The official nightshift thread....

Ok. Another pickle. This Sephora is in a JCP. I worked at JCP twelve or more years ago and ended up quitting because of some extreme bullshizz. I was asked to sign a reprimand stating that if there was a problem between another associate and myself, we'd both be fired...and he had told people in our hiring group he WANTED to get fired so he could get unemployment. HE was the cause of the problem and omg...my blood is boiling just thinking back on this. Anyway, it was at JCP but a different location. So on the app, surely it will ask if I've worked for them beforer. If I say no, my SSN might flag in the system as a previous hire then I'm screwed. If they ask about the previous employment, wtf do I say? It was a effed situation, totally not my fault but when I quit (I was maybe 20, 22? No excuse but I was a fudgin' mess back then...) they wanted me to sign that paper and it detailed what had gone on leading up to me asking for a meeting with the store manager about some messed up stuff happening (which when I went to the scheduled meeting...he wasn't even there) and it accused me of saying something to that othe associate that I'd NEVER ever say. So I wrote "FUDGE YOU" on it and left. I highly doubt anyone who worked there back then still does or that they even have record of me working there (maybe digitally somewhere but not paperwork wise...for example the fudge you document...) I'm not sure if honesty is the best policy here or "forgetting" I worked there "so so long ago". I'm a much different person and a MUCH different employee nowadays so I know they'd be pleased to have me but....

So you see...it is sticky...

Frankie_Felinius wrote: »

Ok. Another pickle. This Sephora is in a JCP. I worked at JCP twelve or more years ago and ended up quitting because of some extreme bullshizz. I was asked to sign a reprimand stating that if there was a problem between another associate and myself, we'd both be fired...and he had told people in our hiring group he WANTED to get fired so he could get unemployment. HE was the cause of the problem and omg...my blood is boiling just thinking back on this. Anyway, it was at JCP but a different location. So on the app, surely it will ask if I've worked for them beforer. If I say no, my SSN might flag in the system as a previous hire then I'm screwed. If they ask about the previous employment, wtf do I say? It was a effed situation, totally not my fault but when I quit (I was maybe 20, 22? No excuse but I was a fudgin' mess back then...) they wanted me to sign that paper and it detailed what had gone on leading up to me asking for a meeting with the store manager about some messed up stuff happening (which when I went to the scheduled meeting...he wasn't even there) and it accused me of saying something to that othe associate that I'd NEVER ever say. So I wrote "FUDGE YOU" on it and left. I highly doubt anyone who worked there back then still does or that they even have record of me working there (maybe digitally somewhere but not paperwork wise...for example the fudge you document...) I'm not sure if honesty is the best policy here or "forgetting" I worked there "so so long ago". I'm a much different person and a MUCH different employee nowadays so I know they'd be pleased to have me but....

So you see...it is sticky...

I'd go with honesty.
You were young. They can let it go.

Frankie_Felinius wrote: »

If you guys ever feel like I'm taking over this space as a "Frankie's life blog and problem solving'...please tell me. I have a lot to say sometimes and I can't exactly see your non-verbal cues that ya'll are annoyed. I apologize in advance if you feel that way and don't worry...I won't be around long! Something is gonna come up soon and I'll be outtaaaaaaaa here!

I certainly don't feel that way. Jeebus woman! Stop being so anxiety ridden!(WAY easier said than done, I know)

It's totally cool. I have almost nothing going on in my life right now except, gym, work, food, and some guy named Luc for a coffee date on Wednesday.

Frankie_Felinius wrote: »

Luc with no k...very French. (No little face with a beret...already checked...)

I thought I was just being considerate.

Yeah..I'm nervous. He's smart, funny, quick witted, and a computer engineer.
I started to really like him before I even knew what he looked like.

Frankie_Felinius wrote: »

That seems like a good sign...being sweet on him before the judgement on him physically.

Imagine if we all paired off with our mates in that way? Finding who you are actually compatible with without all that pure lust stuff...

When I saw his photo...he has long hair. Which furthers my mother's idea that I can only date guys with long hair or who are totally bald. There is NO in between.
My (now ex) husband had long hair when we got married and then he cut it to a more 'normal' short haircut. Shortly thereafter, we got divorced.

Frankie_Felinius wrote: »

Haha! Huh. I pictured ssp to have a normal cut. (Hope that isn't a sensitive subject...) Maybe that is why he didn't work out...

I tend to go for a buzzed, faded or sliiiiightly longer on top kinda man 'do but sideburns are a necessity! I can't do long hair. That isn't true. I wouldn't go for long hair but I wouldn't limit myself if I was looking...

SSP is bald. He had a 'normal' cut when he had hair(back before THIS job).

ETA: I don't intentionally limit myself, it just seems to workout that way.

@Frankie_Felinius I'd go ahead and tell them about working there and that'd be it. I doubt anyone remembers and that they keep former employees files that long. I'd go for it. I know I don't know you well but I can tell your love make-up and all things Sephora Change freaks me the eff out too but sometimes you just gotta go with it. I'm excited for you!!

@lilaclovebird

lilaclovebird wrote: »

Frankie_Felinius wrote: »

Luc with no k...very French. (No little face with a beret...already checked...)

I thought I was just being considerate.

Yeah..I'm nervous. He's smart, funny, quick witted, and a computer engineer.
I started to really like him before I even knew what he looked like.

Woohoo!!

jennifer_417 wrote: »

My weight finally dipped back into the 160s again this morning! Just barely, but it was still good to see that 6 again!

Super woohoo!!

You can't shut down a board at 8 PM. It's been really nice being off for a couple days. I figured as long as I'm fixing my son's computer I would pop in. There's a lot going on! I'll have to read back through when I get back.

