** I'm not going to name the store, simply because I do not hold a grudge against them and do not want them to receive bad attention because I did not have a good experience as an employee. Although I'm sure in time you will figure it out.
First jobs are a scary and exciting thing. Becoming more responsible and earning your own money. I'm not going to lie, I had a tough time getting my first job, like many people these days. I had just graduated high school and summer was almost over. The only job experience I really had was from a co-op placement I did for school during the summer before my senior year at an exercise clothing store [like lulu lemon, but not]. I had applied to pretty much every place that was hiring and even the majority of the stores that weren't. My family was really putting the pressure on me to get a job. They had said I could take the summer off but that didn't stop me from feeling like a free loader, which is why I began applying to jobs in secret [I was already doing this, but my search got a whole lot more intense].
My plan was to take a year off of school, so my only option was to somehow get a job. It was a struggle, but I managed to do it. I found a clothing store that was opening a new branch at another mall here in Ottawa. I applied because, not only did I love the store and the clothes, but they were opening a brand new store, which meant they were going to need a whole new staff so I figured I would have a higher chance of getting hired.
I received a call, and went in for an interview. A few days later I received another call this time saying if I wanted a job I had one - during my birthday party. Talk about BEST. GIFT. EVER! I was completely and udderly PUMPED.
I was hired thinking I was going to be a full-time employee [they asked if I was looking for a part-time or full-time job and I said full-time]. They said nothing about it actually being a part-time position, although I know that part-time is better than no-time it would have been nice knowing right away instead of getting my hopes high.
The first week or two was great. I was meeting new people, learning about all the products and the layout of the store, and working decent hours because of the grand opening. After that, shifts went to three a week, to one a week, to none a week. One a month if I was lucky.
It was at the point where I wouldn't even need to go in to check the schedule because I knew I wouldn't have any shifts [they refused to have it online or to send it via email, etc]. Managers never called, so I knew I never missed a shift.
To be honest, I was never even contacted to say I was fired / let go. I found out when I was removed from the employee Facebook group, and I actually just received my record of employment in the mail about a week ago.
Before I knew it, I was back to being jobless.
It all worked out though, with a pretty happy ending. I believe everything happens for a reason. Let me give you an example. After my first job went down the shoots, I was still able to put that little bit of experience on my resume, which led to me getting two other seasonal jobs over the winter holiday. One of which was at a place I had always dreamed of working at, and I am still at today.
As I said before, I do not hold a grudge against the store because I know that it was not meant to be. I know and accept that what happened was part my fault, part their fault [teamwork ?].
Let me know in the comments what your worst experience at a job was, or anything related to jobs - good and bad! Let's just chat. :)
xoxo - Gouu
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