Rent-A-Cop is alive!

Before you start to heat up the tar and grab the feathers, let me explain why it has been nearly 3 months since my last post!!!!!

I stated in my last blog that I'm enrolled in college, taking a remedial course, working in the bronx working 7p-3a shifts. Since then, I've been busy, but I'm going to bring you up to speed with whats going on...Since my last post I've been in class working my ass off trying to pass and thank the lord I DID! and now enrolled in English I along with Intro to Human Services, and Intro to College Lifeand remedial math (ugh!) and believe me I was more than ready to handle the load!








Until september they continued placing me on 7p-3a shifts! and I came in as late as I pleased til they got the message (YES I WAS BEING STUPID!) WAIT! Dont roll your eyes and tell me I'll be okay, My first class at 8a and I dont get home from the bronx site till 5a! (pause for reaction) I dont get any sleep and will have to sleep in class or skip a class and go home.





But they got it together and gave me 4p-12a WHICH IS DANDY!















Sort of.





another conflict.





My last class of the day ends at 3:45 MIND YOU: My school is in BROOKLYN (downtown) my job is located in the bronx (melrose, close to Yankee Stadium) I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT THERE AT 4P! AND I'M NOT LEAVING CLASS EARLY!

I live in East New York. and I dont get home till 2pm maybe 1:45 The final straw came, on september 19, I usually call for my schedule, for the following week to my surprise and relief I was on the schedule for TWO days Monday and thursday!


Fuck it, I was cool with that arrangment, but then I realized: I cant keep lugging my laptop up to work, just begging to get stolen and I cant keep luggin my uniform to class!


So when the HR director was going on, I asked to get a leave of absence and this man asked WHY? I remembered my mentor said (thank god he told me) and say "It's personal"


To my horror: The HR director said "Fine, bring in your uniform and badge and get your paycheck"
















Oh my fucking gawd! Why the fuck did I do that! To be honest if I can lose control of my bladder then I would've let it ALL go. Did I mention that the stress of it all cause got me SICK!

But I realized: WHAT THE FUCK I'M FREE!





Fast Foward to September 30

I'm calmly minding my own business, and out of all people my co-worker called me!

Wondering where I was...

How nice of him, but I informed him on how & why I resigned, and in return tells me that half the guards QUIT! Even the REAL cute annoying guard who I would suck dry on a warm day

wow.

But now I'm in school struggling But I will survive!

Rent-A-Cop cant take it anymore!

Hello all,



During the past weeks since I last posted, I can tell you now, how FUCKING ANNOYING it is to become an adult, not because I'm not willing to take responsiblity, but because i cant focus!





I started my remedial writing course July 6 which in fact is a complete pain but i'm trying my hardest to pass this midterm so i can get another shot on passing that ACT writing exam. Mind you if i dont pass i would have to take English 090 and would only have three classes to take this sesmester! (which is what i DON'T want) But its been three weeks into this class and i still have not shown ANY improvment!


I really wanna pass this class but, its getting more difficult by the day and i'm VERY close to just dropping out of college and keeping it afloat even though i'm very lost and i tried tutoring but that did not work.


Oh well i work 7pm - 3am lets see what happens.

Rent-A-Cop's nice stressful payday

Disclaimer: this is an LATE entry because i've been soooo tired so bare with me!



Ok, so June 5th was payday after putting in overtime like a slave who got caught eating cookies in the big house, i was excited thinking of how much i was getting and thursday morning i made sure that my check was delivered to my coney island site and luckily the payroll was just finished, so everything was set!



Friday morning rolls around and yes it was very nasty out but that wasn't gonna stop me, so i call to see if the checks have been delivered, found out the checks wasn't delivered till 3 P.M., so i go out for awhile and chill, walk around around 4 P.M. i call again THE DAMN CHECKS STILL HASN'T BEEN DELIVERED YET! so i hop on my broomstick and travel to coney island! i bump into a fellow guard from the 8-4 shift told me the checks are not there!! But like a dummy i went anyway to the site, when i got there i was greeted by my co-workers laughing at me telling me that the checks are not there (NO NO NO NOT THIS SHIT AGAIN)

I immediately call dispatch to see what the fuck is going on, (you cant be fucking around with black peoples money, and not expect them to be upset or flustered) and i was told the checks are in the bronx office and i HAVE TO MAKE IT by 7 P.M. or wait till monday (you know what i did)

So i made it there by 7:30 (MTA did right by me for once) and when i get there trying to not get bitchy with the staff why was i told that my fucking check was at the coney island site, they immediately apologized about having me travel 2 hours to the bronx and now two hours BACK to coney island to pick up my check.

