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The debt coma has finally hit home. Today, my power went off at 7:00 am. Time to take evasive action. God I need a better job. 40 hours a week does not garauntee you anything in this world. Of the four opportunities before me, I must be wise, not jump into something bad just because of this minor setback. It’s momentary. Temporary. A bit like this job.
Now with my $0.32 an hour raise, it’s clearly not covering even the basics. Shelter, electricity, and food. Evasive actions looks like a temporary loan for debt consolidation. Terrible interest rates. A new hit on my credit report for the pull, and off to work today at 1 pm.
It’s hard to motivate for a gig that doesn’t even cover the basics, no matter how I love watching and brushing shoulders with the beautiful people.
The empty manager still fist bumps me in joy of some kind. A delusion that he and I are in agreement about anything. He simply did not make any effort to understand my situation. Even the blimp with UPT is temporary. The 3rd party company just needs the verifications now. Doctor’s notes that I supplied to my managers went where exactly? Okay, we do that one again. No worries.
But, for this “leader” just simply discount my future on his team by throwing up his hands… Time to move along, I think. And the parade of interviews continues during my shifts. For them to gamble on “unknowns” doesn’t make sense.
I supposed they know I’m a temp player. I have options. I’m going to exercise them. That’s the point of growth and advancement.
I guess I am part of the administrations economic *bs* with tarrifs making the entire economy uncertain. The people lower on the totem pole than me must really be maxed out. I mean, I don’t have much to complain about as I lift my garage door to go eat breakfast on the last available credit on one of my credit cards.
Don’t freak out. Take the next step. Move all chess pieces forward and relax. The moment is okay. This breakfast is good. The power will be restored in a few hours if things go as planned. I have options. Most people in my situation do not have options. Even in this setback I am grateful.
See you beyond the checkout line.
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The hope I see in others
becomes the hope I have for myself,
my life, and my own journey.
– The Happy Cashier
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