Is There Anything More Annoying...

Is there anything more annoying... than the politics of a crappy part time job? I can't think of much that is worse than that!

I left the Navy to pursue college full-time and to get into the broadcasting career field as a civilian. College classes are going well, although the Veteran Affairs office keeps messing up my pay, but that's a whole other story...

Getting out was difficult, I moved to Washington to be with my BF, we met in the military and had that on and off thing for about 3 years, and after a lot of begging I agreed to move out here. It was a new experiance moving to a new place and relying on someone else to make new friends, I've been used to going to a new command, starting work right away and meeting new people on my own.

I was spending too much time in the house and I was starting to go stir crazy, so I figured an easy part-time job would be good for me, make a little extra cash, meet people and get out of the house. I am currently employed at the YMCA in Membership Services. Not a bad part-time gig, however, this area was taken over by an association office, so a handful of the Y's had to change a bunch of their policies, whatever, that happened almost a year before I started working here. I don't know how things "were" nor do I care how things "were"

Even in my interview I told my boss to be why I am getting job, this will NOT be a career for me, just a way to pass the time (but it doesn't mean I won't work hard for you) but really I don't get paid enough to care about 90% of the stuff they want me to care about, and now I have the choice to not care! A bunch of us are getting fed up with having to go to pointless trainings at another Y an hour away!

It seems to me, to be a case of people taking thier jobs, and themselves WAY to seariously and forcing that seriousness onto us, really? We work in a gym! Sure there is a level of professionalism and it is a non-profit organization, but c'mon! Pull the stick out of your butt and have a little fun!