So my job ended a week and a half ago. The Monday after my last journal, I talked to the parents and told them that I was unhappy about losing so many hours unexpectedly. After some drama, it came down to them offering me 8 extra hours, which barely made up for another unpaid day off (2nd in 2 weeks). So I clarified with the mom the next day what hours I was working and what I was being paid for and she said I'd be paid until 5pm regardless for those 4 days (I usually got off between 5 and 6:30pm). The end of the week comes and time for my pay check. I told the dad the amount and what the mom said and he was confused but wrote the amount anyways. The next Monday, he informs me that there was some confusion and misunderstanding about last weeks pay. They forgot that they said I would be paid until 5 and convinced themselves that the agreement was until 4... 8 hours per day, not 8 extra hours. So, they took those extra 4 hours out of the week's severence pay they gave me. They double screwed me over. Absolutely rediculous.
So, I took advantage of being jobless and came to Arizona to visit since it's been a little over a year since my last trip here. I was supposed to fly back to Seattle last night, but the airline I was flying on... it's computer system was down for 2 hours. They had to start handwriting everyone's boarding passes. After nearly 2 hours in 3 seperate lines, I got my boarding pass about 5 minutes before my flight was supposed to leave. All the while, I'm asking if the flights are going to wait for us and all I got was "They were asked to"... mine left without me. But I didn't realize it when I got to the gate and went to the one next to it thinking it was mine cause the were boarding the last few people on that flight. They didn't look at my ticket thoroughly enough to see that I was going to Seattle and not LA! I get seated in first class cause they were just assigning seat as they come. Then right before they shut the doors I start hearing LA and got back off just in time. Found out that I missed the last flight out for the night. By the time I got back to the check in counters, the computers had just started working again and I got a flight for today. It was an annoying 3 hour visit to the airport. Fortunately, I could come back and stay with family friends for another night. Unfortunately, I left the airport without my luggage. So, I'm hoping I'll be able to find my bag when I get to the Seattle airport tonight.
Back to the real world, and back to my job search
So, I took advantage of being jobless and came to Arizona to visit since it's been a little over a year since my last trip here. I was supposed to fly back to Seattle last night, but the airline I was flying on... it's computer system was down for 2 hours. They had to start handwriting everyone's boarding passes. After nearly 2 hours in 3 seperate lines, I got my boarding pass about 5 minutes before my flight was supposed to leave. All the while, I'm asking if the flights are going to wait for us and all I got was "They were asked to"... mine left without me. But I didn't realize it when I got to the gate and went to the one next to it thinking it was mine cause the were boarding the last few people on that flight. They didn't look at my ticket thoroughly enough to see that I was going to Seattle and not LA! I get seated in first class cause they were just assigning seat as they come. Then right before they shut the doors I start hearing LA and got back off just in time. Found out that I missed the last flight out for the night. By the time I got back to the check in counters, the computers had just started working again and I got a flight for today. It was an annoying 3 hour visit to the airport. Fortunately, I could come back and stay with family friends for another night. Unfortunately, I left the airport without my luggage. So, I'm hoping I'll be able to find my bag when I get to the Seattle airport tonight.
Back to the real world, and back to my job search
Good luck in finding a new job soon.