My first day working in a DIY shop is the story that I would explain. Some days before starting this job, I came across an advertisement in the newspaper that offered what I was searching. I had been searching a part-time job for having more time to looking after my daughter, who was born one year ago. I was feeling fairly frightened, because I was supposed to be responsible of a plants and flowers department, which I hadn’t ever done before.
By luck, a mate who was more expert than me at this sort of work helped me to know about the distribution of the huge warehouse, the planning of the lorry arrival and the most important items about dealing with customers and meeting deadlines.
“It is your first day, Carmen. You don’t worry about customers today. The most important thing that you must do now is know where you are and where you have to put all these flowers and plants when they arrive ". He said that was absolutely necessary do the work on time, despite the questions of customers and the usual delay of lorries that had to bring the products
However, my first day was absolutely awful. It was Christmas and the lorry arrived full of Christmas’ trees. Some of them were little trees, but half of the lorry was full of trees of more than three meters! I finished really exhausted, but happy with the results in the end. I had a part-time work, well paid and amazing, and the most interesting group of mates that I had ever had.
By luck, a mate who was more expert than me at this sort of work helped me to know about the distribution of the huge warehouse, the planning of the lorry arrival and the most important items about dealing with customers and meeting deadlines.
“It is your first day, Carmen. You don’t worry about customers today. The most important thing that you must do now is know where you are and where you have to put all these flowers and plants when they arrive ". He said that was absolutely necessary do the work on time, despite the questions of customers and the usual delay of lorries that had to bring the products
However, my first day was absolutely awful. It was Christmas and the lorry arrived full of Christmas’ trees. Some of them were little trees, but half of the lorry was full of trees of more than three meters! I finished really exhausted, but happy with the results in the end. I had a part-time work, well paid and amazing, and the most interesting group of mates that I had ever had.
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