What I Would Like to Focus On for the Month of June

Before I get into what I am going to focus on in June I just wanted to share a situation that I am sure others have had at work. I really did get very upset especially with one of my managers. He is one of the newer managers at my store who came in right before we relocated. Last week he did the schedule because the person who usually does it was on vacation. Well, every week since I can remember I have been scheduled on Monday. But the one Monday that we would be getting time-and-a-half because of it being a holiday (Memorial Day) this manager does not schedule me. So the Friday before Memorial Day I saw him before work and when he asked me how I was doing he knew I was upset by the way I answered though I did not have a chance to tell him why at that time. So what happened later is kind of weird. Almost as if he could read my mind or feel the bad vibes I had he calls me later that day and asks if I want to work on Monday. So after expending all that energy on being upset it turned out I ended up working anyway.

I will be glad when I can get this affiliate marketing thing up and working so I will not have to deal with these kind of upsets anymore. I was thinking at all my previous jobs (except for the first few jobs when I started working) I paid more in taxes than what I am paid now. But there are quite a few people in the same situation. It goes to show that we all do what we have to do to make ends meet. And we do this until we find a way to change things for the better. I have decided that I am definitely going to do just that within the next few months. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I have decided that for awhile I am going to focus on one subject per week with. Today I will give a synopsis of the next few weeks and what the subjects are. I thought that this would keep what I am writing about a bit more interesting and also keep me somewhat more organized.

For the first week the topic I would like to focus on is So different aspects of How We Treat Each Other. So, starting Monday June 1st, I am going to focus on How Customers Treat the People Working At the Places We Go to Shop and vice-versa (how the workers treat the customers). In my many years of working I have already experienced how wonderful or how very terrible we can be to one another and there is much to be said about how we treat each other and how we should treat each other. Since this site is about work I will also try to stay mainly on how we treat one another when we come in contact and interact on our jobs.

The following week, starting Monday, June 8th, I am going to focus on different characteristics of our co-workers and how we interact with them on the job. Are we straight-out about business or do we get personal with the people we work with? How much do we really know about them and how much do we let them know about ourselves? I have some humorous stories and some not-so-humorous stories to tell. I am sure everyone has quite as few of each in their memories.

The third week, which will be around June 15th, I am looking forward to sharing how we get along with the boss (or bosses) and how they treat us. Now this can be a very touchy subject. Much of the day may depend on our interaction with the person or persons in charge (and also the people who think they are in charge). How many of us have been down that road of too many Chiefs and not enough Indians? Or the one where one manager tells you to do something one way and another gives you totally different directions. Who do you listen to or how do we remedy a situation like that?

I have more ideas for the next couple of weeks in June, but for now these are the subjects for the first three weeks. Don't want to get too far ahead of myself.

Thanks for checking in and taking the time to read this today. Please feel free to leave a comment or share a story or two which you have from the job.

We Don't Call Them Fitting Rooms Anymore

It is a great Thursday. Isn't it? At least here in Elgin, IL. The sun is shining and right now it is almost 80 degrees. I am not working today, at least so far (since there are many times I will get a call to fill in for someone who has not shown for one reason or another).

So now the Fitting Rooms are being called Dressing Rooms. Since we have moved to a new location the Fitting Rooms, oops, sorry, Dressing Rooms have been upgraded to a very posh look. I suppose another way of attracting the higher end customers. We have received many compliments on them. The thing is the customers leave them in no better condition than they did the old ones. Garbage all over the floor, sticky labels and such end up stuck on the walls and floors. I really see a lack of respect by many people.

There is always a question in our minds of how these people's homes look if they can not even pick up a few articles of clothing or pieces of paper when they are our. I would be embarrassed myself to leave an area in the condition some of the customers leave the Dressing Rooms. Don't people think it reflects on them at all?

It is mostly the older ones who pick up after themselves (and many times the others who were there before them). They hang the clothes neatly and are respectful and polite to the store Associates. Why? I believe it is how people were raised and the influence parents had on them. Now it seems neither parents nor kids are very caring or have much character when our and dealing with people. It may not seem like a big deal, but you have to deal with people all day long it can make it either a very long, grueling day or it can go by quickly and be an enjoyable day. Me, I prefer the latter.