posted
Since I don't drive the transportation to and from work turned out to be a huge issue.
The city bus doesn't run right by there; the closest it gets is about a twenty minute walk away so either I could bus it and then walk or take a cab ride straight to work. Well Bismarck is having there worst winter in a long time with December being the snowiest month EVER in Bismarck. So a twenty minute walk has usually not been feasible considering the twenty minute walk is basically over open country. So that leaves a cab ride to work which is expensive. Plus I found out the hard way that the cab isn't even dependable to get me to work on time. A couple times I would call over two hours ahead of time to pick me up at 9:30 so I could get to work by 10. Well by the time they would come pick me up it was well after 10 so I ended up being late.
That's the issue getting to work. My shift ran until 6:30PM and by that time there was no more busses running in that part of town so I was forced to cab it home every shift. Sometimes having to wait an hour to be picked up. PLUS...PLUS I also worked Sundays when the bus doesn't run so I was forced to cab it bothways on that day. Bottom line is about 1/3rd of my paycheck was for transportation.
I asked my account manager if I could move to another account in the building that only runs from 8am-5pm Monday thru Friday so I could have the bus as an option everyday both going to work and going home. He said he couldn't transfer me until he found a replacement for me which wouldn't be for at least a month or so until my account hold their next class and they complete the training. I then asked if he could switch my schedule around to where my hours would be more conducive to the bus schedule and he said that he couldn't since those were the hours I was hired to work.
Plus I found out I'm definitely NOT cut out to work in a call center environment. I sort of have a phone phobia where I have a very hard time talking on the phone to somebody I don't know; I'm much better on a face-to-face basis.
So yup I quit and need to start looking again tomorrow. I figure I could find a part time job close by that pays less and still come out ahead or at least the same as the job I just quit since I wouldn't have to pay all that money for transportation. Plus I wouldn't have all that extra stress or inconvenience. But I need to find one soon.
Bottom line is that it is my own fault that I'm currently not working. I knew that transportation would be an issue going in; I knew how much the cab charged per mile; I just didn't realize how far away the job actually was from my place and that the only taxi company in town is grossly understaffed at the moment.
Posts: 4742 | From: Cell Block 6 | Registered: Aug 2004 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
Valley Dated Julie From 'Valley Girl' (allegedly!)
Member # 1322
posted
Sam, look at it as a vacation and try not to let your search for a new job stress you out too much. Best of luck finding a job you want.
Posts: 7845 | From: Smiling and glancing in awe in the back of a limo | Registered: Mar 2003 | Site Updates: 22
| IP: Logged |
posted
thing is just a month ago I was at the end of a seven month vacation following my back surgery and here I am again.
Posts: 4742 | From: Cell Block 6 | Registered: Aug 2004 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
kevdugp73
He's eating after dark again....
Member # 5978
posted
Sorry to hear that Sam...it is the beginning of January, a new year...I am hopeful your luck will change for 2009. Good luck dude....
Posts: 2148 | From: Nova Scotia, Canada | Registered: Aug 2007 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
80'sRocked Play it Loud, Play it Proud
Member # 6979
posted
Bummer Sammy. Something good will turn up eventually.
Posts: 3614 | From: Caught Somewhere in Time.... | Registered: May 2008 | Site Updates: 101
| IP: Logged |
posted
hi sammy so sorry about your job? i hope you find something soon? i am basically in the same boat too i have been out of work since may after falling on the ice 3 times in february last year and now i can return to work part time with restrictions as i cannot use my left hand anymore and i am a office manager and left handed of course so it is tough for me too but hang in there something will come up for you i am sure!! dee
Posts: 1236 | From: buffalo, new york | Registered: Nov 2008 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
pettyfan
Livin' next door to the Klopeks
Member # 2260
posted
I hope ya find something soon, Sammy. Maybe you can find something where you're able to take the bus to and from work and not have to rely on cabs. Best of luck to ya.
Posts: 2902 | From: Home Sweet Home | Registered: Jan 2004 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
posted
That bout of unemployment was much shorter than the previous one.
Got hired this morning as a Front Desk Clerk at a local hotel I used to work part-time at as a busboy.
Pay is a little less than the place I just quit but it's only a few blocks away so I can walk to and from there everyday and not have to rely on transportation so I'll end up money ahead.
