Its My Turn

[Zero]

It has been one of those weeks, it seems as if all my sources to vent off to either compicate things further or are simply not around... I am now heading too the last resort of Club Polk. If you are easily offended by language, please read no further.

Ah, how to begin this fucked up week.

Let's begin where most bad days begin........ at work. 5 years at this living nightmare/ minimum wage shithole. A depressing place that often drives me to physical sickness and lingering depression..

This month I got to watch as another batch of people whom of which I guide and tutor, rise above the ranks. Positions just handed to them, while I am told I dont do shit. Despite being the only person to achieve 20 percent above budget in the whole department - assholes

Trying to find other jobs is never a piece of cake. Anyone know the key to getting a good job besides sucking a dick or two? Thats not how I play the game, and it appears you indeed need to.

Tired of my damn woman. She will be leaving for THailand in a few months, loves me, but doesnt want to get attached because of the inevitable. Thats understandable, but God damn,,, can I get at least a little respect/pussy out of the deal? Tired of these conservative bitches. Ironic, how in my youth I could aquire just about any girl I desired without words......and I turned them down....looking for the conservative one. Now that shes here, I want a bitch with big ass and titties who enjoys a good night.

Lost my glasses a few days ago. Have yet to understand how. The house has been searched pretty well. Now I have to depend on my parents to get me to and from hell *work*.

A ups order to Brett and Russ SOMEHOW gets fucked. Strange, the UPS receipt has everything correct. What the hell eh...... Just more stress and money out my fucking pocket (its not their fault though).

Trying to get these RT600i's out today, the fucking place closed early. I tried to deposite the money to get something in my account - to send these off. The fucking desposits are full, will have to try again.

Got this cough that will not go away.. Pretty annoying. I cant eat foods anymore without choking due to the esaphigous closing half the time.

Broke. Yep, dead broke. Not a cent. Money has to go out to glasses. Making 6.50 an hour makes it difficult to aquire a damn penny.

Someone fucking kill me. Afraid I simply cant list other details as they are personal, and cant go into detail with work and women because that would be too damn long.

Simply a lot of little shit that all piles on top of you! It may be pathetic, and miniscule, but dammit, I need a bitch fest.

*rant over*

Sean

[Double_S]

Damn! I thought I had it bad:eek:

[F1nut]

Rant on bro!

No words of wisdom here tonight other than life sucks at times.

[hotwheelman]

Hey man.....YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Mind if I ride the boat with ya for a while, I will spare the details but I know where you are coming from dude. Seems like the shit just stays deep and never goes away.:rolleyes:

[GZ]

That was all in one week? Go buy a lottery ticket, your luck has got to change. Hope next week goes alot better for ya.

[gidrah]

Phew! Feel any better? I sure hope so. Man what a time you're going through. Good vent.

A couple of weeks ago we had our house inspected by the city. It's a rental property so the city checks it out every 2 years. This year they hit us with about $10,000 in repairs. The worst parts are, the apartment is empty except for a couch and my 2 ch rig, they didn't notice these same problems when we bought the house and these repairs will cost more than 20% of the original purchase. Bastards.

[dorokusai]

Hey Venom, buck up chief, pain equals gain in the end.....now what end that may be is yet to be determined. Don't sweat the details man, if you can breathe you are ok.

Tell your girl to go make some speakers for you in Thailand, and buy that rocket on Ebay for a business venture....

Hey consider this your test and stand up from it brother, at least you have internet access and can talk to us freaks :)

Doro and the forum members I am sure are here for your rants, and will oblige in adding to them.

Actually, here is my rant for the day:

WTF are you thinking, when you go speeding by me in your minivan at 80mph with 2 FILLED child car seats in the back!!! I am sorry that your child life has rotated to the point where minivan is the only choice you have for fooking transportation...but WTH are you doing traveling at that fookin speed with children in the vehicle???!! Oh no wait, PLEASE buy a sport utility so you can not know how to drive that fooking either! How about you buy a Hummer H2 and never ever ever let it see a mud puddle.....how about you kiss my fucking ass, as I slyly slide into that lane you oh so want, and I just look at you....with the "I wish you would die look" on my face....well I certainly don't want anyone to die, but you get my point.

