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aestivalis) wrote2010-07-13 11:34 pm
aestivalis) wrote2010-07-13 11:34 pm
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I have applied for several jobs over the past couple of months, hoping to either replace or at least supplement* what I currently have. Yesterday, at last, all that applying finally paid off. Holland & Barrett called back to say "Congratulations, come in tomorrow and we'll give you your uniform and organise your training". 'Hooray!', I said to myself, 'Success at last!'
They actually kept me in there all day! Working! On the shop floor! USING THE TILL. It was very scary! I failed customer queries! I cleaned the stock room, rotated stock, made things clean! Panicked so much! So much you guys.
So, how do I feel about it? Doesn't matter, it's a good job and I need the work. But all the same, I can happily say the other staff are really nice. I'm... extremely intimidated about working with people, and interacting with the public, but that's okay and expected. The thing is, I have a lot of learning to do. I don't mean in terms of retail itself, I mean in terms of health. You need to know a lot. In fact, I think only examples can really clarify this.
Here are some completely randomly selected questions from my 183-page long Product Advisor Workbook.
• What is the name of the menstrual condition that may benefit from Cinnamon's analgesic action?
• What is prostatis? (._.)
• Which herbs are useful for soothing the digestive system?
• How might Marshmallow help Asthma? (huh??**)
• What mineral does Potassium work with to close and constrict vessels?
• Who should be cautious about using shark cartilage? (... did I just discover a whole different can of worms here?)
And so on and so on and so on. 183 pages of this for me to fill out, and the strange part is... they don't provide you with any information at all. The answers aren't enclosed in any shape or form. No reading material is given or even suggested. Zilch. You're supposed to learn all this on your own time with your own resources. It's mandatory. Oh, and yeah, I have another 180 page book upstairs to complete after this one.
... a lot of learning. I feel like I should get some sort of qualification for the sheer volume of work they're asking for here. I don't strictly speaking mind it, but... it is just so much work. I'M JUST HAVING TROUBLE GETTING MY HEAD AROUND IT.
One thing I did learn today, though, is that people believe what they hear in the news or see on television a lot more than I'd previously realised. So many people came into the store looking for Vitamin D tablets today, because a television programme last night said it could help slow/prevent dementia and the like. I would never have expected people to react that quickly and that strongly, given how we're saturated with announcements of how X causes This whilst Y might help combat That. Perhaps I am too cynical. (I don't think so, though.)
At any rate, I'm working again thursday, and again saturday. For the time being (at least the next two weeks), I'm going to try and sustain my cleaning job as well. I suppose we'll see how things go and decide how to proceed when we get there. At any rate, though, that is my absolutely hideously staggeringly boring update for you!
*I would not have selected that word before today. My work is already influencing me!
** The answer was disappointing. Turns out, marshmallows aren't just fluffy cubes of confectionery deliciousness.
They actually kept me in there all day! Working! On the shop floor! USING THE TILL. It was very scary! I failed customer queries! I cleaned the stock room, rotated stock, made things clean! Panicked so much! So much you guys.
So, how do I feel about it? Doesn't matter, it's a good job and I need the work. But all the same, I can happily say the other staff are really nice. I'm... extremely intimidated about working with people, and interacting with the public, but that's okay and expected. The thing is, I have a lot of learning to do. I don't mean in terms of retail itself, I mean in terms of health. You need to know a lot. In fact, I think only examples can really clarify this.
Here are some completely randomly selected questions from my 183-page long Product Advisor Workbook.
• What is the name of the menstrual condition that may benefit from Cinnamon's analgesic action?
• What is prostatis? (._.)
• Which herbs are useful for soothing the digestive system?
• How might Marshmallow help Asthma? (huh??**)
• What mineral does Potassium work with to close and constrict vessels?
• Who should be cautious about using shark cartilage? (... did I just discover a whole different can of worms here?)
And so on and so on and so on. 183 pages of this for me to fill out, and the strange part is... they don't provide you with any information at all. The answers aren't enclosed in any shape or form. No reading material is given or even suggested. Zilch. You're supposed to learn all this on your own time with your own resources. It's mandatory. Oh, and yeah, I have another 180 page book upstairs to complete after this one.
... a lot of learning. I feel like I should get some sort of qualification for the sheer volume of work they're asking for here. I don't strictly speaking mind it, but... it is just so much work. I'M JUST HAVING TROUBLE GETTING MY HEAD AROUND IT.
One thing I did learn today, though, is that people believe what they hear in the news or see on television a lot more than I'd previously realised. So many people came into the store looking for Vitamin D tablets today, because a television programme last night said it could help slow/prevent dementia and the like. I would never have expected people to react that quickly and that strongly, given how we're saturated with announcements of how X causes This whilst Y might help combat That. Perhaps I am too cynical. (I don't think so, though.)
At any rate, I'm working again thursday, and again saturday. For the time being (at least the next two weeks), I'm going to try and sustain my cleaning job as well. I suppose we'll see how things go and decide how to proceed when we get there. At any rate, though, that is my absolutely hideously staggeringly boring update for you!
*I would not have selected that word before today. My work is already influencing me!
** The answer was disappointing. Turns out, marshmallows aren't just fluffy cubes of confectionery deliciousness.
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