I've had it with feeling feelings

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Yea, fast food is a great place for sarcasm. You just have to watch out for the drama (you'll know who they are), you'll just be working your ass off when some pretty young thing comes in and starts whining that you aren't working fast enough because her customers have been complaining and they're not giving her better tips. That's when you go sarcastic on them. They aren't gonna fire you because no one else wants to work fastfood (I'm talking about the sonic work structure).

I can tell you from expereince that sonic is the most hellish place for a cook to work, absolutely no gratitude for what you do, piss poor pay, and a noticable income gap because those carhops take in all the tips. On the days that any managers had the balls to step up to me, I didn't have to try to hard to take them back down a notch, I wasn't a smooth talker either, I was just so genuinely pissed that they figured I'd hit them with a skillet if they kept talking to me. I'd never work there again, but I'll always remember that place when I think about hating my new jobs.

You are ripe for some fastfood work, you'll just have to be careful and not get attached to the otheres (you'll meet people who have worked there for years, some people just can't let go). I lived in texas when I was working there, but the same concept is in place, you have some guy your age who's on a power trip because he just got promoted to kitchen chief or some cocky title, some female who will attract all the sexual attention and make all the guys act like real baboons. The old timer who tries hard not to let anyone walk all over them (I leave them alone), and some manager who has his own life problems and probably hangs out on the internet all day to make sure the store isn't burning down. The movie "waiting" accurately portrays the sarcasm but it gives the job too much glamorization. You'd make a great new guy, the new guy doesn't know sh!t and he doesn't have to take any for not knowing how to do one of the most menial jobs in history, you try all kinds of angles in a faast food joint. Just remember that if you do a good job even once, they expect you to keep doing it, I did my best and I'd get harrassed by the entire store when I lost my wind (kind of like I had to keep up everyones pace).

Take me to a year after the fastfood hell, and I'm in the army pulling a 17 hour KP from 0350- some time in the afternoon (this was years ago). Was it hell? It sure was! Did I hate it? No, I hated sonic, at least I had my dignity in the army.

Please note that you don't have to take things in my direction, I'm on the extreme side sometimes.

Oh, I promise you that I've done what I'm owning up to. Of course there's a tamer side to it (I'm usually just mellow about stuff), but I've gone from place to place and seen a few things. Unfortunately, the laptop with all my pics got stolen some time ago (teach you to leave a door unlocked), so all I have are some basic records. My official fast food record says that I left for "personal reasons", the true story is a little worse and I'm better off just letting the paperwork explain it.

It sounds like your family is trying to control you (big time). I wouldn't doubt that they're genuinely concerned for you, but they might not realize that the controlling behavior they're engaging in can be worse than real life (please note that I haven't spent a day in prison and have nothing insightful in that area). My take is that when your family tries too hard to control you, you're in a good position to just get out (you don't need to actually move though) and get exposed to more people, it really helps you to understand where they're coming from. I'm a slow learner in that area, but my hindsight is excellent and you can always look for a way to put yourself in a better situation.

I think if you just find a good way to get out, your folks will come around to understanding that you knew what was best for a change, it can be hard for you if they don't understand, but I don't get the feeling you should depend on them for the understanding part.

You could probably use a sigil to help alter your personality.
You'll have to look them up on google because WP wont let a newbie like me post links to other websites.

[quote="Fickle_Pickle"]Can anyone teach me how to be bitter, uncaring and sarcastic? Thanks.[/q]
Only one way possible, force your emotions. I see, you're a girl, that explains alot.

Well, it's hopeless, as my feelings own me. I guess we should just close this subject and I can go into town to the medical marijuana clinic. Besides, I'm focusing on self-emotional detatchment, and I really have no idea how that works, and if you're thinking "repress, repress, repress" then I don't know how to do that either and I'm probably too old. But the ironic thing is I act about four years too young for my age.

Yeah I know what you mean. I feel I should work on being more cold and callous myself. Though i may not want to be better just less caring and more cruel.