"Bitch fest in 30 minutes or less"

Mar 03, 2008 - 06:10 AM PST

Ok, so I am terribly annoyed at the moment. I mentioned that I work full time and go to school full time correct? Ok. Well I take 3 classes online, one on at Campus on Saturday afternoons. Unfortunately I have to go on campus to the testing center to take the test for my other 3 classes. This being said that leaves me between the hours of 9-11 On Saturday Mornings. Not really my idea of how to spend my Saturday. But a girl will do what she has to do. Now I have had this problem in past semesters yet no one seems to do anything about it or even acknowledge that this is a problem. When I find out my schedule for my test, I make an appt for the Saturday that I can take the test. So I find out I have a test due this week I only have Thursday Thru Saturday to complete it. I e-mail the testing center to schedule an appt. They tell me that it is full. That I can come in during Walk-In hours on Friday (today). I explain that I am in no position to do that. That I work downtown and the only time during their hours that I am able to go to the testing center is on Saturday mornings. That I can not go to the other campus because I have a 12 O'clock class on this particular one. So this lady keeps going back and forth with me giving me all these excuses. I'm just sick of it. I am a student. I pay tuition. I am a consumer to their services. I have 4 classes I have to stress over the last thing I need to stress about is if I can or can not get an appt to take a test and if it will affect my grade.

Ok Twenty minutes left. On to the work topic of irritation. I explained to you that this is the place where I spend most of my well wasted time. I have been in my current position for about a year and 5 months. I took this job when I moved in with Mr. X because it was available. Not to mention they said the last 3 people in this position moved up in the company. That was a big appeal to me. So when Mr. X left me high and dry, I was really torn about my finances. I opted to tough it out in my current position which entails a great deal of bitch work and answering numerous telephone calls. The pay is rather good; however my resume is worth so much more. I feel as though my experience and skills are being wasted. Not to mention there is a higher salary out there to be earned. I would not be living from check to check with room mates and trying to make ends meet. So I've struggled. There has been position after position in this company open up and I keep getting the cold shoulder when I inquire about them. I was told I have to be in my position for a year. So I waited it out. When my year came around I heard from the grapevine that the person in the position I would like in the department I am going to school for is getting promoted. That her position would be opening up. So I inquired to all my superiors in HR. Which in turn told me they knew nothing about it. So three months later I am finding out that this is happening and they already hired a new person for that position that I wanted. I feel really violated and betrayed. Perhaps they are trying to keep me in this position in the horrible HR dept that we have because it is so hard to fill to begin with. I am just very frustrated right now. In the next two weeks we should be going over our reviews and receiving our annual increase and bonuses. I hope that mine is something worth staying here for. Considering the persons who were in this position before me had done absolutely nothing compared to the amount of effort or work I do.
When I'm not wasting my time of course. Oh well……. Not quite 30 minutes. I have 10 left till lunch. BTW, I told you I couldn't write. My Grammar sucks. Forgive me. Until next time.