so, since my last post I have:
not to sound concided or stuck up or anything like that, but have you ever noticed jealousy right in front of your face? i know, how this must sound -horrible, right? well, in all actuality, it’s the truth.
on thursday, i went to work to help the models for this sunday’s fashion show (this is the only one i’ve ever tried to arrange and it’s so stressful!) get their outfits together. when i got there, one of the new girls was working and since we never really talked before, i just minded my own business.
a little after i got there, this was around 4:15pm, the newer lady left and one of the girls that had worked there since before i got there came in, we’ll call her N. so, everything is fine, we’re just chatting and whatever, like we always do since we hardly ever cross pathes. then one of the customers asked to try on some of the clothes and i pulled out my keys (if you’ve been reading since the beginning of this blog, i got a temp. promotion to manager.) right when N saw the keys, she got an inst-attitude. sort of like instant potatoes: flakes first, then BAM! potatoes. ha.
when she came into the back, as i was adding the prices of all the clothes together, she seemed…distant. so naturally being my nosy self, i asked her what was wrong. and she just said, “nothing, i’m just a little aggrivated, that’s all.” and i responded with, “well, go ahead and tell me. we’re like best friends, you can tell me. i won’t tell anyone.” (you know, using the reassurance method.) the she gave me a dirty look and said, “no, that’s okay. i’m fine. like i said. just a little aggrivated.”
now, i knew it had to do with my promotion, but if she wouldn’t take so many days off and then complain about not having any money and hardly any hours. i hardly ever ask for time off and i make myself available for any shifts AND i do more work than i have to. i don’t do this to show off, it’s just my personality and how i was raised. but still she doesn’t need to get mad at me for the things she does to herself. (just an honest opinion. :] )
it’s been a few days since i have written anything and i think it’s only suitable that i tell you why i have been gone: my life has been turned upside down! i thought it was hard to have a part time job (like 15 to 20 hrs, max) and to go to school together. but that’s not even the worst of it.
on tuesday, i got a call from my store manager. i was sure she was trying to call me in to work and i was really not feeling it, i had a million other things on my mind (like trying to pay for those new york tickets!) and was in no shape to work. but then she said it. “i just got off the phone with the district manager, and she thinks it would be a good idea to promote someone, temporarily, to be part-time assistant manager. are you interested?” I DONT EVEN KNOW WHY SHE HAD TO ASK. OFFFFFFFF COUUUUURRRRRSEEEEE I AM! needless to say over my enjoyment of getting a promotion, i didn’t realize the responsibilities it came with. like having to work almost 32 hours and go to school full time. don’t get me wrong, i’m not complaining. i’m just saying i can’t be lazy anymore and just sit around and let all this work pile up on me, like i normally do.
plus, it’s so weird that she called that day because just that morning, i went to the registars office and changed my major to business with a concentration in marketing and that’s the job (well, i want to be store manager) i’m basically going after. so once i’m done with my degree, i’ll already have some experience in that area. as of right now, i should be off doing my homework because of the whole prioritizing crap that i have to do now in order to do well in school and not be all stressed at work.
& this promotion is going into december, which means i have a while to get things together. the only thing i’m worried about if the official manager gets back on time. she’s supposed to be back on the 19th of december (she’s out for 8 weeks due to surgery) and that’s the day my flight with j to new york takes off. hopefully everything will work out accordingly.
