| Aug. 23rd, 2007 @ 07:42 pm On Epiphanies and Transformation |
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Current Mood:  excited
Today was my last day of full time employment before my weekend off and a new year at school, this time focusing on school full time, and only working part time to pay my expenses as best I can.
I have spent 40 hours at work this week trying to prepare the store for my less-frequent visits, trying to train the new manager as best I can with how I do things and what needs to be done when I'm not there anymore, and I think it went well, though I do expect frequent calls from her as well as the rest of the staff for at least the next month or so.
The interesting thing that I totally didn't expect, though, came at the end of my shift. I left around 5, clocked out, said goodbye to everyone still at work, and went to get my bike. Upon unlocking my bike and walking it to the curb to wait for traffic to allow me to hop onto the street, I got a weird sense of sadness, and had a moment of realization that the exact moment I was standing in marked a new era of my life. As of that exact moment, I was: no longer in charge of my store, no longer focusing on employment, was now a full-fledged full-time student working avidly toward a bachelor's degree, and soon-to-be poor... all at once. In a moment of longing, I re-parked my bike, and walked back into the store.
Danielle, one of my co-workers who has become one of my very good friends, had said "Miss me!" as I walked out the door, and laughed as I walked back in. I ordered a drink and sat down to read Harry Potter. (Another big moment in my life-- I finally found someone who I could borrow it from) I had completely forgotten that Ciaran, one of the owners, had asked what time I was planning to leave today, was planning to come back to see me, so it sorta just worked out that I was still sitting there reading as he came back a bit late.
Surprisingly, he stopped in again to let me know how much he appreciated all I've done for both stores, keeping everything together and looking nice, and to show their appreciation, handed me a $50 Visa gift card. I didn't expect it in the least, but I was grateful to find out that they did appreciate everything that I've done for them over the past 8 months, and will continue to do for as long as I'm working there.
Talking to both the new manager and one of the owners, we've decided that I'll stay on with the official title of "Assistant Manager" to help out with what I can since there is such a time of transition. It will, if nothing else, justify my slightly higher pay when compared to the rest of the baristas, and makes me feel okay with still being in charge of hiring new employees.
My life is changing. And it feels funny and exciting. My emotions are all over the place for some reason and I never expected to experience it like I am. Here's to the next 2 *cough*andahalf*cough* years of my life on the road to my BA.
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