yay!
Yay! I'm going back to the deli! Well, at least, i'm scheduled there all of the week after spring break. Finally, Israel actually listened to me, i'm so glad.
I was talking to Eli about it when I bought a starbucks drink and he mentioned that it was pretty sad that i actually am looking forward to coming back to the deli, the department that basically every other employee shuns. I replied that this says something about the joy that I feel working in food avenue. I've missed Eli. That sounds stupid I guess, but he's basically my favorite coworker, and I miss not being able to talk to him. Sometimes I even wish we were friends outside of work. But I never know how to do that. I don't know how to turn work friends into outside of work friends. I find it awkward.
I like Israel too. I complain about him sometimes, but most of the time he's a good boss. He's better than Carlos, he helps, and he listens more. I've found that I'm well suited for working with Israel because I think we both are on the same page about how the boss/worker relationship is supposed to go. We don't talk alot. We work. He comes to food avenue and does tons of stuff for a long time sometimes, but we can work in silence with eachother. I like this. Carlos had a need for small talk sometimes, and sometimes I need small talk with other people, but it's not like that with israel. I like it best when the relationship with bosses or teachers, or other people like that- is formal. When Israel comes to food avenue Jen talks his ear off, and when cathy was still around she complained about her. When Israel replied I could tell he didn't want to bad mouth his employees, and I would have let it go. When he broke his leg, I didn't ask how. I'm not saying we're like robots, that no one ever says a joke, or offers a bit of small talk, but i'm friends with my coworkers, and formal and friendly with my bosses. This is how I like it.
Love,
Tara