Shoomm
ex-caffeinator
- Joined
- Aug 29, 2016
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Greetings, folks. It's been quite a while, and stuff has changed a lot since I was 'round these parts, so I figure a re-introduction is in order.
I'm not currently working for Spot, but I did for a few years, a few years ago. I was primarily a caffeine dealer, but eventually cross-trained for several other areas as well. Ultimately, I worked at four different stores (although half of those were just me being sent to help out when they were short) in two different states. For the most part, I did enjoy it, and it's overall probably the best large company I've ever worked for. Unfortunately, the last ETL was a dishonorable targ-turd whose mother had a smooth forehead, and I could only put up with that for so long without daydreaming what types of felony charges I'd be willing to plea to.
Otherwise, I'm a nerdy Whovian, obsessed with motorbikes far more than the average person, know way too much about animation, and have lead a far weirder life than most would probably believe. I have frequently been asked, "Why the hell are you working here?" just about everywhere I have worked. Avid grammar dork and unashamed fanfic writer, when the bug bites me. Currently trying to climb out of some particularly difficult times.
A few metric tons of stuff has gone down since then, in more ways than one.
I've moved (again, ugh), and am now once again a mere couple of miles away from my nearest store. It's the first one I worked at, and I loved it the most. It's probably the only place I've worked with more than a few employees where I felt like I got along with everyone. It's also one of only two places I've worked that ever gave me any accommodations at all when I had health issues (I had a major surgery, and honestly, I think my coworkers were better about being reasonable when I returned than I was, myself). Aside from the BS every corporate customer service job entails, I generally enjoyed going to work there.
Since I was there (and here) last, my health has pushed me very much into the disabled category (specifically, the fun bit of limbo where I'm clearly disabled, but not enough to be Disabled). I'm actually in the middle of the process of getting a wheelchair. But among all the other crap I'm currently dealing with, lack of income, boredom, and cabin fever are pretty high up the list. I don't expect to have my chair and be reasonably adept with it until colder weather starts setting in, so I've got plenty of time to think about it. But all the positives of my first store make me feel like it would be worth a shot trying to re-enter the workforce by going there. I can't imagine trying to deal with a wheelchair behind the 'bux counter, but there are a lot more wide open spaces elsewhere in the store. I doubt it would take me too long to get back up to speed with the basics.
All that said--I up and quit when I left my last store. And I'm pretty sure there's only one or two employees left from the time I worked at my first store, none of them in management. So who knows, this could all be for naught. It appears re-hiring is dictated not only by each particular store, but also by whether the moon is sitting in the right sign or something.
Anyway, how's it been going in this neck of the woods lately? Nice to see a lot of threads with usernames I remember from back when.
I'm not currently working for Spot, but I did for a few years, a few years ago. I was primarily a caffeine dealer, but eventually cross-trained for several other areas as well. Ultimately, I worked at four different stores (although half of those were just me being sent to help out when they were short) in two different states. For the most part, I did enjoy it, and it's overall probably the best large company I've ever worked for. Unfortunately, the last ETL was a dishonorable targ-turd whose mother had a smooth forehead, and I could only put up with that for so long without daydreaming what types of felony charges I'd be willing to plea to.
Otherwise, I'm a nerdy Whovian, obsessed with motorbikes far more than the average person, know way too much about animation, and have lead a far weirder life than most would probably believe. I have frequently been asked, "Why the hell are you working here?" just about everywhere I have worked. Avid grammar dork and unashamed fanfic writer, when the bug bites me. Currently trying to climb out of some particularly difficult times.
A few metric tons of stuff has gone down since then, in more ways than one.
I've moved (again, ugh), and am now once again a mere couple of miles away from my nearest store. It's the first one I worked at, and I loved it the most. It's probably the only place I've worked with more than a few employees where I felt like I got along with everyone. It's also one of only two places I've worked that ever gave me any accommodations at all when I had health issues (I had a major surgery, and honestly, I think my coworkers were better about being reasonable when I returned than I was, myself). Aside from the BS every corporate customer service job entails, I generally enjoyed going to work there.
Since I was there (and here) last, my health has pushed me very much into the disabled category (specifically, the fun bit of limbo where I'm clearly disabled, but not enough to be Disabled). I'm actually in the middle of the process of getting a wheelchair. But among all the other crap I'm currently dealing with, lack of income, boredom, and cabin fever are pretty high up the list. I don't expect to have my chair and be reasonably adept with it until colder weather starts setting in, so I've got plenty of time to think about it. But all the positives of my first store make me feel like it would be worth a shot trying to re-enter the workforce by going there. I can't imagine trying to deal with a wheelchair behind the 'bux counter, but there are a lot more wide open spaces elsewhere in the store. I doubt it would take me too long to get back up to speed with the basics.
All that said--I up and quit when I left my last store. And I'm pretty sure there's only one or two employees left from the time I worked at my first store, none of them in management. So who knows, this could all be for naught. It appears re-hiring is dictated not only by each particular store, but also by whether the moon is sitting in the right sign or something.
Anyway, how's it been going in this neck of the woods lately? Nice to see a lot of threads with usernames I remember from back when.