*rant over*

[Frank Z]

Oh geeze look at this pencil neck geek in his POS rice burner with the over sized tail pipe. This jerk was seen The Fast and The Furious too damn many times. Thinks he's a skinny-assed version of Vin Diesel! I can't believe that prick keeps cutting me off, all I'm trying to do is get my sick kids to the doctor in my minivan/SUV/Hummer! What a hairbag!

Seems that there are always two differant points of view.

[HBombToo]

Originally posted by dorokusai
I am sorry that your child life has rotated to the point where minivan is the only choice you have for fooking transportation...

*rant over*


WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa

a disgruntled telecom guy at his best:D

V your alright... just have fun will ya?

Twin:p

[dorokusai]

Frank, you getting your child to the doctor would be one thing, and in that case justified.

And I so agree with you on the Rice'd up versions of cars you see on the road. I am a fanatic about cars, and have always modded my vehicles, BUT with taste and sleeper in mind. No fake exhaust tailpipe....REAL exhaust....no trashy graphics saying I have what I don't.....Type R sticker on a Chevy Cavalier is ridiculous....and the pathetic list is endless. I want to run this fools off the road also....just not in my Sprint PCS truck :)

[Frank Z]

Dorokusai,
Don't take my post the wrong way, I'm not slammin' ya! Just pointing out that there are always two sides to each and every equation, which is something that I have a hard time keeping straight myself!

Now let's get back to the original subject shall we!

Sean, Time to get up! The sun is shinning, the birds are singing, coffees on! Let's get movin' and make a drastic change in some small part of our lives and see what happens! No Psycho babble today! Just good ol fashion pull yourself up by the bootstraps and kick the blues in the A$$ kinda day! Group hug?

[TroyD]

While I certainly empathisize with having a bad week and needing to vent, I feel compelled to point out a few things....

If we each took stock of our lives, we have more to be thankful for than we realize.

A job paying 6.50 an hour? Just friggin' quit, man. If it's that bad, quit. Shit, Burger King in Charleston starts out at that much.

Your girlfriend is going to Thailand and your main concern is not getting a shot of leg? I'm not judging but that sounds pretty shallow. If that's all it amounts to, cut your loses and look elsewhere.

As for the rest of it, not to trivialize, but, man, shit happens.

As I see it you can either feel sorry for yourself and be the victim or you can do something about it. Generally, we are in the situations we are in because of the decisions that we make as such we have the power to change those situations.

I feel for you man, really I do, but bitching about it solves nothing, if you are that unhappy, do something about it.

BDT

[Janusch]

Count me in on the group hug.:) And we can all get to gather and sing "The sun will come up tommorow" from Annie.

[Strong Bad]

ATC, I sympathize with ya man!

Let me tell you my story at this point.

2 years ago this month I was working for a large CPA firm. I was with them for 14 1/2 years. I got in a serious depression due to lack of career in my future, the job I was currently doing and my almost non-existant social life. I hated literally everyday! I had an annual review which basically said I was underperforming and thus, didn't get a raise. It was total BS politics. I went home that Friday and pretty much took the entire weekend to map out a plan (financially and career wise). I went in that Monday and turned in my resignation. I had a friend get me a job as a DJ in a stripclub. I made ok money at first, but it started to build as I got better. I got a school loan and got kicking in that department also. I really felt good about myself again. I took control and made it happen. I got out of a bad situation and made a change.

Fast forward almost 2 years. Now, everyone probably thinks being a DJ in a stripclub is the greatest job in the world. LET ME BE THE FIRST TO SAY...NO IT'S NOT! Well, if you have a good management staff, then maybe it would be pretty good. In my case, things are poorly run and the absolute wrong people are in the wrong positions. Guys that severly abuse their power to force girls to do things so they can keep their jobs. Drugs running rampant around the place. I'm talking hard core drugs. Not just your basic weed, but the real nasty stuff!

I'm a pretty clean cut guy that likes to runs things professionally. I've pretty much always treated everyone at that club with a level of respect. I've never tried to force anyone to do anything with me or I won't give her a good music and light show unless she does this. Not these other guys! Honestly, it sickens me! I know I have one thing that they don't...it's CLASS! Any guy that would strongarm a girl like that is a piece of SH**!

I'm getting to the point of feeling somewhat disgusted with my current job as I did 2 years ago. The really good thing is, I know I have tons of options. I have offers to come to other clubs. I have connections in other clubs that are run professionally by real business people. They don't let happen what happens at my current place. The best thing...I finish school at the end of next month. I'll have my MCSE shortly thereafter.

