The flowers that bloom in the spring,
Tra la,
Breathe promise of merry sunshine.
As we merrily dance and we sing,
Tra la,
We welcome the hope that they bring,
Tra la,
Of a summer of roses and wine.
(The Mikado, Act II)
The cherry blossoms are starting to bud at work this week. The sun has been shining for the past several days, and it’s starting to feel like Spring in California.
Unfortunately, things continue to be screwed up at work. The ongoing understaffing issue has moved well into the realm of the bizarre. The most recent hire started Saturday. On Sunday, she was in a car accident and is now in the hospital. I don’t have all the details but it sounds like she’ll be fine eventually. For now, though, she’s out of commission, and no idea when or if she’s going to be coming back to work. And I’m still significantly understaffed.
What I can’t figure out is, if the job market is so tough these days, why is it so hard to hire people to sell shoes? For months now, this store has suffered through a string of people who either quit within a week, are incompetent, and/or have attitude issues. The stress of having to deal with the lack of staff caused my predecessor to resign, and after only 3 weeks it’s starting to get to me, too.
Despite the fact that I am not normally a superstitious person, I am starting to think something is beyond the normal range of wrong about the string of bad luck we’ve been having. I need to get the store feng shui’ed or something – anything to change the current vibe and help us get a full staff onboard.
At least we have the pretty cherry blossoms to admire, and the sweet smell of Spring in the air.