Changes

Some of you may know, some of you may not, but I no longer work for Bath & Body Works. I worked there for 2 years. Lemme tell you, it was a rocky start. When I started I was not properly trained to do anything. It basically ended up being that I was thrown out onto a cash register and was told to use it. Just about everything I know about that system, I learned on my own. In the beginning, I didn't really have anyone to talk to. There were a couple people who I was able to talk to and ask for help but other than that, everyone kind of kept to themselves and I felt really alone. Over time, people quit and new ones were hired, I learned how to use the system efficiently, and I grew to love working there.

Because of my experience when I started, I decided I would not let that happen to anyone else. I made the best effort I could to introduce myself to every new person and make myself approachable for them if they had questions. Because of my anxiety disorder, this was not easy for me but I am so glad that I did it. I have had more than one person thank me for talking to them, helping them, and not treating them like they were stupid. I was able to get to know coworkers on levels other than the fact that we were coworkers. I found many people who like the same things I do, shared some of the same opinions and I do, and were just a joy to be around. If I did anything with the 2 years that I was there, I hope that it was passing on the desire to show others the kindness, approachability, and warmth that I tried very hard to convey.

As I move forward, I am now working in an contact and eyeglass place and the cycle of what I went through at BBW is well along. I plan to keep my goal of getting to know new people when that time comes so they do not feel as stupid as I have the past couple of weeks. I learned a lot from my time at BBW and the only reason I stayed there for so long was because of the people I worked with. I learned something from every single one of them. I know I probably haven't made a huge difference, but I hope I made a difference in at least one life while I was there because if I did at least that, then my 2 years was not wasted.