Math is hard

Life sure does have it's ups and downs..we all know this.

I just haven't decided yet, if I'm on an up swing or a down swing! LOL

The new job is............well, it's a job.
I semi like it..and I semi don't.
They have pushed very hard to get me 'power trained' ..it's the best way to describe it.
Here's what I mean.
As a lower level manager, there are certain 'corporate' things I have to know, comply with and learn, along with basic store 'management' details. According to their 'official' training manual (of which I did not get) there are 3  levels of training that I should be going through in order to reach the management position I have been hired for.  I am supposed to be finished with 'level 1'training after 40 hours, 'level 2' after another 120 hours and finally 'level 3' after another 40 hours. Total amount of hours.........200.
I started my job on Sunday of last week..one week ago today. I had worked a total of 2 days (appx 10 hrs) when on the third day and the beginning of my shift, I walk in and the current manager said to me "we have to get you through all your training tonight..up to and including level 3."  SCUZE ME?

"yep, Bryan wants you trained so that you can be given alarm codes and such so you can open and close the store by yourself ASAP"...............UHMMM..I DON'T THINK SO!

Not only was I supposed to 'power train'..but the current store manager and I were supposed to get it done DURING WORKING hours. ................."YEAH RIGHT!"

Needless to say, we didn't get it done that day ..but, information was shoved into my head for the next 2 days.
How many hours have I worked there? Total: 22
Now..minus 22 from the 200 I'm supposed to train for and you get??  178 more hours of training left. Am I going to get it? NO
Today when I go into work, I have to partake of a 'phone conference testing' with Bryan to see if I pass and can be given the alarm code. (I received my keys on day 3).

REALLY?
Am I ready? Not even!
Will I pass? Doubtful
Am I happy about this? PFFFT!

I've done all I can to 'crash course' some of this stuff this morning..it is not sticking.
This company has more acronyms then the fucking dictionary! (and I'm supposed to know them all!)
This company has NO TRUST in it's employees whatsoever. That is no lie.
Example: All the cameras in the store and not aimed at the door and the floor where customers are..ohh no..they are aimed at the employees.

 <BLINK BLINK!>
WHY?
A portion of the training information that has been shoved into my head has been about 'policy' and theft. (by employees) Maybe..just maybe I've been out of the 'retail' business too long. Do employees really do this type of stuff..? I mean..REALLY?
The rest of the training has been...........OHMYGAWD kinda shit. Acronym after acronym of this and that and what you need to do daily and emails and category counts and where to go for this information and so on and so on..
The basic training of the meat of the store, like "HOW TO FRIGGIN CHECK SOMEONE OUT AT THE REGISTER has been..catch it if you can! JJJEEEEESUS KEEERIST!

You're kidding me right??

Oh..and well, I can't take smoke breaks either..........GASP!! No..I cannot even step out the front door (with the store being empty mind you) and take a quick smoke..nope. A manager has to be IN the store at ALL TIMES! Even if another (non manager) employee is in the store..you cannot step outside!   WTH?

oh..and you can't sit down at any time either!...............what? A shift without a break or the ability to rest your feet for a moment?? Excuse me?
NOPE..........

Ohh..and those 32-40 hours I was told I would get..Hmm He must have meant every TWO weeks..cuz as it stands..I'm getting about 20 hrs a week.
Now..mind you, for part time, this is great..but..when you consider that I have to travel 38 miles round trip to and from work for a shift...and in order to get those 20 hrs a week, they are splitting it up into shifts of 3-7 hrs..how many times a week do I have to drive that 38 miles. 5. Five is the answer here.
5x's 38 = that's almost 200 miles. 200 miles in my car will cost me about 60 bucks. My paycheck for 20 hours, minus taxes is only going to be about 120. Now minus 60 for the gas (not to mention the miles I'll be adding to my car!) and you tell me...........is working this job going to 'pay me'??  (just in case you don't want to do the math..that leaves me about 60$ to deposit in the bank) ..uhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Probably not is the answer here. Probably not.

So as I said at the beginning of this post..life sure does have it's ups and downs..and I just cant' seem to figure out if I'm on an upswing or a downswing.
............................but I can figure out math..and the math is not calculating in this equation.

The Crone of Corporate Yo'yo's

Sage