@Frankie_Felinius - As long as you're not working for JCP, don't let that bother you. Take the chance to see if that bone head still works there and if not you have the chance to rub it in. :laugh:

It's neither of you, lol. Some of us work nights & live days so alternate universes. And for instance, my problem is the opposite of Frankie's... I have to drive and walk a beat while working, so I don't really get to post while I am on shift. My posting days are on my days off when I don't get to sleep til 3 am (normal workday sleeptime is in bed at 6 am).
Are y'all confused yet, heheheheh?

BTW @Frankie_Felinius you might try a more modern resume, with your types of work experience and good quotes about your work habits or friendly approachable demeanour etc from any business references you've had. No need to be chronological and if you have been working more than 10 or 15 years you don't have to be very specific in naming each & every job. The resume must fit the position you are applying for.

My only unemployed stint of 6 months in over 30 yrs - I took a course in resume building. Works like a charm. And don't be afraid to write yourself a recommendation/reference letter and ask someone who knows you higher up in the company (doesn't have to be your immediate supervisor) to read it and add to or change it if they wish then sign it. That makes it easy for them - they don't have to come up with something from scratch (not many are good at this) and if you are not outlandish about it you can get a very good recommendation that way. Ask any customers that seem especially grateful for help to write a note about it and send a copy to you & the company - hand them a card with the email/address on it. Lots will be very willing to do this but need to be prompted. Shamelessly self promote in a non-confrontational way. You already know your strengths, just point them out to others and ask them to concur in writing...

jennifer_417 wrote: »

My weight finally dipped back into the 160s again this morning! Just barely, but it was still good to see that 6 again!

yay awesome!

@Frankie_Felinius I'd say go for it especially since you are passionate about this stuff. Didn't you do a few YT vids on it? I think it was you but it may have been someone else. If it was you, maybe work it in somehow into the interview?

edit: Also your IG pictures too with the various looks you have.

Waiting for a Dachshund with a bad back. I'm pretty sure I told the owners to keep it confined and I'm pretty sure they didn't. Now it's screaming in pain. Hope the drugs I have work.

Time for my weekend of work. Seems like it takes forever to be done with. Boo

bethanie0825 wrote: »

Time for my weekend of work. Seems like it takes forever to be done with. Boo

It's my weekend, too. I'm only on night 3 of 8, ughhhhhhhh

I'll preface this by saying it is a lot of complaining and whining...proceed at your own caution.

So what should I start with it? The dog.

Had an appt for the dog Wed. Get there and the doc went home sick but no one called us. So we make an appt for Fri at 9:30. I get there...no one is there. No lights on, nothing. They should have been open for an hour at that point. Apparently they called my fiance at like 2 to let him know there was some kind of emergency something. So my poor dog is just miserable until Monday now. Two strikes already and we haven't even stepped foot inside this new office yet.

So the jobs thing. I had an interview for an admin assistant but I turned it down. They people were slimy and I knew that was not going to work. Plus I'd have to do collection calls. Eff that. Pays more than two bucks an hour more than I make now but I'd be so miserable. The job at Sephora...I just can't. When I really think about what my day to day job would be like, how I'd have to be so "on" all of the time...I can't do that. I'm fooling myself thinking I can...

I got a call from the warehouse place that had offered me the job before the whole no paycheck debacle and they offered me another open position...slightly less than two weeks notice but eff 'em. Actually, I offered myself to work 2nds for they days I can't do 3rds until my last day...which means 16 hours of work on 5 hours of sleep but it is only for one week...

So you are thinking...awesome, right? New job, yay! Here is what sucks. It pays 1.50 less per hour...but I'll be working 5 days a week instead of 4 so it about evens out. BUT the part that sucks is that yes, they offer benefits but the cheapest benefits would deduct $50 a week out of my check...not biweekly...weekly. (And for the cheapest insurance....the doc visit fee is outrageous so while I'll have insurance, I sure as fudge can't afford to actually go to the doctor. For over a year now I've been battling with healthcare.gov, IL healthcare, my own insurance company, the state over trying to just pay for my insurance like I want to and I'm supposed to. Originally I was set to pay less than $40 a month for me and my daughter until everything started getting jacked up. (Now I'm getting letters saying it is likely I'll owe thousands in medical bills over all of this) When I found out this place had benefits, I was stoked. When I realized how expensive they were I figured, well, I guess I can just go back to the health marketplace and deal with their bs and at least get a more affordable rate. Come to find out, if your employer offers "affordable" coverage (which what they consider "affordable" is an effing joke) you don't qualify for the premiums that discount your insurance under the Affordable Care Act. So, it is either $50 a week or full-priced private insurance. And no actually using the doctors to figure out what is up with me. We also have to pay for before school daycare a few days a week, daycare on days she doesn't have school and daycare over the summer. I really don't think we'll be able to afford the summer daycare. Honestly, taking this job will probably end up costing me money. I've thought about gettting a second job but insurance credits are based on how much you make so even if I'm working more to pay my premiums, I'm making more so I don't get the same discount. Same thing with daycare...if they do sliding scale. So even if I did get a second job, I'd get charged more for the daycare anyway.

I just feel so effed. We can't get anywhere. We're going to work, paying our bills, raising our kid right and just cannot get ahead. Even good news (like a new job) isn't really good news. I feel like I'm going to pop. I'm under so much stress that I feel like I'm just gonna keel over because I can't handle it. So frustrating trying to do the right thing, trying to better yourselves and just feeling stuck and fuct and hopeless.

Again, I'm sorry for all my complaining but I feel like I'm on the verge of a effin' breakdown....gotta get it off my chest for a second....

LCbaby0x wrote: »

Night shift nurse here!

used to be a night shift emt....now a night shift dispatcher.....ER's are a different world at night, especially trauma centers