Bitter sweet work

So, I do not really like my current job (luckily it is done at the end of next week).  I hate driving, I hate the feeling that I have no clue what I'm doing, and sometimes there are customers who are really rude.  However, there is an upside that I love. I love meeting all of these new people and families. Even if it's only for a few minuets, I get to see a little bit into their lives. For example, there was one customer who just returned from a month long trip to Australia! I also like meeting all of their dogs.  However, I think my favorite part of my job is getting to see all of the different houses.  I love seeing the ways people set up their homes, and it is helping me find out what I like for when I have to purchase a home.

Note on my last post

So, I was watching a video on how women get harassed on the streets when they walk alone.  I just want  to make it clear these are not the types of "compliments" I was getting or that anyone should go through. Yes, I have been harassed going down the street, and no it does not feel good, but I just try to hold my head high and walk away.  Luckily I've never had to deal with anyone doing more than cat-calls or one/two worded sentences,  but there are sometimes when I'll cross the street to avoid anything else.

Make someone's day a little brighter

It's amazing how one simple text or sentence can change someone's entire day.  A few weeks ago, at a red light, some guy asked me to breakfast. I declined but, for some reason, it made my bad day seem better.  A few days ago I went to McDonalds for a little pick me up before I went and hung out with some of my friends.  The guy at the window just said to me, "you look really beautiful today."  This was a day that I didn't even try to look good. My hair was in a messy bun, wearing just a tank top and sweats, and just that one comment made me smile.  Tonight I had a horrible day at work. First of all I wasn't even scheduled to work until last night when my phone beeped with a schedule update telling me that I worked the next day.  I was not asked if I would work, I was told. Then this morning I got asked if I would come in early, so I did.  What made me upset was not the fact that I had to work, but instead of not being released from work.  At my work (I work at a pizza place), if 2+ people are scheduled to leave at the same time, but one has to stay behind due to it being too busy for the number of drivers scheduled to stay on, the one who arrived at first is released.  This rule was not followed.  To make matters even worse, I asked my manager if I could leave because I had homework I had to do (I have summer reading).  He said that I could leave after the other driver got back from another delivery (that he hadn't left yet on). Instead said driver decided to clock out ahead of me and not take his delivery.  This made me upset, because I was told that I could leave shortly and with him leaving I thought I'd have to stay later. This ended up not being the case, I was released a few minuets after the other guy left, but those few minuets of not knowing just really made me angry.  I calmed down a little bit on the drive home, but for some reason I had a little trouble letting it go this time.  Then, a few minuets ago, I got a text from my boyfriend, "I'm thinking about you," and it wasn't in a sexual way.  When I asked him what about me he just replied, "you and me cuddling."  This just made my night.  It's been a few weeks since I've seen him (we live in different cities while not at school), and he and I haven't been texting too much due to our work and sleep schedules being almost the complete opposite, so this one text just made me feel loved.

There is one right time and place for a complement: always and everywhere.  You never know how a person's day is going, but maybe just maybe you could make their day a little brighter by just saying something nice.