Wait, what happened this morning? Oh, that’s right.. I almost lost my job. Why? Ha! You wouldn’t believe what I went through this morning. It all started yesterday.. I had a final at 12pm and there I was, home finishing up my final essay for counseling 12.. I get ready and leave without thinking about work, I forget my phone and don’t realize it till I get to the bus stop.. Oh well, it’s too late to go back and get it. I finish class, enjoyable last day and once I get home I see my phone is dead.. I charge it I have voicemails and text messages.. My AVID teacher had called to let me know that a certain teacher was upset that I did not let them know I was not going to show up for work. I was taken aback.. No other teacher has ever cared, so I didn’t know how to take it in and I let my AVID teacher know.. I told myself I would get to work on time and talk to the teacher and apologize because I had no idea it would be a problem. Anyway, the unthinkable always happens and the bus did not pass at its scheduled time so I walked. Yes I walked from Bundy and Pico all the way to UNI, and then I had to walk to the classroom which is on the other side of campus. Needless to say, I looked like shit..
I get to the classroom and I look exhausted, but I apologize. Then the teacher goes on about how I don’t seem to want to be there and that I am not like my coworker who always lets her know when she is not coming to work.. This is where I am like this lady needs to take this conversation outside because the kids should not be listening to this, but no. She keeps raving about how I should find a way to call her because she expects me to be there every Thursday and Friday. Ok, well excuse me if I have a serious load of familial problems on my plate. Excuse me, finals are this week and school is far more important than my job.. AND excuse me.. You never gave me your number because I don’t work on Tuesdays, so I was not there when you handed it out.. After letting her know that I did not have her number, she told me I should have found a way to communicate the message to her.. NOW YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. You’re seriously telling me this in front of the students?! Ugh, I couldn’t take it. I couldn’t deal. I seriously could not deal. She told me I could leave because it seemed as if I did not want to be there because of the way I walked into the classroom and I told her I was tired.. That’s when one of the students stepped in, and I appreciate it, but no honey, I am not worth getting in trouble for (but I thank you, you’re a sweetheart). That’s when I finally told her: “I did not just walk from Bundy and Pico for you to tell me I don’t want to be here.. I walked to make it to work on time and finish the binder checks. Now, I want your binders in back. No excuses.”
I must have looked mad because every single one of those kids turned in their binder. And I finished all of them without the help of my coworker because I do want to be at UNI as a tutor. I want the job more than work-study. I want this job with all my heart. She cannot tell me that I don’t want to be there because she does not know how I truly feel. I appreciate and care for every single one of those students. There’s no way I would let that go, ever. I must be moving away from LA or fired to get my ass out of UNI and I truly mean it. Those kids brighten up my day, they may not be the hardworking students I wish they were, but they’re good enough for me..
The things I deal with during finals week..
Ana D:<
