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Sunday off
Jun. 19th, 2022 02:24 pmI do appreciate that my head boss is good at his word, making sure I get at least one weekend day off. Occasionally I'll get stuck working both days due to being shortstaffed or whatever, but for the most part he's stuck to it. Also appreciate that I reminded him of me and A's mini-vacation to Mendocino during the 4th of July weekend (which, I underlined, was set up well before I got hired) and he was quite glad to confirm that it's already a done thing.
I really have nothing bad to say about this guy. He's definitely the good kind of store manager that takes his position seriously but is also really good at adjusting on the fly as well as getting along great with his employers. He treats everyone like fellow employees and not underlings. (He's also got a great sense of humor....he's one of those quiet "didn't expect that from him" people that can deliver a really good zinger.) He earns his respect because he respects his hires. And to be truthful, I so rarely had a boss in the past that was that proactively respectful (and even more, doesn't rely on Scripted Responses For Managers 101 either).
And this is one of the reasons why I don't mind working at a grocery store at this point. Sure, it's retail, but I've survived it before and I can do it again. And I've inserted past experience from multiple jobs into this one and made sure they noticed, much to their surprise and appreciation, meaning that I could feasibly slide into a different department or role at a later time if it's offered. Who knows?
Anyway, in non-job news I'm driving myself crazy trying to get caught up to speed with Theadia. I did another reread (I know, I KNOW) and I think I'm much more on course this time out. For the most part I'm at the point where a) most of the fixes from here on in are either grammar, style or continuity, and b) I'm caught up to the plot points I inserted late. So at this point it should be much smoother sailing, and the next go-round will be to insert more of those said plot points earlier in the book. My books are rarely this haphazardly put together, but I've got everything under control so far so I can't complain.
There is the fact that I need to, y'know, write the ending too, but I'll get to that when it comes to it.
I really have nothing bad to say about this guy. He's definitely the good kind of store manager that takes his position seriously but is also really good at adjusting on the fly as well as getting along great with his employers. He treats everyone like fellow employees and not underlings. (He's also got a great sense of humor....he's one of those quiet "didn't expect that from him" people that can deliver a really good zinger.) He earns his respect because he respects his hires. And to be truthful, I so rarely had a boss in the past that was that proactively respectful (and even more, doesn't rely on Scripted Responses For Managers 101 either).
And this is one of the reasons why I don't mind working at a grocery store at this point. Sure, it's retail, but I've survived it before and I can do it again. And I've inserted past experience from multiple jobs into this one and made sure they noticed, much to their surprise and appreciation, meaning that I could feasibly slide into a different department or role at a later time if it's offered. Who knows?
Anyway, in non-job news I'm driving myself crazy trying to get caught up to speed with Theadia. I did another reread (I know, I KNOW) and I think I'm much more on course this time out. For the most part I'm at the point where a) most of the fixes from here on in are either grammar, style or continuity, and b) I'm caught up to the plot points I inserted late. So at this point it should be much smoother sailing, and the next go-round will be to insert more of those said plot points earlier in the book. My books are rarely this haphazardly put together, but I've got everything under control so far so I can't complain.
There is the fact that I need to, y'know, write the ending too, but I'll get to that when it comes to it.
