I had a job last night. I was dreaming, but I had a job. I worked as an assistant to a woman. We worked in her house, where she lived with her husband. The house was open concept; very open. From what I could tell it was made of entirely wood and glass. The stairs and bookcases had no backing; everything looked like it was … Continue reading The Shark & The Whale
This is a simple list of things that I want to buy once I finally get a job: Groceries Dish detergent [Feb 20: Simon was having people over and no one seemed to care what the house looked like, so I bought the damn soap and washed all the dishes.] Postage stamps 3M wall hooks A cake pan Ingredients for Cheese and Artichoke dip Chinese … Continue reading A List
…You don’t work here anymore! Not exactly something you want to hear, let alone expect to hear when you return to work after your Christmas break. But, that is exactly what happened to me! But not in so many words. Before I left to Canada for Christmas my general manager and I had a discussion about when I would be back so he would know … Continue reading Surprise!
Monday morning, I wake up and my head is hot while the rest of my body is cold. I just want to get the day over with so I get out of bed and put on the outfit I laid out the night before. I stack my luggage by the door. I have to decide now whether I’ll have time after work to come home … Continue reading December [Part 3]: The Cab
Sunday night is my house’s Christmas dinner since it is my last night at home. So, while Dan cooks a chicken with numerous side dishes I go upstairs to call my boss. I have to use the house phone, which we keep unplugged in a cupboard upstairs, because my cell phone is out of credit. So, Richard (the owner) answers the phone when I call. … Continue reading December [Part 2]: The Call
Well, it’s been a jam packed 24 hours but the first leg of my surprise Christmas return is underway! Over the past few days I’ve started to develop the old head cold (boo). Saturday I woke up and with a sore throat; the first sign that something is not right. So, naturally, I pump myself full of as much orange juice as possible. Believing, of … Continue reading December [Part 1]: The Cold
I got a lovely going away present from my family in the form of an iPod Shuffle. It’s one of those new Shuffles, those extremely tiny, no controls on the actual iPod, iPods. It’s no bigger than my pinky finger but it holds about 1000 songs. I take it to work with me so we can listen to music in the shop, and for the … Continue reading Earbuds & iPods
Today is several things. Today is daylight savings time and I forgot to change my clock. And it’s not the good kind of forgetting like in the spring when you have an iron clad excuse for being an hour late for work or school. It’s the kind of forgetting that makes you an hour early for work! (Or in my case, 2 hours early. I … Continue reading Daylight Waste of Time [October 25, 2009]
Today, a man came into the shop and bought a box of juice, which costs 60p pence. He paid with a 20£ note and a 10p coin, giving him 19.50 change. While i am always generally annoyed when someone uses such a large bill for such a small price, I rang it through with a smile. Then when I gave him his 19.50 change, he … Continue reading Short Changed [October 23, 2009]
1. People who ask for a bag for one item that’s already in a bag. 2. People who order multiple items and ask “How much will that be?” before you’ve even had time to lay their items on the counter let alone ring them through the till. 3. People who vaguely point to something and say “I’ll have one of these” and when you say, … Continue reading Customer Service Pet Peeves
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