Homecoming

At my part time job in order to get more hours I have to pick up time in areas outside of the men's department.  Most of the time it is fine, I have done fine china, domestics, home electrics, kids and it has been all ok but lately I have been learning what departments I do NOT like.  One night they put me over in fashion jewelry and well the department was fine, I liked being with all the shiny things. But it is right in the center of a high traffic area so I felt like I was traffic cop all night.  Plus it is not too big there and so I felt cramped.  Next up was ladies dresses - ugh definitely did not enjoy that.  Ladies clothing is just crazy and the lady customers????  Well let's just say lady is is being used very liberally.  One "lady" walked up to the counter with a bag that seriously looked like a Salvation Army donation.  She held it by the bottom, turned it upside done, dumped all the crap onto the sales desk and said, "Return it".  Can you imagine?  So what did I do?  I gave her a huge smile and said in the perkiest voice possible, "Hi!  How are you?".  UGH.  If  ladies dresses were not an adventure enough one night they said you have to go over to that station at 7:30 because Emily is leaving.  I was puzzled and said, "But Emily works in Juniors Dresses???"  Ringing is ringing but my hesitation was, "What teenage girl wants to be helped by the weirdo old guy???"  I was told, "Don't worry it is a Wednesday night so it will be slow".  That gave me some peace of mind until I found out that it was BS.  It is Homecoming season!!!  Doesn't matter what day of the week it is - it was busy!  I must have waited on a dozen mothers and their high school daughters in that 90 minutes.  One even asked me, "So do you like working in girls dresses?"  Obviously she too found it awkward that I was there.  But oooooh I saved the best for last.  One Saturday afternoon I was set to cashier in the ladies shoe dept.  The regular associates would help the ladies with the shoes and then when everything was all set all I needed to do was to ring up the sale.  Sounds easy peasy right?  All I can say is what the fuck is up with women and shoes????  It was insanity!  I was literally afraid for my physical safety!  OH good next time I get asked to do that I think I will request to feed the lions at the zoo by hand as it is less dangerous.  Seriously ladies, it is just a shoe.  So it is all being an adventure and although very nutty at times - I like it, I like it a lot.  I do not think I could do retail full time as it is sooooo tiring and exhausting but for a second job it is fun.  And I definitely smile each Friday that I see that direct deposit into my bank account.