“No, you can’t go home early”. “No you can’t go to the bathroom, you’ve gone twice already”. “Attention shoppers the time is now nine o’clock and your Lawrence Market Basket is closed”. I still can not believe those are the words that are coming out of the mouth of a young awkward teen boy at work. Who knew that the boy who rarely talked, was always shy, never had a comment about anything, would soon be asked to become an assistant manager at his local Market Basket. I still can’t believe that young man, is me.
I never was the type to talk to anyone. I never wanted to socialize with people who weren't my friends and that I didn’t really know. Heck, I never even hung out with any friends after school until sophomore year. “Jayden, want to get some ice cream after work?” Can't, I have homework. That’s due at 11:59, on Friday of next week… yeah, that was me. I found any excuse to be alone. Anything to distance me from people. All those struggles backfired on me. I guess the managers mistook my isolation from everyone to be maturity. They didn’t ask me right away to be an assistant. I first needed to become a cashier. That …show more content…
Cashiering wasn't too hard. It definitely took me out of my comfort zone a little. But it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I got to meet all kinds of people. There were those nice people, as well as those rude and ignorant people too. The ones who make you rescan everything because they think you charged them extra. Those who give you tips just for doing your job. But I also got to have a conversation with some of the workers. Since I had to be trained to be a cashier, I got to know a lot about the cashiers who trained me for 2 to 3 months as well as they got to know me. By that experience, I gained knowledge and picked up a few traits here and there from them. From the way I acted to the way I talked. I was slowly but surely
I never was the type to talk to anyone. I never wanted to socialize with people who weren't my friends and that I didn’t really know. Heck, I never even hung out with any friends after school until sophomore year. “Jayden, want to get some ice cream after work?” Can't, I have homework. That’s due at 11:59, on Friday of next week… yeah, that was me. I found any excuse to be alone. Anything to distance me from people. All those struggles backfired on me. I guess the managers mistook my isolation from everyone to be maturity. They didn’t ask me right away to be an assistant. I first needed to become a cashier. That …show more content…
Cashiering wasn't too hard. It definitely took me out of my comfort zone a little. But it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I got to meet all kinds of people. There were those nice people, as well as those rude and ignorant people too. The ones who make you rescan everything because they think you charged them extra. Those who give you tips just for doing your job. But I also got to have a conversation with some of the workers. Since I had to be trained to be a cashier, I got to know a lot about the cashiers who trained me for 2 to 3 months as well as they got to know me. By that experience, I gained knowledge and picked up a few traits here and there from them. From the way I acted to the way I talked. I was slowly but surely