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Post by JC on Jul 14, 2012 10:20:13 GMT -5
AHHH!!! I NEED A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rant over.
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Post by 1234 on Jul 14, 2012 18:33:53 GMT -5
what are you looking to do? where are you applying?
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Post by semicolon on Jul 14, 2012 20:00:47 GMT -5
You can work for me! It's more of an unpaid internship though...  |
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Post by jessabug on Jul 20, 2012 16:11:48 GMT -5
Hey girls, think I need some advice and thought you'd be good to turn to since you all always have such good input. A little over a month ago I got a job at Claire's. Up until last week, it was hell. They scheduled me WAY too much considering the fact that I"m a full time student, and even cornered me into leaving class early to cover shifts that "nobody else could take." As you know, school is really important to me, so that really stressed me out. To make matters worse, it's a group of 5 women -- all going nowhere in life (never went to college, and all they do is get drunk and party.. one girl is even trying, yes, openly eagerly TRYING to find a guy who is interested in letting her have an illegitimate child because she really wants a baby) and horribly immature and catty. Worst group of passive aggressive, bullying, gossipy group I've met in a REALLY long time. Last week, I finally had a breakdown and called my boss (who is the sweetheart of the group, thankfully) and told her EVERYTHING about what was going on when she wasn't at work, and also about how the scheduling was having a negative impact on school for me. She must have talked with the girls, because for the past week my shifts at work -- though few -- have been great. The girls are no longer rude and condescending and I no longer feel like I'm going to be emotionally abused when I walk in there. But now I feel awful, because another issue has cropped up: my parents might separate, meaning that my mom will be moving back to California and they will have split living expenses while they figure things out. I'm done with school in December, and by then will have run out of financial aid. Due to those circumstances, I can't afford to live on my own (working at Claire's wouldn't sustain me, since they can't offer me more than 20hrs a week), and my parents can't afford to pay for me to live away from home either. This means I have to move home as soon as finals week is over in December, unless I'm able to find a full-time adult job related to my career that will allow me to stay living away from home. Basically, I have to quit Claire's before the holidays (which is when they need me most, and also I'm pretty sure what they hired me for -- to have me trained in a managerial position before the holidays roll around). I'm trying to decide what to do. If I quit now, I won't have any cushion money (don't need it, but would be nice) that I could be making these next couple of months, and I'll also probably look like a jerk because my manager fixed the problems I went to her about and I'm still quitting.. but if I quit later, then they'll probably be like, 'WTF? Way to leave us high and dry when we need you the most.." So I don't know which is worse. I'm thinking that today when I go into work I might just explain the situation and ask her what SHE thinks is best. Leave it up to her to let me go now or keep me until later. What do you think you girls would do? Overall it's been a pretty crappy experience/turn of events. I just feel really bad that my manager made the effort to fix the issues with her team (the other girls) because she didn't want to lose me, and now she might lose me anyway.
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Post by Karen on Jul 20, 2012 16:21:34 GMT -5
Although I appreciate your efforts to be considerate, at the end of the day, you have to do what's best for you. You have no obligation to stay through the holidays, even if that's what they paid you for. When is your lease up? If you pay rent through the end of December, you might be able to stick around a bit through the busy period. If not, then you have every right to leave whenever you want. Though it's nice of you to be considerate, and things have gotten better, there's no saying things might not get worse again. And who knows, perhaps in a month or two, some of the catty girls will be long gone and there will be someone else to step in and take the reins, leaving a more seamless transition. Or, even better, what if you get a job right out of college and have a month or so between graduating and starting - you'd want some cash to tide you over a bit! At the end of the day, you have to think about you. You have no reason to quit now unless you have a reason to right now! It's great that you're looking ahead, but things might change in the near future and no sense to make a knee-jerk reaction now based on something you might have to deal with months down the road. (And I'm sorry about your parents. That has to be stressful.  ) |
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Post by jessabug on Jul 20, 2012 16:30:04 GMT -5
Those are great points, Karen. Thanks! There is some benefit to me quitting now, and I'm trying to decide if it's big enough: as it stands, I have only one brief internship on my resume that is related to my career path of choice. To have an easier time landing a job, and/or getting into graduate school (which I'm desperate to do), I need far more experience in the human services/family services field. If I were to no longer have the job at Claire's, I'd be able to devote that time to volunteer work at various non-profits in Eugene. Another nice plus to leaving the job now would be the fact that I wouldn't be overcome with anxiety on every day that I have work (which is how things are right now, I think because of how upsetting it was for my entire first month there). Things aren't bad enough right at this moment that I feel the need to quit and tell her I don't want to work for her any more, but if she decided that she'd rather let me go now than keep me around until I *need* to leave in December, I think I'd feel a sense of relief, you know? Also, I'd like to stick through the holidays, but my parents (to congratulate me on finishing school and to soften the blow of their potential separation, I think) surprised me with a trip to Cabo that is already booked for December 12th-19th.
