On the 24th I opted to take the warehouse position full time.
I should probably clear up something here…the “warehouse” is only a warehouse in name. It’s the back room or stockroom of the store I manage. We call it the warehouse for clarity and it sounds a wee bit more impressive in emails.
It made a difference, the knowing. I think I was a bit up in the air on things as I really didn’t know where I was going to “land” when all was said and done. But now I know I have a place that I have the ability to “make my own” and control very personally.
I don’t get the daily customer interaction on a day to day basis, but the regulars know I’m back there and always pop their heads back to say “hi”.
It’s a much more family friendly schedule…no longer being called on to cover nights or weekends, and I can get out really early to help facilitate after-school pick ups and activities.
It’s a tad daunting, but thus far it’s been good. Some obvious problems have surfaced, but easily corrected with a bit of adjustment.
Let’s see if I’m still OK with all of this in Dec.
The “project’ also moves along, with a little less fanfare than was presented to me at first. No problem, but it’s interesting to see how a bunch of designers change once they actually have to produce something on a deadline.
