Dog walks, Grandparents, and Steem all the way

About 6/7 weeks ago, I started working in a Bar. Find out how that came to an abrupt end this weekend, and what my plans are going forward....

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I took my mothers dog for a walk this morning, something that has not happened that often at all recently. Now though, my mornings are free again and I can again choose what I fill the day with. Taking the dog around the town and accidentally bumping into an empty dog-park was just what Scruffy needed. She is almost always on her lead when she is outdoors - her desire to chase cats and square up to dogs twice the size of her, means she has to be restrained. The dog park was a rare chance to be un-chained and stretch her legs. It's funny though, she just followed me around until I made the effort to run away, or I sneaked off whilst she was sticking her nose into something.

Not that you can tell from these photos, but she's actually pretty swift. Apparently, Tibetan Terriers have stamina and energy to burn. I will take her out a bit more often.

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No longer a barman

Well that didn't last that long did it? 😋

And if I hadn't already named the place and the town it is located, this would be the part where I lay into the things that aren't right there, and if spotted by the 'right' people, could mean serious implications for the bar. However, I can still write about why I resigned, and if the boss wants to argue, she'll have to create a Steem account to do so.

Say you accidentally turn up for work when the night before, you've received a text message saying 'no need to come in early, do the evening shift'. This message slips your mind, and you turn up as normal, 15 minutes early and start opening up. Then, the owner arrives and reminds you about the text they have sent...

I checked my phone, and laughed. 'Woops'.

She said something along the lines of, 'I don't need you this morning, but now you are here, I can go to the stores and get some stock'.

And so I empty the boot with the items purchased that morning, stock the bar, clean up from last night, and get the place ready for action. My shift ends early afternoon and I then return to work for my evening shift, and as it was Friday, it's payday too.

When my shift ends, I text the weekly hours worked to my boss, she has a quick scan (having never written anything down herself with regards to my hours worked), and hands over my pay.

'I'm splitting the difference with you for those hours you weren't supposed to work this morning'.

I said 'OKKK', and took the money. It was a hours pay short - I wasn't clear what 'splitting the difference' meant before that point.

Having thought about it further, and along with everything else that didn't sit right with me with regards to the bar, I decided I would be handing the keys over the next day as my resignation. I was met by the boss, and another colleague who were in summary, impolite, accusative, and not very cool at all.

I waited until they had finished, and then asked the co-worker a question.

If an employee turned up to work by accident, would you a) send them home, b) allow them to work and pay them, c) allow them to work and only tell them they wont be being payed when handing over a reduced paycheck.

Of course, the question was partly rhetorical, they were siding with my boss until that point, when they were silent.

My (ex) boss, when to the til, or probably the tips jar, and said 'you can have your fucking 7 euros'.

For me, this is not about the 7 euros, there is more to it than that. I think the above is super shady and unfair, and not something I would ever consider doing to someone. There's only 2 possible answers to give to the question above, right?

Anyway, I calmly put the keys on the table next to the 7 euros, and walked out. I'm not a vindictive person, or someone who wishes bad towards someone else, but if the bar and it's owner were to come up against hard times, I wouldn't say that they did not deserve it.

So I'm done, for now. What's next?

100% Steemian

For now, it's back to full time Steem 😃

I've not been keeping up with replies I receive, and I've not had as much time this past month as I would like to curate or produce content. Hopefully, this can now change and the little jobs I do for people each week or the tasks assigned by @utopian-io or in preparation for Steemfest 3 presentations, will not seem like chores and I'll have the energy to do a good job.

_{He was a shadow of his former Steemian}

The type of content I can produce when I have more time in the day can change too. I can get stuck into more analysis posts, and produce pies/charts for people. It's these posts (Utopian), and the potential for 100 replies (pies and charts) that can take a lot of time up, and so for the past month or so my feed has been without them. Hopefully that can change this week, and maybe I can include some more delegations and prizes.

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Before I leave today, I want to mention my grandad, who has recently gone into a care home. He's 91, and no longer able to look after himself, and so with my uncle working and mother over here in Majorca, this is the best place and only real option.

That's him on the left and my uncle on the right at the care home last week. My grandad took the family to Menorca (not far from here) when I was about 9, it was my first trip on a plane. He also worked as a brick-layer for 50 years and had a hand in a number of buildings, in and around my home town in England.

His time left is unlikely to be long, but I just want to say, 'thanks for the memories grandad, you and grandma were always kind and loving to us'.

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Thanks for reading

Asher