Monday, May 12, 2008

My future...is bleak.

Granted, it was slow today at the spa, but lately it's been like that far too often.
All totalled, my two-and-a-half hours of massage earned me, before taxes, $143.28. Plus a whopping $5.00 tip.

Two weeks from now, a day identical to today will get me $80.60. Before taxes. That's a 43.75% loss in income.

I'm fucked.

I'll try to ride it out, see if business picks up any, but I can only give it so much time before I have to move on.

Big girl panties, where are you?

4 comments:

Mauser*Girl said...

I'm so sorry to hear that your place of employment is, essentially, screwing you.

If I were in your situation, I think I would probably prepare my resume and go meet potential employers on my days off to see if anyone offers something more reasonable.

Christina RN LMT said...

MG, believe me, I'm considering it. But I have to think about my benefits (especially health insurance). I'll first look into a transfer within the company, and I'm also looking into getting a part-time job at another spa on my days off. Because you never know what might happen, once you get a foot in the door!

Lin said...

I like your idea of working for another spa on your days off. Not like I have any now but I wouldn't like to give up any current health insurance coverage either. You can always back off again if the current situation picks up again.

phlegmfatale said...

Bloody infuriating!