Just In Time

December 24th and I finally finished my Christmas shopping. Yeah it's super late, and yeah Target was the most crowded I've ever seen it. It just gave me reassurance that there are a plethora of ill-prepared individuals just like me. I'm just happy I was able to actually get it all done.

Captains Log

It's only two days into my vacation and already my sleep schedule is messed up. I find myself falling asleep at 3am and waking up at 11am the next morning. These shenanigans have to stop soon, or else I'll be doomed when my vacation is over.

The Final Stretch

First fourteen weeks are down, and only seven short weeks to go. Everyone seems to be saying that these last seven weeks really focus on internship readiness. What does internship readiness mean you may ask. Well, I believe that it's just like any other promotion in a career. If a person in my situation is internship ready it means that they were given certain responsibilities to upkeep as well as a set attitude and demeanor that must be present at all times.

I believe that I am internship ready, an I'm not the only one. Both of my evaluations were extremely positive and assuring of my skills and attitude. The only piece of "negative" feedback in my evaluations was to just keep performing the exact way that I was an am, and I will continue to do so. I will continue this by helping myself as well as my colleagues around me, being as punctual as possible, being accountable an responsible as possible, and always keeping a positive attitude. If I keep up the way I've been for the last fourteen weeks (and I'm sure I will), then I should have no problem in the transition into my internship.

It Was The Best of Times, It Was The Worst of Times

Everyone who's had a job has had a job that they disliked. I believe that it's much more common to have a bad job than a good or decent job. Out of the three jobs that I've ever had, I disliked all three. However, the one that I disliked the least would have to be my flower delivery job. There's many reasons why I disliked it the least. For one, who can seriously get mad at delivering flowers all day? You're dealing with flowers, and all you're doing is making people's day. My average day at the job consisted of sweeping up for about fifteen minutes, looking over delivery orders for the day, planning out the best routes for delivery, and simply driving around town for hours putting a smile on people's faces.Given the right circumstances, it can be one of the best jobs ever.

I think that that everyone at some point has had the dishonor of working in retail. I've never heard of someone having a pleasant overall experience with their retail job. This statistic includes myself. Once upon a time, I worked at a little place called Safeway. I only worked at Safeway for seven or so months, and I worked harder than everyone else that had the same position as I did. However, despite my hard work and dedication to the job, I got absolutely no where in the "careerical" totem pole. My hard work was only rewarded with more (terrible) hours and tasks that weren't in my job range and did not come with any added benefits or pay. I think it's safe to say that if you want to absolutely go no where in your life, a retail job is the right thing for you.