Work uncertainty

Fucking hell I hope my work gets their act together with the scheduling, it has been getting busier as we have approached summer, and closing is becoming really hard when most of the staff is out on deliveries and everyone else has to deal with a steady stream of customers instead of doing preclosing stuff.

The tips are nice though.

That's kind of shit isn't it? Why should a vast section of the workforce have to rely on essentially the kindness of strangers to feel like they are being properly compensated for their work? I am lucky enough to live in a state that doesn't allow places to pay people less because they can get tips and it still feels unfair.

I am starting to come to the conclusion that I am not doing what I want, which is kind of a bummer since the majority of my skills and training are pretty much centered around doing what I do now, and as of yet I haven't found anyone willing to pay me to post unsourced rantings about politics on the internet, which is basically the only other thing I do that sort of involves a marketable skill. The thing is I think I am not sure I know what I want to do.

Maybe get back into non food service retail stuff, I spent a while chatting with one of the owners of Experience Point, a local game store that started a little bit after my store did, and which is currently enjoying rather more success than I did, and it sounded fun, not to own mind you, I think I like paychecks and the lack of complete responsibility, but that environment would suit me, unfortunately positions in the game store scene don't pop up too often and when they do, well, the owners usually aren't interested in paying very much.

So basically I want to work in a low pressure sales environment with a product that is also my hobby and I want to be paid a living wage for it. Obviously that isn't going to happen and I don't expect it.

Which sucks and is stupid, any job should have a living wage attached regardless of its other qualities and the fact that we live in a world where that expectation is unreasonable is the biggest piece of evidence that capitalism as we practice has failed us. The idea that somebody could work full time and not make enough for rent is pretty bad, but the idea that that person doesn't deserve to make enough for rent because of the job they have is the idea that does the most damage

I dunno, I am grumpy that I got home at two and need to leave for work in about six hours where we will again be understaffed and busy I guess, but I don't want this to be my life, and I don't want it to be anyone else' life either. See that's the thing, if you find a job, any job, that actually pays a reasonable amount, the power is even more with the employer and you have to treat it like your life, because you are expendable and anything else doesn't let you pay the bills. That is all well and good when you are in a profession you love, but I submit that very few people love food service, and there is no better way to grow to hate it than being forced to make it the largest part of your life.

Whatever, I am going to sleep.