So after my last blog, I was told to go to the creeps new apartment to walk his dogs. I get there and no one is there. Turns out I have to go to the old apt, where the crying incident took place the day day before. He's home. He tells me he'll come for the walk with me. Ugh. He asked me if I worked out haha. Then I had to walk to his new place with him, so he can show me where everything would be. I ran out of there so fast!!!!!
Now, a few days ago, I got a call saying I have to wipe this little shit of a dog after every time she pees. Who the fuck does that?!?! I'm also working 7 days a week..... waitressing has never looked so good.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
This job must end!
Down with dog walking!!! Yesterday, the first day day ever that it wasn't one million degrees, I walked my two pm dogs (two huge muts, one doesnt walk so i have to lift her and the other was labeled "aggressive" and tries to bite me). When I got back to their place to drop them off (after climbing the 4 stories of stairs with them bc the aggressive one cant use the elevator for fear of biting people) the woman who owns them is there. SHe asked how they were and then told me her light was delayed until tomorrow. She was spontaneously going away for the weekend because her husband decided to leave her. Like a true gentleman, he picked up and immediately moved into a new place....right across the street. Oh, and he's taking her dogs and bird. Then, she starts crying. I'm standing there, drenched in humid sweat, hungover, and paralyzed with confusion. I met this lady once before for 10 min, do I hug her? Do I slowly back out the door? Or do I slap her around and tell her herr husband was a creep anyway? SO many options. I went for the sweaty hug. It was just as awkward as I expected. Like if you were to hug your teacher or something. Today I get to go meet the creepy husband at his new place. I'm bringing mase.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
dog walking= steaming pile of shit
The past week has been INSANE! Who knew being a "professional" dog walker would mean I was on call every second of the day?@?? Basically I am a human pooper scooper. WIthin the past few days I have received frantic phone calls......
1) "You didn't leave a note?!?! Now the owner will never know if her dog pissed or shit, or both! She had to to race home from work and let them out immediately!" However, before she took her dogs out, she made sure to call my boss, not me, voice her complaint, wait for my boss to call me, and thheeeennnnnn find out if she needed to walk her dog. Idiots.
2) Number two was more of an accusation. "I heard you were wearing a dress and heels to meet a client. she was concerned you wouldn't be able to walk her 8lb dog" Ok, so it was 8am and i swung by this ladys' place to meet her, NOT TO WALK HER DOG AT THE TIME. I threw on a dress from the night before....no heels, when was the last time I wore heels?!
3) and I quote..."However, I am very disappointed in Kirsten's watering skills. Basically, my heirloom Brandywine tomatoes are dead and crispy brown, my dahlias almost dead, so probably no flowers this year, and everything else was very wilted, the earth caked and pulled away from their containers, my front yard a disheveled mess, when I got back on Sat. at noon. She was supposed to have watered on Mon and Weds and Friday, and clearly she didn't. I showed her the hose in the front, it should have been extremely easy. I even called her cell phone on Fri. to check in, she didn't indicate any problems. One of the MAIN reasons I hired your service was the plant watering aspect. We are going away again for a week in August, and I would consider using you again, but I would like some confidence that the person will actually be able to water the plants correctly. I would prefer not her again."
I am officially a plant killer. ( and i did water her plants all three days, for the record.)
This job sucks.
1) "You didn't leave a note?!?! Now the owner will never know if her dog pissed or shit, or both! She had to to race home from work and let them out immediately!" However, before she took her dogs out, she made sure to call my boss, not me, voice her complaint, wait for my boss to call me, and thheeeennnnnn find out if she needed to walk her dog. Idiots.
2) Number two was more of an accusation. "I heard you were wearing a dress and heels to meet a client. she was concerned you wouldn't be able to walk her 8lb dog" Ok, so it was 8am and i swung by this ladys' place to meet her, NOT TO WALK HER DOG AT THE TIME. I threw on a dress from the night before....no heels, when was the last time I wore heels?!
3) and I quote..."However, I am very disappointed in Kirsten's watering skills. Basically, my heirloom Brandywine tomatoes are dead and crispy brown, my dahlias almost dead, so probably no flowers this year, and everything else was very wilted, the earth caked and pulled away from their containers, my front yard a disheveled mess, when I got back on Sat. at noon. She was supposed to have watered on Mon and Weds and Friday, and clearly she didn't. I showed her the hose in the front, it should have been extremely easy. I even called her cell phone on Fri. to check in, she didn't indicate any problems. One of the MAIN reasons I hired your service was the plant watering aspect. We are going away again for a week in August, and I would consider using you again, but I would like some confidence that the person will actually be able to water the plants correctly. I would prefer not her again."
I am officially a plant killer. ( and i did water her plants all three days, for the record.)
This job sucks.
Friday, July 4, 2008
When I grow up....
...I want to forget everything i have learned after the age of 8.
Years of being tortured through schools, middle, high school and stupid college, got me jobs doing things as using the alphabet, cleaning up dog shit, placing sunglasses in numerical order, and walking. Why bother even going to school! I would have been qualified after I learned how to read! It is truly amazing. Another thing that I have realized that fascinates me is people's use of defense mechanisms. A person can be so scared that someone will do something to them, they end up doing it to themselves subconsciously, and then everything gets fucked up! How crazy are we that we constantly sabotage ourselves through fear? The human race is a fucked up thing full of impending doom. Does anyone else feel it? I do. There's such a heavy air of sadness around in the past few months. My awareness of it started in Ringwood and worked its way over to jersey city. I'm sure it's all over the northeast working its overwhelming way over to the suicide states (aka midwest).
Years of being tortured through schools, middle, high school and stupid college, got me jobs doing things as using the alphabet, cleaning up dog shit, placing sunglasses in numerical order, and walking. Why bother even going to school! I would have been qualified after I learned how to read! It is truly amazing. Another thing that I have realized that fascinates me is people's use of defense mechanisms. A person can be so scared that someone will do something to them, they end up doing it to themselves subconsciously, and then everything gets fucked up! How crazy are we that we constantly sabotage ourselves through fear? The human race is a fucked up thing full of impending doom. Does anyone else feel it? I do. There's such a heavy air of sadness around in the past few months. My awareness of it started in Ringwood and worked its way over to jersey city. I'm sure it's all over the northeast working its overwhelming way over to the suicide states (aka midwest).
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