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Today was ass-tacular. It was ass-tastic. Simply put, it was ass.
I showed up on time. It only took maybe ten minutes for me to realize that the morning checker wasn't showing. I hurriedly finished my preliminary count, so I could let the night checker leave. While I was doing this, I got a call. The 8am checker was calling in.
I tried Doris, whose last day is only a week away. She mercifully agreed to come in when I called. I got in touch with the 6am checker, and found out that she thought she was working 6PM instead of AM. Sheesh.
I checked until 8am, when everyone showed up. I still had quite a bit to do, but the manager decided that I needed to go upstairs. Since it's his call, and I'm the Customer Service Manager right now, I kinda had no choice. Oh, I sat and got nothing accomplished. I suppose Joyce talks to him or something, but I just waited to see what he wanted. Finally, he let me go.
Coming back downstairs, I tried to finish my morning stuff that had been delayed because of the checker. Every time I got started, I was interrupted. I managed to count only two of the three pans. I noted that I needed to order change, but got called again.
The rest of the day was pretty steady. I had a busy day, covering breaks, and making sure things went smoothly. I went into the back to do my count, and that's when I realized my worst nightmare: It was Friday. This is significant because we cannot order change from the bank on the weekend. We only have until 10am to order the change. Guess what? Yep. My store is going to be running out of 1's and 5's this Sunday or so.
As a result of that, and a pickup that showed up mid-count, I didn't get done until 330pm. Driving home took a while, because traffic was backed up on the highway, and I had to deal with every stupid driver between my store and my house. Only a 10x looping of the "Return of the King" trailer saved me from a truly horrible mindset this afternoon.
I was going to be hanging with Rick today, but the idiot stepped on a nail, and is laid up today. He wants to hang out before he leaves tomorrow, so I told him I'd wait on his call. *shakes head* Time will tell, eh?
I showed up on time. It only took maybe ten minutes for me to realize that the morning checker wasn't showing. I hurriedly finished my preliminary count, so I could let the night checker leave. While I was doing this, I got a call. The 8am checker was calling in.
I tried Doris, whose last day is only a week away. She mercifully agreed to come in when I called. I got in touch with the 6am checker, and found out that she thought she was working 6PM instead of AM. Sheesh.
I checked until 8am, when everyone showed up. I still had quite a bit to do, but the manager decided that I needed to go upstairs. Since it's his call, and I'm the Customer Service Manager right now, I kinda had no choice. Oh, I sat and got nothing accomplished. I suppose Joyce talks to him or something, but I just waited to see what he wanted. Finally, he let me go.
Coming back downstairs, I tried to finish my morning stuff that had been delayed because of the checker. Every time I got started, I was interrupted. I managed to count only two of the three pans. I noted that I needed to order change, but got called again.
The rest of the day was pretty steady. I had a busy day, covering breaks, and making sure things went smoothly. I went into the back to do my count, and that's when I realized my worst nightmare: It was Friday. This is significant because we cannot order change from the bank on the weekend. We only have until 10am to order the change. Guess what? Yep. My store is going to be running out of 1's and 5's this Sunday or so.
As a result of that, and a pickup that showed up mid-count, I didn't get done until 330pm. Driving home took a while, because traffic was backed up on the highway, and I had to deal with every stupid driver between my store and my house. Only a 10x looping of the "Return of the King" trailer saved me from a truly horrible mindset this afternoon.
I was going to be hanging with Rick today, but the idiot stepped on a nail, and is laid up today. He wants to hang out before he leaves tomorrow, so I told him I'd wait on his call. *shakes head* Time will tell, eh?
