To anyone who may care...
Some interesting things have been happening in my life lately...I guess. As you may know, I left JC Penney when I got the Asst. Manager's position at Factory Connection. I had left the exact same job in Fulton in order to move here with Tobe back in January and had been kicking myself even though I was happier living here. JC Penney just sucked. My job at Factory Connection, however, was wonderful; and so I was hoping to have a similar experience here in Starkville. Wrong. My manager is trailer trash living on a golf course because she married into a little bit of money. I bet she thought she hit the jackpot when they hired me because A.) She didn't have to train me so I was ready to work immediately B.) I knew more about her fucking job than she did so I could do it for her and C.) 'm not lazy like she is.
So she immediately started calling me in so that she could leave early and leaving me every night that we worked together at around 5 (we close at 6) resulting in me doing all the paperwork. She didn't ever clock out, by the way. She would take hour long lunch breaks for which she didn't not clock out. Her disgusting cigarette smoke fills the entire store because she smokes right out the back door and inside the store after closing. To top it off, she knows NOTHING about retail and is unabashedly rude to every customer unless she knows them personally. I really don't know how the store is still in business with her running it.
Here's the good news.
Her last day is November 15! That's right, folks. She's leaving to work for her brother-in-law who is going to pay her about 12 dollars an hour to do abso-fuckin-lutely nothing. I hope that works out well for him.
Here's the better news.
I'm probably getting her job.
Zoinks! yep, I was "interviewed" by the Area Manager last Thursday. She basically just came to talk to me about stuff she wanted to do with the store after Loree leaves and to tell me that Sharon, who is the big boss lady from corporate, will be coming to interview me this week. She told me to get any questions I may have to ask Sharon about the job together.
So, yay for me being on salary and having insurance! And my clothing allowance gets bumped from 50 dollars to 100! That's, like, the best part. I love free stuff. And 20% discount. And Bonuses! Ahhhh.
Also, I'm basically doing the manager's job already, so it's not going to be a very big change.
I've been doing a lot of soul searching and debating on whether or not I should take this job. But the fact is, I've been blessed with the Asst. Manager's position twice, after leaving the company once. I prayed hard for both of those jobs because they meant a huge deal to my surviving on my own and moving out of my parents house. Now, I believe, God is presenting another open door to me; and it would simply be foolish not to step through that door.
I know my rinky dink job in retail may seem like small beans to some people, but I've grown so much through this company, and it means a lot to me that my job is appreciated enough that they keep promoting and supporting me. One value that I've always stuck to is that no matter what I'm doing, whether it's a big deal to anyone or not, I try to do my absolute best. I mean, if I were a garbage man, I would be the best damn garbage man in Starkville. You'd better believe that. I'm only just beginning this life.
So she immediately started calling me in so that she could leave early and leaving me every night that we worked together at around 5 (we close at 6) resulting in me doing all the paperwork. She didn't ever clock out, by the way. She would take hour long lunch breaks for which she didn't not clock out. Her disgusting cigarette smoke fills the entire store because she smokes right out the back door and inside the store after closing. To top it off, she knows NOTHING about retail and is unabashedly rude to every customer unless she knows them personally. I really don't know how the store is still in business with her running it.
Here's the good news.
Her last day is November 15! That's right, folks. She's leaving to work for her brother-in-law who is going to pay her about 12 dollars an hour to do abso-fuckin-lutely nothing. I hope that works out well for him.
Here's the better news.
I'm probably getting her job.
Zoinks! yep, I was "interviewed" by the Area Manager last Thursday. She basically just came to talk to me about stuff she wanted to do with the store after Loree leaves and to tell me that Sharon, who is the big boss lady from corporate, will be coming to interview me this week. She told me to get any questions I may have to ask Sharon about the job together.
So, yay for me being on salary and having insurance! And my clothing allowance gets bumped from 50 dollars to 100! That's, like, the best part. I love free stuff. And 20% discount. And Bonuses! Ahhhh.
Also, I'm basically doing the manager's job already, so it's not going to be a very big change.
I've been doing a lot of soul searching and debating on whether or not I should take this job. But the fact is, I've been blessed with the Asst. Manager's position twice, after leaving the company once. I prayed hard for both of those jobs because they meant a huge deal to my surviving on my own and moving out of my parents house. Now, I believe, God is presenting another open door to me; and it would simply be foolish not to step through that door.
I know my rinky dink job in retail may seem like small beans to some people, but I've grown so much through this company, and it means a lot to me that my job is appreciated enough that they keep promoting and supporting me. One value that I've always stuck to is that no matter what I'm doing, whether it's a big deal to anyone or not, I try to do my absolute best. I mean, if I were a garbage man, I would be the best damn garbage man in Starkville. You'd better believe that. I'm only just beginning this life.