U think U know, U have NO idea: Shasta's BLOG

2006-12-05T10:53:00.000-08:00

so i havent been on here for about 4 months.....why you ask......i dont know. i couldnt tell you! i'm not really a writer! i guess thats why. Well heres the scoop now: i'm working on yet another temp assignment for a company called Prudential (I LOVE IT)....GOOD NEWS!!!!!........on the 16th of December I will no longer be a Temp employee...my thoughts....prayers.....or whatever you like to call it will be answered finally after 3 years of temping.....i'm going to be one of the prudential full time staff!!!!!! i'm going to get back to work....just thought you'd all like to know!

Peace and i'm out!!!

2006-08-21T02:13:00.000-07:00

its about 2:08am i am so stressed out. I might have a job tomorrow! i need all the prayers and or anything you do for help! I miss mike a lot and it is way hard for me! i havent talked to him for like 2 or 3 weeks! he makes everything that is stressfull fell not so much! so it is hard to not have the person there who balances you out! i am go to register for school tomorrow or well today at 1:00 pm if i dont have a job still or at 6:00 pm if i do! i'm going to be going to adult school to finally complete my High school career! it is only 6 years late but i'm going back to finish!!! which will probably make me feel a little better about myself! I mailed out the letter to Mr. Hawthorne at the begining of this week heres what it said: Dear Mr. Hawthorne
Hello my name is Shasta Segal. I currently was employed by a temp agency and was working for Hawthorne Cat for about two months. On Friday August 4th, 2006 I was let go. I wanted to write you and let you know that I loved my job more then any of the other jobs I ever had. I was working in the Credit Department. I had taken over Summer's job. I am not writing this to get my job back I am writing this because I think you should know whats going on in that department. It all started on Thursday, August 3rd, 2006 another co-worker and I were folding statements and stuffing them into envelopes. The envelope folder was broken. My co-worker and I always complement each other through the day to me is seems to keep the environment happy and bright. A credit manager was working in our office that day she only works there about once a week. Through out the day we were stuffing envelopes I had seen my co-worker line up the envelopes differently then I did and I tried it her way, I told her "Wow! I never knew why you lined up the envelopes that way, I tried it and it works so much better, thanks" Apparently the credit manager who was in our office had taken everything we said like we were putting the job down! Madeline was out for part of that day and when she came back the credit manager went into her office and and had a meeting. At 5:00pm on Thursday Madeline comes into our office and slams the door. The first things out of her mouth were "YOU TWO DISGUST ME!!" There was no "what happened today, whats going on?" She continued to yell and say things like "we don't have any respect for the credit managers" and to me "you're just a temp i can make one call and you'll be gone" I do understand about temp job and that the company has the ability to let temps go at any time, that's not the problem. When my co-worker and I would try to talk we'd get shut down. My co-worker finally got to say "Whats going on" Madeline said "So you're calling the credit managers liars" My co-worker responded "No not at all we just don't have any idea of whats going on." Madeline brought all the credit managers into our office. By this point I was crying, I have never been treated like this before in any job. The credit managers proceeded to say things like "You should be lucky to have an auto folder because in our day we never had the things like you have now that do your jobs for you" We NEVER complained once about folding. They finally ended this and we left. The next day Friday August 4th, 2006 I went to work. I let it go. I said to my self "I love this job, I'm probably not going to find anything like it" I was nice the whole day kept to my self and did my work. At 5:00pm I was off and I use the restroom I received a call from my temp agency they told me that Hawthorne has decided to end my assignment. When I asked why they said we don't know they didn't give us any details. I went back to my office and asked for a box i was asked "for what" i said "because you let me go" I packed up my stuff and was asked very rudely by a credit manager "What are you taking" I opened the bag and showed her and said "My stuff."
I do not think anyone should be treated the way I was. I am not a 4 year old child and I did my job everyday! I am informing you of this because I truly believe that you need to either get them Managerial Classes or get new managers. I have been a manager of a company/department before you don't talk to your employees like that. My dad owns his own company, just as you do, for 27 years now. He has never once treated an employee the way I was even when he was very angry. I don't think you would do that either.
Again the purpose of this letter is to let you know how some of your employees are being treated by your management. I have heard rumors of this kind of behavior in this department. In my opinion I think you should investigate this matter to relieve any further issues that may come in the future.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Shasta Segal do you think that was a good letter? i hope so cuz i sent it out on monday! i doubt i will get a responce but just to get the word out makes me feel better!!! ok i'm going to go to bed now!!! ni-night!!

