| | work, schmerck.as i've alluded to before, i work at a bridal shop.
i started last summer with high hopes of it being a really fun job. but within the first week i hated it...and continued to hate it until about, oh, 2 months ago.
last october i started talking about moving away just to move, but my coworkers kept telling (begging) me to stay until at least after the "busy" season. and i just kept thinking "no thanks! that doesn't sound like any fun to me." i think because they've been working there so long they forgot how terrible it is in the beginning. every work day was slow, i hardly had any of my own customers, and i felt like i never knew exactly how to answer questions and handle my paperwork. it was totally overwhelming for a long time.
we are paid hourly, but receive commissions, and large bonuses if we meet sales goals.
i used to come home from work everyday completely frustrated b/c i wasn't getting any commissions. i think the first 6 months i was there i maybe got commissions for a dozen things. it was totally discouraging watching everyone else help with entire wedding parties and not having one single bride to work with all the way through her wedding.
more than 50% of the company's yearly profit is made december-may because of prom and plans for summer weddings. the truckloads of prom dresses started coming in december, and the busy season was in full force by mid january. the days were less often long and boring, and sales in general picked up alot. i hadn't believed everyone when they talked about how crazy prom season is, but it's most of what i live and breathe lately and it's kind of surreal.
i could go on and on about what's popular, how completely ugly 80% of the dresses are and how ridiculously expensive these ugly things are but to be completely honest, it's really fun to help a girl find the dress she loves for her prom.
even though i know in a few years she'll probably look back and laugh at the pictures, who she went with, and how much money she spent, the look of joy and excitement on these girls faces is a really fun thing to be a part of.
my last paycheck had $150 worth of commissions and bonuses on it, which was the most motivating thing that has ever happened to me in this job. today i only worked a half day, and in my first hour and a half on the job i sold 3 dresses. today was a really good day.  i kinda like this job now...and i'm only going to be there another month, but that's another post for another time...
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| | Posted 3/21/2008 11:56 PM - 1 comments
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