When i finally get there its 9 P.M. and the guard saw my weary expression finally gives my check and tells me the whole reason what happened to the delay of my paycheck, the fucking site manager didn't wanna give up the check! and made some lame excuse about not wanting to leave the checks with just ANYONE, and proceeds to tell me that there is a check cashing place up the block where i can cash my check (thank god)

which was the end of my paycheck fiasco.

Lets see what happend next!

Rent-A-Cop is confused!

Ok, me and a co-worker was talking about my excessive need to take on more supervior shifts, even though...

A. I'll still be getting $7.40 for overtime
B. I'll be getting experience and it would look good

Now HIS arguement is why am i putting my all into a job that has NO benefits and pays close to minimum wage - i will agree to an extent- but its the small things that get me noticed

For example,

I was leaving a 9-8 shift, and i was called 30 later asking to do a 8-3 shift ( i didn't have to work till 4pm) i said yes, because one of the shifts would consider 8 hours overtime!

And he was ranting because i'm 20 years old, no kids, living with mom, and i'm doing all this overtime and happy to do it.


WTF I NEED MONEY IN MY LIFE!

Mind you, its not like i call dispatch and ask them to give me a shift on my day off! (i'll be damned!)

This is my second job, which i'm trying to keep more than two months, i dont get how people complain about doing your job with a smile on your face.

Now my question is,

What do you do about this?

-End rant

Rent-A-Cop turns into Nat Turner!

Ok, today is friday is which MY payday,AND my day off... (fucking YAY!) well at least i thought it would be worthing jumping up and down for.


My day started by calling dispatch to make sure that my check will be delivered to my site in Coney Island, rather than traveling two hours to Westchester ave. After that was done, i'm talking to a few friends and chillin, and i head down to coney island in record time to pick up my check and be happy!

That was until i was informed that my check wasn't at that site as requested...(KILL KILL KILL!!!!) So almost in neck breaking speed i call dispatch and informed that my check is not where i asked and i was told that my check is in the bronx office. (What the fuck!!!!!)

So after hopping on the B, then Q then 4 and finally the 6 express train, i make it up there tired and pissed, i get my paycheck also i need to get another pair of pants while waiting for my pants i took the liberty of opening my paycheck and lo and behold


$138.86 after taxes!!!!!!!!

Who gets paid that much and last till the next paycheck!?

Mind you i cant complain as a rule with the security company, that if i complain and the supervisor were to hear me, i would be terminated (I'm complaing now!)

Now i feel like a slave standing on my feet for several hours ( Eight hours, to be exact) and get paid but that much! I should turn into Nat Turner and scalp these people for this shit, its ridiculous!

-End Rant/blog

Rent-A-Cop is tired and PISSED

Ok so its been practically a good week...

Ok i'm lying my ass off...I'm TIRED! When i started my first day after training, it was at Key Food ( To those who dont know what key food is its a supermarket) My only qualm is standing all damn day for 8 hours putting shopping carts back and stocking the shopping baskets, then after 8 hours close down the store and go home.

Then the next site is a residential building in Coney Island, which i have no problem going there and doing my job. Why? People are so nice! (for once)

Example: This female tenant noticed i was bored, and gave me a pack of trident! (kept me up, while on my shift) and another lady informed of a opening for court officers (which i may look into) and went out of her way to buy me the newspaper "THE CHIEF" for me.

But while at coney island on sunday one of the supervisors asked me if i could do a double, mind you i dont like being on my feet anymore than i have to but he mentioned i could be a supervisor on that second shift which i took happily ( i never supervised anyone in my life, but i need start somewhere)

Rent- A- Cop rises!!!!!

Recently i've been hired as a security guard. (great right?)

So now, i need to start shifting my prioties, and PLAN (did i even spell that right?)

Since i was one of few to get the morning shift, okay let me be honest...i was avoiding the morning shift because i HATE waking up and the first thing i need to do is shower, get my uniform ready and run out the door with no proper breakfast

(my shift at one site starts at 9, the other site (lets call it "Site B") Starts at 8.)

Oh, did i forgot to mention that Site A, is in sunset park, and Site B is in CONEY ISLAND! and i live in East New York

So to those who are following that are from New York, ALREADY KNOW, that i will be waking up in the crack of dawn, and i'm not a morning person already!!!

So yea, i'm about to head home, and hang up my uniform and get something to eat and sleep.

Contact info, you can find me on twitter & facebook

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Till next time,
keep me in mind and pray for me these next few days.

-Charles