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A beginning and an end.
Feb. 10th, 2009 07:00 pmSo I started that job today. And about an hour after I got home this afternoon, I quit.
It's a house cleaning gig. For a company, a small one. We clean like 3 or four houses a day, and write on our time cards what houses we cleaned, and the time we spent actually cleaning each house. Meaning, the time we are driving from one house to another is not paid. So, i spent 6 1/2 hours at work today, and will be getting paid for about 4 1/2. The time in the car is our 'break' time. Except for how we have to be in a van. Oh, and except for how WHO THE HELL TAKES A TWO HOUR BREAK IN A SIX HOUR WORK DAY? No one. That's who. Forgive my shouting.
So... I divided my pay for today (before taxes) by the amount of time I was actually at work, and I end up with about 7 dollars an hour (before taxes). No. Not okay. Then I called my boss and let her know that this is not going to work for me, and would she like me to finish out the week? I'm going to work Thursday and that's it.
There is so much more to say about the day....** The life one lives while cleaning other people's homes... But it will have to wait until after I find my glasses and eat the cheesy broccoli soup that I just made.
xo.
** I'd like to write about it for reals, but my computer is acting like I don't have Word. Anyone know about this? It's not even letting me open my word documents. Wtf.
It's a house cleaning gig. For a company, a small one. We clean like 3 or four houses a day, and write on our time cards what houses we cleaned, and the time we spent actually cleaning each house. Meaning, the time we are driving from one house to another is not paid. So, i spent 6 1/2 hours at work today, and will be getting paid for about 4 1/2. The time in the car is our 'break' time. Except for how we have to be in a van. Oh, and except for how WHO THE HELL TAKES A TWO HOUR BREAK IN A SIX HOUR WORK DAY? No one. That's who. Forgive my shouting.
So... I divided my pay for today (before taxes) by the amount of time I was actually at work, and I end up with about 7 dollars an hour (before taxes). No. Not okay. Then I called my boss and let her know that this is not going to work for me, and would she like me to finish out the week? I'm going to work Thursday and that's it.
There is so much more to say about the day....** The life one lives while cleaning other people's homes... But it will have to wait until after I find my glasses and eat the cheesy broccoli soup that I just made.
xo.
** I'd like to write about it for reals, but my computer is acting like I don't have Word. Anyone know about this? It's not even letting me open my word documents. Wtf.
