So what do you do when you don't have time for anything?
So now I'm going to school an have 2 jobs. I'm about 3 weeks in PSC (Personal Security Consultants) and about 13 years and 10 months into Jewel. PSC is very different from Jewel.
Jewel needs me to break down large and heavy loads then price and process them. over the years I've have been able to build up some decent upper body strength but it's hard to lose weight when your in a meat freezer busting your ass. Also being social is fairly frowned upon. they expect you to just work hours with almost no human contact. OF course we joke and laugh to our managers dismay, but that's what keeps us going.
Being at PSC is so different. I walk, that sums it up. I walk around a section of the mall with a radio and a small handlebar like object called a Detect. There are small metal buttons all over the mall spaced about twenty paces each. I have to hit one every ten minutes, which is a lot of time for twenty paces. the reason for the sensor is simple if a store needs help they can look at the detects and see who is in the area to help. They ask we don't walk together, but if we cross paths we can chat for a few minutes and continue on. Its a very simple job, but it has a lot of responsibility. I have to help people with what ever they may need, directions, information, assistance, and so much else. Seeing as it's a north suburban mall it's pretty much full of snotty suburbanites, so it can be annoying if you have no people skills. The big things are lock outs (in which people lock themselves out of their car an we have to open it), Jump starts, and Escorts (if someone is being followed or feel stalked) other than that I walk. There's no heavy lifting and I'm outside so it works a completely different set of muscles and I may actually lose some weight. The only downer is I can't enter stores, so I can really shop around :p
I really like it at PSC, I kinda forgot what things like respect and dignity are like. I've been the beaten housewife of Jewel Osco for far to long. I'm concerned though because when I generally start liking a job it turns to shit after a while. I've decided to hold off quiting either job until after the holidays. PSC may just be stringing me along for holiday coverage and I can't afford to lose Jewel until I can get medical from PSC which takes a few months. It really sucks especially this time of year. Meat Markets BIGGEST holiday is Thanksgiving and Mall Security would be the day AFTER so I know I'm in for a couple of days from hell. Mix that with Christmas and I'm gonna be a total wreak.(I expect the day after Christmas to be a total cluster fuck...) At least I'm able to pull in some decent cash for a while. I'll have a Perc Card which will makes me desirable to other security outfits because they don't have to train me thus putting me on the top of their lists. So I feel like I've stumble on to something better for now.
Jewel needs me to break down large and heavy loads then price and process them. over the years I've have been able to build up some decent upper body strength but it's hard to lose weight when your in a meat freezer busting your ass. Also being social is fairly frowned upon. they expect you to just work hours with almost no human contact. OF course we joke and laugh to our managers dismay, but that's what keeps us going.
Being at PSC is so different. I walk, that sums it up. I walk around a section of the mall with a radio and a small handlebar like object called a Detect. There are small metal buttons all over the mall spaced about twenty paces each. I have to hit one every ten minutes, which is a lot of time for twenty paces. the reason for the sensor is simple if a store needs help they can look at the detects and see who is in the area to help. They ask we don't walk together, but if we cross paths we can chat for a few minutes and continue on. Its a very simple job, but it has a lot of responsibility. I have to help people with what ever they may need, directions, information, assistance, and so much else. Seeing as it's a north suburban mall it's pretty much full of snotty suburbanites, so it can be annoying if you have no people skills. The big things are lock outs (in which people lock themselves out of their car an we have to open it), Jump starts, and Escorts (if someone is being followed or feel stalked) other than that I walk. There's no heavy lifting and I'm outside so it works a completely different set of muscles and I may actually lose some weight. The only downer is I can't enter stores, so I can really shop around :p
I really like it at PSC, I kinda forgot what things like respect and dignity are like. I've been the beaten housewife of Jewel Osco for far to long. I'm concerned though because when I generally start liking a job it turns to shit after a while. I've decided to hold off quiting either job until after the holidays. PSC may just be stringing me along for holiday coverage and I can't afford to lose Jewel until I can get medical from PSC which takes a few months. It really sucks especially this time of year. Meat Markets BIGGEST holiday is Thanksgiving and Mall Security would be the day AFTER so I know I'm in for a couple of days from hell. Mix that with Christmas and I'm gonna be a total wreak.(I expect the day after Christmas to be a total cluster fuck...) At least I'm able to pull in some decent cash for a while. I'll have a Perc Card which will makes me desirable to other security outfits because they don't have to train me thus putting me on the top of their lists. So I feel like I've stumble on to something better for now.