Last week I was working at the cannabis dispensary and the boss asked me to deliver a few orders.
One of the regular delivery drivers didn’t show up for work and the shop had a dozen orders ready to go when we opened for business.
I reluctantly agreed to the deliveries. I don’t particularly like driving my car for work, because it gets terrible gas mileage. It also needs to have the AC repaired. Still, I said yes to my boss when she asked me to make a few deliveries. I was on my way to the very first delivery, when I had to run a red light. I was going the speed limit and the car in front of me swerved quickly. In order to avoid the car, I had to run the red light. Of course, I got a ticket in the mail from the traffic court, because they caught it on camera. I was really upset about the ticket and I told my boss. I blamed the store and I blamed the guy who didn’t show up for work that day. It was my fault I ran the light. I was in a hurry and not happy about the orders. I should have stopped at the light. I tried to explain my case to the judge, but she didn’t want to hear any excuses. I got a ticket for $150 and I had to pay $35 for the court fees since the judge denied my request to have the ticket thrown out. The next time my boss wants someone to help with deliveries, I’m going to politely say no.