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June, 2003: Employee of the Month
Sunday, June 1st, 2003
Last night was hella busy. Not only was it Saturday, but it rained and several popular, new movies came out including Finding Nemo. As my boss put it, we did more business last night than ever before since we've been at West Tower and way more than Ridge ever did on its busiest night. So, yea, it was crazy.
I think I'm starting to fall into another period where I hate my job. Just being at work makes me cringe and sometimes I work with idiots. Still, I keep telling myself just two more weeks and then I'm gone. Going to Florida for a couple of months. We'll see how that works out. I wonder if I'll actually come back to my movie theater job. Before, I thought for sure that I would, but now it's up in the air. Nothing's certain.
As today is June first I'm reminded that Two Year Day is coming up, if I can really call it that. On June 10th two years ago I got my job at Ridge and started down this path of the movie theater person. Then again, I've only been working at my current place of employment for about nine months. And when people ask me "How long have you been working here?" I can't say two years, but rather nine months. So maybe this really won't be two year day. Maybe everything started over and went "back to one" when Ridge closed. I don't know. But I still like to think of it as "Two Year Day."
Side Note: I've been very frugal with my money lately in an attempt to save a little. Of course, the world has found ways of taking it all. I went to get my car an oil change and fresh Virginia state inspection and ended up spending $340 bucks and the car still won't pass inspection. This makes me want to puke.
Tueday, June 3rd, 2003
Work continues. It's now only a little over a week before I leave for Florida. I can't help but wonder if I'm really coming back to this job. Who knows? Three people who used to work at Ridge are going to start working at West Tower in a couple of weeks. I'm sad that I'm going to miss it. Things will be weird and drama will begin to creep over everyone like it did at Ridge. There will be happenings.
I'm considering taking up a second job will in Florida (besides working for the Brother) and I'm considering either a Dunkin Donuts or a movie theater. I think my experience can land me a job at a theater, even for just six or seven weeks. We'll see.
Last night walking out of work I saw a weird animal. It was the size of an opossum but it hopped instead of walked. It looked a lot like a tiny kangaroo without a tail or long legs. I later had a dream that it was a baby kangaroo and that its albino mother had been hit by a car. I've been told I was actually hallucinating.
I wonder.
Friday, June 6th, 2003
I've completed seven days of work in a row with two to go. As my boss said today, he's trying to "work me to the bone" before I leave for Florida. That's fine with me. I could use the hours. And it's not like I have anything better to do. All of my college buddies have gone home to their various far away places and I'm generally pretty bored when not at work. I had such great aspirations for this summer. I was going to write a book, get back into stop-motion animation and take a couple of college classes. None of these things are going to happen. I outlined my book and wrote a few pages but then quickly lost interest. I decided I can't afford a digital camera for stop-mo and because of Florida, I can't take any classes.
Still, I like to think my summer will not be a waste, although it has been thus far. I'm going to Florida. I'm getting out of this town and away from the movie theater. I'm not the only one at work taking a leave of absence. In fact, almost all of the managers are, too. I also like to tell myself I'm not really giving up anything by leaving for two months. I'm not giving up a promotion, I'm not giving up a chance to work with the old Ridge crew and I'm not missing anything else. This is a vacation.
Ha! The managers typically trade movie passes for food at the near by eateries. Today, I went to pick up their pizzas. They gave me four passes to give to the pizza people, but they only got three and one of them ended up in my wallet. Imagine that!
Oh! Last night I got to change the mylars for the first time at the new theater. It was nothing special...
Tuesday, June 10th, 2003
Two years ago today, I got a job at a movie theater. Ironically, today I found out I will be quitting. I will not return to the place in two months after my stay in Orlando. A long awaited college transfer has finally come in and I will be moving more than an hour away. Although this distance does not make it impossible for me to continue with my job, it makes it very difficult. To keep working at the movie theater I would again lose every weekend at college, my grades would go to hell and I would get tired, and for what? A hinted at promotion somewhere down the line? Not worth it.
So, that's it. Friday really is my last day. I may come back for winter and summer breaks, but I don't know. I think I was finally getting somewhere, and I was set to put in another three years. Hell, I was looking forward to it. But now I'm quitting. Quitting. Fucking irony.
Wednesday, June 11th, 2003
I wish I didn't have to leave my job. Oh well. I tell myself I'm not losing much. It's just a job. I may come back for a week or two in August or December or next summer... who knows.
Maybe I'll transfer to a new movie theater near my new University. Or maybe I'll take up a new career making pizzas or selling socks. Or maybe I won't work. Then again, right now I'm closer to having no savings than I have been since I bought my car last September. Bah, it'll be great. I have great freedoms now and everything depends on my own decisions. It's not so much up to fate any more. Maybe it was never up to fate in the first place.
Anyway. Two shifts left at the movie theater. Just two.
Thursday, June 12th, 2003
Ok, so I told my boss today that if I come back in August it'll only be for a week or two because I'm transferring to a different college. Then it was confirmed that I will be a seasonal employee. I will work during winter and summer breaks. He said it was a shame I'd be leaving and wished me luck. He also informed me that I'm the first employee of the month. Fantastic. He wanted to use me as an example of how employees should be. Great. People will probably bitch and say someone else should have been first. This is fine with me considering I won't be there to see the bitching. Then again, this employee of the month thing only proves that I was making progress with my job and leaving kind of ruins that. Ah, such is life.
Friday, June 13th, 2003
Friday the 13th. My last day (for a while). It was sad. Got lots of "we'll miss you"'s and "congradulations"'s. Also got a 25 dollar cash prize for being employee of the month. Man oh man. I miss my job already. It's hard to remember that I hated the place just a week ago. Damn.
Friday, June 13th, 2003 (A few minutes later)
God, I've given up the best job in America. Man oh man oh man oh man. I have to keep telling myself it's not that bad. I'm merely a seasonal employee now. I have a guaranteed job whenever I'm in town and I AM going back for winter and summer breaks. I AM.
Sunday, June 15th, 2003
Well, I've been gone from my job for a whole day now. I'll try to throw in some updates here and there. If I get a job at a new movie theater in Florida I will, of course, write all about it. For now, that's it.
Monday, June 23rd, 2003
I find I miss my job far less than I thought I would and I haven't the desire to go back. Today, I got a job at KB Toys making $7 an hour, more than I'll ever make at a cinema. If all goes well, I may stick with toy stores and leave my movie theater career behind me for good. As always, we'll see what happens.
Saturday, June 28th, 2003
I now admit I miss some small aspects of my movie theater job. I miss free movies, a flexible work environment and co-workers who speak English. You see, I've gotten a job at KB Toys and it offers none of these "perks." In fact, it down right sucks.
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