One Final Drama Comment

Ok, all that drama stuff is behind us but I wanted to share something with you all. Not sure why Jonathan is still checking Melissa's myspace page since she dumped him off of it but there ya go. Probably so he could find what I'm going to share with you. Basically, my assessment of Melissa's attitude, etc was right. She posted on the 1st and vented about the store. She hadn't posted anything about the events until this:

"Life with me has been interesting as of late. As soon as I returned to SC from my Dad's funeral, I started working about 40 hours a week as the acting Assistant Manager at Waldenbooks. The actual assistant manager could not deal with working with my manager and decided to go out on leave due to stress! So for the past several months, I have been working hard and enjoying life. That all changed about four weeks ago. My manager and friend, Jess, told me that she was leaving Waldenbooks and going to a better opportunity. I was excited for her, but sad for me. She also told me that she put my name in to be considered as her replacement. That was quite a shock and an honor. So, I was preparing for an interview to be the manager. At this point, the assistant manager popped back in the picture and started up her crap again. She's miserable so she can't stand to see anyone happy. She's the kind that says all nice stuff to your face and then tries to find a way to stick a knife in your back. Anyway, she and her goon (one of my co-workers) decided to screw with me. So, I ended up deciding that I didn't want to manage either of them and that the store would have to find good management elsewhere. I waited until it was time for my interview and explained to the acting district manager that I was no longer interested in the position, but I had several things that she may want to be aware of that were going on in the store. She talked to me for about an hour, expressed her disappointment that she wouldn't be getting the opportunity to interview me and said she would make some calls regarding the information I gave her. Needless to say, the asst. manager and her goon may have gotten what they wanted but I put a few nails in their coffins on the way out of there. I figured whoever gets the store should at least be made aware of what they were going to have to deal with. So, as of last Friday, I am free!! I thought it was going to be sad leaving there but I guess since Jess had already left and the past two weeks had been miserable that it was a relief!! We celebrated Friday night and even went to Books-A-Million to shop!!!"

Ok, first of all, she was never acting assistant manager cause that position doesn't exist. As I was told recently because I'm acting manager, there is no assistant manager right now. It's not a position that gets temporarily filled. But whatever.

Second, Jess putting Melissa's "name in to be considered" for the job didn't mean that she had it. But that is obviously what she thought. Even if I hadn't been out on leave (and she makes it sound like I am a baby for leaving due to stress which was only half the problem) and Jess had said that, it wouldn't have mattered.

Third, ok, this part just makes me laugh. Crap? What crap? Oh wait, could the crap be wanting to reclaim the responsibility I have as the assistant? That I have to my job? As for not wanting to see anyone else be happy. . .(sigh). . .well, all I can say to that is I am a right idiot for wasting worry and mental pain on her. I was so torn up over how to make everyone happy -- including those who weren't making me happy -- that I ended up not being able to do it. I honestly don't know how I could stick a knife in her back when I tried to tell her to her face what my concerns were. Guess all she heard was me about to be competitive. Those comments sadden me. We could have been friends. But not with issues like that. I guess it's a good thing we never did get close because it would hurt more. It shouldn't hurt now but it does a little. I mourn the loss of a potential good friend. But I won't bash my head over it. As for calling Jon a "goon". Ok, I called her a bitch so I guess that's fair. But anyone who knows us knows that he is so not my henchman. That's what she makes it sound like. Ok, one last time, can we say martyr?

Fourth, notice she says that she "decided that she didn't want to manage either of" us. lol She is assuming that she had the job.

Last, yeah, she complained and I got yelled at. But this time I had my side in first and haven't had any comments since. If we can get everything under control, we'll be ok. All Melissa did before she left was to complain to anyone who would listen to her about Jon and I (on the floor to customers and co-workers like). She didn't do much work and what she did do was half-assed. I find it funny that she claimed that we were unprofessional when she was saying things like, "If he says one word to me, I'm walking out."

I showed this to my therapist this morning and you should have seen her reactions. Basically, she said some of the same things I mention above. Melissa has issues. I don't know how much of her ranting will hurt me for getting the job. And right now, I don't really care because I need to take care of what are my responsibilities. Even if they don't last as mine, they are mine to do now. Customers have been happy to have me back and I hear that a lot. Makes me feel good. As far as I can tell, none of Jess's regulars are leaving us. Why? Because we can still give them the service they want. So, I'll just keep plugging along and do the best I can. This can work. But that chapter is at an end. Time for a new book.