first of all, Major Love and Hugglages to shen (who is undergoing surgery) and jen (who broke herself on the ice.) also, *hugs* of a Major Kind to all who need them.

pass them on, please. :)

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i'm going to try to get this entry in and posted, because i won't have time tonight.

i'm going to see Lifehouse live, with Gem. and even though today has sucked some major, hairy, sweaty monkey balls, i will have fun, i will have an orgasmic musical experience with my friend, and i will cry later.

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the prospective GM arrived this morning (i never was introduced) and she and Gem did a walk-around. while this was going on, of course Mr. R calls.

"How we did last night?"

"We had (thismany) rooms."

"Oh. That's not good."

i'm silent. what can i say?

"Is Gem there or did she take the day off?" (Gem has told him repeatedly she will be here through friday.)

"She's doing a walk-through with Mz. B right now."

here, he gets nervous.

"Oh, oh. It's okay, you just keep doing what you're doing. Keep the scores up. Are you comfortable? Just do what you're doing, we are behind you all the way. I have the time constraints, but you and I and the Phucktard will talk. You go to the Mayor's party on Friday evening, and I will see you there and we will talk. I have to be there anyway."

right.

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later on, Mrs. R shows up to say goodbye to Gem. she repeatedly tells Gem she has to help *me*. she never once calls me by my name correctly -- she mispronounces it over, over, and over again. this is the final straw and....

this is when it really hits me. finally, finally sinking in. the anger, the frustration, all of it. the disrespect, the ignorance, blah blah blah. not just for me, but for Gem and yes, even the Evil Mizz V.

(which is an interesting side-bar...why does it take me so long to realize when someone is treating me so badly, and yet i still won't stand up until someone else is in the line of fire? GAH.)

at any rate, this just made it easier for me.

i will NOT be joining anyone at any Mayor's party as an afterthought, and as soon as i move the rest of my stuff out of here saturday, i'm putting in my one week's notice (which is more than they deserve.) it'll be funny, because i'm not on the schedule again until wednesday, and they have no way to contact me until then.

i've had it.

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and i believe my resignation letter just got that much longer.

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and THEN......

heh.

a young man checked in last night with an employee card, which gives him a dirt-cheap (and i mean DIRT CHEAP) rate. when the Weird Chick called to verify employment, WHOOPS. seems like this guy had been terminated months ago, had access to the cards, and the owner/GM never approved it.

so sad.

i charged his room full rate, and waited for him to call. which he did, to ask for a late check-out. i then informed him there was a problem with his card, and explained we had called and found out the card was bogus.

"But that card was given to me months ago. I don't understand. I used to be a GM."

"You are not a current employee of this franchise, therefore you do not qualify for the employee discount."

"Then I'm definitely checking out." (GOOD.)

he stops at the FD on his way out, and says to me, "I don't normally complain, but since I'm paying full rate, first of all I was checked into a smoking room and i requested non-smoking, and the washcloth had hair on it."

"Mhm. The room you were checked into was a non-smoking room."

"There was an ashtray on the desk."

"All that means is there was an ashtray on the desk. You could have requested to be moved to a different room, we had plenty open."

"Do you WANT me to call corporate?"

"I think you should do whatever makes you happy, because as you know, being a former GM, our first priority is to make our guests happy. Make sure you mention the stolen employee card."

funny, he left without saying goodbye.

(hand me a tissue.)

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there's more, but honestly, i'm sick of it.

until Joy checked in.

she's here for the long haul -- almost a month. wanted to check in early, but after the three hellacious assholes i had to deal with this morning, i wasn't sure i wanted to bend over for anyone else today. but i did, she's an older lady and quite sweet.

she went up to her room, then came down and said, "I just wanted you to know that these rooms are lovely. So much space, and clean! I love the little sofa, and the microwave and fridge will make it so much easier for me."

i thanked her, and said that really meant a lot, and that we take a lot of pride in this place. she said, "I can see why you do. It's just fabulous. I can't wait for the others to get here and see it."

we chatted some more, and she's been traveling around and working at different Universe-Eating Department Stores for ten years. her husband passed away, and she's spent the years traveling and having a blast. she loves it. she visits her family once a month, and bombs around the countryside the rest of the time. she's a hoot, and actually, quite an inspiration. she said at that time in her life, she had to make a big change. it was scary and she didn't know if she could do it, but she did and she's never been happier.

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thank you, Universe. i needed that.

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'k, gotta finish my shift and take care of some business before i go pretend i'm only nineteen and do the FanGirl thing. pics and reports tomorrow.

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ps...thanks to those of you who responded to the previous post. honestly, it's a big assist in helping me decide in which direction to go.

*hugs*

(yes, my stomach is still giving me fits. lost another seven pounds. *sigh*)


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