I've been thinking of you :D
Yes, everything is okay. I've been a bit overwhelmed, is all. Nothing to worry about! I took on that two-day second job and it was very draining. A doctor warned me not to do stuff like that, but hey, an extra 210$! Not a bad thing at all! It was that job that wanted me to work until 2am on Friday night, and then work again on Saturday starting at 7:45am. Which I said no to, and assumed was a mistake from them not paying attention. Until I realized that they did that to all the kids who agreed to work! One kid, a 20-year-old who knows no better and was probably pretty easy to exploit, was scheduled to work until 2am on Friday night, come in on Saturday at 7:45am, and then work until 2am Sunday morning.
As a driver, most of it. Dangerous! They didn't even tell him it was okay to take breaks! I know him (I used to be his boss, a couple of years ago when he was a smaller kiddo (not that I'm much older than him)) and so I let him know that I got the Saturday morning off by making that boundary, but he insisted that he needed the extra money. So did every other kiddo agreeing to work til 2am and then at 7:45am. I suppose if they're physically able to and are okay with it, it's okay -- for now. I still submitted a complaint to protect future kiddos. I'm worried a lot of them thought they would be rejected from the job (kids aren't usually offered 15$ a hour, so it might have felt like a big deal to them) and therefore just agreed to the crazy shifts. The kid who was working two 2am shifts in a row told me he also works a full time job, like I do, so I hope Sunday was enough for a young guy with no brain injuries to recover from.
I like that kid. Had to fire him once, but it wasn't his fault exactly. And my boss actually fired him, not me, and the grounds were determined to be unfair. Potentially due to his race, though I know my boss wasn't racist (and is from Finland and therefore was unclear on one very particular law). As in, this kid has been screwed over before, mainly by his friend.
But anyway, I am exhausted still. My brain sort of shut down and did the basic stuff for a while. I think it was good for my health. I couldn't even cook.
I did treat myself to a very, very fancy restaurant with the tip money I got. I got loads of tips, enough for a restaurant that charges $60 per person (ish, depends on what you get obviously). I will upload a picture of the "salad" they gave me later, because it was hilarious. Literally one leaf of fresh cut arugula, with a half-a-tablespoon (like 2 grams maybe, I'm not sure; just think of it as half a spoonful) of chopped chickpeas, lemongrass, and garlic on top. I made the waitress laugh. Then I got a literal sliver of strawberry daiquiri house-made sorbet (I ordered a whole scope later because why not), and then they served me my dinner, most of which went to my service dog (I know, I'm terrible) because I thought it tasted too strong. It was duck, which is already a pretty tough, fatty, strong-tasting meat. It can overwhelm you a bit, if you're prone to that. But the chef forgot that I guess because she marinated it in raspberry ice tea (why would you do that????? is that fancy???) so my first bite was terrible because there was waaay too much flavor. Took tiny bites from then on, and it was fine. Same with the beat and wine risotto. The sweet potato fingerlings were great though, lol. The one not-expensive item. And I've made better ice cream myself than they did with their house-made ice cream.
I have no idea why I am telling you this, but I hope you were entertained :P My mom sure was. But the service dog loved the duck bites, so I'm very glad about that. All their food was organic, so nothing weird was getting into my pupper's system :)
