mami.rodriguez
11-18-2007, 04:50 AM
Hey y'all...let's just say my situation is getting worse by the day...
I lost my job yesterday...over parking!!! Can you believe it!!! The place where I work has a small parking lot, with just enough spaces for the workers...well we had some visitors on Wednesday, and since I come in at a wierd time, I had to drive around and around the parking lot to find a space...By the time I walked in and punched in, it was 10:02. I sent an email to my boss right away and let her know what had happened. Thursday, I knew the visitors would be there, so I went REEEEEEEEALLY early...around 9:25, and drove around and around and around. I finally found a spot, and when I punched in, it was 9:57. I knew that my work was trying to find a reason to fire me, so I took pictures of the full lot from EVERY angle, and was taking pictures of the clock in my van as I was driving around the dang lot. Sure enough, 10 minutes after I walked in the door, my boss came and asked if we could talk...she walked me into the HR office and told me that I was fired. I didn't make a stink about it, and they claim that I have a history of tardiness...3/4 of them are for 1 or 2 minutes when parking is an issue. The other couple, I was late 1 time by 8 minutes because I got pulled over because I was driving my husband's car, and there is an officer here that has it in for him...well he saw the car, and I was going around a curve and touched the white line. He stopped me and was trying to get me for a DUI...made me take a breathalyzer and everything!!! ME!!! I DON'T DRINK HARDLY EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was pi$$ed and mouthed off to him, asked him if the last beer I had had, which was about 2 months ago, would show up on his little machine thingy...and then asked him if he was disappointed that I was driving the car and not my husband...:angel: Needless to say, then he decided to check EVERYTHING! Maybe I should have shut my mouth, but man that officer gets to me, ya know? Anyway, I called them 20 minutes before I was scheduled to start and let them know that I was going to be late.
The other time I was late, I overslept. My therapist put me on Clonazepam and some other thing like that that starts with a T...not Toradol...can't think of it now...but they worked good to help me sleep!!! Anyway I woke up at the time that I usually leave for work, threw in my contacts, got dressed, and brushed my hair on the way to work...I was probably 10 minutes late, but again I called them on the way and let them know what had happened... In my book, I was late twice, both times I called them and let them know...I had a valid reason (not the best reason, but valid anyway) for being late...but they have been on my case since I asked them for the week off for our interview... Now I don't have to worry about taking time off...but I DO have to worry about how we are going to get to Juarez and find a place to stay for a week...Not to mention the "error in scheduling" fiasco.
You've heard about the camel, right??? well his back is about at his breaking point...I don't know how much more of this I can handle.
I just needed to vent, and I am REALLY grateful that there is a soap box here...
I know that everything happens for a reason, but COME ON!!! This is a little too much.
Another thing...I know that based on the affidavit of support, my husband can't ask for public assistance...but can I go and apply for me and my kids without it hurting our case? I won't do anything that would stand in the way of my husband's waiver, but the kids have to eat!
I lost my job yesterday...over parking!!! Can you believe it!!! The place where I work has a small parking lot, with just enough spaces for the workers...well we had some visitors on Wednesday, and since I come in at a wierd time, I had to drive around and around the parking lot to find a space...By the time I walked in and punched in, it was 10:02. I sent an email to my boss right away and let her know what had happened. Thursday, I knew the visitors would be there, so I went REEEEEEEEALLY early...around 9:25, and drove around and around and around. I finally found a spot, and when I punched in, it was 9:57. I knew that my work was trying to find a reason to fire me, so I took pictures of the full lot from EVERY angle, and was taking pictures of the clock in my van as I was driving around the dang lot. Sure enough, 10 minutes after I walked in the door, my boss came and asked if we could talk...she walked me into the HR office and told me that I was fired. I didn't make a stink about it, and they claim that I have a history of tardiness...3/4 of them are for 1 or 2 minutes when parking is an issue. The other couple, I was late 1 time by 8 minutes because I got pulled over because I was driving my husband's car, and there is an officer here that has it in for him...well he saw the car, and I was going around a curve and touched the white line. He stopped me and was trying to get me for a DUI...made me take a breathalyzer and everything!!! ME!!! I DON'T DRINK HARDLY EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was pi$$ed and mouthed off to him, asked him if the last beer I had had, which was about 2 months ago, would show up on his little machine thingy...and then asked him if he was disappointed that I was driving the car and not my husband...:angel: Needless to say, then he decided to check EVERYTHING! Maybe I should have shut my mouth, but man that officer gets to me, ya know? Anyway, I called them 20 minutes before I was scheduled to start and let them know that I was going to be late.
The other time I was late, I overslept. My therapist put me on Clonazepam and some other thing like that that starts with a T...not Toradol...can't think of it now...but they worked good to help me sleep!!! Anyway I woke up at the time that I usually leave for work, threw in my contacts, got dressed, and brushed my hair on the way to work...I was probably 10 minutes late, but again I called them on the way and let them know what had happened... In my book, I was late twice, both times I called them and let them know...I had a valid reason (not the best reason, but valid anyway) for being late...but they have been on my case since I asked them for the week off for our interview... Now I don't have to worry about taking time off...but I DO have to worry about how we are going to get to Juarez and find a place to stay for a week...Not to mention the "error in scheduling" fiasco.
You've heard about the camel, right??? well his back is about at his breaking point...I don't know how much more of this I can handle.
I just needed to vent, and I am REALLY grateful that there is a soap box here...
I know that everything happens for a reason, but COME ON!!! This is a little too much.
Another thing...I know that based on the affidavit of support, my husband can't ask for public assistance...but can I go and apply for me and my kids without it hurting our case? I won't do anything that would stand in the way of my husband's waiver, but the kids have to eat!