ATC, I know it's tough. It's easy for all of us to say "Just get up and do something about it!" I know sometimes we get so depressed that thats not the first thing we need to hear. The best thing is to talk to some trusted friends just to get our thoughts in order and to bring a level of comfort back. After that you're ready for the "Just get up and do something about it" stuff.

ATC, email me if you need to talk. red50stang@comcast.net I've been there! The good thing is, this is America the land of opportunity! There are always options!

John

[LiquidSound]

ATC, hit up the temp agencies. I don't know what's local for you but I have found several temp to hire jobs in NC that pay better than your helljob/skilltrap/intellectualsinkhole. I'm by no means rubbing it in..I just think with your intellect..there is MUCH better out there for you. No ass kissing here..just telling it how it is.

My 2 cents. *available by personal check, if needed*

[RuSsMaN]

Oh GOD.

Someone call Oprah.

Cheers,
Russ 'Eff all yall' Gates

[Zero]

Gentlemen,

I thank you for the kind words of encouragement and advise. This is proof-positive just how strengthening this community can be.

TroyD,

I only wish it were easy enough to simply leave that place with another opportunity of employment waiting to welcome me with arms wide open. After trying with, Gateway, Bose, CompUSA, Value City Furnature, BestBuy, Circuit City, various hotels, Flight International and others that simply skip my mind, I cannot stop but think "ok, what is it that I lack that these other people seem to have". I have yet to find the answer. The only good job I had- with Contemporary Automations failed because of my asthma conflicting with the job environment. There are only two other audio/video stores within reasonable driving distance, neither are hiring due to a zap in profits while the military was deployed.

Yes, there is always a chance, and I am not giving up. However, it is very taxing on your person when even the simplist of jobs cannot be obtained.

As for my issue with this girl. A very long, complicated story. The comments I made earlier go back even further! To sum it up, right person, bad timing. I, like any other young male with an attraction to a girl, could sit here and type/write for hours about the situation's. Instead, I will just have to let it be.

To address the other comments. Hah, you sound exactly like a clone of my father. I will tell you what I told him, Bitching may not solve a damn thing, it may not grant me what I desire, but sometimes when things compile on you - you have to rant. You have to get that frustration out of your system.

Some people are blessed with the ability to manage and control things in a tactfull and personal order. Obviously, this is something which leaves a lot of room for improvement in regards to my own person.

I do thank you for the words.
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Liquid,

Thank you for the compliment. Half of the battle is knowing what it is you wish to do. At 21 years of age, I am still about as certain as I was at 16. If I have to work a standard retail job which requires little thought process, I would like to do so with audio. Would be nice! heh
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John D. Strong,

I will be honest here, I am not sure where to begin responding to your reply. Thank you for taking the time to write out your story as well!

You seek a simular environment that I do, an organized, professional place of work that adheres to a code of honor. Hopefully that cert. of yours will provide you with even a broader degree of choice.

Just appears as if the club your in is full of a group of guys with their dicks up, loving the girls, the money, and the control. What more could you ask for...right? :rollseyes:

It has been difficult for me to find a niche or a path. Having time to ponder over this prefusley *sp* since my 11th grade year in high-school, it has become a source of both hope and defeat. It is difficult to watch friends and people with natural inspiration, confidence, and desire, to work for what they want in life..... and to know what they want and how to get there. This seem's to be something which cannot be captured by simple thought alone. I have been inspired for short-term events, often experiencing tunnel vision......like a surge of determination running through the veins. Unfortunately, when it comes to deciding on a career, all I get is a *Blank*. There are always options. Which ironically adds more tension, knowing you are passing opportunities by.

You could say, audio has been my release. Something about the gear that makes life so much simpler. Despite waisting away about 5 thousand dollars on it, it is not something I completely regret. I just wish I could have known then, what I do now, and put that hard earned money to good use! heh

Thanks for taking the time to read over my rants guys. I am not known to do this with anyone/anywhere.....but there are times where you just have to get it off your chest or else you will be hurling an object through someone elses.

Regards,

Sean

[Strong Bad]

Just appears as if the club your in is full of a group of guys with their dicks up, loving the girls, the money, and the control. What more could you ask for...right? :rollseyes:

ATC, it's more than that, but you got the gist of it! Hey, I love beautiful women just like the next guy, but I also have a sense of responsibilty to the owner and the people I work with. I have goals in life other than worrying about how F-ed up on alchohol and drugs I can get from day to day.