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Post by DeAnna on Jul 20, 2012 19:30:00 GMT -5
Went to Dr Nezhat (my surgeon from 1 year ago) for an appt because I have been bleeding while on Seasonique. This has been going on for some time. They did a transvag US and switched me to Loestrel 24 and sent me on my way. I called a couple weeks later to tell them, hey..... still bleeding. (granted only beeen on the Loestrel for week). So the Fellow says "oh yeah, Ive been meaning to call you. We think you need a biopsy given your age and risk factors." So I asked her why she took so long to inform me of this and WHY DID I HAVE TO CALL YOU? She then tells me that she was under the impression that I was younger (than I actually am). I was in the exam room for over an hour and we talked in-depth about my age and my history to update me chart. If she had let me in on her concern, we could have done the biopsy right then and there. Or, at least scheduled it much sooner. I was in between jobs at the time. Now, I have to take time off work (from a new job) and pay an additonal month of Cobra in order to get this damn thing taken care of. I am so angry with them. I feel that he is a good surgeon but doesnt seem to pay attention during office visits and in conversations. Not good! Not happy!
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Post by Karen on Jul 20, 2012 20:15:30 GMT -5
Not cool...
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Post by loveshoes on Jul 20, 2012 20:52:25 GMT -5
That sucks DeAnna, I'm sorry!
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Post by JC on Jul 21, 2012 10:53:02 GMT -5
OH wow I'm so sorry DeAnna! That's just so sad!
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Post by DeAnna on Jul 23, 2012 0:16:05 GMT -5
Introvale (generic for seasonique) RECALL!!! OMG I just pulled a recall notice for my BCP's out of the mail. It states that "while there is no health risk, the daily regimen for Introvale may be incorrect and leave women without adequate contraception and at risk for unintended pregnancy". In case you havent already read my post above..... I have been bleeding like crazy and at one point felt like I had a full-on period, which causes intense pain and nausea for me. I had told my doc that since the pharmacy switched me to this generic that it felt like I wasnt even on birth control. They did a transvag US and said that the lining of my uterus was suprisingly thick for being on continuous BCP. This prompted my doc to schedule a biopsy to rule out uterine cancer, to be done under anasthesia. Wow, Im am seeing RED right now.
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Post by Karen on Jul 23, 2012 6:33:11 GMT -5
Well, that explains a lot... That really sucks, though!
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Post by JC on Jul 23, 2012 6:44:45 GMT -5
OH no! They had better follow up with that just to be sure though! Don't let them blame the recall for your symptoms. They still need to do a proper work up.
Also, than you for letting us know about the recall. I think we should start a new thread on that so other women can find out.
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Post by loveshoes on Jul 23, 2012 19:30:38 GMT -5
Introvale (generic for seasonique) RECALL!!! OMG I just pulled a recall notice for my BCP's out of the mail. It states that "while there is no health risk, the daily regimen for Introvale may be incorrect and leave women without adequate contraception and at risk for unintended pregnancy". In case you havent already read my post above..... I have been bleeding like crazy and at one point felt like I had a full-on period, which causes intense pain and nausea for me. I had told my doc that since the pharmacy switched me to this generic that it felt like I wasnt even on birth control. They did a transvag US and said that the lining of my uterus was suprisingly thick for being on continuous BCP. This prompted my doc to schedule a biopsy to rule out uterine cancer, to be done under anasthesia. Wow, Im am seeing RED right now. Were your specific pills included in the lot #'s of the recall? |
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Post by jessabug on Jul 24, 2012 12:13:42 GMT -5
Boy am i MAD guys!!! I got a call from a debt collector saying that I owed over $300 for a gynecologist visit I had back in AUGUST. I was like, what?? For one thing, I always pay my copays right then and there, so how could I owe money, and for another, why am I just now hearing about this a YEAR LATER?  So I called the office of the gyno I saw to see what info I could get, and here's what happened: -I paid my copay -My insurance company sent the check for the rest of the payment to ME instead of to the doctor's office -Which wouldn't have been a problem (lady said it's a mistake that does happen) and they could've just voided that check and sent another one EXCEPT that.. -Someone CASHED the check that they sent me? ?!!!!!!! -I was not the person who cashed the check (my memory and my bank records support this statement) -At this time, I had just moved from that CRAZY bitch (old friend who went psychotic? remember her?)'s apartment and that's the address they had sent the check to. -Also, apparently my insurance company has been trying to get ahold of me all year and have not been able to contact me, which I find strange since my phone number hasn't changed in four years??? They must have been mailing stuff to that girl's address and I just wasn't getting it since I left and she would never think to have the decency to let me know that I was getting important mail at her address. NOT HAPPY GIRLS!! NOT HAPPY AT ALL!!! |
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So I called the office of the gyno I saw to see what info I could get, and here's what happened: