Super Target Baby.
Ok, so i'm like 100% sure i got the job at Super Target. like, seriously. i was in the interview, i did very well if i do say so myself... my only problems were that i was totally stammering all over myself... i really need to re-learn how to talk. like for real. i either mix up my words, or i switch numbers, or i just stammer words all the time. it's a sickness i swear. and it makes me look like a retar--- STUPID. it makes me look stupid. i also got caught off guard on like three questions... one was "name a time you were in a team and were successful in your goal" and i was like... uhhhhh... i dont keep a log of times i'm in successful groups... but i just refered back to High School group assignments. I think i said that i was a friendly person 20 times, i was good at customer service 15 times, and that i'm not exactly the biggest fan of some of Hollywood Video's product promotions about 10 times. but at the same time, they warned me that these questions were the same question re-worded several times.
all in all, i was good. i got interviewed by four different people for three different departments... Cashier, Sales Floor, Electronics, and the Bakery. I figured i was a shoe in for Cashier and Electronics, and probably Sales Floor... what did i get "hired" for? The Bakery. The EFFIN Bakery. Not that this is a bad thing, i mean, i wouldn't have said that i wanted to apply their if i didn't think i could do it, or that i'd enjoy it, but seriously... i was putting my money down for Cashier and Electronics. If this were a bet, i'd be bankrupt right now. But, oh well, i get to learn how to decorate cakes in case the cake decorators are not available (sweet!), i get to sample the food often (sweet!), i get to make bread, cakes, and all kinds of bakery items... i get to substitute in at their in-store Starbucks (which is pretty cool if i do say so. I get to wear a hair net... (eek!), and i have to clean (eek!) oh well, i really dont think it'll be all that bad... i just pray that i'm not a complete clutz. thats my main worry really, i just dont want to fuck up a cake really badly, or make a completely deformed loaf of bread... because i'm capable of such things. but i guess i'll get a lot of practice in, so i can learn how to make beautiful looking food. I'm really not worried about it tasting bad, because i'm really not that bad of a chef if i do say so... i've rarely made anything that tasted bad... my problem is probably usually the bottom of cookies burning a little... and coming out completely deformed, but still tasting delicious if i do say so.
another thing... a number of the Bakery's shifts are at five in the morning. Which is a good thing for me, because, even if i stay up all night and have an accidental overnighter, i usually crash around noon to five in the afternoon, which if i did have to leave at five in the morning, then there is no way i'll be staying there for twelve hours, and when i do start to crash, it's normally because i'm being inactive. so i'm kind of happy about that, so starting at five in the morning, probably leaving around noon... that sounds fan-freaking-tastic! i have the afternoon (my favorite time of the day) off! woo! but i guess my only thing is... 5:00am? FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING!?! damn thats early. oh well... i can deal.
anyway, that was yesterday (it's currently 12:51 am making it Thursday, but my internal clock is still telling me it's Wednesday until 6 AM... then it's truely Thursday. So, when i say yesterday, i mean Tuesday)... i went to the interview. Today i had to go take a drug test before 2:30pm. And, i got up at 10:30pm so you know how you have to go to the bathroom right after you get up? thats what i was going through, but hey... at least i was guaranteed pee. So, i went, filled out some forms (i kind of took a shot in the dark for some of the information, like my contact at SuperTarget and their phone number (???) and my doctor and phone number (i really seriously have no clue, i mean, i know my mom switched me over to her physician recently, and i THINK his name is Dr. Goeschel, but i'm just taking a shot in the dark, and i THINK he works for UNMC (University of Nebraska Medical Center... which is a top notch medical facility. seriously... they bring people from out of state-out of country over to UNMC. it does all kinds of research and treatments. it's top notch), and i didn't have a clue when my last Tetanus shot was... i'm really bad at the whole "going to the doctor" thing. not because i dont want to, but because my mom already goes there a lot because she used to have Thyroid Cancer like 5 or 6 years ago, so she takes regular exams and so forth (in fact, shes doing another "check up" in two weeks... for literally a week) so, she already has all those bills to pay, which are horrendous, and i just dont think my puny little self and my puny little visits merit much need to go to the doctor. And... i'll admit it, i'm not keen on getting shots. I'm not horrible about them though, i tend to just put as much tension and squeeze my fist as hard as i can and try to dig my nails into my hand so i will focus on that pain instead of the needle in the other. it's a pretty good plan... i still feel the needle, but i'm more focused on my other hand. i also cant watch them put in the needle, thats just too much.
