too well the shit that goes on in every Wal-Mart. The drama doesn’t change no matter what shift or store you’re in. I’m in my seventh store and I’ve work overnight and days. It all sucks. I’m stuck until I finish college though.
Those flowers are beautiful. I live in the desert so I don’t get beautiful vegetation like that too often. Just what I plant in the fall or winter because summer kills everything here. When it’s 110 degrees it’s hard to survive. lol
This is exactly how things went at the last job I had, and the job before that, to boot. I get the feeling that every single job out there is gonna be the same in that context, at least for you and I … Simply because it’s obvious we’re not able to stoop to such a disgustingly shit sniffing level.
Must be fucking fantastic for those with their nostrils down there, though, eh …? All they have to do is take a whiff and they become the boss’ favourite. Both amazing and sad.
Good for you, though, for applying to get your shifts switched. Your sanity and happiness is loads more important than a couple of extra bucks, and I’m glad you totally get this!
And the photos you took of those flowers could’ve been taken in my own city — The lilacs are just as equally half-bloomed here! Aren’t they gorgeous …? I freakin’ love seeing them appear, espeicially this year … For some reason I’m appreciated nature a lot more than usual as of late. ^^ It’s nice!
Wow those are really good pictures, even if they are from a cell phone. They make great wallpaper for those too, heehee! The purple one is my favorite.
I’m so sorry that you have to put up with brown-nosing at work… that really is the worst. I always try to listen in and try to catch them at their own game, use their words against them… they always tend to say something behind everyone’s backs that can be used later for ammunition.
Nice pictures ^^
Work sucks sometimes, how the situation with jobs around there where you live? maybe it is worth to look for another one while still keeping this one for the money?