I'm a bit torn about people that work at video/DVD stores now...I realise that it has to be one of the most boring part-time jobs one could ever have! At the same time, it's SO easy!
I went off to my first day at work, rather apprehensively. I was a little nervous due to the fact that my boss freaked out at Helen on the phone recently and by the sounds of things was not all that impressed with me, considering I would be going off on field work with Helen. So, I arrived there with a sense of mild dread.
I arrived about 10 min early and stood outside the store with the REALLY grumpy cleaning lady who, after I greeted her, made some very annoyed and desprite tugs at the stores main door. In a way, it was rather funny. I've never made someone look that desprite to go anywhere by simply greeting them!
The boss then arrived. She let us in and quickly ushered me behind the counter and then went to put out all of the store parafinalia. I was a little confused as I had just been shoved behind the counter and then she ran off to put out all the heavy-looking stuff like the gumball machine. I immediately went to help and was told to collect the middle-of-the-night-returns-box and take it behind the counter, which I did.
She then taught me to use the computer system, which is piss-easy by the way, and I got stuck into returning DVDs. It's rather fun, in that you really don't need to think much, simply scan stuff in and that's all! Then, I had four people come and start new memberships, which I did. I'm good at that too.
The day progressed with many smoke-breaks. I don't smoke, but my boss does. A lot! And after what sometimes felt like a lifetime and sometimes felt like a blur, my shift ended. I then headed home to eat something. I was famished! You have no idea! I hadn't eaten since 8:30 that morning and it was already 5:15 in the evening!
And thus concludes my first day at work.
Here are the lyrics to a song by 'Faithless', called 'Last this day' from 'To all new arrivals', which I've had stuck in my head all day and I think are really rather beautiful:
Lines to the skin, that are saying neither son nor sin
Tubes to the mouth, cannot laugh or sigh or even cry
A drop in the ocean, a second in all time
One star in the endless sky, but you mean
the whole world to me, you're an island of light
So please, bless this day
Stay, one more day
Please, bless this day
Stay, one more day
Stay one more, stay one more stay one more day
Just one more, just one more, just one more day
All this madness around us, you all-knowing and so still
You were made in love, and grew in hope, born in pain
You have them running around, trying to make you breathe again
One tiny link in an endless chain, but you mean
the whole world to me, you're an island of light
So please, bless this day
Stay, one more day
Please, bless this day
Stay, one more day
So please, bless this day
Stay, one more day
Please, bless this day
Stay, one more day
So please, bless this day
Stay, one more day
Please, bless this day
Stay, one more day
Random Fact For The Day:
By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand
10 comments:
Congrats on your first day Luke kins. Sorry about the grumpy person.. guess one gets that everywhere. I would also perhaps be grumpy if I was a cleaning lady. Best just to smile at them. and i can imagine you do that very well. :)
I told you you'd survive! And for the record, I was chatting to Jo and she said that you'd had a good day for trainig, becazuse it was really busy...
u are very boring. u shouldn't write stuff if it is boring. There's enough junk on the internet. think about it.
um ... anonymous - you, my friend, are obviously one of those people who nobody really cares about and you spend your life trawling the internet in order to feel like you have some speck of human contact. go away.
luke,thanks for that random fact...im sure it will save my life one day!
well done for your first day in the videoshop working world!! do you ever get to watch dvds or take them home for fun?
i heart sarah.
and luke, i love how you're good at things on your first day and own it. you are awesome!
Why thank you Angela! I actually had fun at work, despite the boredom. I did another shift on Saturday and it was also quite fun!
thanks Luke, I've been searching for the song title and artist of this part, "So please, bless this day
Stay, one more day
Please, bless this day
Stay, one more day" it was the ending song from the Fox t.v. show "New Amsterdam"
dont worry im sure Anonymous is a subscriber. lol. thanks again.
-Les (from Sacramento,California)
I too was looking for information on the song "Last this Day". Awesome song. "New Amsterdam" seems to have an awesome song playing the last 5 minutes of each show. Another awesome song from the show is called "Someday the Wind" from the group Fauxliage. Incredible music. And, as a benefit of finding this new music I have a new Blog to read. So far, it looks great! Thanks again!
:) me tooooo!!
i was looking for the song "the last day"..
finaly i found it on your blog..
thank u soooo much!!!
-ssen from south korea.
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