Tired

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Today was an exceptionally hard day at work; emotionally and physically. I was exhausted by lunch time and it was getting harder and harder to keep smiling and being pleasant by the last quarter of my shift. By the last hour, I was really dragging. But tonight my supervisor was a lady named BJ, who is probably the nicest woman I have ever met. She is always smiling, always pleasant, and always encouraging. She came by and asked how I was doing and my tone must have given me away. A few minutes later I had to order receipt tape and when BJ brought it over she asked how I was doing again and told me that she thought I was doing a really good job and that if I ever needed anything or had any questions I could come to her. That alone picked me up a little, but a few minutes later BJ came by with one of these dorky little "Good Job" pins that they give out when associates have done something good. I would have a couple of them already, but management is always out of them when I've done something to earn them. Back a few years ago, good job pins could be exchanged for shares of stock. They don't actually have a value anymore, but people still seem to like them. I've always thought they were really stupid, but BJ's thoughtfulness cheered me up a lot.

I wish I knew how she manages to be so positive and upbeat all the time. It amazes me. I wish I could be more like her.