I'd finally gotten tired of Lowe's. I didn't get the Live Nursery job
and I felt like I was doomed to be a cashier indefinitely. I cannot
feed 2 kids and pay bills on less than $10/hr. So I decided to call in
when the next Amazon's hiring fair came (warehouse work, 10 hr shifts,
$12/hr to start).
I was feelin pretty hopeless, wondering why
people who bust their asses for their kids cannot get govt help b/c we
make "too much" & the lazy asses who don't do anything productive
get housing aid, free food, etc from my tax money... I was literally
near tears of frustration, but then I got a call from my HR at Lowe's.
They said they've made more changes and I'm still in the running for
the job I wanted. They asked if I could come in for an interview with
the store mgr that day. I agreed.
I got the job. Me! 44%
raise and a specialist title. They offered to pay for me to go to
school for state licensing. I know I can go far with this job. A lot
of people make a career out of it. I am so fortunate b/c I love working
with those plants. I stumbled upon the job as a waterer from a hookup
from Grant, and knew little about plants, except what my Granny had
taught me. Over the last two summers, I've picked up more and more and
now instead of being like, "ooh, what pretty landscaping!", I'm like,
"hey! I love the way they put those Crape Myrtles in the background and
those Hostas together with that Lantana!"
Yeah. So now I get to
do the job I was essentially already doing, only with better pay and the
"official" responsibility. I'm nervous, but at least now I can pay
some bills!
