I may lose my job for doing my job. That's just how it goes.
I can't give many details, but here's what I can tell you. I work with college freshmen girls as their "dorm mom" of sorts. Today, most of them are moving out. They are sophomores now, and I am so proud of them. Well, most of them.
I've had problems with this one girl all year. She thinks I "have it out" for her. Or at least that's what her father told my boss when I charged her $100 for damages done to her room.
I have proof and lots of it. I have pictures of the shelves she screwed into the walls, after I told them, "No holes, or you get charged!" I also have photos of the bad cover-up job she did trying to fix the holes. I have witnesses to both the drilling of the holes, and the diy fix up. I have other people who told me she planned to pull a fast one so I wouldn't find the holes.
I was actually nice and didn't charge her for every hole -- that would have equaled around $400 or more. I just charged her for the ones I could prove.
But now, her parents are saying that I went after her unfairly. They're saying I told her suitmates I would go easy on them. They're saying I was rude to her and her parents (the dad wasn't actually there). And, their exact words were, "We'll get someone to take care of it. We won't have to pay."
My problem is, they're probably right. They probably won't have to pay up. Worse than that, I could get in trouble for what they are saying, even if they have no proof and I have lots. My boss, and her boss, are more worried about pleasing the students than following the rules they set down. I have a very hard time doing my job when I'm overrulled ALL THE TIME.
I should have asked the Mom, "Did you put the holes there? Then why are you fighting this?" Except, that would have been rude. Plus, she would have lied, just as her daughter has lied all year long. In fact, Princess, as I like to call her, has a problem with the truth. She thinks I don't like her (which is starting to be true) because I wouldn't believe her lies and let her run her roommate off. She tried to force the poor girl out. The roommate eventually moved and got married. "Princess" refused to share her side of the bathroom with her roommate, and told her she'd have to share with the other two girls. Why? Why should one girl have one side of the bathroom to herself with the other three share the other side? Because she's the Princess.
I don't get these people. She should get everything she wants, and gets away with everything she does. And when I finally try to show her the "real world" I'm the mean one who just doesn't like her.
Well, I guess she's right. I tried to like her, but now, I just can't. The girl is a bitch, let's be honest. And, unfortunately for her, she's in a brand new building. Every hole will have to be hers. She can't blame it on anyone else. And while she isn't one of mine, I might get some evil pleasure out of watching the charges go higher, and higher, and higher...