"He Didn't Blog? Inconceivable!"
The next two weeks are about to turn more interesting than usual. Normally, they're crazy-hectic due to the Back To School season, and normally I've got Mel floating around the store on a part-time basis (Head Office-approved, of course) to help with the customers. Well, suddenly Mel will no longer be at my store for the remainder of the BTS season.
She'll be in the Stratford store.
It's necessary to stay mum on the subject, but suffice to say there was a slight case of "the fan, and shit hitting it" over there, and our District Manager asked/pleaded with Mel to step in on a temp basis and help run things there while they replaced half the staff. (This takes the award for "Worst Possible Time To Happen.") I myself would have preferred to do this, leaving Mel to work my shifts at a store she's familiar with and co-workers she knows & enjoys working with, but it's that lack of an extra car...and a driver's license.
So for the moment, Mel gets to traverse to Stratford while replacements are hired and trained. And sadly, she's not even going to know her schedule until Monday, once everyone can take stock of who's left and when they're available, and how fast other staffers are found. This is no doubt going to fubar any plans we have for days off from here until the Labour Day Weekend.
Grrr. Argh.
Labels: Back to Stratford--er, school
posted by Phillip at 9:13 AM
