I've been decided for sometime now that I'd be moving to LA post graduation, I was thinking in September (when my lease is up) but a funny thing happened at work. I've been working at a radio station for a little over 5 years now. The first two years were wonderful I loved the place, hell my first few "jobs" for them was more of an internship to get hired. Then our Engineer left, the engineer is the guy that does all the bitch work at a radio station he's there at ungodly hours fixing all sorts of problems, most usually caused by some other incompetent employee. Our Engineer left and his replacement fell through, the owner sat me down in his office and asked what I knew of computer etc. this all lead to me being in charge of calling guys who could fix the things I couldn't handle simple enough. Time goes on as it does and I get more and more of a work load. Those guys I was supposed to call they didn't answer all that much so it was left to me. I was content I'd gotten a raise at one point all seemed fine.
About halfway through last year I got put on salary, through what I can only assume was a horrible miss-communication I was salaried at roughly the wage I was already making. Last week, a couple weeks ago my boss points out some spare computer equipment, asking me to throw it out.
"They're spares" I reply.
"Well what are they doing here"
"That's where they've always been"
"Why aren't they all in a central location" he asked.
Now I'm not sure exactly what he meant by that it's in the dead center of the building, if he meant all as in spare computers and monitors, we don't have any! And I wouldn't them sit out where anyone could just use them for anything.
The two of us then wandered around for a second, I think his intention was to show me a room in HIS back office that is rather trashed. (it's his office and I've never put anything in there, I'm not sure what he values(boy does he place value on some odd stuff) so I don't feel comfortable cleaning it). We stop in his office.
"I don't think you do anything around here." I managed to not lose my cool.
"If I didn't do anything this place would be in horrible shape" I'd just spent 35 hours (ball parking) fixing a major computer issue (like no money coming in computer issue)
"Well you just seem to keep the status quo" This really bothered me too, not only had I just got done seeing Jon Voight say it 80 times the night before (I watched National Treasure) but every time I have ever mentioned anything preemptive to him he shoots it down. You see I've no official training of any sort and the guy that left before me didn't really have the time to train me, I was never actually supposed to have this job. This has led to my boss never really trusting me to do anything I think needs done.
I was stunned I had no idea what to say to this. I couldn't tell him my true thoughts I'd get fired, I can't afford to leave quite yet. I left the room. Furious. All I could think was screw September I need out. I don't feel valued, I'm stressed out and it's impacting me as a person.
So I've decided to try and move to LA in May. I have also decided to document the process. I need money so feel free to click some of the fancy ads you see floating around. But I also know this really is a once in a lifetime type of thing here and when I succeed I want to be able to look back on it all.
May 14th to be exact. If all goes according to plan, but we all know about the best laid plans of mice.
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