Transferring out of the mall kiosk and into a real store with four walls and 2 doors and a back room to hideout in. At the end of last year my manager was transferred to another store/district and we got someone else transferred in. He and I did not get along and it made my work life a living hell. I stayed through the holidays but one Saturday morning in February I called my old manager's cell phone.
"Hey Awesome Manager, how's it going?"
"Good. Are you okay?"
"Nope. I need out. Like, yesterday."
"Okay. When is your next review? I want to get you out before he can mess up your raise."
"Okay. When is your next review? I want to get you out before he can mess up your raise."
"March 1st. That's only a couple weeks away, do you think it will work?
"You may not end up in my store, but I'll get you into the district for sure. I'll make some phone calls and I'll talk to Bad Manager about it myself."
"Thank you so much Awesome Manager."
So, I had about 2 weeks in the hellish mall after that, and then transferred to one store that was about 45 minutes away, but they really needed a shift as they had just lost one without notice.
That store was amazing. It was like being back at home after years of being so far away that you almost forgot what comfort was. I was only there for a month, to help them get settled, and then I was asked to transfer to a store a little closer to home. And that is where I've been since April. Great people, great customers, great atmosphere. I mean, there are still days when I don't want to go to work, but everybody has those. And all I really have to do is remind myself what work used to be like, and it makes me appreciate the change that I made.
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