Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

[cursedcassandra]

I'm in that wonderful position where I can't make anyone happy without making myself completely miserable.

The job I just quit wants a six week notice. They are friendly to me, but are apparently saying semi-nasty things about me when I'm not there. In front of the customers. Very cool.

The job where I'm taking more hours on is furious with me for not sticking to a "two-weeks-and-out" notice at the other job. He's playing the "this-job-is-more-important-now-your-responsibility-is-to-me" card. I would be more sympathetic to this if he weren't pushing me/ guilting me for not having enough available hours in the next two weeks--those were never on the table and it isn't fair to blame the long transition stint for my unavailability.

I personally would prefer to wait until the end of the year because it would guarantee a bigger paycheck through the holidays and would keep that resume reference clean and sparkling.

But it's not to be.

I had to cancel my Thanksgiving plans for tomorrow because there's so much work and obligation at both of these jobs that I can't possibly leave for the holiday (even though I asked for the time off months ago). I'll be in the office tomorrow. And working an extra shift this weekend.

Fuck. How did I wind up super screwed in this whole equation?

I'm very unhappy today.

Very.

Comments

[blindness.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy for your! It all sounds like it's going v. well with the second job, and your plans (from your later post) are going to do you a lot of good. You belong in grad school, and you will be stellar!!!

It surpises me that the old job can ask for 6 weeks notice!! I would most certainly not agree to that, as it is completly ridiculous. Two weeks is plenty, and besides, do you really think they would give you a good reference after all of the shit they have pulled?? At this point, it's not like they are going to fire you, so it wouldn't hurt you to just go for two more weeks, or less.

[cursedcassandra.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't think they'd give me a bad reference, but I'd a get a mountain of grief instead. It's like a family, complete with the same systems of manipulation and guilt. *groans*

Wish me luck tomorrow when I revise my notice.

Hang in there hon and have good T-day in Vienna. Ha!

[lucid-whisper.livejournal.com]

(((LAURA)))

I'm wishing you the best, sweetie.

I ♥ you!

~Krystal

[cursedcassandra.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks Krystal. :)