Job Search Luck

by Kimberly Hunter
(Wahiawa, HI)

I've worked in retail, since I was 17 years old. I started out at a grocery store called 'Piggly Wiggly'. I changed between several different jobs, all in retail. I ended up at a job at a store called 'Bill's Dollar Store'. I enjoyed this job immensely, but after a while they started cutting hours.

I didn't freak out about it, I just figured that I'd look for another job, when it was convenient for me. I went into a dollar store called 'Family Dollar' with my father, helping him pick up some stuff.

A cashier was having trouble with her register. I happen to be a pro with cash registers, I had been working in retail for going on three years at the time. I even helped the cashier check out customers and bag items, and the manager was actually okay with.

While we were working, we were discussing jobs, and the manager told me he was looking for someone else. A cashier that had the day off was getting ready to quit, because she was having a baby.

The more we talked, the more excited I got, especially when he guaranteed me full time hours. I was ecstatic. He told me to come in the next day, after I was done with my other job. He had me fill out the application and questionaire, and I was instantly hired on. I loved the job, worked there for four years, before I got married and had to quit. I had to move out of state. But every time I'm in town, I'm sure to stop by and say hello.

I've never done that a place I didn't work before, but I will never regret the fact that I did. I had a full-time job, with benefits, and weekends off. I loved it.