I got fired from my job today. [View All]

[SmileyBoy]

I work as a cashier at a truck stop/convenience store, at least not anymore. They told me it was because my cash register tills kept being way off at final count. I never ever had a problem with off tills when I worked at my last convenience store. All of my tills at SuperAmerica were zero, zero, zero. Probably the reason is that at my old store, we used a state-of-the-art computer touch screen/scanning system, while at this store, the register technology (or lack thereof) was probably obsolete 20 years ago. The technology I used at this store must have been at least 25-30 years old. So I had to memorize a whole bunch of damn merchandise prices and PLU codes, instead of just scanning everything or touching computer screens. I thought they were accusing me of stealing money, but they said they weren't, then I thought, why are they firing me, then??

It really sucks too, because my boss was such a cool, nice guy, and it seems like he was basically forced into firing me by his boss. I saw that he really didn't want to do this. I really don't know how to feel today. I've never been fired from a job before, so I don't know how I'm supposed to take it. My boss was so nice to me, that I can't put it against him and just not see him again ever. I still want to stop in the store once in a while and see him. I really started enjoying the job, and all of a sudden, they take it away from me. I was making some damn good money, too. Now that opportunity is snatched out of my hands.

I felt just kind of ho-hum up until a half hour ago, but now I'm starting to feel REALLY emotionally bad. I thought it would just pass over my head, but now I'm starting to feel the anguish now. I don't want to sound emo or anything. I know I'll get through it eventually. As a religious person (beware athiests, faith-based speech coming:D), I take this as a sign from God that he/she really did not intend for me to have this kind of work. I have such God-given artistic gifts that I don't think I could afford to waste the next 4 years in college I have left on a convenience store. I started thinking about drawing some editorial cartoons and submitting them to my local paper and to my college paper. I'm starting to think that I could make some decent college student money as a freelance cartoonist. It wouldn't be something I would do for a long time, just until I finish college. Then the real money starts coming in working as an architectural intern/licensed architect.

Dad always told me that whenever God closes a door, he opens a window. That was good advice.