You want me to WHAT?

I’m gonna warn you right off the bat … I’m ranting in this post (it’s my blog and I can rant if I want to … )

I’m already ticked off about this pay period at work. It’s a 96 hour pay period, but since we’re on “salary”, I only get paid for 87 hours. I’m losing 9 hours of pay … that’s over $100 (minus taxes and everything else they take out).

We’re on salary because of the way they wanted to do flex time. And it turns out that that way wasn’t legal, so we’re not even doing it any more. But we still have to stay on salary … Yeah, it’s nice when a pay period is only 80 hours … then I get an extra 7 hours on my paycheck. But when I’m LOSING 9 HOURS … that pisses me off. I would have rather stayed at hourly back when we made the change anyways. But I’m pretty sure I was the only one.

I could really use that extra money. I mean … I did earn it. I just don’t get it. They take enough out of my paycheck as it is … taxes, health insurance, parking. I’m getting paid more now then I ever have before, but I’m taking home less. And I’m getting sick of it. Yeah, I’m paying more for rent, so that part is my own fault. But if I had stayed in that other apartment, I would have been very very unhappy (not like I’m happy now anyways).

I’m sick of never having any extra spending cash. I have enough for bills and groceries and other necessitates. But I have no “fun money”. I can’t go out, or when I do, I can’t drink much. Like this weekend. Avalanche is at Pete’s. But I don’t have the money to go. If Lisa decides to come up, I’m gonna have to beg her to pay cover for me and then just sit there all nite and watch everyone else drink. If she doesn’t come up, then I’m staying home. But I don’t want her to feel like I don’t want her to come up. It’s just that I have no money and I don’t get paid for another week (actually a week and 2 days).

And how the hell am I going to meet a man when I never go out? I’m sure as hell not gonna find one knocking on my door. And before you say “try online dating” … don’t bother. I tried. In oder to get anything out of those sites, you have to pay. And I don’t have the money to do that.

I should really get a second job. But I like my time off in the evenings and on the weekends. It gives me time to unwind and actually sleep. But the money would really be helpful. But if I got a second job, then I’d probably get yelled at at work because I can’t work overtime.

Overtime. That’s the reason for this rant. I found out today that I am basically being forced to work overtime. Yeah … the money will be nice. But so is time where I can unwind and sleep … “Becky time”. It’s a 96 hour pay period, but I’m STILL forced to work overtime. I thought having that many hours in a pay period would mean we wouldn’t have to. But I guess not. I WILL NOT work on Friday … that’s for damn sure. And I’m not gonna work ’til 9pm. At it is, it takes me at least 2 hours every nite to fall asleep. And if I work ’til 9pm, then I won’t get home ’til close to 9:30pm … need to eat and unwind. Wouldn’t get to bed ’til probably 11pm. That would mean I wouldn’t get to sleep ’til about 1am. I’m sorry … I can’t do that. I need to be in bed by 10pm (so I can be asleep by midnite) or else I’m no good to anyone.

I guess I should brace for the fact that I’ll probably get yelled at during my review next week Wednesday because I didn’t work enough overtime. If that happens, then I’ll start looking for a new job … not just a second job. I really don’t like being forced to work overtime. I’ll work it if I WANT to. But if I HAVE to, then I’m not a happy camper.

Mood: bitchy