@Kaiddance
Finally! I have posted Chapter 3 of my ONC story, To Heaven and Back. Why is writing so hard? lol!
Travis comes home for summer break and faces doubt.
https://www.wattpad.com/1609603814?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_writing&wp_page=create_on_publish&wp_uname=Kaiddance
@Kaiddance Stay strong.
@lyttlejoe @DomiSotto @bigfivedonaldduckfan Thank you. I actually don't feel bad or upset. My brain went through a very logical process that night after I found out. I asked myself if I could realistically do anything, and the answer is probably not. Kroger isn't a company that cares about its workers. And even if I filed a grievance with my union without me walking out, the conditions would end up worse because management would ultimately retaliate. Not to mention, they have obviously been looking to replace me since I got out of the hospital. So then I asked myself if things would get better with or without the union. That answer was definitely not. So I asked myself what I was still doing there. That's when I stopped what I was doing, turned in my equipment, and told them I'm done. I left 3 full pallets unstacked and don't even feel bad because my manager consistently threatened my job and he consistently told me he'd throw me under the bus to the store and district managers if things didn't go his way. I know I left him scrambling to figure things out, and still I don't feel bad. I also have text message proof of management telling me to go into work sick. Ultimately, it was surprisingly easy to sleep after leaving, but now I just need to process everything and decompress from it all. I know my worth, and I am so much better than that place.
Hi…
I’m slow to read and update, and I’m sorry. More will come but I’ve been dark because I walked out of my job Saturday after finding out they posted my position two days after I left the hospital. They had two months to either ask me to step down from management or have a conversation but none of that happened as they continued to overwork me and threaten my job if things didn’t go their way. I found out from the new girl of all people, who blurted out that other people told her. I checked for myself, and there it was. My management position. And it was also posted the same week my intermittent Fmla claim was approved.
So I’m trying to process but also not think about that place. They don’t deserve me, and it was so extremely satisfying to know I didn’t give them my full 8 hours when I left. If that’s how they want to treat people, cool, but that doesn’t mean I have to finish my work they won’t appreciate. I also filed a grievance with the union on my way out.
Sixty days sober yesterday and I didn’t notice or care.
My writing is somewhere between me playing video games, cleaning, or leaving bed.
I’ll get to everything eventually.
Stay safe and happy writing.
@elveloy haha, I guess it does seem that way. But I was so miserable there, and that was just sort of the final straw. I left in the most epic way imaginable (and yeah there were a couple tears) with my head held high because I left all these unworked pallets. I was strung along and taken advantage of, and I left knowing there was no time and no one to call into work. They moved my best worker because they had a vendetta against her, so they screwed themselves big time. And yeah, I have no job but I promise you I laughed once it properly sank in just how much I screwed them over. When I left the hospital, they promised me I still had a job and to take care of myself and they’d support me, yada yada. Next thing I know, I’m being written up left and right for small things and still wasn’t being trained to do certain parts of my job. Once I found out why, it all made sense. So I know it’ll be okay. The people who matter have all been very supportive. And @Owliecat and I have actually both discussed this: we think the time I got hired almost two years ago was about the same time I stopped writing. And my husband told me he wants to support me once we move so I can get back into writing and trad publishing again.
Thank you for adding Dom to your reading list! I can't believe I'm writing a second once tale like 5 minutes before the first round ends! Happy reading:)
Hello everyone and happy ONC season!
Happy Valentines to those who celebrate and happy day to those who don’t. As unromantic and unspontaneous as I am, I hopped a flight to Texas to visit my husband for the weekend. I had the days off, my job pisses me off, and it was nice to get away with my husband of almost 22 years.
I will be reading stories, though I might be a bit on the quieter and slower side. I work up to 60 hours a week, so I take my sleep where I can get it. And I still have AA meetings to attend. But I will get to the stories. I’ll just be a little slow this year.
As a side note, with my publisher closed, and where I am in my life journey, I don’t feel like I’m Kristi Elliot any longer. I don’t use my legal name for several reasons, but I’ll just be changing my author name to my user name for now. I’ll always be kaiddance as that’s been my gamer name since 2009.
Have a great rest of your weekend, and happy writing! ❤️
@Kaiddance hope you had a nice Valentine's Day. We usually don't celebrate but my husband and son went all out and spoiled me! It was lovely. Take care of yourself, you sounds very busy ✨
Hi Kaiddance! Thank you for adding A Highland Holiday to your reading list. It’s not an ONC story, though—but a work-in-progress from years ago that I’m planning to hopefully finish this year! Happy weekend—Stacie @spacetodream
Haha well then I’ll add it to my library. I enjoy your writing, and I look forward to reading it. (Though I might be a wee bit slow).
Chapter 2 is now up! Candace tries to find an elusive answer and discovers an old Valentine’s Day card.
https://www.wattpad.com/1607709539?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_writing&wp_page=create_on_publish&wp_uname=Kaiddance
Thank you for adding "The Ghost & Mr. Muir" to your reading list! I'm already enjoying your ONC entry and look forward to reading more as you update. Good luck!!
Thanking you muchly for adding Black Thickett to your ONC reading list. Good luck with your entry!
Hello hello! Chapter 1 of my ONC is posted, but from Travis’ POV several years prior. Are you ready to dive into their doomed love story?
https://www.wattpad.com/1607274856?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=postToProfile&utm_content=share_reading&wp_page=reading&wp_uname=Kaiddance