i've spent so long doing warehouse stuff and working outside that when i got my current retail job i was like 'finally i'll be able to look good at work'. like, i imagined looking put together, always having my hair done, wearing nice clothes, painted fingernails, all that. first day, where do they put me? the warehouse. and i still haven't gone very far. i don't hate physical work, in fact i look at it as a free gym but it sucks when i'm doing unscheduled double duty: morning in the warehouse unloading the truck, rest of the day on the floor. it's always sprung on me because we're always short staffed in the back (i'm basically doing two people's jobs all day here), so even if i do show up ready to be presentable all day, i can't ever be sure i won't first be doing an hour of mid intensity physical work in a hot, humid room. it might sound shallow but it's sort of a dignity thing and it pisses me off that i can't ever look good. i get out on the floor all sweaty and my hair's a mess and then i just look like that the rest of the day. on days where i'm actually scheduled to spend the entire day in the warehouse, i don't give a shit but i hate that i have to look like a mess in public.
yes, i can change my clothes and brush my hair but that doesn't do much and i can't spend like a half hour getting it together the way i would at home. i shouldn't have to work around the situation like this anyway. there used to be a guy who's entire job was what i'm doing in the morning. he's on a leave of absence, so in stead of scheduling his replacement, i get to do two jobs. it really pisses me off when all the other girls on the floor are walking around not even close to breaking a sweat with their hair straightened or braided or styled and i'm just always the sweaty gross one.