update-ish
Seeing ithildyn post about her brother getting a job (yeah!) reminded me that I didn't post about mine :)
Mine is a non-paying job, but it has perks :) I'm 'shop sitting' at my favorite yarn store - it's the slow time of year with not as many sales, so her part-timers aren't getting many hours but she still needs coverage so she can run errands and do paperwork. So Friday before last, T. asked me if I'd like to be one. I don't get paid, but I get 40% off yarn :) Plus I'll also get retail experience to put on my resume.
My first day was yesterday - I'll be doing Fridays and every other Thursday afternoon. Yesterday was easy - scarily slow - then we remembered it was a holiday weekend, plus the kids got out of school. I had 2 customers who both paid cash and the only time the phone rang was when T. called to check on me. So I relearned how to do a cash register and she showed me the steps to doing a credit card sale (which is done online). I also priced some yarn and pattern books. But really, for the most part, I sat in the shop and knitted :) Which is what I do on Friday mornings anyways, so not a big change. I just stayed longer than usual. I'm sure my 2 days this week will be different.
But it's a nice way to dip my toe back into the working world. And I have a few applications out, though I still haven't gotten any calls back [sigh]. Otherwise, life goes on as usual, tight on money, low on motivation :) But if anyone would like some knitted items for winter/gifts, email and we can negotiate :)
Mine is a non-paying job, but it has perks :) I'm 'shop sitting' at my favorite yarn store - it's the slow time of year with not as many sales, so her part-timers aren't getting many hours but she still needs coverage so she can run errands and do paperwork. So Friday before last, T. asked me if I'd like to be one. I don't get paid, but I get 40% off yarn :) Plus I'll also get retail experience to put on my resume.
My first day was yesterday - I'll be doing Fridays and every other Thursday afternoon. Yesterday was easy - scarily slow - then we remembered it was a holiday weekend, plus the kids got out of school. I had 2 customers who both paid cash and the only time the phone rang was when T. called to check on me. So I relearned how to do a cash register and she showed me the steps to doing a credit card sale (which is done online). I also priced some yarn and pattern books. But really, for the most part, I sat in the shop and knitted :) Which is what I do on Friday mornings anyways, so not a big change. I just stayed longer than usual. I'm sure my 2 days this week will be different.
But it's a nice way to dip my toe back into the working world. And I have a few applications out, though I still haven't gotten any calls back [sigh]. Otherwise, life goes on as usual, tight on money, low on motivation :) But if anyone would like some knitted items for winter/gifts, email and we can negotiate :)