hkellick: Pittsburgh, City of Bridges (Sleepy)
HK ([personal profile] hkellick) wrote2003-12-05 11:11 pm

My first day at work

So... I started working 3B today. I was supposed to be training for register, but I got there to find out.. I wasn't. They needed me to work "Hardside" (Cooking Utensils and Gadgets, Kitchen Linens, Pictures and Frames, Candles). I had.. NO Idea what to do but I was told to do it.
Um... OK. So I spent an hour wandering up to people and saying in my friendliest voice "Hi. Can I help you?", not that I could really help them because I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING.
It was interesting and I hope I never have that particular experience again.
After that, Kyle, the manger, got the guy who was supposed to train me, Mark, to train me. We spent the next 3 1/2 hours moving stock from the top of the shelves to the shelves where necessary and bring things up to the front so that the shelves looked full. It was pretty easy stuff, and frankly extremely boring, especially when all I had to listen to was farqing Christmas Music.
It was pretty easy work except for when someone needed help. I'm getting a hang of what is where in my section of the store. (Kristen if you ever want to get Yankee Candles, come to 3B. They've got a few really nummy smelling ones that I may end up grabbing a small candle cause.. well.. they smell good.)
So 9:30 comes and the store closes. That's when I stop getting bored because hardside is OK but both people who worked stock (Mark and Larissa) spent more time helping people at their registers and less time stocking their areas, so we all help Larissa stock softside. Finally at 10:30, things wind down and we're shooting the shit while folding towels. They seem like nice people.
In related news, I dodged a bullet at work. Since I wasn't trained as a chashier today and still need to, he asked if I could come in Sunday to work. I said when and he said 9 AM and I'm like "Erk. No. Hope to be seeing Kristen then (assuming she's OK with it)." asked if I could do it later without giving a reason and now i'm working 12 - 8. So... I'll get 8 more hours and I'll still be able to see Kristen. It'll be cut a LITTLE short, but she would have needed to leave about noon anyways, so.. it's only 15 minutes or so. (Again, assuming she does what I hope she does.)
So... at least come tommorow I have a better idea what needs to be done.

Much loves to my Kristen. I'm tired and I think I'm going to go to bed.

[identity profile] dawnstar.livejournal.com 2003-12-06 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
You and Kristen were in my dream last night. For some reason, you two, J&M, and Oli and I were all in Buffalo. I want to say we were at M's parent's place, but her parents weren't there. The reason for us being there? Yours and Kristen's wedding. Which was apparently going to be Catholic, btw. And was apparently planned pretty quickly because during this visit, I asked to see the new car. So either Kristen and I had gone a LONG time without managing to see each other... or you guys planned your wedding very fast! :)

I figured you'd both be amused by this.
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[personal profile] phoenixsong 2003-12-06 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
*blinkblinkblink*

Um...K. Mostly at the Catholic bit. s:)

[identity profile] dawnstar.livejournal.com 2003-12-06 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
*nodnods* Yeah. A non-practicing Catholic, currently ??? ... and a non-practicing Jew, currently Wiccan-ish, having a Catholic ceremony. I somehow don't see anyone liking that idea very much. Particularly the two of you! :)
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[personal profile] phoenixsong 2003-12-06 06:53 am (UTC)(link)
Not to mention a good number of his family...they're lovely, but somehow I don't see that going over well, no.

[identity profile] lite.livejournal.com 2003-12-06 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
*blinkblinkblinks*
Umm... I do love Kristen. But I am SO not marrying her that quickly. I'd like to try living with her first :)
Also, yes, the Catholic bit. I don't think so. When I imagine Kristen and I getting wed, it's something akin to your wedding (not-particularly-denominational)