Get a job this week

Alrighty, so I'm *this* much closer to completing that goal, here's how the interview went.

I got there, and remembered I was told to go through those doors to the back, but turns out there's a little area right in front of the doors with a chair, and the lay-away section. So I didn't know if I was supposed to be there, or through the doors. So I wandered around a bit, looked at the bulletin board in there, etc. There was 2 other people around me, so I didn't want to look two stupid. Then I just went through the doors and stood behind one of the swinging doors, against the wall holding my application like an idiot while employees walked on by. Of course people hit the swinging door into me a few times :lol

Finally someone asked basically what I was waiting for, I said, and she went off to look for whoever I was supposed to meet. The interviewer came over and took me to wait out in the little area while she got paperwork. (So I'm thinking, was I not supposed to go through the doors? Was I just supposed to stay in the area? But she said go through the doors.....) I sat there for awhile and the lady came back and took me back through the doors to a desk and computer.

She looked over my application, asked me why I want to work there, what I think of Wal Mart etc. I BSed the whole interview :lol Then she gave me a criminal check form to fill out and a survey. Some of the things on that survey were ridiculous.

1) I think that smoking weed on the job is okay: Agree or Disagree
2) All employees steal: Agree or Disagree
3) I come into work late all the time: Agree or Disagree

Even if somebody believed that stuff, who would put Agree on a job form?

So I finished those, waited for the lady to come back. She did, took my forms, and said she needed a photocopy of my ID, and said I could go to the photocopier at the front of the store and it was only a nickel. Then I had to say "I don't have any change... (just my debit) and I've never used a photocopier before.........."

So she found a dime and we photocopied lol

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Basically I got the job. It's from 11pm-7am and I'm not sure on the wage yet. She said that the ovenright manager will phone me tomorrow afternoon for a "2nd" interview, and that they are looking for overnight staff, so I don't see why I wouldn't be hired.

Looks like I almost met my goal here - I didn't get that job in a *week* but that may not be realistic.

Three cheers for moving forward! :boogie I'll update whether I get the job or not, and that will be the end of *this* goal.

:lol Well I got it. There's my smock thing, but I don't have to wear it because I'm on night shift, I just have to bring it with me in case there's inspection.

Orientation sucked. I went in at 9am and waited in the back room a little bit.. Feeling more confident that I was supposed to be there. A woman came over, brought me into a small room where I had to fill out paperwork for a while. Then I had to watch some old videos about safety and hazards. (Snore) After that I went for a 15 minute smoke break outside. Came back in and was told I had to complete some safety modules on the computer.. Did that for 2 hours.. Had BBQ lunch they provided, sat outside and smoked somemore.. Went back in cutting my lunch hour short and did more computer work. Then the woman left and I was all alone waiting for another woman for like an hour. She came in, gave me a tiny tour and I left at 4pm.

BOR-ING!

Anyway, I start tomorrow at 11pm. So that means I have to stay up till about 8am today so I'll be able to stay up all night tomorrow.

On Sunday I'll write about my first day and that will be it.

$1300/month, baby! :banana

Argh I just typed a bunch and my computer froze. ANYWAY.

GOAL COMPLETED! WOO!

Here's how my first day went.

I pulled into the wal-mart parking lot in the dark and noticed there werea few people smoking outside. I sat in my car debating whether I should go up there and join them or not. Finally I did, and noticed that one of the guys there was my supervisor's husband from my last job, and a guy who had fixed my car a few times in the past. So we started talking right away. There was only like 6 stockers! Three females over 30, and a few guys who were a little older than me. Everybody was very nice and welcoming.

We went in the store and a guy who I actually knew from school who's a little older me, showed me everything, how to swipe my time card, where the break room was, lockers.. That was nice. Then we all went out to the front for the morning "meeting" where the manager (who doesn't even seem older than me) assigned departments for everyone. At one point he said, "We have a new addition, welcome back Kelly!" And I said, "Welcome back? I was never here" lol Turns out he just got my mixed up with another Kelly.

I was working with an older lady and we were in charge of paper and chemicals. (paper towels, garbage bags, Off!, Tide etc.) And we had a few huge stacks of boxes which needed to be stocked. If stuff didn't fit on the shelves it either went on the riser (top shelf) or was sent back as Overstock. So we did that for awhile, unpacking stuff, loading it onto the shelves and making things look neat.

First break was at 12:30am and we all went outside the store to smoke. They were actually trying to include me in the conversation, so that was cool. I was still quiet because I didn't know what to say.

"Lunch" was at 2:30am and we all went outside to smoke again. 2nd break was at 5:00am and same thing.

The work is pretty easy, just unload boxes and put stuff on shelves, then rip up the boxes and put them in a huge bin. I can even bring a discman or something if I want. It's very relaxed there. Everybody is equal and jokes around, and a guy goes on the intercom to say when every break is. We can keep things in the fridge or microwave stuff.. It's not a bad job. Very good for SA because we all work alone and just talk at breaks or something. No CUSTOMERS! :banana

I work again in about 5 hours. I think I work 5 days on, 2 days off, and I get paid every 2 weeks.

I wasn't tired AT ALL either, it felt just like daytime.

Bring on the cash! :boogie

Thanks everyone for your comments along my "journey"