"Get Rid of This."

Today, I went outside of protocol (and at the expense of the company) to help a customer. Working in a corporate-pawn-shop gets me torn sometimes. So, I'd probably get fired if I keep this up. Well anyways, I was taking a trade in a child (and his father) brought in. It was past warranty over about a week. From what I could gather, he saved up all his earnings to pay for this system that somehow has its screen busted up.

Which was kind of leads to my first mistake. Morals and materialistic values don't translate too well. Businesses like this and positions like mine, are weighed only on face value. Corporate (The position that stands above us; retail.) only needs us to create an image and a sense of security for our customers. Whether the image is truely false or not, is created at the expense of my morals.

I took in the item without a few wires as well. Which was probably my second mistake. The 3rd Key came up to me after. It lead to being reprimanded for bringing my heart to work. "Get rid of this" He said.

He's right in a way, that's why he has the position he has. So, as far as this job goes, it's about selling people an image, and following strict guidelines. Ironically, that's the same tactic most of the employees offer eachother. We keep our real feelings to ourselves and shamelessly insult from afar.

It's a love and hate relationship. The same reason that makes this enjoyable makes this unbearable.

I would prefer to finding a career that would allow me to really help people. Or rather... a position that has little social contact like dealing with boxes all day.





Anywho, on a sidenote. I don't know what to draw. I'm probably going keep this a simple semi-hopefully-not-too-personal journal and making a seperate art blog.