Okay, so I've finally gathered myself enough to sit down and update a little bit. I got over the shock factor of how horrible my semester went. But now I can go to sleep tonight on the eve of my summer session, and feel a tiny bit more at ease. Just a tiny bit.
I'm working two jobs now. Finally. I was happy with the one job but when I realized that the money wasn't really there, I decided to see if I could maybe find something else... .
I popped into this restaurant that I've been to a few times, an Irish place. - I heard that they are under new management so I figured, what the heck, lets check it out. I gave him my resume, we chatted for a bit, and he told me to come back the next day. Today was my third time back and it's an official hire. Yay! I'm working again tomorrow at 7PM. That place is open till 5am but thankfully, he only has me there tomorrow until 10, for starters. I think the plan is that once i'm trained, I'll be doing the 7pm-5am shift - not every day of course.
On the other end of the job spectrum, that bike shop is giving me trouble now. See, every time someone walks into that shop, I lose the customer because I dont speak spanish. It's frustrating (and unfair). I've lost a good chunk of sales because of this communication gap. This is how is usually goes:
Customer walks in, I approach with my scripted greeting:
Customer: "Hi! Ju espeak paneesh?"
Me: *pause* "No. I'm sorry.. i dont.."
Customer * smile fades, looking almost insulted * : "...oh ok." *walks to another employee and winds up buying a $600 bike*
Gotta love this country.
There is a much different crowd of people at the restaurant so I'll have better luck there... I know working 2 jobs and my nemesis: calculu, will be a pain to take on all at once, but lets see how it goes. I wont let things unravel. I'll quit my job at the bike shop if need be but I do need the money. I've gone way too long on daddy's coattail.
Speaking about bikes, it's time for my evening ride. Till next time.
