29. Can You Come In Anyway?
Last holiday season, I worked seasonally for Target.
It was a disaster from the start. The managers had absolutely no organization whatsoever. I should have known when they scheduled me for my second interview and the manager didn’t even show up that I was screwed.
Toward the end of the holiday season, after Christmas and before New Years, they offered me a non-seasonal part-time position. I was going to accept but they wanted me to work a TON for part-time and being a college student they were not willing to be flexible at all. So I said, “Nope, I am done after my last day on Jan. 6th.”
Everything was good after I was done with that train-wreck and I was starting off my second semester. January 20th at 5:00 PM I get a call from Target.
Manager: “Hey, are you running a little late? You were supposed to work at 4:30.”
Me: “Ummm no. I quit over three weeks ago.”
Manager: “Uhhh well we are really short-staffed. Can you come in anyway?”
Me: “No. I do not work there anymore, I told you that and I’m at school.”
Manager: “are you sure you can’t come in anyway?”
Thank goodness I’m done with that disaster! And since this holiday season is coming up, I got a job at a different place. Thank goodness.