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| Goodbye GapToday was my last day working at the Gap Outlet in south Georgia, and it was a last day of work that I will never forget. Our sales goal was more than double our normal mid-summer Saturday goal because of Georgia's tax-free weekend and because of Gap's "Friends and Family 30% off" event. Customers were bumping into each other. Boys and girls back-to-school clothing was literally thrown around their departments. Back in the fitting room, I had to tell customers several times that I was very sorry but we had run out of fitting rooms, which I had never seen happen before.
After being hugged by several of my favorite employees for the last time, leaving was really sad. I really did like my summer job there -- the people were incredibly nice and I was finally doing something I enjoyed. The enjoyable job and my worn out condition almost made me cry as I got into my car... but I didn't.... for three reasons.
(1) I'm looking forward to returning to Covenant, and therefore cannot go to school in north Georgia and work in south Georgia simultaneously.
(2) I'm tired of driving half an hour to work on a country road where approaching a car rapidly probably means I was driving 5mph over the speed limit.
(3) I've read the grammatically incorrect sign "Love Conquer's All" at the Pinetta United Methodist church just one too many times.
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| Now think carefully about this...
Isn't it interesting how so many things that we do wrongly come back to haunt us?
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| Pride & PrejudiceNow, you wouldn't necessarily think that a Gap Outlet would attract the local elite, but I think our store must have a pretty good reputation. We get a lot of clients who pull up in a nice tan Lexus or black Tahoe SUV and stroll into the store wearing a pair of well-pressed khaki bermuda shorts and Ralph Lauren Polo shirt with coordinating Coach handbag and Bluetooth headset. These regular clients are usually met by our especially eager manager Steven who is always ready to over-accomodate.
You would think that some of these Southern belles could act with a sense of decency and politness while shopping in our store. Though some of these women are very sweet, others are simply impossible to please. These are the women that ask for our large, handicap dressing rooms to bring in their 15 items, ask me to go fetch different sizes and colors in everything, walk out leaving 14 of the 15 items scattered in the dressing room for me to randomly discover an hour later, and then haggle over prices at the cash register.
Recently I was helping a woman who had been searching for a top to match a pair of brown cropped athletic pants, and by the time she had wandered around our store for over an hour looking for this one item, I was already off the clock and shopping for myself. She came up to me, a little confused, and asked me if I had been helping her earlier. I said yes, but laughingly added that I was now spending my money shopping for myself since my shift was over. Despite the fact that I clearly stated I was no longer working, I soon found myself stretching tall to pull down shirts for a spoiled woman who was my exact same height.
Several hours later, I warily approached the Taco Bell counter in a shopping mall in Tallahassee. I was craving a Spicy Chicken Crunchwrap Supreme, but I have to admit that I was a bit intimidated by the two guys behind the counter. The cashier had shoulder-length braids and an intense stare. The other guy was taller and had thick braids spiked 4 inches high all over his head. I walked up and gave the cashier a smile. When he gave me the total, I didn't have the 6 cents change needed, so instead of giving me 94 cents, he pulled his own money out of his pocket and paid the change that I didn't have. He quickly handed my food to me when I returned to the counter a few minutes later and answered my thanks with a very nice "You're welcome."
Of course I'm not making a general statement that all wealthy Southern Belles and all working-class African-Americans should now fall into specific stereotypes based on my one-time observations. However, encountering both Bluetooth Woman and Taco Bell Guy in one day made me think... Which one of these people do I act like on a daily basis? Do I look down on people and expect to be treated like a queen? Or do I take advantage of the opportunities given to me (whatever they may be) and treat people with kindness? | | |
| Fun Names!!1. Your SPY name (middle name and current street name):
Grace Loop
2. Your MOVIE STAR name (grandfather/grandmother on your dad's side, your favorite candy):
Beatriz M&M
3. Your RAP name (first initial of first name, first two or three letters of your last name):
L Ho -- Rachel already calls me that. =P
4. Your GAMER TAG (favorite color, favorite animal):
The Red Leopard
5. Your SOAP OPERA name (middle name, city where you were born):
Grace Miami -- That's kind of catchy!
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Your STAR WARS name (first three letters of your last name, last three
letters of mother's maiden name, first three letters of your pet's
name):
Hopsonpep -- Hopwood + Hobson + Peppercorn (I'm stealing Amy's cat!)
7. Your JEDI name (middle name spelled backwards, mom's maiden name spelled backwards):
Ecargnosboh
8. Your SUPERHERO name ("The", favorite color, the automobile driven by your father):
The Red CRV
9. Your ACTION HERO name (first name of the main character in the last film viewed, last food consumed):
Sally Cookie!! hahaha
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| What is the World coming to...A friend of mine from work was really upset the other day. She had met this really nice and really good-looking guy at a bar, and he kissed her before she left. The next day... she found out from a friend who worked at the bar that this guy was married and always took off his ring before he went out. Needless to say, she was furious.
When she asked our store manager why guys cheat on their wives, he had a "simple" response. "Just look at it this way. A guy likes steak. He has steak every night... so sometimes he just wants to have some chicken instead." My friend replied, "I don't want to be compared with a piece of chicken!!"
What do you think?
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