15:53 Feb 01 2023
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With February rolling in, Faire season is gonna be here in the blink of an eye. I need to figure out if I even want to apply this year. After the incident I dealt with last year, I'm so torn. On the one hand, I love working at Faire. I love meeting people and dressing in garb and just getting out into the world. On the other, I'd lose my weekends with Logan for two months, and most importantly, I never want to deal with the bullshit I dealt with last year. I didn't go into it when it happened, but I was fired halfway through Faire after being accused of stealing. They searched me and my things, and of course found nothing, because I would never steal from an employer, especially when I made great money in tips alone, but that whole experience really soured me on Faire. I was hurt that they accused me of such a thing. I've worked in positions where I handled money for a vast majority of my working life, and never once have I ever been accused of stealing. I was raised with honor, respect, and integrity, so stealing is not something I do. On any level. And definitely not from an employer. But yeah, it happened and despite there being absolutely no evidence of me doing so, they let me go. I don't even know if I'd be considered, should I even apply this year. I meant to send Lisa a text message after it happened, but I never did. And with the type of community Faire is, everyone talks to each other, especially the vendors. And I don't know what kind of bullshit Nick said about me. So all of Faire may very well think I'm a theif. Nevermind that Nick stiffed me about $200 when he gave me my last paycheck, but he claimed I was the theif...
But yeah... As someone who's gone to Faire pretty much every year since I was a kid, as someone who worked it before with no issues, to be accused of stealing really hurt me. It really put me off the whole experience. And I'm still bitter about it, despite it being pretty much a year later. Though, I think I have a right to be bitter. So... I have to figure out if it's worth it to me. Safe to say I wouldn't be working for Nick again, so I wouldn't be bringing in the tips I did at his booth. Is it worth it to lose weekends for two months? To lose any time I would get with Logan for two months? Do I want to subject myself to those people again, risk being called a theif again? As fun as I have always found Faire, working it is a tough job. You're on your feet for up to 10 hours a day, it can get insanely hot in April and May, it's dirty, dealing with the traffic in and out of the Santa Fe Dam can be a nightmare. It once took me an hour and a half to just get out of the park area last year, and that wasn't even on the busiest day. But, the customers make it fun, your fellow participants are always fun and so kind and welcoming. The base pay isn't great, it's minimum wage at $15 starting, but the tips are good. I don't know. It's something I have to really put thought into. They start accepting applications for nonacting parts next month. It's really something I have to think about. Do the few pros outweigh all the cons? Would I really be okay knowing that shit has undoubtedly been spoken about me? Would Lisa even hire me again after everything that happened last season? I hate that such a fun thing has been ruined for me like it has.
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Vampirewitch39
03:25 Feb 25 2023
:)
CuRsEdToDaRkNeSs
03:27 Feb 25 2023
I hope it brings a fun challenge for those that wish to participate in it! :)