I have been having a hard time at work. Several of my co-workers are extremely negative and one very actively bullies me. I am also stuck at a register all day long, in a very small box. I am not used to this having just come off about a year of unemployment and before that jobs that involved cashiering, stocking, assisting customers, etc. I am not used to being stuck.
This was driving me nuts one day and I felt myself getting to the breaking point. I asked my manager if I could do something else. He offered to speak to one of the owners who was not in that day and about 10 minutes later offered to allow me to go cover housewares. I was in housewares for about 30 minutes, which may seem small, but it saved me. I managed to finish out the day without a complete melt-down.
This was driving me nuts one day and I felt myself getting to the breaking point. I asked my manager if I could do something else. He offered to speak to one of the owners who was not in that day and about 10 minutes later offered to allow me to go cover housewares. I was in housewares for about 30 minutes, which may seem small, but it saved me. I managed to finish out the day without a complete melt-down.
I never thought about how boxed in your job must be... I'm really sorry it's been so hard on you. :(
ReplyDeleteI thought it might be you... I'm sad to hear how tough things are right now - I lost my job back in January too and it's tough on a lot of people. About 1/3 of the employable people I know have either recently lost their job or are still looking for work from graduation. On a slightly better note, I heard about a good book that might interest you. Call me and I'll let you borrow it, as long as you don't keep it for a year and a half... oh wait, that would make me a hippocrite... nevermind.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sara. It's sucked.
ReplyDeleteHey AK. You meant this blog.