Work life is very similar to school life. You wake up in the morning dreading the fact that you have to go do something for the whole day but once you're there you sort of just cope with it. Like this morning, I hated that I had to force myself awake, but once I've clocked in I'll be in robot mode. I work at a fast food restaurant. Just take a second to imagine the kind of horrors I have to face there every day.
That's right, herds of obese people telling me what to do. I don't think it's unfair to say that working in fast food is a good way to lose your respect for humanity. There are a rare few who can leave me with a smile on my face, like when I see a single mother with five little kids doing her best to keep them simmered down or a happy couple of old folks who thinks their jokes are still all-that and a cup of coke. But most of the time the people I see just piss off. Drive thru especially. Oh dear god, you get the worst ones in there.
But like I said, it's not all bad. I relatively enjoy the company of some of my co-workers and getting mulah is always a plus. I'm getting a promotion sometime in the next couple of weeks and it kind of scares the stuffing out of me because it means getting more involved. The last thing I want is to wind up making fast food a career choice. I'm going to have to quit sometime in the future, I just hope it's sooner rather than later.
With my next pay check, I owe my parents some money and then I'm going to save up for a laptop. I think part of the reason why I can't work up enough motivation to write a story and stick to it is part of my enviroment. The computer in my house is in a big, stale smelling room that's right next to where my parents sleep all day and the chair is creaky and uncomfortable to sit in for too long. I actually prefer to go outside with a journal and a pen and write but handwriting is so taxing that it also dwindles my motivation. Now if I had a laptop, I'd like to believe all of that could change. I could literally sit down anywhere I wanted and just write on microsoft word. I don't need internet, though it would be nice. Mainly just something I could keep all of my ideas.
There are a few really great stories, one of which I want published, that I have swirling around in my noggin. I can only hope that I can build up enough mojo to get them out of my head and onto paper. Writing is my passion, but it's also like a double edged sword.
3 comments:
That’s cool that you are getting a promotion. I’m sure it doesn’t mean you will be there forever. Arianne is a trainer or something at Taco Time, but she has no intention of staying there after this year. Sometimes it just takes a while for things to start turning out the way you plan.
Also, be lucky tht you have a job and money. :P LOL.
for real. I dont plan on quitting for a while. It'd be like committing suicide. I need the mulaaaah!
Dude your doing it the wrong way. You gotta be completely happy throughout the day because whenever it's boring it lasts longer. Just find something random to do that won't be a problem. For example, on one of the customers put a smile on your face and see how long you can keep it there. Or 2, speak in a different accent and see how well you can pull it off. 3, find out new ways to annoy Jacob.
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