Posted by ChrisMoses at adsl-66-140-59-195.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net on April 08, 2003 at 17:06:52:
In Reply to: Ever had a job you hate........ posted by Hi-Ty on April 08, 2003 at 16:30:05:
I had a sweet ass job working for Sprint only on weekends, and making $300 a week, just for those 3 days. Then, after Christmas, they fired 150 people in the D/FW Metroplex area, me being one of them. I could not find a job for a while, then I finally got a job delivering pizzas. It was shitty, but I needed money to continue making car payments on my '99 Firebird, insurance, credit card payment, and direct TV bill.
So, let me paint you a picture of the scene. It's the Saturday before the Superbowl, first day, first delivery. I am driving to deliver this pizza, turn left at a light, and my car gets rammed by a 1-ton truck. I'm spinning around inside my car from the impact, get knocked into two other cars, a telephone pole, and then finally come to stop in a 7-11 parking lot. As I come to, I hear people saying not to move, but then I also hear, "Hey, everyone back up, his car is leaking something." So I pulled myself out through the shattered window, get taken to the hospital. After a very unsettiling couple of hours, they find out I'm ok, and I get to go home with LOTS of pain pills. I can't even enjoy the Superbowl the next day because I'm so drugged up.
Then the real fun starts. Apparently the insurance company will only pay the blue book value of $10,000 for my car, but I still owe $14,000; and have no job. So, I have no job, and all of these bills; including paying for the car I no longer have.
I could not find a job anywhere. I tried everything. Couple of months went by with me making minimum payments and accumulating late fees, until I finally found a job!!!.... working at mother fucking Blockbuster.
I know a lot of you guys work there and love it, but I hate it. The worst part is the whole computer interface. Its the worst system I've ever used.
So, guy who originally complained; at least you work at a shitty job making decent money. I work at a shitty job, making shitty money.