I need to start work soon, but I also need to take my dog out; this hurricane is about to hit. I hurriedly check the address on the account. We will have to touch base again after the hurricane has passed. I closed at my store last night with a coworker and a team lead. We were supposed to be in the building until after the store closed at After [Team Lead] whizzed through tills way earlier than he should have, he called us on the intercom to get our stuff and head to the front door.
I kid you not, it was , and we had plenty more to do. So, [Coworker] and I went to find [Team Lead]. The store is a hot mess. After some back and forth, with [Coworker] and I adamantly insisting we stay until our designated time, [Team Lead] pulled rank by saying he was arming the alarm and we needed to be out. So, [Coworker] and I threw our hands up and left. Now, some backstory. Our store manager likes to promote the young people while seasoned veterans like [Coworker] and I get overlooked.
But whatever. When it came time to promote a team lead from the sales associates, it was down to [Team Lead] and me. And instead of promoting the one with over two decades of customer service and merchandising experience, our store manager chose a newly eighteen-year-old with no previous work experience, no people skills, and the work ethic of a beach pebble.
Oh, okay. So, back to the story. This morning, the store manager pulled me aside and started going OFF about how poorly we left the store last night. After he was done frothing at the mouth, I lowered my glasses, looked him in his face, and said:. Seems like if you want things done right, you should probably promote people with a proven track record of getting things done right. Then I went back to zoning my Cheerios and left him standing there fuming.
I have placed the food down for the table I am serving and am about to walk away when one of the diners stops me. I live in an apartment building with a family next door. Several times now, the mother has knocked on my door with her kids and asked if they can come in while she runs errands.
