Fartability

I've made it through my first week at the local sweat shop. I found out a few things that I was not pleased about, but on the flip side, Atilla has also not been a supreme bitch to me either. She pretty much leaves me alone. This is a good thing, cuz the one thing that would have made me leave this job ASAP is her. I'm getting rid of my husband for much of the same things she does, so it would not bode well with me if I had to deal with a Dementor at work. NO no no.

Seriously though..Atilla shows me what she wants done and goes about her merry way, leaving me to my own ends. On the other end of the plant though, she's doggin' the shit out of the other new girl. Constantly on her back about this or that. It took figuring Atilla out, (by day two I might add), just what type of person she is and the best way to 'get around her'.
(having dealt with someone very similar to her for the last 5 years of my life, I had a leg up in the situation)
The secret? Silence. When she approaches, don't try to ask questions, don't try to explain why you may or may not be doing something wrong or right. Simply let her approach, do her bitching/telling, reply with "Yes' Ma'am" and leave it at that. That's what I've done and I've been left in peace. It helps too, that the product I'm putting out is pretty decent. Matter of fact, Atilla checked my stuff yesterday morning and gave me a compliment. Again, I bout hit the floor. It's all good. She's pleased with me I believe.

(Only because I let her have her way..stay silent so that she 'the queen' can rule, she is very much like Dementor..she is boss and that's all there is to it..what she says goes, no matter if you do or do not have an opinion..it does not count. Period.)

Now the bad thing I found out this week.. I'm only making minimum wage while under 'temp' status. This majorly sucks..I was hoping it would be better then that, but alas, $7.50 is all there is to it until I am hired on as a permanent employee. This could be as early as 4 weeks or as late as 90 days (or never), but it's going to reek havoc with my bill situation that's for sure. It's something I'll have to deal with, as I have no choice. I will say working only a 4 hour day on Friday's is nice. Then knowing you have the whole weekend leaves a perk to this job that almost makes it worth keeping.
I have made up my mind though, that I'm going to give it 4 weeks. If I'm not hired on at the end of those 4 weeks, on my next Friday afternoon off (which is every Friday) I'll be heading to job services. I cannot go 90 days on minimum wage.

Most of my week this week has been very much like I've been living alone, what with Dementor's new 'night time schedule'. We've been like to ships passing in the night for the most part. The first 2 days he arrived home 1/2 hour before I left and left 1 hour after I got home in the afternoons. Two days he didnt' make it home before I left, and one day he was gone before I got home. Those days were nice.
It's different for sure, but I think I'm in love with being alone.

(I can fart if I want to and not worry about someone asking me what I ate or making comments on my 'fartability'!)

Another perk of being alone.. if it's just me using dishes, I can load my dishwasher all week long and run it once a week.How cool is that?!
The biggest issue I have now is...how to get a bale of hay to the house without a truck. I use hay in the chicken coup and I'm not sure if one will fit in the trunk of Lil' Red. Hmmm I may have to experiment with this.

Ohh..and Mother Nature is at her devilment again this week. Good gawd, I so thought I was done with Aunt Flo's visits, but alas, she has knocked upon my door this week. GRRRRR!!

So, I'm off to enjoy my weekend time off..clean house and put plastic on windows!
Till next time Sista's!

The Crone of Minimum Wage

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