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lakeview
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| Location: | North Salem, New York USA |
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| First Name: | Brian | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | Catholic to Southern Baptist to Catholic |
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Posted: Sat Aug 11th, 2007 12:00 am |
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I was let go from my job today. I was working in retail. The company decided to make the decision on whom to keep based on one metric—opening store credit accounts. New hires had 12 weeks to open 12. In that time I opened 9, that’s 3 short. I opened those 3 this week, but it was after the deadline. The rest of the things they expected, attendance, sales, teamwork, customer service, learning the register and reservation systems, didn’t matter if you didn’t open 12 instant credit accounts.
The store manager said he tried to let me stay on, but corporate HR wouldn’t budge. Apparently they were concerned that if they let me stay they would have to let other associates (who were steadily improving but just not quickly enough darn it) stay. Somewhere, Catbert is laughing, or purring, or coughing up a hairball.
My friends at work understand that this decision is short-sighted to say the least. Two managers said they would be glad to give me references. The store manager offered to let me finish out the week, but for some reason I just wasn’t so eager to help out anymore. (Maybe that’s my bad?) The last customer I spoke to on the phone said she had never had anyone so helpful in all her years of shopping at the store. She plans to let them know that. Even so, I don’t expect they’ll let me march in their annual Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City! (Oops! Did I give the company away?)
I would appreciate your prayers. I’m not the best at bouncing back form such things. Today, August 10th, is the feast of St. Lawrence, a 3rd century deacon and martyr. Hmm, OK, that’s a challenge! When I was reading the Liturgy of the Hours for tonight a couple of pages stuck together and I found myself reading the passage for Saturday morning, Philippians 3:7-10. It was a God-thing. But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.
Brian
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Juan
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| Location: | Texas USA |
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Posted: Sat Aug 11th, 2007 12:28 am |
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My prayers are with you Brian.
Sincerely,
Juan
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BettyBoopToo
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| Location: | Camas/Washougal, Washington USA |
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| First Name: | Betty | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | Fist Baptist/Calvary Babtist/Secular Confusion/ Roman Catholic |
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Posted: Sat Aug 11th, 2007 12:30 am |
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Oh, Brian:
I'm sorry for your frustrating situation.
I will pray that the lord help you find a new job. I know it's really difficult and so disheartening for you. Not to mention the obvious blow to your self esteam.
Thinking of you and praying for a new direction for you.
Betty
PS: I don't think we've met, but welcome to the forum and we are very happy to have you here with us.
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Credo Catholic
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Posted: Sat Aug 11th, 2007 12:58 am |
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Oh dear, do you mean everytime I'm in that well known store, and someone offers me a credit account, and I turn them down with a brief lecture about how expensive that credit is, I'm jeopardizing someone's job? I'm sorry! And it's one of my favorite stores too. Seriously, I will pray for you Brian, that you will find employment quickly and that God will provide financial assistance to you. There is a prayer in the Catholic Book of Prayers that goes like this:
"Prayer for Employment
Blessed Anthony, our intercessor in times of need, you gave yourself as a tireless worker in the vineyard of the Lord. By our labor we produce the things needed for human life. So our work is honorable and holy and makes perfect the work of God's creation.
Pray that I may find work which enhances my human dignity, draws me closer to God, and makes my life, as was yours, a real service to my fellow man.
Provide for me while I am in this trial of unemployment. I need your help, blessed friend. Come to my aid"
God bless
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BettyBoopToo
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Posted: Sat Aug 11th, 2007 02:06 am |
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Credo Catholic wrote: Oh dear, do you mean everytime I'm in that well known store, and someone offers me a credit account, and I turn them down with a brief lecture about how expensive that credit is, I'm jeopardizing someone's job? I'm sorry! And it's one of my favorite stores too. Seriously, I will pray for you Brian, that you will find employment quickly and that God will provide financial assistance to you. There is a prayer in the Catholic Book of Prayers that goes like this:
Marsha & Brian
I had no idea that stores who have their employee's push for store credit cards would ever use it as a defining Yeh/Neh of whether an employee's keeps their job or not.
I think I've figured the store out, And I don't think we have any way out west here in boonie country. But this certainly makes me think about some of the other department stores that have their employee's push the in store credit accounts.
My husband does not allow them. But that makes me feel very bad for the employee's. Isn't their something unethical or maybe illegal to demand that of your workers??? It just sounds wrong. I've never worked in sales either, so maybe this is common? IDK
God Bless Brian, Hope you can use Marsha's wonderful prayer
Betty
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"Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent."
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lakeview
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| Joined: | Mon Jan 1st, 2007 |
| Location: | North Salem, New York USA |
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| First Name: | Brian | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | Catholic to Southern Baptist to Catholic |
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Posted: Sat Aug 11th, 2007 11:16 pm |
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BettyBoopToo wrote: Credo Catholic wrote: Oh dear, do you mean everytime I'm in that well known store, and someone offers me a credit account, and I turn them down with a brief lecture about how expensive that credit is, I'm jeopardizing someone's job? I'm sorry! And it's one of my favorite stores too. Seriously, I will pray for you Brian, that you will find employment quickly and that God will provide financial assistance to you. There is a prayer in the Catholic Book of Prayers that goes like this:
I had no idea that stores who have their employee's push for store credit cards would ever use it as a defining Yeh/Neh of whether an employee's keeps their job or not.
God Bless Brian, Hope you can use Marsha's wonderful prayer
Betty
As far as stores asking for credit accounts, it's pretty common. The store I worked at has a quota for employees. What I fell under was a program for new employees and the decision to make opening credit accounts the conditio sine qua non for continued employment.
Thanks for that prayer to St. Anthony for employment!
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Darlene
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| Joined: | Mon Oct 9th, 2006 |
| Location: | Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania USA |
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| First Name: | Darlene | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | Christian, trusting His love and forgiveness |
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Posted: Mon Aug 13th, 2007 05:58 pm |
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Brian,
I worked in retail once, in that very popular optical store.  I really liked the actual profession, but did not like the sales end of the job. All the quotas and competition between our store and our sister stores around the state and nation just bothered me. The manager at the time expected employees to use whatever means necessary (short of putting customers in a head lock  ) to make a sale. And all the employees' quotas were displayed on a large bulletin board in sight of all as one walked into the break room. Those with the highest quotas/sales were at the top of the list, and those with the lowest at the bottom. And let me tell you that assisting on someone initially as they walked in the store didn't mean that you would close the sale. I worked with a lady who would take other people's initial contacts after the other person did all the work with the customer. She would ring them up and get the credit for a sale, even though someone else had actually done most of the hard selling.
Anyway, perhaps the Lord Jesus is directing you in a different profession altogether. What is employment like in NYC? I've heard it's rather competitive in every field these days, and it's even hard to get a waitressing job. When I lived there, jobs were plentiful.
I will lift you in prayer today, Brian.
Darlene
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. II Corinthians 13:14
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