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hollybrooke) wrote2007-07-07 08:37 pm
hollybrooke) wrote2007-07-07 08:37 pm
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day three of new job (like I'm counting days...)
It's going okay, for the most part. When we were counting down my drawer tonight, Leslie thought I was $7.35 short, but she made a mistake (not sure where...) when we recounted. Everything came out perfect (of course). So far, my managers love me; they like how I interact with the customers. I think a lot of me being so cheerful and accomodating to the customers is probably because A) I'm so new so I'm not allegedly jaded like some of the other cashiers might be, B0 this place sure beats the hell out of Blockbuster, and C) I'm trying my hardest not to screw up and to make a good impression. I haven't ran into a fellow employee that has given me any trouble yet (and it doesn't really look like I will), and maybe half of the customers I already know from Blockbuster and they know me and I get along with them anyway. I love those customers. They recognize me from over there, and they ask either "So are you working both here AND Blockbuster?" or "You finally left, didn't you?" with a smile on their face.
One of those customers came in today; her name's Beverly, she's one of the regular senior citizens that came in on Thursdays, knew to call ahead to see if what she wanted was in and I'd usually hold it to the side for her. I liked her. She came in to buy groceries today and was surprised to see me. She said something along the lines of, "So it looks like the turnover rate over there is pretty high, is it?" I told her we didn't really have such a high turnover rate until Scott got promoted. Then Kevin quit, Brooke quit, Jessica left for her second job, Hunter quit, Cory quit, all of the fill-in help Scott tried recruiting from his stupid Hammond store quit, and then I quit.
But like I said, I love those customers (so far). At the same time, it frustrates me that I know half of these people, like, "Ugh, will I EVER get out of small-town America in the middle of nowhere?!" But then again, St. John is a small town where everyone knows everybody, and it's rare that you encounter a place like that.
And the sad part is, I'm not even a resident of St. John!
One of those customers came in today; her name's Beverly, she's one of the regular senior citizens that came in on Thursdays, knew to call ahead to see if what she wanted was in and I'd usually hold it to the side for her. I liked her. She came in to buy groceries today and was surprised to see me. She said something along the lines of, "So it looks like the turnover rate over there is pretty high, is it?" I told her we didn't really have such a high turnover rate until Scott got promoted. Then Kevin quit, Brooke quit, Jessica left for her second job, Hunter quit, Cory quit, all of the fill-in help Scott tried recruiting from his stupid Hammond store quit, and then I quit.
But like I said, I love those customers (so far). At the same time, it frustrates me that I know half of these people, like, "Ugh, will I EVER get out of small-town America in the middle of nowhere?!" But then again, St. John is a small town where everyone knows everybody, and it's rare that you encounter a place like that.
And the sad part is, I'm not even a resident of St. John!