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Old Nov 30, 2008, 04:45 PM
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When I was sixteen I was a cashier at a retail store and I alsmot got fired at that job. I tried my best to do very well at it...and it's not like I was slacking off either. I am now nineteen working at a restuarant as a server and I think they want to fire me aswell. I've been working there for 2 and half years as a busser and a hostess...and now they want to get rid of me as a server. I do try my best at this as well...but it seems I go no where....Right not I'm going to college and I'm in my second year...kI think I want to major in history not because I lvoe it but because I do all right with it....I'm really confused right now...I feel like I'll never be good at anything or amount to anything...I think i jsut want to be a housewife...I really don't know where I belong...
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Old Nov 30, 2008, 05:16 PM
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how do you know they want to fire you as a server, try talking to them to find out where they think you could do with some inprovments, if there are any areas, it better to talk about it than second guessing

good to hear you are carrying on with your education

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Old Nov 30, 2008, 05:21 PM
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how do you know they want to fire you as a server, try talking to them to find out where they think you could do with some inprovments, if there are any areas, it better to talk about it than second guessing

good to hear you are carrying on with your education

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well I have talked with them on how to improve these areas...and one of the managers has totally cut me from the schedule I havne't had a shift in two weeks...I'm too scared to talk with them...I don't want to hear the bad news...I'm thinking I might go work in a library...I feel totally lost...I feel that everytime i try to improve something..it's not good enough or I'm sitll doing it wrong...I wask for help and people seem annoyed so I just shut up and do htings on my own
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Old Nov 30, 2008, 05:35 PM
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Have you looked into getting another job? It sounds like that is what you want to do, in the mean time even though you don't want to hear bad news you may at least want to call them to see what the deal is, so then at least you will know what is going on.
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Old Dec 02, 2008, 01:44 PM
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well I have talked with them on how to improve these areas...and one of the managers has totally cut me from the schedule I havne't had a shift in two weeks...I'm too scared to talk with them...I don't want to hear the bad news...I'm thinking I might go work in a library...I feel totally lost...I feel that everytime i try to improve something..it's not good enough or I'm sitll doing it wrong...I wask for help and people seem annoyed so I just shut up and do htings on my own
I think you should go to the libraries in your area and check out about jobs in them. It might really make a difference, if they have anything it'll likely be some steps up from retail/food service. Or maybe check with your college? I had a work study job as a secretarial assistant at mine while I attended and it was the beginning of a long line of office jobs (which pay more and have more benefits than retail/food). I think you probably aren't sabotaging your jobs though, they are jobs that tend to treat their employees as easily disposable, that's not your fault. If they don't want to even try to help you improve and would rather passive-aggressively remove you from the schedule without outright firing you, it really shows badly on them on how they treat employees.

I think you should just look on moving out and on to better things if you can. I know it might be hard finding another job right now in this economy but you aren't actually working right now anyway!
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