Yes there is one other lady who has been a volunteer (full time.. every day 11am-6pm except Sundays) at the shelter since 1995 who is the one who finalizes and exits animals.. But the days that I actually work later hours I help her and show people cats and give them applications to fill out.

I disagree that it's okay and normal to hate your job. It really upsets me that most of you think I should be okay with cleaning vomit and poo.

Sure you say "someone has to do it".. Well hell that's not me! I feel like I was scammed!

This is bullshit! somebody else can do all of this crap!

I'd feel better about doing it if every other co-worker that I have didn't throw all of their work on me as well and yell at me 24/7.

You guys have no idea what my job is like. I'm constantly taken advantage of and yelled at! These freaking people think they can take their anger out on me! I set them straight today.. And about time. I finally stood up for myself and told them to do their damn job.

I cleaned freaking 30 cages today. By the time I was halfway done one of my co-workers only had done 2 or 3. I told her: "Lynn.. I don't want to rush you, but could you please try to do this a little bit faster.. I could really use your help in the front room when your done in here.."

And you know what she did.. She freaking spent 3 more hours in the damn room doing absolutely nothing!

So then I put my foot down and said "These cages need to be cleaned now and you need to hurry up."

I guess her apology to me was vacuuming and mopping and saying I could clock out "early" even though if she were to be quicker I could have left hours earlier.

Actually today was the 4th of July and I called my boss and she said "Once everybody finishes cleaning then EVERYBODY can leave. But everyone has to finish first."

And when I told this to Lynn she said "Oh great! I'll take my time!"

ASS HOLE. I told her no. I said I have plans to spend the day with my dad for the Holiday so don't take your time..

She did anyway.


And another co-worker of mine finished cleaning one small room and came to the front to help me and I said "Janae, could you please start on the d/d cages?" (d/d is a type of food.. we call one of the big cages that because all the cats in it have the same diet. It's like 5 cats in a three story cage that has holes on each floor. One cat has a chronic illness where it always sneezes so it's a pain to clean his dried up snot.)

She smiled at me and said no. I said "Why not?" and she said "I hate cleaning the d/d cage" and I said "Janae, nobody likes cleaning any of the cages, but we have to do it and I could use your help." and she said "I'm not cleaning d/d/." and all I could say is "Janae.. You work here.. This is your job." and she goes "So do you"

I'm so fed up I'm having such a hard time not typing about swear words. I know I said "crap" and "freaking" and possibly "****" but that's unlike me. I'm so angry!

And I can't just quit because then they will all say things like "Oh I knew she couldn't handle it"

They can all go to hell because one month from now I have a legit excuse to only work afternoon hours and I won't have to deal with their crap!

You know what I'm probably going to call my boss and ask her when is a good time for me and her to talk because I really have problems working with some of the people there.


Sorry for getting angry, but I need to vent somewhere.