BOYCOTT MICHAELS!!!!!

If you live in the Louisville, KY area, or in the E-Town, KY area and you shop at Michaels Arts and Crafts, then you might know my former coworker Kate. She has recently been unfairly fired from her job after many years of exceptional employment. She started at E-Town as a cashier and worked her way up to A&C Manager at the Hurstborne store. She was also traveling to E-Town once a week to be their book vender.

She (as well as myself) are asking people to boycott Michaels. While it may seem silly if you don't live in Louisville/E-Town, I'll at least ask you to read her request:

If you haven't heard by now, I have been unfairly fired from Michaels store #5003 in Louisville Kentucky. The official cause of termination was that I 'threatened a customer." Anyone that has known me for any amount of time knows thats a total falsehood. Don't worry about me, because I'll be fine. What I'm asking from my friends are letters of character reference, and also that former employees of said establishment write down any and all rules, policies, federal and state laws, and violations of ethics that they were witness to. It would be a great help toward my litigation.
In addition, if you would like to register your shock or express your dissatisfaction about this incident, the store address is:

Michael's 5003
1955 South Hurtsbourne Parkway
Louisville Kentucky 40220
(502)499-7360

Please feel free to address your questions, comments, and concerns to the store manager (Jack). Also, please retain a copy of your letter in case they should "not make it to the intended destination".

Thanks so much for your time!

You Can Only Eat an Elephant One Bite at a Time

On Wednesday, when I saw the schedual and noticed that Jack schedualed me Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I wrote him a nice note pretending I didn't see the schedual. All it said was, "Don't forget, I start school on the 25th and can only work Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays." and then signed my name.

I went in today to get my check and check my schedual. He schedualed me Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

I went back into the office and said, "Jack I start school this week and you schedualed me to work." And now, the drama of "Tracy and Jack" brought to you in vivid technicolor:

Jack: "I could have sworn I gave you Thursday off."

Me: "You did, but I have school Monday through Thursday."

Jack: "You told me you needed Thursdays off."

Me: "No, I said Monday through Thursday."

Jack: "Let me see it."

(I take the schedual to Jack.)

Jack: "So, you can't work at all this week?"

(I had asked off Friday morning (only) for a test I need to take to get out of keyboarding. And I had asked off Saturday for a wedding for my friend since Kindergaten. I had okayed both of these with Jack on Monday.)

Me: No. I can work Sunday and Friday night (which he didn't schedual me for). I told you this coming week was going to be a pain because of the wedding on Saturday.

Jack: But you only asked off for the whole weekend.

Me: (Getting angry) No. I asked off for Friday morning but said I wanted to work that night. I have to take this test so I can get out of a class.

Jack: So you can't work at all durning the week?

Me: I can only work Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays

Jack: You can't work nights??

Me: No.

Jack: You have night classes?

Me: No. My classes get out around 3:45.

Jack: Then why can't you work nights?

Me: 'Cause I have homework and stuff.

Jack: Then why did you only ask off for Thursdays?

Me: I DID'T JACK! If you get out the sheet of paper I wrote it on, I'll show you.

(Jack rumages throught the request off forms and pulls out the one asking off for Friday morning. On which I wrote in all caps and largely that I wanted to work that night.)

Me: (Pointing) See, I even wrote it in large letters.

Jack: This has nothing about the week.

Me: No, I wrote that on another paper. It was on notebook paper.

(Jack searches some more but can't find it.)

Jack: So, you can't work during the week.

Me: Correct.

Jack: (Getting angry, almost yelling.) Well, what do you want me to do?? (Sounding dejected) I'll have to figure something out.

(At this point, I storm out of the office, on the verge of tears and plenty pissed.)

I don't know what's going to happen at work now. I'm going in tomorrow at 2 for my shift and I'll see if Jack fixed it (I don't think he works tomorrow), and if he didn't? I don't know.

I know I can't go in on Monday...or any of those days. And I know I'll have to call in or I'll be a no call no show. But, if I have too many call ins for days he's schedualed me he could very well fire me.

I'm trying not to get too ahead of myself...but I'm starting to worry about what will happen if I *do* lose my job.

I guess I cross that bridge when (or if) I get there.

The Popcorn Almost Killed Me!

I don't even know what to say any more. My work moral is so low it's nearly non-existant. I have 2 days off in a row, but I have so much to do it probably won't feel like 2 days off.

And holy shit...I almost choked on some popcorn. Wonderful.

Anyway. I start school on the 25th. I caught a glimps of the yet to be posted schedual for next week...and what did Jack do? He aparently scheduled me for the week instead of the weekend!

Okay, I'm actually going to talk about something other than work. Ready? Here I go:

Today John and I decided to go on an adventure. We took the bus, called TARCS, downtown to the Main Public Library. John takes the TARC every where normally, unless I can drive him. But I've never been on one. So, it was an adventure for me. I was all nervous we were going to miss the bus and miss our stop.

We didn't of course, but it was kind of fun to actually get somewhere and I could just watch the sceanery and not have to constanly cuss out the people who cut in front of me without useing their turn signals. Anyway, it got me thinking that I should look and see if there's a bus I could take from my house (or near my house) to school. I guess I should look into that soon.

Let's see, what else? I'm having problems getting refills for my RXs lately. I called my insulin in to Walgreens on Sunday. I knew that they'd have to get intouch with the Dr. so I called it early. Tomorrow's Thrusday and it's still not ready. I need it tomorrow. I'll be out tonight once I do my night dose.

This happened about a week ago when I had to get my needles filled. Walgreens said that they called the Dr. and the they said I had to come in before they'd fill it. Of course, Walgreens didn't tell me this until 2 days after I called in the RX and now I needed them that night. So I called the Dr.'s office and they said they hadn't heard from Walgreens at all about my RX; they didn't even know I needed it filled. To make a long story short I got it filled that night, but it was a big hassel. If I have the same problem tomorrow I'll need to see about switching pharmacies. I don't need this stress to get my RXs filled.

One last thing that happened today: I think Butter's almost died. I fed him his veggies and some fruit today. He was up on his loft and he started coughing and then heaving funny. Finally he stopped, and climbed back down and ate some more of his green pepper. He seems fine tonight, but it was really scary! I mean how do you do the hymlic manuver on a Guniea Pig?

Okay, I'm going to actually try and get to sleep before 1:00. I'm going to see my *new* theropist tomorrow, so wish me luck. My old one finnished her program and is only going to be working on her disertation next year, so I'm getting transfered to another girl, who's been there a while too, and who I know a little from being in the office. So, we'll see how that goes.

Night!