On a Thursday afternoon in mid-April, an older man walked into the shop. He moved slowly, but he had a spark in his eyes. It was clear from the moment he spoke that, despite being old enough to be my grandfather, his spirit was as young as me. My coworker Ty and I have a silent agreement to alternate helping customers when it starts getting late and we have no work. Although the man addressed me, Ty got up to assist him. Still, I eavesdropped on the conversation. The man…
In the time I’ve been absent, I got a job. Well, two, to be precise. From retail part time to retail part time plus something called live event operating part time. I have to be honest, it’s not at all what I thought it would be. I knew the switch from retail to retail would be miserable. But here’s the thing: I was already miserable at my old job. I was the hardest worker there, but because I had been seasonal up until that point and was therefore technically a…
Hello again all, it’s been a while. I didn’t want to be one of those one-and-done bloggers, but lately I’ve been nothing short of swamped. Actually, that’s what I wanted to talk about today: the job hunting process. Lord, where do I even begin? These last several weeks have been stressful to say the least. I’m sure any of you above college age can relate. You graduate. You get that shiny new diploma in the mail. It’s so much nicer than your rinky-dink little high school one. It’s so pretty.…