Working 12hrs a day, 6 days a week.
Welcome to my life.
This is supposed to be our quiet season in the shop! No dice. We've been busier than ever; doing $25,000 more this July than last year! That's just nuts.
The Boss (tm) is giving us bonuses every time we hit a certain amount each week - needless to say, I've been taking home a bit of extra cash! but I've had no time to do anything with it.
Ikea has been really good, my Tower (only 'mine' since I've been put in charge of keeping the damn thing tidy) is still neat thanks to Aaron & Julie looking after it when I'm not there. I love the people I work with on Thursdays & apart from the odd moronic customer, I'm really happy to keep working there.
Apart from one thing.
Each year there's a catalogue party (new catalogue out every August) & there's also a Talent Show.
That's right. A Talent Show. My Ikea Boss asked us to write our names down if we wanted to participate... I didn't, since I don't really have time & even though theatre is my life I don't really like being on stage. So then we have our Team Meeting & she puts us all on the spot telling us what we're doing for the Talent Show! HELLO! So I felt like I couldn't say no & then I realised last week that I reaaallly don't want to do the choreography so I tell Lisa (who is mostly organising it) that I can't do it BUT I offered to help put costumes together (sequins on Hi-Vis vests, anyone?) & anything else they need; so that I'm not looked as 'the person who didn't want to participate'
ANYWAY. Lisa & I think our Ikea Boss is acting nuts because she did a solo act last year (Hey, Big Spender) & she didn't win; so she's completely lost her head & is determined to win this year!!
That's great. Why the fuck should the rest of us have to suffer because of her insanity?!
They had a rehearsal last Sunday & I didn't go. I might go this week just to appease my guilt.
Did I ever mention that Ikea makes us do homework? 80 pages of questions (that require paragraph answers) about the store & products that we have to complete before our 3-monthly evaluations.
I need a helper monkey.
Okay, I'm done ranting.
My dad had a nasty fall (on his face) last week while trying to move pot plants (50kg pots) around the garden after mum told him not to. Ended up with a nasty purple bruise across his face but luckily he's okay now.
Visited my cousins' Trish & Walter to give him his b'day presents. They gave us a bagful of lemons & we played with the cats'. Went to town where I finally bought the complete 'Seinfeld' Boxset as it was $120 off at Borders. I've bought two Mimco necklaces & have my eye on a wallet & 2 bags from their new season. I also want white All Star Cons.
I was stupid enough to go out last Friday & got caught in the rainstorm! So I took refuge in *Ware & then had a yummy spaghetti at Cantina before walking home in very wet jeans.
Our heater at work is STILL BROKEN! So we have been absolutely freezing to death since we have the door open all day!
I'm really happy that Blakers is going away & is doing something he's wanted for a long time. I'm also sad as I'll miss him! Silly really, as it's not like he'd ever be without the internet! Or near a post office (you hear me!!)
I am Biography mad at the moment. I'm trying to get through my 'to read' cupboard but I keep buying books!!
I've just finished:
* 'A Lotus Grows in the Mud' - Goldie Hawn
* 'First Among Sequels' - Jasper Fforde
* 'Lean Mean Thirteen' - Janet Evanovich
* '31 Songs' - Nick Hornby
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This is supposed to be our quiet season in the shop! No dice. We've been busier than ever; doing $25,000 more this July than last year! That's just nuts.
The Boss (tm) is giving us bonuses every time we hit a certain amount each week - needless to say, I've been taking home a bit of extra cash! but I've had no time to do anything with it.
Ikea has been really good, my Tower (only 'mine' since I've been put in charge of keeping the damn thing tidy) is still neat thanks to Aaron & Julie looking after it when I'm not there. I love the people I work with on Thursdays & apart from the odd moronic customer, I'm really happy to keep working there.
Apart from one thing.
Each year there's a catalogue party (new catalogue out every August) & there's also a Talent Show.
That's right. A Talent Show. My Ikea Boss asked us to write our names down if we wanted to participate... I didn't, since I don't really have time & even though theatre is my life I don't really like being on stage. So then we have our Team Meeting & she puts us all on the spot telling us what we're doing for the Talent Show! HELLO! So I felt like I couldn't say no & then I realised last week that I reaaallly don't want to do the choreography so I tell Lisa (who is mostly organising it) that I can't do it BUT I offered to help put costumes together (sequins on Hi-Vis vests, anyone?) & anything else they need; so that I'm not looked as 'the person who didn't want to participate'
ANYWAY. Lisa & I think our Ikea Boss is acting nuts because she did a solo act last year (Hey, Big Spender) & she didn't win; so she's completely lost her head & is determined to win this year!!
That's great. Why the fuck should the rest of us have to suffer because of her insanity?!
They had a rehearsal last Sunday & I didn't go. I might go this week just to appease my guilt.
Did I ever mention that Ikea makes us do homework? 80 pages of questions (that require paragraph answers) about the store & products that we have to complete before our 3-monthly evaluations.
I need a helper monkey.
Okay, I'm done ranting.
My dad had a nasty fall (on his face) last week while trying to move pot plants (50kg pots) around the garden after mum told him not to. Ended up with a nasty purple bruise across his face but luckily he's okay now.
Visited my cousins' Trish & Walter to give him his b'day presents. They gave us a bagful of lemons & we played with the cats'. Went to town where I finally bought the complete 'Seinfeld' Boxset as it was $120 off at Borders. I've bought two Mimco necklaces & have my eye on a wallet & 2 bags from their new season. I also want white All Star Cons.
I was stupid enough to go out last Friday & got caught in the rainstorm! So I took refuge in *Ware & then had a yummy spaghetti at Cantina before walking home in very wet jeans.
Our heater at work is STILL BROKEN! So we have been absolutely freezing to death since we have the door open all day!
I'm really happy that Blakers is going away & is doing something he's wanted for a long time. I'm also sad as I'll miss him! Silly really, as it's not like he'd ever be without the internet! Or near a post office (you hear me!!)
I am Biography mad at the moment. I'm trying to get through my 'to read' cupboard but I keep buying books!!
I've just finished:
* 'A Lotus Grows in the Mud' - Goldie Hawn
* 'First Among Sequels' - Jasper Fforde
* 'Lean Mean Thirteen' - Janet Evanovich
* '31 Songs' - Nick Hornby
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