Work

[Dingo Jellybean]

Where do you work? How much do you make an hour? How many hours do you work? Do you enjoy it? Like your co-workers? The environment?

Stuff like that. You don't have to quote those questions and answer them one by one like some tend to do. I returned to being a cashier a few weeks ago. I'm making 30 cents more an hour($13.40) than I did when I quit. This is why we have Unions. I still think it's a bit high, but what the hell...not like I'm complaining. I've been with Safeway(counting the extended leave) since April 2002. When I first got the job, I made $9.10/hr, working 40-56 hours a week. Now I work around 20-30 hours a week, a nice balance to being a part-time student(9 credits). Last semester I took 14 credits(full-time is 12), so that clashed a bit with work.

I like my co-workers though, they're the ones who brighten my day(though I never tell them that, since I gotta look cool)...as well as some of the customers. One thing about being a cashier is that you have to do a lot of pride swallowing. I've taken hundreds of tongue lashings from people blaming me for things not of my responsibility, and it pains me to do the normal routine of being nice to them after I finish bagging their groceries(E.G.: "You need help with your bags? Alright, take care.")...because you never know if it's one of those Safeway Shoppers that tests cashiers. When I first worked at Safeway, I lashed out at a few people...but after a while you develop tough, thick skin. It'll probably help me deal with high school students when I teach them later on...who knows.