As I posted a few minutes ago, I have been picking up a lot of overtime recently and have not had much time as a result for anything outside of work. I did have one night off mid December and I ran into someone at the Hispanic grocery store down the street that I have engaged in activism/protests/call -ins with - who told me that they question my commitment to my neighborhood, which very much stung me.
I explained that I had a chance right now to pick up a lot of extra hours at what for me is a decently hourly wage to begin with, let alone earning time and a half for overtime on top of that, and that I would be active again starting in April when my hours were cut and when I likely would be going to back to my server role (undecided as of yet). This apparently was not good enough and was not understood and this person snubbed me and treated me much I was someone they were engaging in activism against.
Really, this does not sit well with me at all. I don't know any fine print anywhere that I signed up for that states I am not allowed to display some ambition - that working hard is something bad when a decent and worthwhile opportunity actually does come along. What do you'all think of this? I'm honestly curious as I believe for a few folks here my activism was seen as over the top - and here I am being snubbed for not having time to engage in activism - and I'm displaying qualities that the conservatives here at least on the surface would likely approve of.
For what it's worth, being snubbed here really hurt me deeply. I still am processing this and I still have not wrapped my mind around what to make of it. Rob