Gratitude and Enjoyment are not the same thing
July 25th, 2010 | 
Author: Its like this….
I’m grateful to have a full time job, and I’m not taking it for granted. I’m even more grateful for my job since my hubby lost his 5 months ago.
However, you can be grateful for something, and not like it very much.
I mean, I used to like my job. As recently as 2 years ago I liked my job, and I saw myself staying there for years to come. I planned on getting a department manager position and everything.
Then, not once but TWICE when a department manager position opened up I was passed up, not for someone else in the store, but for people they brought in from outside.
And now since we’ve dropped from an a grade to a b grade store, and we have no cashiers I never get to do MY job. I get to stay on a register pretty much all day while every day I get asked, “Did you finish so-and-such that I gave you yesterday” to which the answer is always no. No, I didn’t finish setting that 25 foot planogram because I was on the register all day. No, I don’t think I’ll finish it today either, I’ll probably be on the register all day.
He tells me I’ll never get moved up to department manager if my department is always getting low grades when the DM visits, but I can’t keep it nice and neat and well stocked because I’m on the register all day.
I LOATHE being on the register because you never get a break from the greed.
I kid you not, I had a lady give me a hard time because her 40% coupon wouldn’t come off the 10 cent item she was buying because it was clearance. IT WAS 10 FREAKING CENT and she wanted a 40% discount off of it badly enough to ARGUE with me.
I can no longer see myself working there long term, and want very badly to get out of there ASAP. I want to open my own store. A thrift/resale/consignment shop.
I know that running my own business will be even harder work than what I’m doing right now, because not only will I be the boss, but I’ll probably be the only employee for a long time too. But the difference will be that I will be working for MYSELF. All the blood, sweat and tears will be for my own goals, and not to help CEOs who make more in one day than I make in a year get ever richer and richer and richer.
Plus, maybe at a resale shop I won’t be faced with so many housewives who have never worked a day in their life but have socks that cost more than my entire outfit argueing over 4 cents off a dime. And if it someone who seems like maybe they COULD use a break, I could be the one to help them cause it sucks to be broke.
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August 2nd, 2010 1:12 am
Being your own boss is great but do the math first about what all the costs of running that store might be, and then estimate how many customers might come in, and how much money they might spend, etc., etc. Make a simple “guesstimate” plan. It can be a real eye opener. Don’t forget to include any benefits or holiday pay you might receive, which you don’t get when you work for yourself, unless YOU pay them. I do love being my own boss but you have to be hardheaded about the numbers.