The End of an Era
Today was more than a bit rough. I do not often display emotion at work and even I sniffled a bit towards the end. To understand, here's a bit of explanation:
My boss stepped down from her position and tomorrow the new manager takes full control (this makes me nervous for all sorts of reasons, as the new manager raises red flags in my head). This woman pretty much saved my skin little over a year and a half ago when I was getting a measly 5-6 hours a week at my original store and occasionally getting a few more at another store. This is the woman who, over the past year and a half, has encouraged and helped me to take on the position I have and who helped me get at least a decent wage and the certifications to back it up. Hell, she even hired one of my friends on my suggestion alone. The interview was a formality.
She was actually my second interview for this company and apparently (as she told me later) dropped more than a few hints that she wanted me at her store from the get-go. I was so desperate for a job and (as is my normal) was Captain Oblivious to the Subtle Insinuations that I did not pick it up. Months later when she heard that I was interested in a transfer, she snapped me up, thus saving my ass in a big way.
She did for me what few others at the time would not: She Gave Me A Chance.
I remember things like this and abide by them. I am a *very* loyal person once a person has done something to earn it and she has.
So to you BossLady, Cheers and Thank You. I will miss you. You've been a great teacher and to the extant you can be at work, friend.
My boss stepped down from her position and tomorrow the new manager takes full control (this makes me nervous for all sorts of reasons, as the new manager raises red flags in my head). This woman pretty much saved my skin little over a year and a half ago when I was getting a measly 5-6 hours a week at my original store and occasionally getting a few more at another store. This is the woman who, over the past year and a half, has encouraged and helped me to take on the position I have and who helped me get at least a decent wage and the certifications to back it up. Hell, she even hired one of my friends on my suggestion alone. The interview was a formality.
She was actually my second interview for this company and apparently (as she told me later) dropped more than a few hints that she wanted me at her store from the get-go. I was so desperate for a job and (as is my normal) was Captain Oblivious to the Subtle Insinuations that I did not pick it up. Months later when she heard that I was interested in a transfer, she snapped me up, thus saving my ass in a big way.
She did for me what few others at the time would not: She Gave Me A Chance.
I remember things like this and abide by them. I am a *very* loyal person once a person has done something to earn it and she has.
So to you BossLady, Cheers and Thank You. I will miss you. You've been a great teacher and to the extant you can be at work, friend.