It seems like ever since I started my new diary I have begun to see things much more clearly. The clarity is relieving but it really doesn't make life any easier. The ice I am skating on has never been thinner. I am barely surviving, barely eating and barely getting from point A to point B. I'm still alone, still searching for even more clarity and still broke. Evil and Bad Luck wont stop haunting me but just like the Shawn Mendes song says... I wont give up, it's not in my blood!
Recently I had some disturbing events at the airport interfere with my happiness, my money and my goals. People I were honest with lied to me. People I were loyal to betrayed me. People I looked up to showed me their true colors and shattered the love I had for them. I think someday soon i will add an entry to my diary explaining how I got started at the Riverside Airport and what lead me to where I am now but until then I am presently looking forward to the next phase of my life.
Regardless of the struggle, overall my Fall season of 2018 was progressive. I was able to improve my website and add to my new diary. I didn't miss a single day at the gym. I made a few new friends. I reacquired the domain for my Internet radio station which I aim to re launch before Christmas. Plus I got a new night job that is bringing in more income and helping me stay out of trouble at night.
This new night job is trip and I feel like I should share the struggle just in case your going through something similar. This place is a Pizza Sports Bar / Restaurant under new ownership and I am literally the newest and oldest employee. I was hired to wash dishes and handle the back of the house. I wanted to do this job because it's not only stress free and therapeutic for me but I know that it is one of the most important jobs of a restaurant with guaranteed hours. It's like the owner is really my client.. since me cleaning sooooo well is really an extension of my detail company's quality service. I like to call myself the Tasmanian Devil of Cleaning but the truth is it has nothing to do with skill or talents. lol. As always.. It's all about effort, pride and experience. So anyone over the age of 15 should know how to "clean" or do dishes but no matter where I go, what I do.. I am better than average Because I care and I try!
So instead of being used sporadically to get acquainted with the flow of things. I have worked 19 out of 25 evenings and not just working... but working like I own the company. As a result of my tempo and work ethic I am picking up the slack of others employees. My 15 minute smoke breaks end up being 8 minutes. It's like I am literally getting the work of two people done and almost every co worker has noticed. Once co worker said the owner could never keep up with my pace.
I am learning to fast. I am trying to hard. I am doing it for all the right reasons but it has already began to backfire. I didn't meet the so called "General Manager" until last week and I knew right away "He" was a drama queen. This "guy" has been a part of the company since it was owned by the previous manager so when he announced his job title arrogantly I immediately condemned him for the shape of this restuarant. This is the guy that is responsible for everything good and bad about this retuarant and he may very well be the reason the last owner had to sell. The new owner didnt go to pizza college or sports bar college. Regardless of his education buying a company like this for the first time is a hands on learning experience and the "new" owner cant fire the exisiting "general manager" becuase this general manager literally has more expierence.
I know this and the same common sense should be acknowledged by every other employee however I dont think there is a single person that is as "grateful" to be working there as I am. Its always about perspective and everyone is entitled to their own but I have to admit I wanted to beat the Generel Manager's Ass for his perspective and behaviors.
I was already busting my ass. Running around as if I owned the place and I was the only there turning wheels. Dishes, tables, fryer, pizza boxes , pizzas and food prep when the owner asked me to clean the restrooms. He said " i cant get these guys to do it and it should be done every 2 hours." I said " every 2 hours... Dome" and I proceeded to get back to work. I have no problem cleaning toilets as long as I have gloves on and the truth is I volunteered to clean the restrooms my first night but the night manager told me not to worry about it because is was the morning shifts job.
After I did the first to restrooms on the restaurants side I walked toward the 3rd and final restroom located on the bar side. I was gloved up carrying comet, windex and the antibacterial spray i bought for the owner and as I walked past the bar... All I heard was "man thats fucked up! They got you scrubbing toilets on your first day." I turned around and it was the so called "General Manager". He was drinkibg at the bar and he drunk as decided to follow me in the restroom.
