Got several messages and then a wake-up phone call from the boss this morning. I was scheduled to work in the cafe side of the place today. Which was the first time I'd heard anything about it. Both of my parents were out with their respective cars, so I had no way to get out there (20 minute drive, 75 minute bike ride, bus system out that way isn't great). And last I checked, my name wasn't even listed on the cafe schedules anymore. I told my boss this and he said it's fine and stay home. He'd talk with the cafe supervisor.
See, I was hired on to work in the bike shop side of the cafe & bike shop. But 4 people left recently to go back to school. So they offered to train me on that side, which would give me more hours. Which is great. Except...I didn't do very well. My insecurities meant I was terrified to screw anything up. I was overwhelmed with trying to keep track of all the different kinds of drinks, what goes in them, or what glasses to put them in, etc. After about a week and a half, I noticed I didn't have any shifts in the cafe for the following two weeks. When I confronted the cafe supervisor, she said because I wasn't learning things as fast as she needed me to learn them. Which is fair, but she didn't communicate this with me until after I confronted her about the schedule. Then she said she'll try me out on a few more shifts and decide from there.
Meanwhile, the other guy working in the bike shop left for school, so I picked up more shifts on that side. Meanwhile, my name was no longer listed at all on the cafe schedule, so I stopped checking. I didn't bother asking the supervisor because I took it as a sign that I didn't work out in the cafe like she said.
And now suddenly I'm apparently back on the schedule, without any word? What the hell?
I wish I could just find another job, but there's jack shit out there for jobs. I was lucky enough to even get this one.
