Why is it so damn hard to NOT let the small stuff bug me??

It started with the photo cart this morning. It refused to take photos. The remote worked. The camera shutter opened and closed. The flash went off. But no photo registered on the computer.

At least I had some real cuties to photograph today and they all (but one) had their eyes open and didn't give me a damn fuss-fest today.

What irks me is that the other photographer TELLS me there's a damn problem with the remote, yet doesn't call it in to tech. Um HELLO? I'm not the damn manager. I'm not your assistant. Call fuckin tech support and tell them there's a damn problem. So for almost a week I'm thinking there's a ticket in for the camera to be fixed. Asshole. I think her true colors are shining through. THe fill in told me about some things, but I just chalked it up to her being young and thinking everyone and everything should be the way she wants it. Well, she's actually somewhat right about the other photographer being somewhat snotty.

I work Fridays and that is apparently a big day for C-sections. I guess they want them to have that weekend stay without the doctors having to do too much. Fine. It's also a big sale day. So it's all good. But on occasion I would like a Friday off. The other photographer says she wants to take that day because she doesn't make any money on Mondays and Tuesdays. So I say once a month if she wanted to switch. Well twice she did that, and I took two of her Mondays. But now she wants me to take a WEEKEND day of hers instead. Um NO? We work every other weekend. I'm not taking an extra weekend day for a weekday. She doesn't want to work 5 days in a row!!! OMG LIFE is such a bitch to have to actually work 5 days in a row. So she won't take any of my days to cover for my time off because of that. I'll remember that when she needs two weeks off........Also, she answers the phone while she is in a mom's room. I asked her why she answered my call, I was going to leave a message. "Because I'm a nice person" she says. Um what does that have to do with answering the phone? YOu aren't being so nice to the mom, you are actually being RUDE. She's just been irking me of late.......

I'm getting irritated also at this damn CD burner. I can seem to burn every other CD. Which is very annoying because I need to take my prints to a shop so I can have them ready early so I have enough time to work on this portfolio.......

Why is it, people decide to pull out in front of you in traffic when I'm barrelling down the road? Can they not tell how quickly I'm coming down the road? I mean it's usually 45 - 55 mph. The thing that gets me is they wait until I am so close to pull out. I cannot stop on a dime. Then they have the NERVE to get pissed at ME when I blow the horn and ride up their ass trying not to roll my truck to avoid their stupid asses.

What is it with customer service? Maybe I'm being too damn picky. I don't want people to bend over backwards for me. I just would like them to acknowledge my existence when I'm giving them money. At least look at me. Say hello. I don't want to be their best friend. But to conduct a transaction in complete silence is beginning to irk me. OR, they carry on conversations with other people, not paying any damn attention to what they are doing, don't tell me how much I owe (I refuse to pay until they do, it is NOT my job to look on the screen). Or why is it they are on the phone while they are working? It's clearly a personal call. More and more I'm speaking up. Call me a bitch. Call me whatever the fuck you want. I would never ignore or not give my attention to a customer when I was a teenager, or in my 20s or even now. I would end my personal conversation if I had to deal with a customer/client. I know complaining to a manager isn't going to do shit really.....especially in the fast food and other industries where turnover is high and the employees are kids. But maybe if the corporate office gets more damn complaints. Oh I would also compliment people too. I think people do more complaining about a company's personnel and never give positives to the good stuff the people do too. It's rare though. But when I get someone who goes out of their way, or hell just does the basics, I will let the company know. I don't do that just for the freebies and coupons. I do it because I don't think it's done enough.

I'm worried about my age if I decide to work as a photo assistant........