Ready for a Vacation

Such a week.

Jon is stressed out because his bullshit fast food job is stressful.  He called me one day to tell me that his arm was twitching and that he felt weird all day and wondered if he should go to the doctor.   No one is doing their jobs, which makes it more difficult for people actually trying to do their jobs.  I can certainly understand that.  Someone was fired today for arguing with the boss, then shoving him.  Big mistake. Unfortunately, this caused Jon to have to stay an extra hour and half when he was already working 9 hours, and is horrible for morale.  I'd love to be able to tell him "hey, quit your shit job" but we need the money.  He knows this and is trying to not just blurt out that he quits.  He needs to fill out apps. That is all I can tell him. Fill out applications everywhere while you still have a job. They want people who already have jobs. Don't know why. Just works that way.

My boss also has been flaky lately. Well, flakier than usual.  I wrote down I want vacation for the week after this one and he didn't really look at the calendar then scheduled me my usual 40 hours.  Jon needs the vacation more than I do, but still, I was highly irritated because I already agreed with Jon that we would go away for a while. Mental health holiday and such.  So I had to argue with Tim to get my vacation. Sorry, you should have looked at the calendar.  The awesome thing about my job is that we finished out the month 60 percent over sales plan and I get a bonus the second pay period in March.  I'm curious to see how much that will be. I've never had a store bonus that high before.  It always comes in handy with bill paying and such.

Jon is worried he won't get to go on vacation since that guy was fired today.  I think if they want to keep him on staff, and, from what I gather, they do...they even want to promote him, they'll let him go on vacation.  He needs some time to just calm down. 

Personally, I need some time without demands.  The things in my life that make demands on my time that I chose to have in my life, I don't mind; such as my pets and my husband.  But I need to cut loose the demands of my  job at some point...and stresses about bills too...even if its just for a week.

My Auntie Max wanted us to drive down to Florida to stay at her place. Would be nice. Lots of moola in gas that we don't have. Never been there. Sounds nice. But it will be over run with stupid spring-breakers anyway.  Also, its a hell of a long drive for only a week.  So sounds like we'll be going to my parents house doing who knows what again. I love seeing them, but sometimes I really don't know what to get into; just like I don't know what to get into around home in Michigan sometimes.