Back in the Saddle

Dear Arizona,

It hasn't been such an eventful week, but I will share with you my highlight: I got a job!

And you will never guess where! I'm back at good old, Plato's Closet. I think it's funny.

I came at just the right time. They happened to be hiring the day I stopped by with my application. I told the girl that I had worked at the Plato's back home for two and half years, blah blah blah. Not two hours later, I got a phone call asking if I could come in for an interview the next day. So Wednesday, I went to my interview, did the uuush, talked myself up and told them how much I know about the store, redid a display for them. Then she asked if I could start tomorrow. So I did! Bam. Hired. Just like that!

Now I have to say, as a human being, I think I am dysfunctional. As human beings, we tend to focus on the negative things in our past... not always, but we usually remember the bad stuff. It's in out nature.

So when I was thinking of where to apply, Plato's seemed like the ideal place, because I only remembered the things I loved! I loved shopping, I loved my discount, I loved my friends, I loved working with the customers, I loved all the clothes I got because I had first choice on everything, I loved doing displays, I loved tagging the jewelry. It was such a fun job!

But in my backwards, non-human, dysfunctional mind, I forgot to think about why I quit that job... twice. I hated the way my hands dried out, I hated rude customers, I hated the drama, I hated my little pay and massive work-my-butt-off work, I hated my 15 minute break, I hated the hobos that tried to sell clothes, I hated racing for certain days off before other girls got them, I hated all the other people's mistakes I had to fix, I hated the way my back hurt after leaning over the counter all day.

Good grief! It suddenly all came back to me when I started working Thursday! BUT... silver linings:

       I am the new girl, so I am currently not involved in any drama if there is any.
       Not as many hobos live in our dumpster
       I get a 10 minute break now... HA! But I get 30 if work 6 hours, that's great!
      And last, but not least, I have worked at Plato's Closet for longer than even the owner of this                store because it has only been open a little over a year. Today, I taught my owner something.

I just have a feeling this could be a good thing! Not to mention... SHOPPING IS BACK IN SESSION!

All my love,
Arkansas