(sigh) It's my own fault. I admit it. I'm supposed to be resting and getting better but instead I am allowing myself to get stressed out. I was in a fairly good mood until yesterday. I mean, I am sad about my aunt and everything but I wasn't stressed. Now I'm stressed. I'm still "resting" in the sense that I am pretty much immobile in my chair or in bed but my brain is doing anything but. I'd sleep but then the more I sleep the more restless energy I have. Which is probably why my OCD is kicking in.
What's stressing me out? Work. There's some drama going on that really isn't necessary and people are just all worn out and griping. Ok, well, not maybe people plural so much as one person. But not being there, I have no idea what's going on. I've been fighting to get the job (though God knows why) and they still haven't made a decision yet. The manager meetings went well a few weeks ago and stuff and I had my interview with the new DM after that but it's dragging. I had a final interview two weeks ago with HR. But I hurt myself in that one with one of the questions.
See, the other store in Columbia needs a manager too. However, unlike with me, they have not officially made the assistant manager the acting/interim manager even though he is running things. So, they are looking to fill both stores and supposedly there are a bunch of qualified candidates. Well, I was asked if I would consider managing the other store if that is something that they felt would be best done. I said no. Not quite that flat out but I gave my reasons: I don't like that mall. It's not safe (and that is not an exaggeration when stabbings and shootings happen) and I haven't shopped there in years. Well, this didn't sit well. Especially with the new DM who said it makes it seem like we should tell our customers not to shop there and that she should be afraid to go there. Well, yeah. So, that was a strike against me. It's also a strike against me that I have personal ties with the people at the store. Uh, duh. But why send out an email saying that we could hire friends and family and then hold that against me? They are making an issue out of thin air because that is not even a problem. Hell, I don't have time to hang out with anyone as just friends outside the store. As Jon pointed out, even when we do get a chance to grab a bite to eat, we end up talking about work. And hello, you can't tell me that other managers aren't friends with some of their employees. It's a crock of horseshit.
I really love my job but corporate is making this way harder than it needs to be. I have kept everything running fairly well. Has it been perfect? No. Have we been doing at least as well as everyone else? Yeah. And even better than that too. I was told that we should know something later this week about the position. Good, cause I need to know what my options are gonna be. I've been planning my life around this job for the past four months (I got an apology for having had to have been in the position for so long without an answer) and if I haven't proven myself by now, I never will to them. They can drag their feet if they want to. I'll just keep doing what I'm doing until I know otherwise. And then? Well, guess it depends on what is said and offered.
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That mall isnt as dangerous anymore. I did work there when it was dangerous. I was on duty through two shootings and a bomb threat. When it actually had traffic. There is just as likely an altercation to occur at Columbiana Mall..hell.. even more likely at Columbiana mall now because that is the mall that everyone wants to go to and the security guards there are quite lax, because they are so used to everything going so well. Columbia mall also has that curfew initiated, so that has pretty much ruled out all the brats that used to go there to cause trouble. Not to mention less traffic. =P
That may be true and there have been problems at Columbiana but I still hate the Columbia mall. Besides, why would I want to go and take over a sinking ship? We all know that store is not doing well. Yeah, I don't mind a challenge but I am not about to commit career suicide. Corporate keeps trying to give them big name signings and the last one fell flat because people just don't like going to that mall. Besides, I don't want to cause Brandon problems and that is a barrel of worms I prefer to leave sealed. Thanks for responding, hun!!
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