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This has been such an odd week. I worked 2 of my days off. Wednesday was horrible, Thursday was ok. I've had more customers tell me I'm rude (4) since Wednesday than in the almost 5 years I've worked retail (1). I've had 2 people complain about me today. I've also had at least a half dozen thank me for helping them and tell me I'm wonderful. I don't know. I go out of my way to help people who start out nice, I don't bother with people who treat me like shit. Maybe that's it? Although the guy who got pissed because I said he couldn't walk out with plumbing stuff and then told me to "choke on it" when I offered him a tray...he's a different story. I hate people who get pissed about perfectly reasonable policies, like not being allowed to just walk out with things they haven't paid for. Or the people who expect me to know every item number, including for things they can't describe. "I want 2 big bags of Miracle Grow." "Which kind?" "The biggest bags." "We have 3 different kinds of that size. Can you write down the item number?" "We'll just go somewhere else!" ...ok. Go somewhere where the employees are psychic and don't have lines of 8 people because their bosses refuse to send someone out to help. Thanks. Have fun. Of course, my telling them to have fun was what really pissed them off...not the best response, no, but it's my habitual answer to everyone who leaves. Whether they buy a swing set or steer manure, I tell them to have fun. Maybe I should work on that.
Today was much, much better than yesterday or Wednesday, though. I had a lot of nice people, including one couple who thanked me profusely for helping them load 2 bags of mulch into their car 3 days ago. They were dolls. Then I freaked them out by telling them about a family in New England who kept the mummified body of a stillborn fetus for 90 years as a family heirloom. They gave it cards on holidays and a dried fish as a pet. This came up because they bought an "heirloom" tomato. I dunno, my brain works funny.
I also had a sweet lady come in after we'd closed. I asked her if she needed help and she said no, but she'd find me if she did, then freaked out when the lights went off and apologized for keeping us late. She decided to come back tomorrow so I walked her up front and we chatted.
After the people flipped out over the item number thing and not being able to take unpaid for stuff out of the store my day got a hundred times better. It really helps that whenever I tell my boss (Gary) about this stuff he just says, "People are stupid. Forget it," and moves on. It also helps that most of the things people get mad at me for (parking, stuff in carts, me not leaving the register, etc.) are things that I have been specifically instructed by management to do/not do.
My contact tore in my eye this morning and I couldn't get half of it out until 9:30 tonight. 10 hours in my eye...it's all painful and red and feels icky. *sigh*
I have a meeting with my counselor tomorrow. I was supposed to write down everything that made me feel depressed or more like my usual self over the past week, then the way I interpreted it that made me feel that way. I didn't really feel depressed or happy, mostly just angry. I know it's 'cause I'm on my period, but boy does it suck. I am tired of being pissed off. I did feel good last night when we worked out for 40 minutes, because it felt like I was being responsible. Idk. We'll see. I also forgot I have 2 homework assignments due tomorrow...oops. Oh, well. I'm going to bed. The rest can be dealt with tomorrow.
Today was much, much better than yesterday or Wednesday, though. I had a lot of nice people, including one couple who thanked me profusely for helping them load 2 bags of mulch into their car 3 days ago. They were dolls. Then I freaked them out by telling them about a family in New England who kept the mummified body of a stillborn fetus for 90 years as a family heirloom. They gave it cards on holidays and a dried fish as a pet. This came up because they bought an "heirloom" tomato. I dunno, my brain works funny.
I also had a sweet lady come in after we'd closed. I asked her if she needed help and she said no, but she'd find me if she did, then freaked out when the lights went off and apologized for keeping us late. She decided to come back tomorrow so I walked her up front and we chatted.
After the people flipped out over the item number thing and not being able to take unpaid for stuff out of the store my day got a hundred times better. It really helps that whenever I tell my boss (Gary) about this stuff he just says, "People are stupid. Forget it," and moves on. It also helps that most of the things people get mad at me for (parking, stuff in carts, me not leaving the register, etc.) are things that I have been specifically instructed by management to do/not do.
My contact tore in my eye this morning and I couldn't get half of it out until 9:30 tonight. 10 hours in my eye...it's all painful and red and feels icky. *sigh*
I have a meeting with my counselor tomorrow. I was supposed to write down everything that made me feel depressed or more like my usual self over the past week, then the way I interpreted it that made me feel that way. I didn't really feel depressed or happy, mostly just angry. I know it's 'cause I'm on my period, but boy does it suck. I am tired of being pissed off. I did feel good last night when we worked out for 40 minutes, because it felt like I was being responsible. Idk. We'll see. I also forgot I have 2 homework assignments due tomorrow...oops. Oh, well. I'm going to bed. The rest can be dealt with tomorrow.