Personal Narrative: Collapsing Into My Football Locker After Conditioning

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Collapsing into my football locker after conditioning in ninety-five-degree weather, I check my phone and see that the manager at the upscale hair salon where I work texted me:
“I’m really sorry about this, but you to come in immediately, you need to plan a birthday party. Mrs. Wendy’s 70th, and Holli wants to do something special for her client. Grab the company card and get supplies ASAP.”
I exhaled because for the third day in a row, I had to come in early to complete multiple tasks for Holli. Ever since I was promoted to being a supervisor, I have had to complete the most impractical tasks in addition to my new supervisor duties. Two days earlier I had to get her dogs from the vet, and the previous day I had to drop her twelve-year old

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