  So here I am again. Stuck at work. Talking on MSN to people in order to keep myself from completely going insane. I seriously cannot stand this place. I first started working here when I was what...16 yrs old?...No, I think it was 17. Anyways, a LONG time ago. It's been a good 7 years or so. The only good thing is that the pay is good, the work is easy, and they pretty much give me shifts whenever I come back for even a week or two.
Now for most people this sounds like the ideal job. But it isn't. It is the complete opposite. This is the worst job a person could find. Firstly, it is completely indian run. Now, let me just clarify that a bit. The company is one of those limo companies that run too and from the airport. Not the stretches, but not the beat up crap-cars that are city taxis. So each driver basically owns a share in the company. Each year, they elect 5 Board of Directors who end up running the company for that year. Now of course, all these drivers are indians, and most of them can barely speak english and don't know the first thing about running a company. But of course, they all think they do. So they come in, make changes in the company that best suit them and their friends, and in the end, the customer suffers. They hire people that are their friends or relatives, but who don't do any work, and then they bitch at the rest of us cuz mistakes are being made and business is going down.
It really annoys me as well because they set up all these rules in the office, but then they only selectively inforce them. Like there's this rule about not having cell phones on in the office. And if someone they don't like breaks the rule even for an emergency, they nail that person and give them a warning letter in their employee file. But then this other girl comes in to work at 8pm-6am, and I swear, she doesn't get off her cell phone. She'll even ignore the lines ringing while she's talking to one of her friends on her cell. And they NEVER say a word to her. And it pisses me off because she gets annoyed if the phones start getting busy and she has to get off her cell. Like it's some big chore to come to work and ACTUALLY work. And if it isn't her cell, it'll be MSN. She'll ignore her job to sit there and talk on MSN for hours and hours. What we need is just one set of Board of Directors to set everyone straight. I'll admit, I'm not the model employee either. I sit and read, or sit on MSN, but I don't put that stuff before the job. I answer the phones first. I'll leave friends on MSN hanging and not even say "brb" if the phones get busy or something.
I think that at least is a good sign. I mean, I think it's ok to give employees certain leeway, such as the internet, or music, or the ability to read material. But if the employee starts to ignore the work over their "activities", then by all means, it should be taken away. The people here don't put their work as the priority, and then they bitch when the extra "fun" items get taken away because of degrading business.
Honestly, what did you expect? A reward for ignoring your job? A raise?....*Sigh*.... Anyways, I have like a little under 2hrs left today. I can't wait to leave. I never want to work here again. But like always, I know I'm going to end up here come winter. They'll ask for a few hours covered, and I'll initially say "no". Then I'll look at my credit card statement and revise my answer.
Then they'll offer me another shift, and another....And I'll just keep doing more and more. It's just one big destructive cycle. (You were right Vee). :-s. Damn this capitalism. Other than that, not a whole lot is new. The Liberals won the election with a minority government. This is possibly the best thing we could have hoped for. I didn't want Harper winning, that was for sure. He pretty much is the US government's bitch. His policies mirror those of the US so much it's not even funny.
Yeah, sure, the US is a prosperous country...But Canada is my country. I have no desire to have our country named "America Jr" anymore. But with the minority government, it'll force the different parties to work together much more. I think it'll be interesting to see what they accomplish. Alright, I think that's enough for now. Maybe I'll write more when I get home tonight...Maybe not. :)....We'll see. Time...9:20pm...T-minus 1hr40min until freedom. 
