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As mentioned in my previous post, I quit my job almost two weeks ago.  It was a small company, that was supposed to be growing really fast, however, the two owners struggled with a few things, honesty and responsibility being the biggest in my opinion.  I started working there because one of these two owners was one of my best friends and he wanted me to join the team, so I did.  I thoroughly enjoyed it for the first few months, but around December, they fell into this awful rut where they weren't the ones responsible for anything that went wrong.  Everyday I walked out of there feeling frustrated out of my mind because they didn't appreciate anything that I did right, and they went bizerk over anything that I did wrong.  For example, we were sending out Christmas cards to a whole bunch of companies.  I assembled a list of all these companies, their addresses, their CEO's, etc.  Very time consuming.  I printed, stuffed, and licked each individual envelope.  At the end of each day, they would take the completed envelopes to mail them at the post office on their way home.  I thought it was working alright.  Then, I came into the office on about the 4th day, and much to my surprise, there were ALL of the envelopes, sitting there, back on my desk. What the?!?!?!  They came in with about half an hour left before I was supposed to leave and told me that I had to figure out a way to get them mailed off.  They were furious when I told them that I had no way of doing that, they knew very well I didn't have a car to drive to the post office, it was 20 degrees outside so there was no way I was walking, plus I would have been walking through creepy downtown Provo by myself.  Finally, I had a final I had to take by six o'clock that night (it was 4:30).  They were livid towards me and wouldn't even speak to me.  Real mature, right?  Wrong.  I do not see how any of that was my fault.  The whole time I thought they had been mailing those dumb envelopes off every day, how was I to know that they were secretly stashing them away so that they could find a reason to be mad at me.  Dumb.  Anyways, that is just one example and the start of my bad job situation.  We started to get things straightened out but after being late getting our pay checks for three pay periods in a row, I decided I was done.  There was no reason why I should have to put up with their arrogance and ignorance any more.  I am hard worker and always give 100% when I am on the clock, no matter what.  So finally, after a sequence of events, I turned in my 2 weeks notice.  They decided it would be awkward to keep me around for two weeks, knowing that I didn't want to be there so they gave me a $50 severance check, really thoughtful, I know, and then I was done.  I am waiting on my last pay check that they still owe me, but naturally, they refuse to respond to any e-mail or text message I send them, which means I'll have to corner them, blah.

Wow, that wound up being a lot longer than I expected, I guess I still get kind of frustrated by it.  I feel pretty good about leaving though.  It's hard just because the economy is terrible and not a lot of places are hiring, but I have applied for 15-20 jobs, interviewed at 1 yesterday, and I have another interview on Monday.  Hopefully one of them works out.  The interview at Charlotte Russe went really well, I know it wouldn't be a lot of hours, but it's something, plus a 40% discount...to my favorite clothing store.  The Police Department job would be good, just because I have a lot experience with that stuff, but they are looking for a specific major that has nothing to do with fitness/wellness, so we'll see.   Oh, and I also interviewed for Oakcrest again last week, but that obviously doesn't start June, so I probably need something between now and then. :D  Also, my personal training class starts one week from today, so once I finish that, I can certify and then get a job doing what I'm actually studying!!  As for right now though, I just need a job, I'm kind of bored.  If anybody has any suggestions, holla.  I'm even considering applying in Salt Lake and taking the bus up there multiple times a week, just for the sake of having a job that I can enjoy and be happy at.