Idiots and Horses & Work Rant...

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:42 pm

So, my day yesterday just couldn't get better after a crap-tactular day at work with a Nazi manager...

My sisters went riding after my step-sister and I did. I figured my one sister would get thrown off - it was windy and she was riding her 'OLD' horse (this horse no longer belongs to her no matter what she may think or tell other people - she forfeited him many years ago when she moved out to live with her then-boyfriend), but and my little sister was riding her's bareback.

Nothing wrong with the picture.

Until some ass-hole goes by on a dirt-bike thing slows down, then guns it before he's past the horses. Felicia's horses spooks and she goes down. They had to rush her to the ER. She hit her hip really hard and her elbow. According to my mom's Facebook thing, her kidneys took some damage too.

Why do people DO THAT?

This is not the first time. We've had jack-asses in there hot little sports cars to the same thing. They don't slow down. They don't care. Horses are not what you see on TV or in the moves. They are not predictable. They are prey animals and will jump at something like that. They are not dogs...they will run, not fight. GRRRRR...

The best part is all the 'poor Felicia' stuff at work today from the very manager I got written up by yesterday. My hip hurt (from an accident with my horses a year or two ago), and I couldn't do back drive. So she write me up and doesn't let me really explain and keeps turning everything against me. I can't please the woman and I can never do anything right when she's there. And this all really started AFTER i started like a guy that she babies because he's a single father and his son's name is the same name as one of her kids'. And HE was the one who called me (OMG) to make sure I was okay because he had heard I left crying. This manager is an Nazi or something. I hate her more and more. I can't do anything right and I can't trust her. I want out of McHell even more right now. She's treated me like this ever since this guy and I started to 'get closer' or whatever. We're not even dating. That's his call after how many times he's freaked out but still...My personal life is being brought into my work life, something I'M trying to avoid. Gossip hurts - A LOT. I want to talk to the owner guy but I'm afraid to because he's the one who told her to write me up. I want to tell her to stay out of my personal life but with all the stupid sit-coms and crap these days I know it's 'what people want to see/know'. I'm not the same little girl I use to be. I'm growing a bit more independent and it seems like people don't want me to do that. They want to baby me still. Tell me what to do and because I'm not doing what they want/expect I'm a bitch and grouchy. God...and it doesn't help that my family is being torn apart and will probably be very divided by the end of the year.

Anyone know when those ships are leaving for Pern? I'm on it...by the time I reach Pern, everyone will be dead and I'll go Impress a dragon and be happy. *snort*

Okay, done now...This honestly started out as a rant about morons with no horse-sense.

Kendarath · Post by **Kendarath** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:51 pm

*hugpets*

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:53 pm

Fast food sucks.

*hugs*

Someday you'll be making oodles more than then and they'll all still be asking if we want fries with that.

Think of that day.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:21 pm

Being annoyed at all that crap can't help an already stressful situation. *hug* I'd say take the write-up to your owner man. Even if he's the one who told your manager to write you up, he might not know the whole story (prior injury, etc.), and maybe he'll be more willing to look with a little bit of leniancy in a condition like this when it comes up in the future. At the very least, in my experiance, it can't /hurt/ to talk to the head of your command structure, especially when your direct superior pisses you off to no end.

Just bear in mind that you don't need the waterworks when you do. Stress and emotion and everything of that sort weighs heavily on you, but tears really just bring drama into the workplace.

And keep knowing that one day, you will be working with different people - whether because you leave or she does.

Also, I hope your sister's recovery goes well. Horses scare the crap out of me for exactly that kind of reason. >_>;

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:33 am

Yeah, I intend to get out of there soon. I want to move to a new town, go back to collage and...well, start over somewhere. But some things take time to figure out how to get to. I refuse to move away alone and live alone. I want someone living with me, boyfriend, sister, friend, whatever. So yeah.

*pats Ixris* It wasn't the horses fault - they don't do stuff like that on purpose. And Stormy was very worried afterward. A good horse is one that stays when something like that happens. The bad ones are the ones that take off. Zeeny dumped me, too. He stood there looking very worried. It's only instict that causes them to spook. Some are worse then others. It's a risk horse-people take.

But I find the reward very nice. My horse is mydog. I usually tell people who are scard of horses or who have had a bad ride with one to come meet my horse. And he's wonderful with kids. He saves all his major spooking and jumping for me because he knows I can stay on. With kids he jumps a little but dosn't run or anything. GRRRRR...thanks Zeeny, glad to know you are trying to kill me. LOL

Anyway, its okay to be afraid of them. A respectful fear. They are bigger then us (well except the minis...) and could kill us if they wanted to, accident or not.

I was raised with them so I understand when people don't understand.