Plans & other things that always go south by PlainJayne

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Plans & other things that always go south
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

I know this will amaze the hell out of everyone, but I'm not good at making plans. Well, not plans that work. Hence, I don't generally make them. I tend to fly by the seat of my pants and let the pieces fall where they fall. This works for me. Chaos. I'm comfortable with that. That's how I roll.

Other people, not so much...

It drives people around me crazy that I don't have a plan. Does anybody have a plan? Really? I can't make plans when I don't know what is going to happen. I figure as long as I've got food & shelter & a way to get around, I'm good. Sure, I like having some extra coin left over. I'm happier when I have money. I'm MUCH easier to get along with when I'm not broke. But basic needs are covered.

Where I have trouble is, folks think they can take advantage. I'm very friendly and easy-going. People tend to mistake that for weak and stupid. They try to pay me less, or not at all, after the papers are signed & the job's been done. I may be a rolling stone, a wanderer, no roots in the community; but that doesn't mean you don't have to give me my gorram money! I do what I was contracted to do, and very well; I expect to be paid commensurately. (Yes, ranting now, bear with me) I can barely cover my expenses, and will probably be significantly out of pocket by the time I'm done!

Oh yeah, not happy. Not happy at all. To add insult to injury, I can't even recoup on my income tax because that's "covered in the contract" by the "tax free" pittance that I get. It is not even up to par with federal per diem rates. I can't even express to you how irritable this fact has made me!

Oh, and these fucktards can't understand why I don't want to extend with them & stay longer. Hmmm, why don't I?

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