I spent the holiday and the weekend here at the house watching re-runs of Heroes. Boy, I am loving that show. I was supposed to work my part-time job in retail but I decided to quit instead. Why, you ask?
Well, many people don't know that about 20 years ago I used to work in retail full-time. I used to be a manager and my store was my life. I gave so much of myself and my time to helping run a successful retail shop that I didn't have much life. In fact, I don't remember doing much of anything when I was a retail manager.
Anyway...this one year I remember having to go in on Thanksgiving day late to unload the truck and staying at the shop all day Black Friday. We had another truck come in on Saturday and again, I was there all day. I was exhausted and I hated that feeling. I just wanted to go home and be with my family. Of course, we weren't allowed to leave and I ended up working every single day from then until Christmas Eve.
Now the time leading up to Christmas Eve, people were incredibly rude to us in the shop. I was a manager so I had to deal with the most rude of all the customers. Where was the Christmas spirit, the love, and the peace that the season is supposed to be all about? I can tell you, I never felt it. People shoving and pushing and generally being assholes was what I experienced.
I began to hate the holidays as a result of working in retail and I vowed that as soon as I could find another job, it would be one where I could have the holidays off. I made good on my promise too and found a job in an office where we actually got extended holidays off and it was great!
SO now, 20 years later I ended up working in retail again, but this time not as a manager. I took the job mostly to get out of the house and for the discount. I had fun working there too most of the time. It wasn't until November when I realized that promise I made to myself and the stress I was already beginning to feel as a result of the upcoming Black Friday. Last week, I made the conscious decision to quit my part-time job in retail because I will not be subjected to the stress and craziness that working in retail entails around this time of year. I will miss many of the people I worked with and I will miss my discount, but I am glad I made the decision to quit. I can concentrate on my business now and enjoy the holidays without all of that stress.
Life is good..AND it's Cyber Monday!!! Everyone should shop on the internet!
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