These certain guys think they have power. Power is not being in a position, controlling people and forcing them to do what you want.

Power is having people respect you, look up to you and feel comfortable coming to you for help knowing they can trust you.

Most of the people I work with will never ever know what it's like to hold a real job. Working in a stripclub or any other club for that matter should only be used to get you through school to further yourself or just as a little extra cash on the side. It's not a career! I have dreams of owning a huge home and having a family along with all the toys in the world.

You're only 21. You're still very young and have a long life ahead of you. Sit back and think about your passion in life. If you don't have the money up front for school, get loans and make it happen. Go talk to a college counselor. They'll help you. It's their job. I did that. It's a great feeling when you get on the right path to success.

Keep your head high!

John

[simm]

John- good advice there for anyone wanting to better themselves.

ATC- I know how you feel. Fifteen years ago I was 22, married, 2 kids, and making about $7.00 an hour. Pretty pathetic life when I look back on it now but then it didn't seem so bad. I wanted to go back to college- I had dropped out after 1 year to work and ended up getting married- and knew I needed to to live the life I wanted. I decided that b/c I wanted certain things in life I would have to sacrifice then to get them later. I ended up joining the Army for 2 years to get the GI Bill/College Fund. After getting out of the military I went to a community college for 2 years to get the basic classes out of the way and worked 2 jobs- 1 full-time and 1 part-time. After my 2 years I transferred to UNC-Chapel Hill where I graduated with a degree in economics. I got a decent paying job. Along the way we have had 2 more kids and I am still married to the same woman. It has taken a lot of work and luck to get where we are and I am thankful for it. I tell you this not to lecture you but to let you know that many, many others have been where you are now. Success can be measured in many ways but not all of them are financial. College is a great thing and an education is something you will always be able to keep once you get it but college is not the only way to live a happy and successful life. Find something you enjoy doing and give it all you can. That is how you will find true success and happiness. What really sucks is that I am stuck in a job that I have come to realize that I truely despise and I make too much money to quit right now. I have been scaling back on debt and tightening the budget here so that I can make a career move in the next year or so. I guess what I'm trying to say is that life is tough and we have to make our own way in it. Good Luck....................

[dorokusai]

Frank - Its all good homeslice :)

[mantis]

Everything happens for a reason......your young...... more to come Bro.

[HBombToo]

Originally posted by mantis
Everything happens for a reason......your young...... more to come Bro.

OH... MY... GOD... i am agreeing with Mantis????:confused:

a good plan with follow through is what is needed. you'll be alright!

Have Fun NOW

Twin

[Double_S]

Originally posted by dorokusai
Hey Venom, buck up chief, pain equals gain in the end.....now what end that may be is yet to be determined. Don't sweat the details man, if you can breathe you are ok.

Tell your girl to go make some speakers for you in Thailand, and buy that rocket on Ebay for a business venture....

Hey consider this your test and stand up from it brother, at least you have internet access and can talk to us freaks :)

Doro and the forum members I am sure are here for your rants, and will oblige in adding to them.

Actually, here is my rant for the day:

WTF are you thinking, when you go speeding by me in your minivan at 80mph with 2 FILLED child car seats in the back!!! I am sorry that your child life has rotated to the point where minivan is the only choice you have for fooking transportation...but WTH are you doing traveling at that fookin speed with children in the vehicle???!! Oh no wait, PLEASE buy a sport utility so you can not know how to drive that fooking either! How about you buy a Hummer H2 and never ever ever let it see a mud puddle.....how about you kiss my fucking ass, as I slyly slide into that lane you oh so want, and I just look at you....with the "I wish you would die look" on my face....well I certainly don't want anyone to die, but you get my point.

*rant over*

I second this one! And, there can't be that many sick kids around here!:p

[gidrah]

When my life sucked and my girl gave me a hassle I joined the ARMY. I enjoyed it and kinda miss it. When your structure falls to shit, induced structure can be a good thing. I'm not recommending it, just pointing out an option.

I bought my silk domed 10Bs in the Army. I know of plenty of guys that bought Carver gear in the PX.:)

I hope this week is better than last, but not as good as the next.