Thank you, you're adorable!

I used to be courteous, adorable and polite too...but that was when I was young and stupid.

I work as a barista at a monster coffee chain. When I first started, although overwhelmed, I followed that golden rule: treat others as you would like to be treated. Problem is New Yorkers are fucking assholes! There's only so much abuse one person can take and remain considerate and kind. Don't get me wrong, I have my regular customers who are awesome people, but I also have more than my fair share of despicably high-maintenance, impatient, patronizing, self-centered douche-bags. I have no problem now engaging in full blown arguments and blatant looks of disgust.

It's true, I hate my day job. An actor friend of mine reminded me that I will always hate my day job, that's just a given. I completely understand where she was coming from but I have to disagree. When a person spends 20+ hours a day at their asinine day job they should not be wishing for death every single minute of it! A person's day job, should not squelch one's firey, driving, spirit and kill every creative instinct in one's entire being. I refuse to waste hundreds of thousands of hours of my life being utterly miserable. It's a ways to a means...that's the part I need to remember. Maybe I should worry more about the day when I stop hating my day job because I have become content in the mediocre, under-stimulating, easy way out.

In the mean time I could just look for another job.

Alas, pain is good for my art.