You uneducated bitch

I haven't written here in a while, and when I started this blog I semi promised myself that it would strictly be a portfolio for my writing, but you know what, No one reads this, no one cares, and no one wants to see a recent graduates work so now this blog is a free for all of whatever pops into my brain.

Monday towards the end of your average mind numbing eight hour shift in retail hell a customer called me an uneducated bitch. I would like to say that I was shocked or angry or even offended, but I wasn't this is just the treatment I receive as an hourly paid slave to the masses of consumers. Why you might ask did she call me this? Upon receiving her change she said, "Thank you," so I replied with, "Have a nice day," she then stared at me and angrily said, "You're welcome," so again I responded, "Have a nice day," then she nastily informed me that when some one says Thank you I am to say you're welcome, not have a nice day. Then the woman turned to exit while calling me an uneducated bitch. I have just finished earning my BA in English Writing, guess that makes me uneducated.
Welcome to a recession people, a four year college degree and an eight month internship qualifies you for exactly the position I have, working as a cashier at a discount beauty supply store. I love when people ask me why I don't get a real job, because the truth is that I would like nothing more in the world than to wake up at 6 or 7 in the morning and work in an office till about 5pm then come home and eat dinner at a normal time watch some television wake up and do it all again the next day while enjoying my weekends off. However no one wants a recent college graduate! Entry level positions now require 3 to 5 years of professional experience and finding a paid internship is like finding the holy grail. You think I enjoy working till ten pm eating a cold dinner alone at eleven and working every saturday and sunday, not even close.
So I guess this little rant was just what the doctor ordered.... oh wait I wouldn't know I don't have health insurance, and when I go to a doctor or a hospital the sue me! but either way the lesson learned here should be that no longer are jobs being thrown at college graduates feet and when you see a twenty something working at a crap retail job please don't assume that we are there because college was too hard or we're dummies who couldn't even get accepted, some of us would give anything to switch places with the lady in the business suit yelling at us over her 20% off coupon, but no one out there wants to give us a chance at those "grown up jobs".


-H