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Day job ups and downs
Feb. 28th, 2024 04:13 pm We've lost a few employees at the shop over the last month or so, but thankfully we've also been hiring new staff -- and really good hires at that. There are still a few days here and there when it feels short-staffed in my department and I leave my shift exhausted, but I'm also starting to notice that I'm having more shifts where I can find time to breathe and rest for a few moments, and maybe even get caught up on a few job-related errands I'd been putting off. Those are the best shifts these days...the ones where I don't feel like I'm trying to do twelve things at once.
Of course, this is a retail job so I expect some of these younger hires to stay for maybe 6-12 months or so before they move on to another chapter in their life. But some of us are in for the long haul for the financial security, or maybe even because we like the job and the company. I'll be honest, I'm a bit of both -- this company treats me great even despite the occasional hiccups or drama, and besides, my mindset remains "this is the paycheck, my writing is my career." And I appreciate that the company accepts that as well.
Occasionally I'll have a bad day and be all pissy about it, but I'd like to think that I've matured enough a long time ago that I won't do something stupid and ragequit out of misplaced frustration. I've had enough of those days in the two years I've been at the shop so I know that the only thing I can do is just let it pass, and remember that the next shift will most likely be less sucktastic.
Of course, this is a retail job so I expect some of these younger hires to stay for maybe 6-12 months or so before they move on to another chapter in their life. But some of us are in for the long haul for the financial security, or maybe even because we like the job and the company. I'll be honest, I'm a bit of both -- this company treats me great even despite the occasional hiccups or drama, and besides, my mindset remains "this is the paycheck, my writing is my career." And I appreciate that the company accepts that as well.
Occasionally I'll have a bad day and be all pissy about it, but I'd like to think that I've matured enough a long time ago that I won't do something stupid and ragequit out of misplaced frustration. I've had enough of those days in the two years I've been at the shop so I know that the only thing I can do is just let it pass, and remember that the next shift will most likely be less sucktastic.
