Just that really. Got a part time job, initially for just over Xmas at a large supermarket. Surprised myself with how much I loved it, so decided to apply for permanent roles a step up from what I was doing (I have previously worked in management) thinking I could combine skills I already have with my new found love for retail. However, I'm finding it massively hard, physically and mentally.
The people management is easy - it's just the amount of plates I'm expected to spin to get the store on point for the next days trading nightmarish. AM shifts with optimal staff are fine, an absolute dream. Its the PM shifts I struggle with. No matter how hard I try, I find myself with rising panic as the shift ends, with more and more jobs becoming apparent and not enough time to do them.
Will this get better? I've been there about 8 weeks now. I feel like crying when it gets to 9PM and I realise just how much there is to do, regardless of how hard my team and I have worked. I've tried timed lists, but something always seems to scupper the plan. I am trying so hard, but it always seems that jobs go undone unless I stay late. I think I just need a good whinge tbh! 😊