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Grocery, for real this time
A position finally opened up in grocery. Just before it did, the grocery manager came up to me and told me he wanted me to apply. I'm pretty sure I made a thread about this, but can't find it.
Well today I "interviewed" for the spot. He started off by saying telling me he's heard nothing but good things about me, so "this will just take a minute". He just asked why I wanted to move to grocery, I told him honestly that my current department is dead end without culinary experience, and when I started with the company, I had my mind set on moving up in the company and sticking around for a long time. I told him I thought it would be a lot easier for me to move up in grocery. He agreed, and told me I'll fit right in. He already talked to my current boss about hiring me, my boss approved it and gave me a glowing review.
The only obstacle now is the store manager has to approve all transfers. That shouldn't be a problem at all, he'll be in tomorrow and I should know Sunday. He only denies transfers if you piss him off or you're REALLY needed in your current dept (in which case your current manager won't let you get interviewed to begin with).
The only possible downside: the open position is overnight stocking. I've worked plenty of night jobs, ranging from loading 18 wheelers for UPS, to stocking shelves at Target, to call center gigs, so I'm no stranger to nights. I won't have much customer interaction at all except for shifts where I come in just before close. I snagged a cheap MP3 player from WalMart on my way home, one that takes microSD cards (I have a 1GB microSD card from my old cellphone - new mp3 player has 512MB + the microSD slot). I can easily fit 8 hours of music on that, may take some compression to do so, but I can do it.
Wish me luck!
Well today I "interviewed" for the spot. He started off by saying telling me he's heard nothing but good things about me, so "this will just take a minute". He just asked why I wanted to move to grocery, I told him honestly that my current department is dead end without culinary experience, and when I started with the company, I had my mind set on moving up in the company and sticking around for a long time. I told him I thought it would be a lot easier for me to move up in grocery. He agreed, and told me I'll fit right in. He already talked to my current boss about hiring me, my boss approved it and gave me a glowing review.
The only obstacle now is the store manager has to approve all transfers. That shouldn't be a problem at all, he'll be in tomorrow and I should know Sunday. He only denies transfers if you piss him off or you're REALLY needed in your current dept (in which case your current manager won't let you get interviewed to begin with).
The only possible downside: the open position is overnight stocking. I've worked plenty of night jobs, ranging from loading 18 wheelers for UPS, to stocking shelves at Target, to call center gigs, so I'm no stranger to nights. I won't have much customer interaction at all except for shifts where I come in just before close. I snagged a cheap MP3 player from WalMart on my way home, one that takes microSD cards (I have a 1GB microSD card from my old cellphone - new mp3 player has 512MB + the microSD slot). I can easily fit 8 hours of music on that, may take some compression to do so, but I can do it.
Wish me luck!
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