Pilot

Good morning or afternoon!

My name is Aryssa, Rys. My pronouns are she/her, I like cats, sushi, and long walks on the beach. Get pranked I've never seen the ocean... also this is my lil blog not a cheesy dating website.

Anyways, introduction over! I don't want to repeat my "about me" page, but quick rundown. I'm 19, I have 3 cats, I'm bored, and I like to note and take pictures of moments in time.

Today I will talk about... whatever I want. Right now I'm eating chocolate pretzels while I type this and listen to my current playlist on Spotify. Speaking of Spotify, insert mischievous grin, check out my current and old playlists on the home page. They should be displayed with a sample song... however I do not know if I set them up correctly so, critique me if they happen to not work!

Moving on, I really like the playlists I've made recently. They have really been helping me cope and know myself a little better. I've been going through a bit of a learning period. I started this office job in November of 2023, it is now May of 2024. The job is fine and fun, the people are amazing and the company treats me well. I transitioned from my old job as a barista to this one, and the level of care you receive at an office (or at least a good one) is top tier compared to any service industry job. Granted, I loved my job as a barista. Technically I'm still employed there, I'm just hired as a seasonal team member, rather than part time. I was originally working full time hours there... as a part time employee... yeah I know I know, recognize my worth or whatever. Besides the point, I was working 40 hours a week there for about a year and a half. My first year, the work environment was amazing. My manager really focused on the physical & mental health and well-being of myself and my coworkers, she truly is an amazing human. The entire team was genuinely a team. We worked well together professionally and personally, as I am still friends with most all of them still today. My manager ended up stepping down for her own reasons, which is incredibly admirable of her to take a stand for herself and advocate for her well-being the way she did. Setting boundaries like that has always been something I have struggled with, and we'll eventually dive into that, but for now here's the drama :)

My old manager stepped down, and the new manager, is again an amazing human. She is incredibly caring and understanding, however the shift in environment was almost immediate. There is absolutely no hate towards my current manager at all, the flow of the store just changed and a lot of people ended up leaving for better paying jobs. Which that entirely makes sense, we're all getting older and needing jobs that can pay the bills... which in this economy is hard to find lol. I am very grateful to have my job. Being 19 with a full time office job that provides benefits? I can pay my own rent? I can pay to live alone completely? Insane vibes, honestly.

Once you experience the level of respect you receive in a healthy office job, it's hard to go back to the service industry. The only issue I'm having is that I feel like I'm losing a part of myself a little bit by growing into an adult to quickly. Being in an office surrounded by people with kids and a whole life lived basically is weighing on me somehow. Technically I'm still a teenager, and I should be trying to find fun things to do with my friends and boyfriend. But with my job now it's hard. I miss my regulars, I miss the constant movement, and I miss the freedom that came with my old job as a barista. So my current goal is to try and find things I can do on my own time that don't stick me into that 8-5 routine of death. As I dive deeper into this, hopefully I can uncover some hidden potential or something in myself; we'll see as we go.

For now, my pilot is just this because I don't know y'all, and y'all don't know me... But we will soon :) For now check out my Spotify, and think about how you can take time for yourself. My biggest reminder daily is that my job does not define me, whatever happens here is not life or death. Enjoy what you can right now and have fun!

Love ya,

Rys