Apparently I was indeed the *only* one who was supposed to be at work at 8. :-P So I stood outside in the 35 degree drizzle for 25 minutes, before Bitchy Hardware Manager, Scary Office Lady, and a couple of custodians show up.

Did I mention they had been sitting in the cars in the parking lot when I got there? Why the FUCK would you get to work half an hour early just to sit in a parking lot and laugh at the poor little schmuck who was frantically ringing the bell?

When they did get to the door I said to Bitchy Hardware Manager, "Yeah, um, Manager Girl scheduled me at 8."

"Why?" Bitchy Hardware Manager inquired incredulously.

I shrugged, but naturally I wanted to say, "Who cares why, you stupid !@#!#@@!!#!@!@#!!" etc, etc.

So yeah. Then I decided I'd be damned if I didn't stay until 12:30, to get my four hours whether they liked it or not.

But it gets *so* much better. I called exactly six other stores looking for a small leather coat for one lady. I mean, she was nice about it, but still. Two of the stores I called were in malls I've never even heard of in a city an hour and a half away. Geeeeez. There is actually a leather coat store in little Sears-mall. That probably actually has leather coats at this time of the season!

I had fun pulling a four way rack off of the top of another one. Those bitches are heavy.

One guy called and started yelling in my ear looking for flannel pajamas. So I put the last two pairs on hold for him. Naturally this will turn out badly and I will be blamed for it. Look, people, if you don't like the stuff YOU make me pick out for you over the PHONE, tough noogies. Deal with it.

And on to the piece de resistance du jour. I had to help a very nice middle aged lady with a loss of mobility in one arm try on bras. I didn't touch anything, okay! I just held out the straps so she could stick her arms through. But dear God, I saw things that my poor little eyes did not ever need to see...

The funny thing is, I wasn't actually flipping out at any point during the morning. It's like I've become resigned to all the drudgery. Blah.

So yeah. Now I'm going to try to bug somebody, anybody into doing anything, because I need something fun in the immediate future to look forward to for once. I keep forgetting that I know people outside of work. This upsets me.

I have to keep telling myself that someday I will have a masters degree and maybe a car and a new flute and, maybe, other things too. Like people. Yeah. That's it. People.

Oh, and to keep any random googler happy, I did indeed fold a lot of granny panties today. And yes, savary, I also folded some PANTS.

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