Posts: 4742 | From: Cell Block 6 | Registered: Aug 2004 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
posted
Sam, glad to hear you got something right away. Make sure you tell us all the juicy hotel stories. Posts: 4413 | From: Where the streets have no name | Registered: Oct 2002 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
pettyfan
Livin' next door to the Klopeks
Member # 2260
posted
That was quick, Sam. I'm really glad you found something, and close to home at that!
Posts: 2902 | From: Home Sweet Home | Registered: Jan 2004 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
posted
Congrats Sam! Maybe it was meant to be and at least your closer to home with the new job. Maybe he doesn't wanna get a license or there's some other reason way to spurt off once again.....
Posts: 3845 | From: Norf Karolina | Registered: Dec 2004 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
posted
There you go Sammy, I told you you'd find something soon!
Posts: 3839 | From: Wangaratta, Vic, Australia | Registered: Jun 2004 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
quote:Originally posted by NiceGuy Sammy Hain: That bout of unemployment was much shorter than the previous one.
Got hired this morning as a Front Desk Clerk at a local hotel I used to work part-time at as a busboy.
Pay is a little less than the place I just quit but it's only a few blocks away so I can walk to and from there everyday and not have to rely on transportation so I'll end up money ahead.
That is excellent news Sammy! Sounds like a good job to me. Hope everything works out well; be careful walking to work in that N. Dakota snow!
Posts: 2289 | From: Pittsburgh | Registered: Nov 2008 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
quote:Originally posted by ISIS: Why can't you go get a driver's license?
Now that is one rude and stupid question. I am not Sammy, but for anyone else out there who can't get a driver's license, here are a few possible reasons: poor vision even with corrective lenses, poor physical health- ex. not being able to turn around because of neck or back injury and/or pain, poor mental capacity with an inability to make decisions, not being able to read street signs, etc., etc.
Posts: 2289 | From: Pittsburgh | Registered: Nov 2008 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
pettyfan
Livin' next door to the Klopeks
Member # 2260
posted
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Pittsburghgirl: </font><blockquote><font size="1" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by ISIS: Why can't you go get a driver's license? </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">Now that is one rude and stupid question. I am not Sammy, but for anyone else out there who can't get a driver's license, here are a few possible reasons: poor vision even with corrective lenses, poor physical health- ex. not being able to turn around because of neck or back injury and/or pain, poor mental capacity with an inability to make decisions, not being able to read street signs, etc., etc. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">Excellent point. One of our teachers couldn't get a license for years because he has epilepsy and had too many seizures. He can drive now...he sure does have a need for speed, LOL.
[ 05. January 2009, 16:19: Message edited by: pettyfan ]
Posts: 2902 | From: Home Sweet Home | Registered: Jan 2004 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
posted
Seeing that Sam has been here for about 5 years now, and so have I...in all that time-I never heard him say he couldn't drive. So, why is that stupid? I am really sick of you saying everything I say is either stupid or rude, you need to quit commenting on my every word.
If someone comes on here and goes on and on about why they lost their job...and the whole issue is about transportation...then how come asking why someone can't drive is stupid...knowning the answer would sure take alot of guessing out of the whole scenario!
Posts: 13484 | Registered: Aug 2003 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
posted
will give me ample oppurtunity to talk on my cell phone
Posts: 4742 | From: Cell Block 6 | Registered: Aug 2004 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
quote:Originally posted by NiceGuy Sammy Hain: It's a 1937 Bugatti or nothing for me.
What a coicidence - I just happen to have a spare. I'll trade for a matter transportation device!
Posts: 3839 | From: Wangaratta, Vic, Australia | Registered: Jun 2004 | Site Updates: 0
| IP: Logged |
posted
Guys - quit it with the petty squabbling, quit it with the biting at every little piece of bait dangled in front of you.
Isis's question wasn't rude, but could possibly have been taken the wrong way. PittsburghGirl's response (except for maybe the way the first sentence was phrased) was also a fair point - there could have been many reasons why the license wasn't an option, and therefore was a fair reply, albeit a loaded one.
Everyone chill?
Oh - and Sam? Nice one. Do you have one of those name badges? Looking forward to how they will put "Hello, my name is SammyHain. How may I help you?" on it without cracking up! Posts: 3646 | From: Shermer, IL - where else? | Registered: Mar 2001 | Site Updates: 37
| IP: Logged |
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic
![[Smile]](smile.gif)
![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