anyway, yeah... so i goofed on a few things, but overall she was ok with it, and so then i went to the back, hung up my purse and put my belongings into a bucket, and washed my hands, took the cup and then i went into the bathroom with blue liquid in the bowl, and i went. And i wont go into extreme details, but lets just say i couldn't tell how much was in the cup, and it kind of... over-filled. that was lovely. i was totally comfortable with that the WHOLE TIME. gag. i dont know, i'm a baby about that stuff. i was like "omg... need to wash my hands like now. LIKE. NOW." so i got the cup to its desired amount, and came out and immediately washed my hands. i feel bad for people who have to do drug tests. you have to handle urine a lot. ick. ickness on sticks.
anyway, so, that was today. and sometime soon i should be getting a phone call from them, telling me when my first orientation day is. yay!
and i'm also thinking about giving Hollywood Video my two weeks notice... not that i'd like to do it, but i think i just need to move on you know? i dont know. i just cant manage two jobs. i'm just not that active or motivated or anything. two jobs at at time sucks up a good portion of my time that i like having to myself. And plus, working at SuperTarget... i'm making $7.25 an hour, whereas, i've been with Hollywood Video for three years, and only recently have i gotten a pay raise from $6.20 to $6.57. I also started HV at minimum wage! $5.25!! i was so naive when i started working. Anyway, i'll also get benefits with Target, whereas, i've been with HV for three years now and i still have no chance of getting benefits. so... more money, and benefits. I dont know. i still like working at HV, but i think it's time. I'm kind of feeling bad though, because i know this is not the best time in the world to being putting this on them after everyone else has left. But, it's time i think. I dont know. I'm still thinking about it... but i think i have to, because if i dont do it now, i never will.
so, yeah. thats pretty much the situation right now. And thank you so much you guys for giving me your prayers and wishing me luck. it made me feel so much better when i came home and read those comments. Although now i need you to focus your prayers on dark_teardrops because she's having surgery on Thursday, and she could use the prayers and the luck. :) I hope all that's supposed to be accomplished goes well!
all in all, i was good. i got interviewed by four different people for three different departments... Cashier, Sales Floor, Electronics, and the Bakery. I figured i was a shoe in for Cashier and Electronics, and probably Sales Floor... what did i get "hired" for? The Bakery. The EFFIN Bakery. Not that this is a bad thing, i mean, i wouldn't have said that i wanted to apply their if i didn't think i could do it, or that i'd enjoy it, but seriously... i was putting my money down for Cashier and Electronics. If this were a bet, i'd be bankrupt right now. But, oh well, i get to learn how to decorate cakes in case the cake decorators are not available (sweet!), i get to sample the food often (sweet!), i get to make bread, cakes, and all kinds of bakery items... i get to substitute in at their in-store Starbucks (which is pretty cool if i do say so. I get to wear a hair net... (eek!), and i have to clean (eek!) oh well, i really dont think it'll be all that bad... i just pray that i'm not a complete clutz. thats my main worry really, i just dont want to fuck up a cake really badly, or make a completely deformed loaf of bread... because i'm capable of such things. but i guess i'll get a lot of practice in, so i can learn how to make beautiful looking food. I'm really not worried about it tasting bad, because i'm really not that bad of a chef if i do say so... i've rarely made anything that tasted bad... my problem is probably usually the bottom of cookies burning a little... and coming out completely deformed, but still tasting delicious if i do say so.
