Some Better News

I think im starting to feel better. i met with our store's franchise owner again the other night, he also brought our Vegas Promotional Manager with him, as well as our district manager and other higher-ups in our company. The owner pulled me aside personally and introduced me to all of them, and told me that i was doing a fantastic job in drive-thru and deemed me the "Drive-Thru King", bragging about how i was making near record sales. Personally, I was scared shitless. I met the owner once before, and that was during a store evaluation, which we passed with flying colors. I was so nervous and coming up with pre-determined answers for ever question that came to mind, but they all dissapeared when i came face-to-face with everyone. They asked me how i liked working there and about college, mainly just the usuall questions, but not in a 3rd degree type way. Then i polietly excused myself and went back to work, and my managers then gave me the 3rd degree, asking me what he asked me, what i said, what they were like. i was wondering, "havent you guys met these people?" but from their questions, i would say no.

Also, i asked my manager if i could switch sunday with someone else because i have family leaving that day, and she told me that i could just have the day off. i told her that i was already taking 4 days off for my sisters and my borthday, plus a concert, so i just wanted to switch. she says that i do so well at my job, that she would be more than happy to give me sunday off, that i was part of her A-team. When she said that, i was taken back almost. not once in my whole eintire life have i ever been part of an A-team, or even a winning team of any kind of significance. the fact that she told me that made my day. But today was a different story. I had to go in and train on a new coffee machine that we just bought, which also happens to be worth $16,000. but thats what im bitching about, my manager had introduced me to the training manager as one of her best drive-thru crew members. they are always bragging about how well i do in drive-thru, and its the only thing i do do when im there. she says im the strongest crew member in drive-thru because i have such great cistomer service skills, that mine are well above any other crew members' skill. it frustrated me to say the least, why? because i hate it when other people gloat or brag about me, especially infront of me. for me, its not an ego booster, its a sign of ignorance, that they have to brag about me to make their store look better. its one thing when i brag about myself, its another when someone i barely know does it for me. i dont like to brag about my job related skills, its just something i dont do, i find it highly unproffessional and very unsociable. i would much rather brag about my achievements throughout life, however few they may be, but atleast its not work.

in my personal opinion, if they spent as much time invested in me, than they do on the other crew members, then they would have other crew members up to skill level, or beyond. but the dont, they dont even try. the other day one kid got sent home after only being there for 2 hrs, and me being there for almost 6. granted i was the choice over him to stay, but i would have gladly gone home so he could work. its like the have me set on this fucking pedistal, and all i wanna do is jump off of it and give them the finger. its all so frustrating, all this business politics, i say bah-humbug and let me do my fucking job for christ sakes