I don't know where we went wrong

Let's see, fun stuff today. Joe and I were scheduled to go to class this morning at ten. We were a little late - my fault - but still were going to make it. Except... we went the wrong way. For some reason, Joe thought it was off of 1604, and I couldn't remember how to get there, since I hadn't drive there in a while, and was pretty tired, so I didn't say anything or think about it. Well, we got to where 1604 hits I-10, and realized we had probably gone the wrong way. Joe called and talked to Gina; I was to attend the 2 o'clock class; he'd be unable to, since he had a meeting he had to go to later that day.

I didn't think too much of it - Joe said Gina sounded upset, but not unbearably so. So, I left here a little after one, got to '02 just after two, attended the class. As usual, total useless crap. The topic of the class was 'Food Ordering and Scheduling.' We learned things like 'Making a bad food order is detrimental in myriad ways.'; 'It's easier to have someone volunteer to go home early than to find someone to come in to cover a short-staffed shift'. I mean, truly revolutionary, ground-breaking concepts. Left there 'round 4:30, got to work by 5:30. I wasn't scheduled in until 6:30, but it was a little rainy, so calls were starting to come in, so I hung around. Gina was there, but just in the office. She pulled me back to talk to me a little before she left.

She told me that she had hoped that after the incident yesterday, that we'd get everything straightened out, and that it was pretty disheartening that we didn't. She used to be able to brag about us, how we were so awesome, that everything great coming out of her store was because of us, that she couldn't do it alone. But now, her only response would have to be silence, after our... issues. She basically made it sound like she was the laughing-stock of the entire company right now. It's an entirely unreasonable assertion, except that people missing class isn't a new issue. So yeah, she went on to tell me that I'd be receiving another write-up, and that being caught between a rock and a hard place, I am now a single write-up away from termination. Additionally, since this was a critical, it prevented me from receiving a bonus this period. And, on top of everything else, it intefered with my level assignment, since the class I missed yesterday was a fundamental, basic one.

Nothing terribly surprising there. I'll admit, I'm a little curious about Joe and what happened to him, having missed the same stuff as I, except he wasn't able to attend the 2 o'clock class. Overall, though, don't care. I was talking to Ray and James, and I've started to formulate a plan. I really, really want to go work at the Wal-Mart Distrbution Warehouse. After having talked to James for a while about it, it really seems like my kind of work: weekend shifts is three twelve hour shifts, then four days off (Saturday, Sunday, Monday). That, and it's pretty easy to pick up extra hours. You have quotas to fulfill, receive bonuses for doing so; it's particularly hard to meet them, as long as you work diligently and aren't lazy. There's never a shortage of actual work, so you're never stuck hunting for something to do or passing time with busy-work. There's frequent reviews and oppurtunities for raises, too. Also, I wouldn't be working in food-service, a) I hate it, and b) is just not good for me. That, and I won't have to be a manager anymore.

So, I've formulated a basic plan. I'm not going to do or say anything until I receive the paycheck for my week of paid vacation, which I become eligible for in... four days. I probably won't be able to take it until after Joe comes back from String Camp, which is fine. Anyway. At that point, I'll approach Gina and tell her that I no longer have any desire to be an MiT. I plan on telling her that I don't know if she will have any need of it, but I'd like to stay on as a part-time driver, drive maybe two or three shifts a week, rush or close. That, or turn in my two weeks notice; I'm not terribly picky about which. It'd be nice to have a little extra income on my days off, assuming things with the Distribution Warehouse work out. But I'm ready to leave Domino's, yeah. I really, really don't like working food service, and I don't make enough here to be able to go back to school. I'm really hoping to get this job at the warehouse, sounds like a win-win situation. So, we'll see how that goes.

I had a dream last night
A dream about you and me
Love should last forever, baby
Where are you now?