I was disgusted by this dude already. This bitch ass had the nerve to tease me about cleaning the restrooms when this company considers it a morning shift duty and he is morning shift manager. He dogged me out for no reason at all. So I was technically more than disgusted but he fucked up and the truth is I am sooo happy he did. He was drunk so even though he was trying to manipulate the situation he was really just diggging his own grave. He seen my Krazy Face full of disgust so he first pretended to act as if he came in to make me aware of the leaking sink. He said verbatim " Has anyone told you about this?" as he pointed toward the bucket under the sink catching the leaking drain water. I replied with an annoyed "nope" and he went in on the owner. This so called general manager named Adam said he told the owner but he was too cheap fix it. He then said He would of fixed it but he wasnt a plumber and then his drunk ass said " I'm pretty sure your not a plumber either so we just keep the bucket under there"
I was more disgusted but blown away by his willingness to make this his first impression. I took one glance at the leak and quickly said..." I can fix that no problem, it just needs a new gasket". I'm not a plumber but the leak is more than visible and anyone with conmon sense or google could have diagnosed that problem. Like I said before.. Its usually about effort.
It was at that moment he showed his true intentions. He snitched on himself and explained to me and God why he decided to dog me out. As I announced that I could fix the sink by replacing the gasket his faced twisted into fear strucken puzzled drunken puff of breath asking me " What do you do here?" And before I replied it dawned on me that it was my work ethic that he was scared of. It was my work ethic that triggered his complex to dog me out. It was my work ethic that backed him into a corner and caused him to play himself. It clicked faster than my brain could signal a response so I immediately turned my response into the ultimate mind fuck for this drunken vampire. I just replied by saying " I do everything" as I continued cleaning the toliet.
Adam response was shocking. He drunk ass still thought he was in charge. He literally thought he was smarter than me and felt as if he was in control of the situation. This guy had the nerve to say "Well I think He (the owner) is taking advantage of you."
Really? WTF!!!!!!
God knows I wanted to smash his fruity mouth into the muthafuckin mirror and slice his vampire lips up sooooo bad that he could never suck another cock or kiss another asshole for work ever agian. I wanted make sure he had to work like me at his jext job.... But I held that day dream in check. In fact I didn't even tell him that I knew that the only reason this restroom is neglected is because he is dirty person and a poor manager. I held my emotions... I held in the truth... All because my kids deserve christmas presents and I need new tires but I couldnt hold in our interaction as the owner walked by me moments later. I felt so dirty holding it in. I just had to tell the owner. So i did and I also told him that I want him to take advantage of me, I said.. " I'm here to work dude, I'm on your team".
Minimum wage was $8.50 last time I worked for another company and this is a perfect example of why. I was so grateful that the owner hired me, that the work ethic that I displayed to show my appreciation instilled fear into the self proclaimed "general manager". He tried to psychologically play me against the hand that was feeding us both. I could have not only lost my job but wound up in jail because of this human beings warped mind and irrational behaviors. Which leads me back to my original point.... You can't fault the brand new business owner that recently bought a business and has to learn on the fly. You fault the self proclaimed General Manager that has been there for 5 years playing games with other peoples time, money and lives. I would offered to run the bar and restaurant for the owner, I mean I could literally do everything for the owner so he could find another location to open up but I know deep down he isnt going to make it worth my while and there is no point of taking on that responsibility and commitment without being compensated appropriately. So I guess that is explains why Adam is still working there.
Nothing and no one is perfect especially this new job but I dont tolerate evil So Adam is on my blacklist. I'm still working there but with him being a keyholder.. I have no idea how long that will last. Today I get my first real check from working there and after I buy new tires I am going to focus on finishing my Christmas shopping. It's getting cold. Winter is here and I'm focused on prepping for 2019 as I aim to make the new year my most successful and profitable year yet. I have alot of work to do but like I said in my intro I have a very progressive Fall.
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