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Today started out okay. I came into work and Josh
only had 2 more hours of his shift. Things didn't start until I was
called back to Layaway to help Brandy get something into the layaway
trailer. She's pretty, but always seems to be having "one of those
days." She always seems stressed out. I've tried to talk to her
before, and I have had some luck in that, but usually I get the
feeling she doesn't care to know me. She's around 25 and has kids,
and divorced. I feel bad for her. Anyway, there was this big and
very heavy box with a desk in it that we needed to get into the
trailer. Blake, the new stockman, was helping me. I got into the
trailer I and was pulling/steering and he was pushing, only he didn't
push. It started falling toward him and I couldn't pull very hard
since there was no where to grip onto. Support Manager Brian was
there waiting for us to get it in there, and Brandy was there too.
She said, "Looks like we have a couple of scrawny stockmen," and she
wasn't joking. Me? Scrawny? Sure I'm skinny, but I'm not as weak as
most people think by looking at me. It wasn't that big a deal
though, and she was having an especially bad day. A little later,
she had a little conflict with a CSM and he was being stern, though
not mean about it. I finished something and then went on break and
walked by the manager's office and saw her inside by herself,
crying. :( I didn't know exacly what to do, I didn't want to get
into her business, but I felt bad for just leaving her there. I know
how it makes you feel a little better when you know someone cares. I
took a chance and went inside there and she saw me. I asked if she
was alright. I couldn't tell if she answered or not. I talked as
nicely as I could and asked if she wanted to talk about it. She
shook her head "no." I asked if she wanted me to leave, and she
nodded. Then I said, "Okay, but if you want to talk later..." and
then I put my hand on her shoulder and she looked at me, then looked
back down. I went into the break room. I really hoped she didn't
really want me to stay and I was making a mistake by leaving, but at
least she knows someone cares. I was doing carts outside and saw her
sitting outside talking on a cell phone. I went up to her and gave
her 2 thumbs up and said, "You okay now?" She just waved her hand
like "everything's fine" but I guess she was concentrating on what
the person was saying on the phone.
When my lunch came around, I ate, then went outside to sit on one
of the benches on the side of the building. Brandy was there too,
talking to another associate. A guy came over to her and sat by her
and talked to her too. I finished what I was eating and got up
because I didn't want to be nosy and listen. I decided to spend the
last half hour of my lunch talking to Annette since I haven't talked
to her in a while. She didn't say much, and then said, "Aren't you
supposed to have lunch in the break room?" Actually we can have
lunch anywhere we want, but I got the hint and left. I talked to
Carly a little, who seemed the only one to not mind me hanging
around. When I went back to getting carts since they needed to be
done from me taking an hour lunch, I went to get a cart that was by
a Suburban and after I got it, I noticed that Brandy was sitting in
there and talking to that one guy, then they kissed and she left. :)
It made me feel better since I knew she must be feeling better.
Later, I got called to Layaway to help her get another thing into
the trailer. We needed to wait for a manager to come so he/she could
open the back door to get to the trailer. There was only one manager
there and he was in a meeting, so Brandy and I waited there for a
while until he came out. She was getting a little annoyed since she
wanted to leave by 11 and she had other things to do but had to do
the trailer thing first. She was talking to another of her friends
and was saying how she must seem rude to people who she has just met
because she doesn't like talking to them much. Something came up
where I think she was wondering why I looked tired. I told her I was
just having a day like I felt unwanted. I said, "Annette didn't want
me around, and other people it seems don't want to talk, they just
give one-word answers to everything." She smiled a little. Then I
said, "I don't mean you, you're fine." She said, "Well if it makes
you feel any better, I feel really unwanted today, too."
Assistant Manager Fred FINALLY came out and unlocked it for us,
and then I went back to carts. Fred came out there to open this gate
for me so I could put stuff in there, and he said the lot looks
good, I do a really good job and he really appreciates what I do
when I close. :) When I was going to clock out to leave, Brandy was
heading out and was talking on her phone again and I told her I hope
she has a good night. She said thanks. |
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