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[Blue_Frog]

Originally Posted by buttercup132:
Blue Grof - WOW your sister seems EXACTLY like me!
Is she stubborn too?

Yes. We called it the 'Oma Syndrome' (she took after my grandmother) - It has always been 'her way or the wrong way'. Shes open to calm discussions, but if you get her back up then she won't listen at all, and tends to keep an arguement going past when it should have ended. She got a lot better when she started seeing that some people were just trying to get her going - she stopped paying attention to them, realized that it was a no-win situation, and stopped listening/talking to them at all. She realized it was saving her a lot of heartaches just to let some things go.

Ive already been offered a apprentiship (sp?) at my current job , although I am going to graduate from high school.

Good! - graduating High School is definately a great plan (which means going to English Class ya'know ). Theres absolutely nothing at all wrong with an apprenticeship - and from the sounds of it a hands-on job is the best for you. Having your High School diploma will keep your options open for later in life, if you decide to do something different.

Ive only had one rude comment about my peircings in my current job placing and it was a customer. She looked at my peircing and said she felt like she was going to be sick.. I just walked away but the owner of the store said "Ya well maybe thats her way of showing her "wild" side " (because they all think I'm very quiet at work).

And thats the best response - if someone wants to be insulting to you, walk away. Treat it as beneath you to stoop to their level - its just people trying to get you going. I'm glad that your boss stood up for you too, and you proved yourself valuable and responsible to him by not insulting a paying customer. Dealing with customers is the -best- way to learn to curb some of the things you really really want to say. When you can smile at someone and help them, even if they're rude and belligerent, and say 'thank you' out loud (and all kinds of nasty things in your head ) then you're ahead of the game Maybe your boss could let you do some extra work, like answering the phones or dealing with the customers a little more to get that kind of experience?

But they only stay open till 2 or 1 and that finishing up the clipping and waiting for pick ups. I only bath them and I am done by 11-1 (the time varies). And I need more hours that is why I need another job.

Have you talked to your boss about getting a few more hours? Maybe theres something you can do to help with cleanup, or miscellaneous other tasks? Just don't overdo the working while you're in school though - graduate first, and worry about the extra work second. Don't let the work get in the way of schooling right now - you've got lots of years ahead of you for working, so get the basics done first!

Maybe sitting down and setting a budget would be helpful to know where all your money goes - try saving all your receipts (even from a pack of gum!) for a month, and add them all up into a spreadsheet. That way, you would have enough money for your phone and misc. other things that come up.