The Week Of Hell

From unprofessionalism in the workplace to weekly fights with the family, this one week has been hell. Hold up, rewind time. Let me explain. From Wednesday, December 20th to Friday, December 22nd, my week had been up and down. Please keep in mind I’m using fake names to preserve the identities of anyone involved.

Wednesday, December 20th- My dad and I are at Krogers so I can cash some change in. I asked if the $39 and some change could be what he owes me out of the $40 i gave him and we could call it even. He says no because he needs it, alright fair. I get angry at him and we drove from krogers to my mom’s house. This is where my horrors began. As I walk through the door, I say “I think dad and I got into it”, thinking she was gonna have me sit down so we could talk through it together, but boy was I wrong. She immediately started telling me how I’m in the wrong and entitled because he’s my father so he doesn’t have to pay me back, which i understand, however he did tell me he would pay me back. Things escalated from there and I told her that i wish she never came home from California, which i deeply regret. Later that night, I apologized to her and things have been okay.

Thursday, December 21st- It was a normal day at work until my coworker, Amanda, was late. I must note that I have had several issues with the people at this job since I had started. I text Amanda and ask her if she needed the weekly schedule just in case she didn’t have it. Amanda texts me back but i get so busy i don’t have time to look at it. Amanda and our Assistant Manager, Marnie, walk in and Marnie isn’t working today but she comes up to me behind the counter and gets about two inches from my face and proceeds to tell me I need to work on “not being rude in text messages”. It wasn’t what she said that made me quit my job, it was how she said it, especially in front of customers. So a few minutes later, I’m in the back room making the food when Amanda comes in. “Just letting you know, I’m playing music that’s ACTUALLY store appropriate,” she says. That’s it. I text my coworker Jessica to let her know that I’m leaving and that I won’t be back. Then I text my dad and ask him to pick me up. I clock out, get my charger, and leave without looking back. 

Friday, December 22nd- This day started out normal, but quickly ended in disaster. My mom and her boyfriend got into it and I quickly allowed myself to get sucked in and I said something I shouldn’t have. I deeply felt ashamed and apologized.

I’ve had this feeling like this past week has been a week of learning. I know i could have handled things a lot better but I can’t change the past. However, I can work on how I handle things so I don’t mess up again.