EBAY Business/ Interview Issues

Well, I'm starting to feel like I'm getting a little bit done toward my EBAY business since I moved.  I ordered some things to put in packages when I sell things so that people remember me, I'm planning to send offers to people who have bought from me before for free shipping, and I'm going to re-list some of the stuff I have for lower prices.  I may sell some things at no profit just to be rid of them.  I bought business cards as well to hand out to people if they ask for my phone number or something.  It feels a tad more professional and it has my business information on there.

I am trying to get to a second interview at a company and finding it difficult.  They worked with me and allowed me to sign up for one two weeks from the first and then my manager didn't give it to me off.  They asked me to get this Wednesday.  That's only a week notice, I can't even request it.  I'll have to ask the one girl I work with on Sunday when we get our schedules if she works Wednesday or not and if we can switch.  The owner who does schedules is so damn anal about everything, for God knows what reason.  It's absurd really...

Best Question Ever Posed to a Writer

A customer at my register today asked me, "Are you a writer, in real life?"  I almost hugged him.

A Week In the Life

They have started cutting hours at work. They have started having only 2 girls on register throughout the day. This is difficult enough, but with finishing up my Landmark courses and fitting job interviews, it is really bad. I cannot work Monday and Thursday nights as well as one full Saturday a month. While I normally have Saturdays off, I don't think they're too happy about me actually requesting them. Then there is the addition of Monday night when it was only Thursday before. The owner who does scheduling has severely cut my hours when I actually can work due to these needs.

I had an interview with a company yesterday and am going for a second on November 3rd. I am greatly looking forward to this 2nd interview as I am thinking it to be a good thing, even if they did ask everyone from the group to come to the 2nd interview. It still gives me a decent shot as it will be one-on-one and I'll prepare better for this one. I was unfortunately a little lax in preparation for this 1, which makes it a good thing that it was a group thing with only a short one-on-one at the end (meaning it didn't matter as much that I was ill-prepared).

On another note I'm trying to get things organized for my EBAY business. I have found some of the things I want to sell. If I can't get them bought separately, I'll try bulk, if I still have no luck I'll donate them for the tax write-off. I also need to do the same with the clothes I have - I'm sure some of them can be scrap material for other projects. I'm thinking of cutting some up and selling them as bolts on Amazon, EBAY, or Etsy. I also need to mend/ alter the things I have. My plate is full and I'm ready to eat.

Taking Initiative

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.

Jobs That Allow For Blogging

I'm working between 30 - 35 hours a week. However, as just a cashier, there is quite a bit of down-time. Some of us bring word games, LSAT studying, etc. I catch up on email, Facebook, etc. I just want a job where I don't have time to blog, but instead am enthralled by the job.