the title speaks for itself. this is a massive vent.
my friend-now-coworker helped me get a job at a retail store. I don’t hate it, but I don’t plan to stay there forever. my goal is to work in a pharmacy, and while I don’t mind staying in my position, I won’t hesitate to resign if given the opportunity I want.
I’ve expressed some of this to my coworker, so he’s well aware I don’t have intentions of moving up in positions here. I’m here to do my job with good quality and get along with everyone. he, on the other hand, is adamant about rising ranks and maybe down the road, owns that store. that’s his goal, I’m not getting in the way of it or judging him by any means, my only critique is he doesn’t own a car. he has no guarantee or chance of getting a higher position like manager unless he has his reliable form of transportation… and I happen to be his main source of transportation.
that being said, recently he’s been telling me (more so expecting of me) that if I wanna get on our manager’s good side, we should get in an hour early so, get this, not to look professional or act like we care, because the manager likes to leave early. Sorry, what? so he essentially wants me to take him and me to work early just so the manager doesn’t have to stay his entire scheduled shift. shit still makes me so mad. if you’re gonna kiss toes at least contribute something to the fucking story, not someone’s laziness. I go in when I'm instructed and I leave it at that.
I’m particularly livid about this whole thing because the cherry on top is he told me this at the same time he knew that last week, my mom got in a serious accident from having a seizure at the wheel. she can’t drive anymore, and I’m her source of transportation. he expects me to prioritize taking him to work early for impression over me using my time off to HELP MY MOM. It feels like a serious slap in the face.