Some tidbits from the past week at the Bread Co.
Directions Via Starbucks Locations
Me: Hiiiiii
OL: Odd Lady
*ring*ring*
Me: The Bread Co., CustardChick speaking, how my I help you?
OL: Are you guys the Bread Co. by the Starbucks?
Me: No, we're at the cross of This Street and That Road.
OL: Oh, well I'm looking for the Bread Co. by the Starbucks. It's in a stripmall and there's a Starbucks near it.
Me: There's a Starbucks down the street a ways, but not near us. We're at This Street and That Road.
OL: Well there's a Starbucks buy the one I'm looking for, and this other store, and this one too.
Me: There's no Starbucks in our strip mall. There's a Best Buy and a Trader Joe's in the same strip mall as us, but no Starbucks.
OL: Oh... Well I'm looking for the one by the Starbucks...
Me: That's not us.
OL: Well, do you know where that one is.
Me: No.
OL: Oh... Ok then. *hangs up*
What. The. HELL?! *headwall*
You're All The Same!
So this woman comes up and cuts off my polite greeting with a tirade about calling my location, talking to manager and how she didn't have her receipt then, but she found it now, then goes on about how she ordered a sandwich from us and it tasted "bitter" and made her sick. I smile at her and tell her I'll grab a manager seeing as I had no idea when she wanted.
My manager comes up front and talks with her. Of course, she wants to be compensated for something. She hands him a receipt and I see him stare at it for a moment with a confused stare and a furrowed brow. The receipt she gave him was from another location about 20 minutes away from the one I worked at.
He mentions this and she sputters, "Well I'm not driving all the way over there! I'm here now! You're both the Bread Co.! What's the difference!"
Unfortunately I don't know the ending to this one, but she bothered me enough to mention it here. :P
Wait...What?
This probably goes in General Work Chat or something, but since I'm already here I'll just type it here.
I was closing with my GM the other night and we fall into chatting about what I'm up to right now. I graduated college in '07 and had an internship for 5 months this year, but currently haven't found a full-time job in my field (graphic design) - hence the reason I'm at The Bread Co.
So he starts talking about her got into management at TBCo. and slips into discussing the positions of Shift Supervisor and Assistant Manager, and how AM's at The Bread Co. make about 45,000/year. Then he shrugs his shoulders, gives me a smile and said, "I just think you should keep that in mind."
I kinda give him a sidelong look and asked, "Are you saying that I'd be good in management?"
Again, a shoulder shrug and a smile, "You should just keep it in mind."
I've been thinking about it a lot since that conversation and I know I'd be pretty good in management. I'm good at what I do. I'm friendly and knowledgeable and can train others. I may be a bit whiny and there are times I get over stressed and freak out, but they are few and far between, and the whiny bouts can be attributed to my age (23) (and the fact that I can still get away with it ).
And the more I think about it, the more I really wouldn't mind it. I mean, I'm not giving up my hunt for a GD job, but if the job pool stays as dry as it has been, then I know that Shift Supervisor position will look better and better everyday and I wouldn't mind staying a freelance designer.
So we'll see... But I just wanted to share that.
Directions Via Starbucks Locations
Me: Hiiiiii
OL: Odd Lady
*ring*ring*
Me: The Bread Co., CustardChick speaking, how my I help you?
OL: Are you guys the Bread Co. by the Starbucks?
Me: No, we're at the cross of This Street and That Road.
OL: Oh, well I'm looking for the Bread Co. by the Starbucks. It's in a stripmall and there's a Starbucks near it.
Me: There's a Starbucks down the street a ways, but not near us. We're at This Street and That Road.
OL: Well there's a Starbucks buy the one I'm looking for, and this other store, and this one too.
Me: There's no Starbucks in our strip mall. There's a Best Buy and a Trader Joe's in the same strip mall as us, but no Starbucks.
OL: Oh... Well I'm looking for the one by the Starbucks...
Me: That's not us.
OL: Well, do you know where that one is.
Me: No.
OL: Oh... Ok then. *hangs up*
What. The. HELL?! *headwall*
You're All The Same!
So this woman comes up and cuts off my polite greeting with a tirade about calling my location, talking to manager and how she didn't have her receipt then, but she found it now, then goes on about how she ordered a sandwich from us and it tasted "bitter" and made her sick. I smile at her and tell her I'll grab a manager seeing as I had no idea when she wanted.
My manager comes up front and talks with her. Of course, she wants to be compensated for something. She hands him a receipt and I see him stare at it for a moment with a confused stare and a furrowed brow. The receipt she gave him was from another location about 20 minutes away from the one I worked at.
He mentions this and she sputters, "Well I'm not driving all the way over there! I'm here now! You're both the Bread Co.! What's the difference!"
Unfortunately I don't know the ending to this one, but she bothered me enough to mention it here. :P
Wait...What?
This probably goes in General Work Chat or something, but since I'm already here I'll just type it here.
I was closing with my GM the other night and we fall into chatting about what I'm up to right now. I graduated college in '07 and had an internship for 5 months this year, but currently haven't found a full-time job in my field (graphic design) - hence the reason I'm at The Bread Co.
So he starts talking about her got into management at TBCo. and slips into discussing the positions of Shift Supervisor and Assistant Manager, and how AM's at The Bread Co. make about 45,000/year. Then he shrugs his shoulders, gives me a smile and said, "I just think you should keep that in mind."
I kinda give him a sidelong look and asked, "Are you saying that I'd be good in management?"
Again, a shoulder shrug and a smile, "You should just keep it in mind."
I've been thinking about it a lot since that conversation and I know I'd be pretty good in management. I'm good at what I do. I'm friendly and knowledgeable and can train others. I may be a bit whiny and there are times I get over stressed and freak out, but they are few and far between, and the whiny bouts can be attributed to my age (23) (and the fact that I can still get away with it ).
And the more I think about it, the more I really wouldn't mind it. I mean, I'm not giving up my hunt for a GD job, but if the job pool stays as dry as it has been, then I know that Shift Supervisor position will look better and better everyday and I wouldn't mind staying a freelance designer.
So we'll see... But I just wanted to share that.
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