Most of the time, I have really mixed feelings about my job. I work at an Auntie Anne's pretzel shop, which is located inside of my local Walmart. As you can imagine, I see all kinds of people and things in Walmart. I work with the public, so I deal with things like being ignored or being yelled at just about every time that I'm at work. Did I mention that my dad is my boss? That's right. If it wasn't hard enough dealing with sassy customers, I also have to make sure to do my best on the job to make my dad happy and make him look good.
Speaking of looking good, I've seen all kinds of outfits that people wear to Walmart. I'm sure we all have. There's everything from prom dresses to pajama pants, and while it's really easy to judge or get frustrated with these people, that isn't really the goal of the job.
I'm a hostess, so I spend the entire day greeting people, putting together orders, and handling money. I mess up one, if not all three, of those things at least once a day while I'm working. My job is to serve people as best as I possibly can, while being as kind as I possibly can be. That can be really tough.
Sometimes, I forget orders completely and I have to ask the customer three times what it was that they ordered. Sometimes, I do nothing wrong, and people catch an attitude with me. At that point, I have a choice. I can either flip a switch and give them attitude right back, risking my job, or I can choose to love them and be nice, while trying to relate and make their lives easier.
I never would've thought that serving people pretzels would be so hard, but I get flustered at least once a day, and I know customers get annoyed with me as well. I can't even tell you how many times I've been yelled at because of the price of something, but I don't make the prices, I just sell the pretzels. Customers tend not to like that too much. Not to mention my boss. I could be doing everything right in the customers' eyes, but my dad will quickly correct me if he sees that I'm doing something wrong. Again, while this causes me to be frustrated, I actually do love my job.
Even though it can be tough, annoying, or boring, the point of my job is to do the best that I possibly can to ensure that others are satisfied. My job is not to judge others, or anything of that sort, because ultimately, I just want your service and I want to make money, but I also want the customers to walk away with a smile on their face. So it may not be a fancy job, or anything close to it, but I really am so grateful for my job and the opportunities that it gives me to bring joy to others.
