Retail
Alright, so usually, I'm not a fan of working in retail. Actually, I'm not a fan of shopping either. But for the second time I find myself working as a Sale's Associate at Macy's.
Normally- it's okay. You get what you would expect, a lot of people trying to save as much money as possible and they're frustrated when its not working. It can be hectic, unorganized, stressful and then suddenly numbingly slow. If you're a frequent shopper of Macy's, shows the sale's associates some love- we work hard to make it look easy.
Now, today, I woke up and found out I might not get to go see my family in january after all- something I've been counting on since I haven't seen them since August. I was tired from only getting a couple decent hours of sleep, upset about that, still getting over being sick and really just did not want to go to work today.
However, when I got to work I found out that I was working in Men's (rather than my usual Home location) and the moment I got down there I was greeted by several happy- experienced workers (I love my people to death but most of them as are new to Home as I am..) who had that positive infectious energy and it just spread. My co-workers when I got there were happy so I was happy- which in turn made it very easy to be chipper and extra helpful to the costumers so they were happy, which made my other co-workers that came in happier, and me happier and it was just this lovely little happy positive energy cycle down there that did not stop once all day. I don't know if it was just that I was in such a good mood and so willing to make things work with a smile- or if everyone was in a good mood on their own- but I did not have a single difficult customer all day. I had some complicated transactions-sure. But no one I disliked, no one I wouldn't be happy to help out again. And here, with my feet mildly tired after a long day I can say 'it's a good day' just because of work!
Now, how often does that happen?