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| A little more
than average day at work |
5/3/2002 |
| Well, after having 3 days off work, going back wasn't
the highest on my list of favorite things to do. Greg (another
stockman) was there so we took the cart pusher around (it's a thing
with a motor that you can push a whole bunch of carts and you only
have to steer it) instead of pushing them in by hand. I got called
to one of the registers and a lady there wanted to buy a swing set
that she saw in the paper. I went to Garden, which is near the
storage trailers, and asked if they had any, or if she would have to
take the display. They called a manager. Manager Wyatt appeared
shortly and we opened the trailer and found the right one in a box,
and the only way was to put it on her and her husband's car, even
though Wyatt said we're not supposed to do that. He had plenty of
rope though. Later, I had to go get another swing set out of the
trailer and we put it on another lady's car. I also had to move a
patio table and umbrella and chair to storage. I had to carry out a
boxed computer desk for someone, too. Later, I got called to Layaway
and had to put some stuff in a trailer and get... another swing set
out. This time the person brought a pickup truck and it just fit in
the back. Some seniors at my old high school were there holding a
car wash to raise money to help keep kids off the streets and in
school or something like that for their senior project. Maria was
one of them I knew, and I wrote about her in a previous entry. A
hispanic girl who was with them said hi to me. I guess she used to
come in to Arby's a lot when I worked there. Anyway, almost
every time she saw me she said hi. Once in a while she would come
over to talk to me, and she smiled whenever she saw me, too. I
figured she probably likes me in "that way". When I came out to get
some carts later, she cameo t me with a cola (Wal-Mart's version of
Pepsi) and she said she got it for me, and I told her I can't drink
it because I'm on the clock. I told her I would have my lunch break
soon, though. When it was time for that, she sat by me on a bench and
we just talked, she kept patting my knee as a gesture or something
when she said something. She was cold (it was cold outside, everyone
commented on it) and she joked once about me keeping her warm. They
went for pizza later, and left me there (I was kinda glad, though
the last thing I want is her to feel bad) and I had half my lunch
left. I tried 2 chili and cheese corn dogs (I know what I'm going to
be getting for lunch from now on) and they were really good. My
freakin' left knee hurt the whole time there, and felt like it may be
swollen. I sure hope it doesn't get swollen, my knee does that
sometimes, though. But pushing carts didn't help. It was also really
cold outside, but knowing me, I didn't bring a jacket. Also knowing
me, I didn't wear the jackets supplied for stockmen like me for when
it's cold. I guess I have modes. When I haven't worn a jacket in a
while, I get in a non-jacket mode and I won't wear one until it gets
really really cold. Once I wear one, I'll wear one every day until it
gets really warm. Anyway, during my break that'a 2 hours after lunch,
I spent it with a new friend of mine who works there. Her name is
Annett. I have to admit, she's pretty, and nice to be around. We
only had a 15 minute break, and we talked on a bench in front of the
store. The opening for the carts is about 4 feet tall, so I have to
duck when I take them in (though I don't know if Kelli would have
to). Some girls left the store and one went through the cart door
and said "Hey, it's like a doggy door." They were teenagers, acting
prissy. Annett said under her breath "No, it's like a cart door" and
we both laughed about it. When it was late and I was getting all the
carts off the lot, I went inside and the manager there asked my
name. I told her and she wrote it down and said she appreciates me
still being there. I told her that my shift wasn't over yet, and she
said she knows, but I guess a lot of employees left early today and
I was one of the few that remained. I actually stayed 15 minutes
late finishing up the carts. |
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