Saturday morning I subconsciously began my day implementing my strength, gratitude. The night before I had mentioned to my roommate that I started work at ten the next morning, fortunately she wakes up earlier than I do because I had slept through my alarm. I woke up to her asking me if I was still going to work. Confused by the question, I opened my eyes and looked at my phone, it was nine thirty. I instantly got out of bed, got ready and left to work, but not before thanking her for making sure I got up. Once I clocked in I remembered I began to think of the long day ahead of me. That was when I remembered I was to try and remain grateful throughout the day. Naming some things I was grateful for worked for a while, since I was entertained with different tasks I was assigned. About five hours into my shift, things began to go slower since not as many customers came in. That was when I became increasingly bored and slightly tired since I was just walking around the store not doing anything. I soon realized being thankful was not really doing the job anymore. That was when I decided to try to implement a different strength, teamwork. I approached a co-worker and asked if he needed help with labeling and putting up the sales prices. He gladly accepted my offer and I was put to work; that was when I implemented both my strengths. I was thankful I was given a task rather than standing around and my co-worker and I worked together to finish the labeling.

The Dreaded Eight Hours

Normally when asked what my weekend plans were I would reply with “hanging out with friends”. Unfortunately, this weekend will be the first weekend I will have to reply with ‘work”. Having recently started a job, I am now forced to give up my weekends to work as a sales associate. Knowing weekends are not particularly busy for Walgreens I will most likely be standing in front of the cash register for eight hours hoping people come buy items. Rather than counting down the minutes until my next break, I will do my best to remain grateful that I was even given this opportunity to work. I did not think I was qualified for this job, having no prior work experience, but the manager was comprehensive and hired me anyways. The entire team has been very helpful and understanding, and for that I should implement my strength of being thankful. Being aware of the positives will make my very first eight hour shift bearable. After working my shift I also hope to be more grateful for all the money my parents spend on me. Knowing how brutal and long those hours can be, I will be able to appreciate my materialistic objects a lot more.

Blog Completed