EOC Week 1: Best and Worst Jobs

I have had many jobs in my short life span. Many were a life experiences while other were like a prison sentence. My all-time favorite job was also my worst job experience. I was 21 years old and had just moved back to Las Vegas and in dire need of a job. My aunt who happened to be looking for a new confectionest (someone who make desserts, in my case caramel apples, chocolate strawberries and much more) in a popcorn shop, I applied and obviously got the job. The work environment was unbelievable, I never worked in a place where the whole entire staff all got along with each other, in fact we all became really close friends. The turnover rate was at a standstill, we all followed my aunt who was an incredible leader making work seem like a game. The best part about our general manager/ aunt was that when we did have a problem/issue she took the time to listen and figure out how to handle the situation. Something that human resources and corporate never concerned themselves with doing. If our numbers dropped our General manager would take to time to make a game up to one up each other in our sales, which also made corporate very pleased.

About a year later the same staff all worked under my aunt, the general manager. Unfortunately a couple months into the year she was fired for something Human resources failed to file in my aunts paperwork stating that she has been to jail 5 years ago on an unrelated subject. It was like something out of a cartoon movie. Where the scene is so happy and bright with butterflies in the sky to and automatic thunder storm where lighting tried to strike at each squirrel trying to get home. The tension was high and management was low as ever. Instead of games to boosted up our sale they would drop our hours if our sales weren't up. They would under-staff on the busiest days to cut costs and if they didn't like you but had no reason to fire you they would put you on “paycheck therapy” cutting your hours more and more until you quit. This was Empowerment (“The act of authorizing employees to make discretionary decisions within their areas of responsibility.”), to a whole new level. Week by week someone would quit and the turn over rate is at a high.

The experience that I have endured was an experience to the best and the worst that I will never forget and appreciate for the rest of my life.