boss lady called nd left a message... you can tell .... a call she did not want to make .... I'm concerned about IO going back ... I do not trust this girl

OK well .... you guys have known me .... well most of you .... for quite a while ....

I don't know what to do .... I could use the job .... jobs are not easy to find these days ... and it just took over $500 dollars to get my car fixed ....

I know that I am not as smart and as strong as I come across sometimes ...

The past 6 to 7 months working for this lady .... Brenda ... whom use to be a friend ... has been difficult .... she is not the smartest lady and I do have a little more education than she does .... I have heard that she only went to school through the 4th grade .... so in a way I admire her for being able to do the job she is trying to do ....

When I was first hired .... I was told that I would not have to work Sunday mornings .... I could work Sunday nights instead .... so I took the job ...

The first week this promise was broken ... and she was not even brave enough to tell me .... she had her boss (Angela) to call me to tell me. As weeks and time went on .... either the company KBS or JCP ... cut hours .... and .... employee after employee ... got upset and left ... when I first started our Audit score was 94% .... Also .... The job was for two people to clean the store with three hours to get all the list done before the store opened ... I was working 5 days a week all days except for Sunday's .... Sunday's I worked from 10-6 ... an average of 23 hours per week ...

As I said .... as time went by .... hours were cut .... schedule was changed ... and three other girls were hired and quit ... this was all over the thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and extra hours added and taken away during that time as well ... and included Brenda's Vacation.

The last girl that quit .... was only hired for the holiday hours anyway ... so she was just temporary anyway ...

the second last girl .... quit and gave a notice .... Brenda was going to go in two days before her last day and was going to "talk to her about her performance" .... and had ask me that if she walked out if I would cover her shift for the weekend ... in other words ... she was going to fuss her out two days before she was already going to quit and make me work all weekend by my self ...

any way ...

I had worked all my hours and the extra hours for the holiday's .... without complaint ... including the week after Christmas and New Years when SU, the Kid, and I were all sick and in bed most of the days ... I was only late once .... and only took one day off from my schedule when SU's brother Died ...

OK so I am babbling .... trying to make this story short ... or shorter ... lol

The last weeks I did work ... I was still not feeling well form the cold/flu I had ... still working my shifts ... working late till 10 pm and coming back in at 5 am ... Was called in early on a Friday when her car would not start ... was ask to work from 10 to 19 days without a day off ... but ended up not having to work the extra hours .... my car had been backed into ... and my mom was in the hospital all week .... and Brenda texting me every day .... asking me if I was going to be at work that weekend ... even after I had told her that I would three or 4 times .... she was still texting me on Friday am to find out if I was going to be at work ... and because she was afraid I would not be at work ... because I had ask for my Birthday off .... a month in advance ... and she had no intention on letting me off on my BDay .... because it was a Sunday .... and Sunday was "her day off" ....

then on Monday .... she called me into the office .... writing me up for no tp being in the mens room .... not only was it empty ... but there was not even an empty cardboard roll in the machine .... she was blaming me .... I had cleaned it at 7am .... and she checked it at 11ish ... after the store had been open for over an hour ....

Now .... if I had ignored the tp .... and it had been used up ... then the cardboard rolls would have been still on in the machine ... like ... really .... why would I take the time to take the key and take the empty rolls out without replacing them???

I guess it was the last straw ... and I blew up and went to the JCP boss and ask for his help .... He said he would "talk to her but he was not 'her boss'" ... so I got "her boss's" number and called her .... and I was met with .... "I told her it was not good to hire a friend" ... so I knew she was on her side .... I had not decided to totally quit till after I spoke with SU ....

so this Friday I saw Brenda at the store .... Being as I am a Christian ... I tried to make peace and apologize for my part .... she told me that she had not had a day off in 20 days .... and that her job had been threatened by Angela (her boss) and she also had gotten fussed out by the JCP boss as well ... I tried to talk to her but she was still mad at me .... and did not want to hear anything I had to say .... still saying she was right and It was all my fault ...

So today .... I get a voice-mail and text from Brenda .... saying that Angela had ask her to call and see if I was interested in coming back.

She did not sound sorry or even that "she" wanted me back ... except that maybe she was tired of working 7 days a week ...

Two things came into my mind .... 1. she is desperate ... and / or .... wants to set me up so she can get back at me ....


2. Her boss realizes that I was a hard worker and ... well ... most of the JCP workers including the main manager knew how I worked ... wanted me to come back ...

the thing is .... do I feel comfortable about going back .... or .... would it be a mistake?

I have to make this decision .... myself .... but would like to hear your opinions .... I know I have been long winded .... I just needed to get it off my chest .... type it out so to say .... see it for myself on paper .... weight things out .... anyway ...

let me have it ... be honest .... and I know it was not all her fault .... I had been sick ... and tired ... and most likely was not doing my best work .... but ... I just hate being called a lier ... I guess .... I don't know .... I am so confused.

Well I believe it is over .... I found the number to call Angela .... Brenda's boss .... I was sitting in the church parking lot .... fixing to go inside to clean it .... got my keys out and there was the number ... I starred at it for a few mins ... and then dialed it ... I spoke in an calm and even tone and explained to Angela that Brenda had left me a voice mail and a text that ... she (Angela) had wanted to know if I was interested in returning to work ....

I explained to her that I had ran into Brenda at the store and that I had tried to apologize to Brenda .... but she (Brenda) had told me that Angela and the JCP boss had fussed her out and threatened her job ... and that she seemed bitter toward me and I thought it would not work out .... it just would not be a good idea for myself, Brenda or Angela that I came back ... I further explained that I had been sick the week after Christmas and that my mom had been in the hospital .... and that all that week ... Brenda had hounded me every day .... texting me to find out if I was going to work .... even after I had told her several times that I would be there .... Then when she was writing me up for something that was not my fault that I just lost it .... and for that I apologized to Angela ....

Angela seemed to understand and told me that I could use her as an reference if I wanted / needed to find a new job .... I have not spoke with Brenda yet nor do I plan on attempting to do so .... if we run into each other again ... I will be civil ... I have forgiven her ... whether she has forgiven me or not ...

Thank you all for ... for ... well .... giving me your support and letting me rant this thing out of my system .... I appreciate your opinions and thank you again for bearing with me through this ....