satisfaction
Today I worked at one of the of the other gift shops in town. I had gone to her a few weeks ago when my hours had first been cut and asked if she knew anyone who was hiring or if she needed anyone. At the time she said no but that she would keep my information handy. Well, thursday she called and asked if I could work Saturday for a few hours and I said Totes! So I worked for her from 12-4:30.
After, I asked if she had pointers or if there was anything I needed to be sharper about and she said, "No, you were awesome." \o/ We then chatted for another half an hour and another woman came in and we were discussing stress and owning your own business (the customer has two dentist practices) and the woman I was working for said (we'll call her DM), "I gotta tell you. I've been so stressed out about not having anyone and then this (pointing to me) angel comes into my life." And after the customer left DM said to me, "You were better than some of the girls who've been working for me for 3 years." Insert massive blushing and feelings of validation here.
Because I am good at this. I am awesome with customers and quite a few of the ones who came in today did a double take because they know me from the other shop and I just said, "Oh, I'm helping DM today." Like, just out of the goodness of my heart (did I mention that she is paying me more than I'm making at the shop -- to start?)
So perhaps I will not stop being a shopgirl but I will no longer be a shopgirl for Old Boss. DM would like Saturdays to be a regular thing and she's thinking about firing a few of her girls who just don't get the shop so I might get their hours. I am, however, not holding my breath cause she has another woman who has been with her from the beginning who is great and would probably love the extra hours, too. But all hope is not lost, I think. I'm going to try to go up to the shop I applied to work for the other day cause I know the owner and I want to make sure she got my resume.
Tonight I am babysitting for Baby A and she has been a total dream. I got here at 5:30 and we played while her Mom got dressed up and she didn't fuss when the parents left (which had been the problem in the past). She ate most of her dinner with only a little prompting here and there to finish this or that. Even managed to get her into bed by 8 o'clock with no crying. When I said, "It's time to sleep now, A." She put in her pacifier and faceplanted onto her crib mattress then grinned at me when she'd moved over. I think she's finally fallen asleep.
So it has been a good day and I made about $100. \o/ It's been ages since I felt this satisfied with my job. Granted, it is only one day a week, but it makes me feel more confident about my choice of quitting the other shop and seeking employment elsewhere. I have fantastic customer service skills and I can sell like crazy. Plus I got to help DM with a few quick pick-up ideas for Easter and when I put one of them together she looked at it and said, "That's better than mine -- can you fix mine?" \o/ I am GOOD at this! Now if I can just find a few more jobs to keep me solvent we'll be good LOL.
Now off to try and get some reading done for class and possibly try to work on this final paper. It's proving to be rather difficult so I figure I ought to try harder than I usually do :P
After, I asked if she had pointers or if there was anything I needed to be sharper about and she said, "No, you were awesome." \o/ We then chatted for another half an hour and another woman came in and we were discussing stress and owning your own business (the customer has two dentist practices) and the woman I was working for said (we'll call her DM), "I gotta tell you. I've been so stressed out about not having anyone and then this (pointing to me) angel comes into my life." And after the customer left DM said to me, "You were better than some of the girls who've been working for me for 3 years." Insert massive blushing and feelings of validation here.
Because I am good at this. I am awesome with customers and quite a few of the ones who came in today did a double take because they know me from the other shop and I just said, "Oh, I'm helping DM today." Like, just out of the goodness of my heart (did I mention that she is paying me more than I'm making at the shop -- to start?)
So perhaps I will not stop being a shopgirl but I will no longer be a shopgirl for Old Boss. DM would like Saturdays to be a regular thing and she's thinking about firing a few of her girls who just don't get the shop so I might get their hours. I am, however, not holding my breath cause she has another woman who has been with her from the beginning who is great and would probably love the extra hours, too. But all hope is not lost, I think. I'm going to try to go up to the shop I applied to work for the other day cause I know the owner and I want to make sure she got my resume.
Tonight I am babysitting for Baby A and she has been a total dream. I got here at 5:30 and we played while her Mom got dressed up and she didn't fuss when the parents left (which had been the problem in the past). She ate most of her dinner with only a little prompting here and there to finish this or that. Even managed to get her into bed by 8 o'clock with no crying. When I said, "It's time to sleep now, A." She put in her pacifier and faceplanted onto her crib mattress then grinned at me when she'd moved over. I think she's finally fallen asleep.
So it has been a good day and I made about $100. \o/ It's been ages since I felt this satisfied with my job. Granted, it is only one day a week, but it makes me feel more confident about my choice of quitting the other shop and seeking employment elsewhere. I have fantastic customer service skills and I can sell like crazy. Plus I got to help DM with a few quick pick-up ideas for Easter and when I put one of them together she looked at it and said, "That's better than mine -- can you fix mine?" \o/ I am GOOD at this! Now if I can just find a few more jobs to keep me solvent we'll be good LOL.
Now off to try and get some reading done for class and possibly try to work on this final paper. It's proving to be rather difficult so I figure I ought to try harder than I usually do :P