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caithreamI swear I will stop talking about this crap soon. But. In the meantime...
I turned in my two weeks notice yesterday. YAY. My boss wasn't there, so I left the letter on her desk. What I didn't expect was for her to call me on my cell phone an hour after I got home. I mean, she said, "Hey I got your letter, sorry to see you go, let me know if you want me to write you a letter of recommendation," (the latter of which is generous, I know), but I just, I don't KNOW, it weirded me out a lot that she called me instead of just waiting until Monday. And then I panicked and thought maybe she was offended because I was too blunt about it, instead of just coming to talk to her. Because, see, I have this problem where even though people treat me like crap, I still don't want to offend them or be any sort of inconvenience. Sigh. But, I called her back and just told her that I wasn't sure what to do in this sort of situation, that I was going to talk to her at work but she wasn't there, blah blah. But, I dunno. She said me moving on was fine, and she understands, so, okay, cool, if that's true. Two weeks from today I won't be stepping foot back in there, so I'm just going to keep that in the forefront of my mind.
ANYway, I was trying to think what the hell I should do with my life in the short-term sense while trying to figure out what the hell I should do with my life in the long-term sense, and I had an amazingly horrible idea. Reapply at my old Starbucks for a shift manager position. Or, if a shift isn't available (more than likely it won't be), erg... I'd reapply for a regular barista position. I KNOW. I STILL HAVE STARBUCKS STOCKHOLM SYNDROME. The pay cut would be awwwful (though tips were always better at this store than my store in Orlando, so that would help a lot), but I will LOSE MY MIND if I have to work in another office again so soon, there are three, three awesome people who I used to work with still working at that store, I've got three and a half years of experience under my belt, and the hours would be nicely flexible. The latter is helpful because, er, there's still quite a bit of traveling I'm going to be doing before the year is up. So maybe a nice temporary solution? Hopefully. We'll see.
And maybe if I start back up at Starbucks I'll finally get a boyfriend. I'm still waiting on my cliched coffee shop romance, dammit.
I turned in my two weeks notice yesterday. YAY. My boss wasn't there, so I left the letter on her desk. What I didn't expect was for her to call me on my cell phone an hour after I got home. I mean, she said, "Hey I got your letter, sorry to see you go, let me know if you want me to write you a letter of recommendation," (the latter of which is generous, I know), but I just, I don't KNOW, it weirded me out a lot that she called me instead of just waiting until Monday. And then I panicked and thought maybe she was offended because I was too blunt about it, instead of just coming to talk to her. Because, see, I have this problem where even though people treat me like crap, I still don't want to offend them or be any sort of inconvenience. Sigh. But, I called her back and just told her that I wasn't sure what to do in this sort of situation, that I was going to talk to her at work but she wasn't there, blah blah. But, I dunno. She said me moving on was fine, and she understands, so, okay, cool, if that's true. Two weeks from today I won't be stepping foot back in there, so I'm just going to keep that in the forefront of my mind.
ANYway, I was trying to think what the hell I should do with my life in the short-term sense while trying to figure out what the hell I should do with my life in the long-term sense, and I had an amazingly horrible idea. Reapply at my old Starbucks for a shift manager position. Or, if a shift isn't available (more than likely it won't be), erg... I'd reapply for a regular barista position. I KNOW. I STILL HAVE STARBUCKS STOCKHOLM SYNDROME. The pay cut would be awwwful (though tips were always better at this store than my store in Orlando, so that would help a lot), but I will LOSE MY MIND if I have to work in another office again so soon, there are three, three awesome people who I used to work with still working at that store, I've got three and a half years of experience under my belt, and the hours would be nicely flexible. The latter is helpful because, er, there's still quite a bit of traveling I'm going to be doing before the year is up. So maybe a nice temporary solution? Hopefully. We'll see.
And maybe if I start back up at Starbucks I'll finally get a boyfriend. I'm still waiting on my cliched coffee shop romance, dammit.
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Date: 2011-06-12 12:29 am (UTC)Your Starbucks idea is actually a reasonable one. It would really be a good back up temporary plan, and you're familiar with the work and like your colleagues. My mom has a saying "Ride a cow while looking for a horse". Do the best with what you've got while keeping an eye out for something better. I wish you the best. Always. *hugs*
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Date: 2011-06-14 12:18 am (UTC)And thank you again! (You're too kind!) I hope it would be the thing that works. Another plus would be that if I DID move anywhere in the near future, I could definitely transfer to another Starbucks store, and have a job ready for me. Fingers crossed!
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Date: 2011-06-12 04:52 am (UTC)My vote is for returning to Sbux if you can, for sure, if only so you can detox and regain a little mental/emotional equilibrium ♥
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Date: 2011-06-14 12:23 am (UTC)Detox for SURE. It would be nice to work with civilized, decent human beings with souls.
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Date: 2011-06-12 07:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-06-14 12:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-06-13 03:01 am (UTC)I totally agree that Sbux seems to be the natural temporary solution. I know you'll enjoy being back with your old peeps and be in a familiar environment. I just feel bad that the whole Portland thing hasn't worked out quite yet. Damn my limited funds! Let's keep it on the back burner though, ok?!! Love you girl <3 <3 <3
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Date: 2011-06-14 12:46 am (UTC)Oh, absolutely! I don't want the whole idea to drop just yet, because LET ME TELL YOU how much I wish I was in the PacNW right now. Aaaand I've actually been looking at publishing companies in Seattle as well (surprising to find quite a few!), so... idk idk! Just ideas. Though I would love nothing more than to have a cup of coffee with you while looking out our back door to the mountains. ;D