It’s been a while since I’ve gushed, hasn’t it?
May 20, 2008
Yep - be prepared for another one of those posts, where I gush about things because I can. I’m at home, bored out of my mind, and missing lots of people. The main person I miss is Booth, then I miss my friends whom I haven’t seen in a while.
Later on today, I have a re-interview with the rec group. Since Gravy quit and Berrie started, they want to re-interview everyone who had an interview so far, just so Berrie can sit in and get to know each potential. I already know that they aren’t planning on hiring me, so really I’ve got nothing to lose. I’m going to go in there, dressed up as me (in my new hot pink dress, black leggings, and black and white blazer). I’m not going to bother taking out my lip ring because it’s just too much work, and when they ask me if I’ve ever had any work dramas and how I dealt with them, I’ll say this:
Yes I’ve had work dramas, who hasn’t? Mine has been…on going really. A couple of co-workers thought that because I didn’t participate in the heavy lifting aspects of the job such as loading the van and taking down heavy dinning room tents at camping weekends, that I was lazy. This was hurtful because I am far from lazy; my physical abilities may differ from other people, but that does not mean that I didn’t work as hard as the other summer students. I believe I worked slightly harder, doing all the undesirable jobs because I knew that I couldn’t help out as much physically. This one is tough to solve because you can’t really force people to smarten up and change their opinions, so I had to grin and bear it and do what I do best; which is be me, and do all that I can do to ensure the members are having a good time. One would think that because of the organization we are a part of, people would not have these assumptions and would be more understanding towards employees/volunteers with physical disabilities. Sometimes, people are petty because they are jealous, I suppose they were wrongfully jealous of me because of all the potential I have. In those kinds of instances though, all you can really do is smile and keep doing what you’re doing.
Sure, I probably won’t say that word for word, but its a pretty little essay isn’t it? I sort of hope that all of the board members who this is directed at are sitting in on the interview, just like last time. If they are, I fully plan on looking them directly in the face. This one Board Member that I speak of was overheard by a group of my friend volunteers talking about how I was lazy and how I started events before all the members got there. Lets keep in mind that this was my first year on the job, I still had a lot to learn and nobody to teach me because old volunteers and the other summer students all had an issue with me, thinking that I was less then they were because I didn’t go to set ups and load the van.
Whatever.
I’m slightly amused right now, because I started this post feeling like all I would be doing is gushing about Booth, and now it’s turned into a rant about the rec group!
I’ll gush later 
May 20th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
You should go in there just as you are and if they don’t like they can suck it since they obviously don’t care about your needs while you worked there. If they had any clue they wouldn’t constantly call you lazy and what not when it wasn’t your fault you weren’t lifting super heavy stuff. Hell I probably couldn’t lift half of that and I don’t have any pain problems! heh.
Since you know that they are most likely not going to hire you back you have no reason to take out your lip ring and everything for an interview that technically doesn’t matter.
May 20th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
sounds like a great plan…i’d probably do the same thing (or similar anyway) if i was in the same situation…
May 20th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Sarah - My mom and sister prevented me from going in just as I am (as apparently my hot pink dress, black leggings, and black and white blazer jacket looked too “barish” for an interview) but I did give killer answers.
T - Rub in what they can’t have? It’s definitely fun!
May 20th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
sounds like it would be…you’ll find something better and hopefully without all the bullshit politics and crap…
May 20th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
At least you gave killer answers! That’s good enough for me.
May 20th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
I don’t know, I thought your essay was pretty awesome, maybe you should write it on your arm so you can read it verbatim (and stop to pause and stare at them significantly in between).
These people are horrible, this is why I hate half the companies who employ teens because they don’t treat us like we’re people. We’re just cheap labour, who cares about our thoughts and feelings?
May 21st, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Love the new look, Jess. Especially the girl. Very wicked.
May 21st, 2008 at 2:58 pm
hey! purple is my fav color, too!!! i like the new skin, too. waaaaayyyyy coolio.
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:21 am
T - Hopefully! It’s hard to escape that though…it’s in most places!
Sarah - And its good enough for me too
Jessica - Exactly! Although this place treats ANY of their employees like cheap labour, and they don’t care about anything they have to say…no matter how old they are!
Celise - Thanks! My cousin is awesome, she’s the one who did it!
Draven - Thanks