Unemployed but not the Jobless Wonder
First off, thanks everyone for the congrats and well wishes with the job.
Now on to less than pleasantness...
I got fired today. Somehow my boss expected me to be able to run the register after having about five minutes of training, after never having run one ever before, and after she berated me in front of a customer the first time I tried to.
The shocking thing, I don't feel defeated in the least. Sure, I'm not happy about it, but it isn't all bad. I think I got what I needed out of that store in the few days I was working there. I got to see that I can still work with the general public and do quite well, even better than I did at Spencer's. I got a definite confidence boost, and I got to meet some really interesting people.
I'm not going to let one woman stop me from anything. I still plan to shop in the store, I still plan to hold my head high when I go to pick up my paycheck Monday, and I don't have to wait to finish school now. I was supposed to go next week to start the GED process, but decided to delay it until the store closed because it would have too much to get transport to and from school, and to and from work, plus there is no way I could have worked 8 hours a day and gone to school. I plan to call Monday morning to set up another appointment. I'm moving on with my life.
Sure, I'm unemployed again, but I am NOT the Jobless Wonder. That's how I thought of myself when I thought I was a failure. I didn't fail at this job. I did great with the customers and pretty well with the merchandise...there was more I still needed to learn, but not much more. All I needed was the time and someone to be patient with me while I learned the register.
Now on to less than pleasantness...
I got fired today. Somehow my boss expected me to be able to run the register after having about five minutes of training, after never having run one ever before, and after she berated me in front of a customer the first time I tried to.
The shocking thing, I don't feel defeated in the least. Sure, I'm not happy about it, but it isn't all bad. I think I got what I needed out of that store in the few days I was working there. I got to see that I can still work with the general public and do quite well, even better than I did at Spencer's. I got a definite confidence boost, and I got to meet some really interesting people.
I'm not going to let one woman stop me from anything. I still plan to shop in the store, I still plan to hold my head high when I go to pick up my paycheck Monday, and I don't have to wait to finish school now. I was supposed to go next week to start the GED process, but decided to delay it until the store closed because it would have too much to get transport to and from school, and to and from work, plus there is no way I could have worked 8 hours a day and gone to school. I plan to call Monday morning to set up another appointment. I'm moving on with my life.
Sure, I'm unemployed again, but I am NOT the Jobless Wonder. That's how I thought of myself when I thought I was a failure. I didn't fail at this job. I did great with the customers and pretty well with the merchandise...there was more I still needed to learn, but not much more. All I needed was the time and someone to be patient with me while I learned the register.