Workin' in a coal mine

So I got a job at Forever 21. I worked there in June/July and then had to quit since we went on vacation, but anyway, I'm back now and I'm a cashier!

Being a cashier is a lot of fun. I love ringing people up and talking to the customers. I especially like not having to walk around and ask people "are you finding everything okay?" and then cleaning up after them like I used to when I was a sales associate there. 'Twas very annoying. But now I don't have to worry about that anymore. I still have to work the floor, but at least I get to be a cashier as well.

I like my job, I really do. I like Forever 21 and I like cashiering, but the people there are just so not nice. Stuck up I guess. I'm a really nice person and I always make an effort to get to know people, but the workers are Forever 21 just don't reciprocate the niceness. They're all so close and they all joke and talk to each other, but no one talks to me :(. It's very sad. And when they do talk to me, they're just not nice like they are to the other workers. They only talk to me if they have to and they're just rude. Especially my boss, Julie. OMG she's the worst. I won't mention what race she is, but let's just say if you did know what race she was, you wouldn't be surprised that she's not nice. I have a mandatory event on Saturday so obviously I can't work, so Miss Julie said "it's going on your performance" WTF?!

Everyone likes her, or at least gets along with her and she's so nice to everyone EXCEPT ME. I swear. It's horrible. Maybe because I'm new?? I don't know, but that's still no excuse to be rude to me and act like I don't matter. She'll be laughing with someone then I'll say "julie.." and her ENTIRE expression will change from laughter to like, misery. It makes me so upset. I do whatever I can to make her happy and to be nice, but she just won't respond with the same treatment. It might be because her boss, Carla (who I love cause she's so nice and just the coolest person ever) is on maternity leave and she's just on a POWER TRIP.

Now, I don't want to be all bee-yatchy and start complaining about my whole life and my job. My job isn't horrible, just some of the people are. But some of the people are really sweet. Michelle, Sam, Priya, Ashley, Nicole...they're great! They've been really nice to "the new girl" and friendly, so I'm not gonna complain about them. But my boss and this guy Diego who told me I wouldn't get hired again (UHH HELLO??!!) and these other girls are just tragic.

Anyway, sorry to bore you with my "woe is me" nonsense, but you really need to observe the other Forever 21 employees and see how they treat me. The best word to describe the atmosphere when I'm around them is "awkward." That should paint the perfect picture for you.


I really am working in a coal mine, and I'm not findin' diamonds any time soon!



p.s. i get a WHOLE 10% discount. Awesome, yeah?!! that's tax.