2006-08-05T16:09:00.000-07:00

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok so its friday....and i go to work as i'm driving the closer i get to hawthorne, the more pissed off i'm getting! BUT I am so nice the whold day...due to the fact i dont want to lose my job because i really like it! so work is done and i go to the bathroom to pee before traffic....and i finish washing my hands and guess what.....Ajilon calls me and is like "hey hows it going....ok good....well.....hawthorne wants to end your assignment" WHAT THE F! i told my agent that i will call him back! i go into my office and in comes bitch lynda! i say i need a box....she's like (like she doesnt know) "why?" i said "FOR MY STUFF!!!" with some attitude! she desirves it though! i pack up my shit and i leave! so i'm going to write the boss and tell him that he has bad managers that dont know how to treat their employees! i told my agent the whold story and said i really dont think you should place anyone there because they get treated like they are 4!

And on top of getting fired i found out mike is going back to prison :(

could my friday get any better!......no.....i figured.....

2006-08-04T08:47:00.000-07:00

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?!?!??!!

ok so here is the scoop! due to the fact that my life is full of drama well this week obviously is!

yesterday my co-worker A and i were folding statements and stuffing them into envelopes...5 o'clock comes and here comes our boss M, in she walks and slams the door behind her....first things out of her mouth "you two disgust (hor however you spell it) me!!!" there wasnt and "hey whats going on can you tell me what happened today." it was yelling from start all the way to the finish! threating us and calling us liars. we honestly didnt know what was going on...so we asked and M said so you guys are saying that the credit managers are lying....i asked "can i speak" she said yes but right when i started she shut me down....at this point i started crying i couldnt hold it back anymore i have never been yelled at by a supervisor like i was 4 years old! this was un called for. I have been a manager! That is NOT how you are supposed to go about a bad situation! YOU DONT yell at your emplorees with out getting the full storie! M threatened me saying "you're just a temp i can make one call and you'll be gone!" I was getting madder and madder! the managers come in and start saying the A and I were saing shit and everything they were saying was complements that we give eachother like for moral support! like you are doing a good job.....for instance they said i said something about lining something up! BUT i wasnt alloud to speak so i couldnt deffend myself! the whole lining shit up was A and i are stuffing envelopes and she always opens the envelope flap and stacks them then she stuffs them! i had never done that befor! i tried it! i said dang A i never knew why you lined up the envelopes until right now becaues its faster! to tell you the truth i am so angry right now! this morning i was driving to work and the closer i got the more angry i was! i went to starbucks and got at passion tea with 6 pumps of melon (thanks GARY for introducing it to me) and i still couldnt calm down! i think i'm dont now! i have no conclusion yet so when it settles down i'll probably have more to say!!! love you all!!!!

2006-08-02T13:46:00.000-07:00

ok so i dont really know how to write, but you all can deal! so anyway. life is life i think i'm starting to get used to that! i am really happy with myself...not my looks(yet)...but my personal inside self! I think i am a good person and i have made some horrable decisions in my life but i think i'm making up for it now. i'm really happy for reuniting with some old friends! i have been meeting up with people i havent see in 6+ years! it mkes me feel good to know that i still get talked about! haha! i dont really know what else to say right now...i'm just feeling a little chipper!!!

love you all who read this!!!

2006-08-01T11:42:00.000-07:00

I WANT TO BE THERE RIGHT NOW!!!

2006-08-01T08:10:00.000-07:00

FIRST SUBJECT

ok so i'm at work! it's cool! but i'm a temp! which it the dumb part! this girl summer left yesterday, her mom has cancer, so shes not coming back to work! i wouldnt if my mom got cancer either! anyways back to my drama! i've worked here for about 2 months and i really like it! ALOT! i'm supposed to get summers job! but i dont know if they are going to hire me for a permanent job which is my problem. I really dont want to do temp work anymore. i just want the job that i can get benifits at and get that week vacation after a year and so on! i am worried that they wont keep me! i guess i need to get over it and relax a bit! take it day by day and always have back ups!

SECOND SUBJECT

The love of my life is in a program. He has to do it because he's on parole...just one of those things i guess! he has to be there for 6 months at the least. and even worse i cant see or talk to him for a month! i just have to wait to get his letter! i miss the shit out of him! he is my world and now i'm trying to keep busy! i know it will go by fast hopefully he doesnt get into a fight and goes back to prison! that would suck for me! i CAN get though it! ....i guess this is what you call REAL love! haha!

I love him MEGA!!!

THIRD SUBJECT

i fell down the stairs yesterday! blah!

2006-07-31T12:21:00.000-07:00

I just want to welcome myself to blogger!

I will write more after lunch!