another thing... a number of the Bakery's shifts are at five in the morning. Which is a good thing for me, because, even if i stay up all night and have an accidental overnighter, i usually crash around noon to five in the afternoon, which if i did have to leave at five in the morning, then there is no way i'll be staying there for twelve hours, and when i do start to crash, it's normally because i'm being inactive. so i'm kind of happy about that, so starting at five in the morning, probably leaving around noon... that sounds fan-freaking-tastic! i have the afternoon (my favorite time of the day) off! woo! but i guess my only thing is... 5:00am? FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING!?! damn thats early. oh well... i can deal.
anyway, that was yesterday (it's currently 12:51 am making it Thursday, but my internal clock is still telling me it's Wednesday until 6 AM... then it's truely Thursday. So, when i say yesterday, i mean Tuesday)... i went to the interview. Today i had to go take a drug test before 2:30pm. And, i got up at 10:30pm so you know how you have to go to the bathroom right after you get up? thats what i was going through, but hey... at least i was guaranteed pee. So, i went, filled out some forms (i kind of took a shot in the dark for some of the information, like my contact at SuperTarget and their phone number (???) and my doctor and phone number (i really seriously have no clue, i mean, i know my mom switched me over to her physician recently, and i THINK his name is Dr. Goeschel, but i'm just taking a shot in the dark, and i THINK he works for UNMC (University of Nebraska Medical Center... which is a top notch medical facility. seriously... they bring people from out of state-out of country over to UNMC. it does all kinds of research and treatments. it's top notch), and i didn't have a clue when my last Tetanus shot was... i'm really bad at the whole "going to the doctor" thing. not because i dont want to, but because my mom already goes there a lot because she used to have Thyroid Cancer like 5 or 6 years ago, so she takes regular exams and so forth (in fact, shes doing another "check up" in two weeks... for literally a week) so, she already has all those bills to pay, which are horrendous, and i just dont think my puny little self and my puny little visits merit much need to go to the doctor. And... i'll admit it, i'm not keen on getting shots. I'm not horrible about them though, i tend to just put as much tension and squeeze my fist as hard as i can and try to dig my nails into my hand so i will focus on that pain instead of the needle in the other. it's a pretty good plan... i still feel the needle, but i'm more focused on my other hand. i also cant watch them put in the needle, thats just too much.
anyway, yeah... so i goofed on a few things, but overall she was ok with it, and so then i went to the back, hung up my purse and put my belongings into a bucket, and washed my hands, took the cup and then i went into the bathroom with blue liquid in the bowl, and i went. And i wont go into extreme details, but lets just say i couldn't tell how much was in the cup, and it kind of... over-filled. that was lovely. i was totally comfortable with that the WHOLE TIME. gag. i dont know, i'm a baby about that stuff. i was like "omg... need to wash my hands like now. LIKE. NOW." so i got the cup to its desired amount, and came out and immediately washed my hands. i feel bad for people who have to do drug tests. you have to handle urine a lot. ick. ickness on sticks.
anyway, so, that was today. and sometime soon i should be getting a phone call from them, telling me when my first orientation day is. yay!
and i'm also thinking about giving Hollywood Video my two weeks notice... not that i'd like to do it, but i think i just need to move on you know? i dont know. i just cant manage two jobs. i'm just not that active or motivated or anything. two jobs at at time sucks up a good portion of my time that i like having to myself. And plus, working at SuperTarget... i'm making $7.25 an hour, whereas, i've been with Hollywood Video for three years, and only recently have i gotten a pay raise from $6.20 to $6.57. I also started HV at minimum wage! $5.25!! i was so naive when i started working. Anyway, i'll also get benefits with Target, whereas, i've been with HV for three years now and i still have no chance of getting benefits. so... more money, and benefits. I dont know. i still like working at HV, but i think it's time. I'm kind of feeling bad though, because i know this is not the best time in the world to being putting this on them after everyone else has left. But, it's time i think. I dont know. I'm still thinking about it... but i think i have to, because if i dont do it now, i never will.
so, yeah. thats pretty much the situation right now. And thank you so much you guys for giving me your prayers and wishing me luck. it made me feel so much better when i came home and read those comments. Although now i need you to focus your prayers on dark_teardrops because she's having surgery on Thursday, and she could use the prayers and the luck. :) I hope all that's supposed to be accomplished goes well!