Mastering the Art August 20, 2003 - 8:10 p.m.

I thought this whole having a job thing would ease my feelings of uselessness, not add to them. At least I'm getting a check for mastering the art of being useless.

They have me checking three different ramps that are at least ten feet apart, completely by myself... and I have to somehow be at each ramp all the time, at the same time, to make sure only people that have tickets for this event are getting in. But, um, it's right in the heart of the State Fair, where thousands of people are wandering around.... and I'm one little person having to literally run back and forth and stop people from taking seats. But then they turn around and say that there is free seating upstairs, that all these other people that work with the horse show, yet don't have tickets, will be allowed to sit as long as the person that actually bought the ticket doesn't show up, people that purchased tickets from other seats are allowed to sit in the other areas if they really want... all while reitterating that no one can get in without a ticket, because that means they're taking someone else's seat. But, aren't these other people that they're allowing in, taking up someone else's seat? So what's really the difference?

Despite that, there was absolutely no way in hell I was going to be able to block every single non-ticket holding person from getting in. I don't think I could even block half of them. People were literally swarming to the open ramps and seats. The second I turn to tell one person at one ramp that they can't get in without a ticket, there are five people at another ramp already inside and sitting down. I know they did this, yet I didn't see any details of the person to ask them to move. So, what's the difference if I were to let them stay there until whoever holds the ticket for that seat showed up, versus letting one of the other horse show people sit there, still taking up that space until said ticket person shows up?

So screw 'em. I wasn't busting my ass for shitty pay. If I could stop them from going in, fine... but I wasn't going to run around like an idiot. There's nothing worth it. It was an impossible task anyhow. As it is, I'm already in complete pain from the work I did do.

Besides, there are other factors involved that make me think 'fuck this job' and, well, it is complete bullshit. Very rarely have I worked with this company doing something that really needed to be done. Rarely is there a genuine reason for having us doing whatever job they tell us.

I think one of the things I hate most about this job, is how they make everything out to be the most important thing. Like standing in front of a door and saying 'Don't let anyone in'. But during your entire shift, you may only turn away two people. If they were straight forward and said 'You basically just stand here and tell the occasional person that tries to go through that they can't', then that'd be just fine with me. I worked for a different section of the company earlier this week, doing an outside concert, and they put me on the service ramp. Only cars and employees could get through, no pedestrians. When they put me there, they said exactly that 'You just stand here...', and I think that was my best liked day of work with this company.

But yeah... This job blows donkey balls. Maybe it will be my motivation to do something better.

Or I'll just sit and complain about, and be that annoying, bitter person who does nothing to fix the things they hate so much.

Oh god. I hope not.

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