I don't even know why I did it, always under stress, always in a hurry, I tried to keep customers as satisfied as possible, gave as much as I could. I took my job very seriously. And what have I achieved? I have achieved that for everything that is wrong in the store, everything that is someone else's fault - I will be the one who feels guilty about it. I don't want that to happen to me anymore. Here it seems best to be an employee who works the bare minimum and under the radar?
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To the OP: I have seen the same thing and have felt that same way. I was getting really stressed out about work to the point that it seemed undoable. And that's not acceptable. So I'm focused on doing my best--by the customer, yes, but also, the best for me too. If I start to stress I notice it now and can focus on breathing slowly and deeply, and pull back just enough to accomplish what I need to and still keep going. I don't think people realize how exhausting working with the public can be. Most of my customers are kind or at least respectful generally speaking, but there's so many and they tend to all crowd around at once, all asking questions at the same time. Demanding, in other words. I've done this for years, and have done it well if I say so myself. But I have to pace myself now. Things have changed, and it seems like the public has changed too, and it adds to the stress.
Our district manager is sure h a pain in the a ho-e that store managers, assistant managers and dept managers are quitkng left and right. Travers city's whole management team walked out one day. But hes still untouchable because corporate doesnt care.
I use to care too but management doesn't care so I quit after 9 years. The He-l with 'em
Same thing I did just slow down a little bit focus on the one ahead of you hey if they want to let 20 walk out the door and never come back that's them.