2004-08-12
Tuesday was a pretty crummy day at work. One of the kids peed on my car. Yeah. That's what I said. ^_^; Isn't that saying "It's better to be pissed off than pissed on"? Some days at work I feel a mix of both, although this is the first time it was almost literal.
Don't get me wrong, I love my job. The actual work isn't difficult and I get the satisfaction (if seldom the thanks) of helping people. I work with the Employment Circle, helping people learn skills that will help get them a job or a better paying one. During the school year I also get to regulate the kids' educational time and have taught a few kids how to read. Next week some time I'm going to get deputized to take voter registration and I'm also volunteering to drive people to the polls during the early voting period.
Some days though... Some days are very trying to say the least. Saturday someone stole all the money we had made on classes for this month. Tuesday a kid peed on my car. Every day this week we've had more people in the center than computers and it's been a madhouse. Some days I wish someone would see my resume online and offer me a dream job like, I don't know, a princess needs me to hold her tiara for her while she has her hair done, a scientist needs to study my dreams for an indefinite period of time, or someone needs someone to stay in their castle in Scotland/beach home on some tropical island so it looks lived in. I'm not askin' for a lot of loot, maybe 50 grand a year. Yeah, that's pretty reasonable.
Some days are rough. Today I got an apology letter from a 20 year old man that I had kicked out FOREVER when he was 17-18. All I'm gonna say is that there was a very bad incident each of the THREE times I kicked him out and he cursed me out thoroughly each time. The site director at the time let him come back in each time immediately after this happened when he promised that it wouldn't happen again. I never received an apology any of the three times.
He wrote me an apology today probably almost two years after the last incident. It was very well written and seemed sincere, although it could very well have been BS too. I like to have faith in people. I like to have hope that things will change for the better. I think the part that got me the most was where he said without the center there he had no where to go and nothing to do. I knew exactly what he meant. I'm going to speak to my boss tomorrow and tell him that I think we should let him back in.
Please let me be right...
I love second chances (even if it's the fourth time around).
Dancin': 31.5 | Dog walkin': 104 | Total: 135.5 miles
XOXOX
Loch
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