Back to Square One
By Kristen Howe
@KristenH (33538)
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
June 19, 2025 6:32pm CST
Mylotter friends, here's a mini work update to share with you all. Three weeks ago, my boss Anita had quit Goodwill, and walked on the job. It was nice knowing her for six months. She was kind to me, and also had helped me gotten me to be accommodated as a ware cart runner for five months now. And I do prefer it than being a presorter downstairs, which I only do as a filler while I'm waiting for a cart to run. No pressure to meet quotas at all. She also showed me how to sort and pre-sort shoes and accessories, except for tagging the accessories, and marking the soles with a colored pencil. I've heard that other coworkers didn't like her, since she picked on them. One of our coworkers was transferred to another store last month, because of the same issue as the others.
So we're back to square one from last September, still at the same 9-2 time slot, until I can hopefully quit by Labor Day weekend. Like last fall, we've gotten a manager from another outlet store to help run the store along with our assistant manager, until a new manager is hired and in place. My current assistant manager Fulton was interviewed for the position last week, but I don't think he's going to take it, or interested in doing it.
We also still need another keyholder to fill another gap for the past three months, So I don't think I won't be cross-trained to be a cashier or anything new, until we find out who our new manager is, probably next month. It's going to be a long summer. I just hope our new manager, whoever she or he might be, is nice to me and everyone. And then maybe we'll go back to our normal times by then.
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@snowy22315 (191289)
• United States
17h
It will be a long summer, but should be over sooner than you realize
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@Ineeddentures (5019)
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17h
Lucky you of it's a long summer.
Our summers here are not very long at all and pass very quickly.
Especially for the kids on holiday from school
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@Nakitakona (56913)
• Philippines
17h
What a blessing then if you will be prompted to cashier position. Goodluck. I know you deserve it.
@kaylachan (78285)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17h
I'm just glad you still have a job. People come and go, that's how it is.
@sallypup (64868)
• Centralia, Washington
17h
I like your work hours. Not too early too start and not too late in the day to get off and have time for you.
@sw8sincere (5611)
• Philippines
17h
Hopefully a kind and stable new manager comes in soon so things can settle down before summer ends.
@Ineeddentures (5019)
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17h
I hope that you find out who the new manager is soon.
This will let you all know what's going on and where you stand
