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I had a similar task when I was working in my mom's consignment shop. except it was clothes, jewelry, and consigners. not something one would normally expect a highschooler who couldn't even keep track of their art supplies, much less anything else to be able to do. excel is both a savior, and a nightmare, but I couldn't even image doing any of what your job entails on paper!! I practically lived in the local Ace Hardware when my grandma was building her house. it was a small building, and there never seemed to be a moment for anyone working there to rest.

Also! Your mother-in-law sounds like a very nice, and very wise woman. I had to lose the consignment notebook 4 times before I was allowed to touch the store's laptop. (it wasn't on purpose! I swear! they kept getting mixed in with my homework, because I can't work without doodling on something, so every notebook I touched came away doodled)

anyways, it sounds like it's tiring, but enjoyable work! Thankies for the update, and always remember to take your time and rest well ^_^

SweetChiel2 years ago(+1)

Rofl, that's exactly how I feel!
There's always work to be done and new sales notes to sort. We also have to keep the notes where we restock materials from (for wholesale price/compare prices with last month's/if there's a mischievous salesman who will try and make us pay twice because we credit them and can forget whether we've paid for it or not due to the many transactions happening within a month.)

Um, am I making any sense? ^^; I can be pretty bad at explaining things, hence I have multiple proofreaders lol.

And yes! My mother-in-law while she's strict as hell, she's wise and smart! I can't imagine what's happening in that brain of hers--how she managed to remember so many things when I still often forget where I put my phone :'D

Thank you for sharing your story with me, I feel it on an emotional level, especially when I'm not used to this kind of work at all >///< but yes, it's definitely enjoyable and fulfilling at times! I hope I can meet her expectations

Thanks again for dropping by, Tathalia ^///^ I always enjoy our conversations~
Here's hoping you're doing great and kicking butts!
xoxo,

SweetChiel

Tathalia2 years ago

It makes perfect sense to me. we had little old ladies from the Red Hat Society try something similar during the fair days every year trying to get a bit of extra money for the auction. There were also those oh, so smart teens who thought that they could come in and claim they were there to pick up the payout for their parents... we kept an Exel with names, dates, times, phone numbers, and payment details for this reason. I hate phones now because of it. so many awkward phonecalls to people asking if they gave some kid permission to cash out on their consignment sales, just to get asked if my mommy knew I was making prank calls, because I sound like a 6 year old on the phone. my mom still thinks it's hilarious, because I can't even set up my own internet without someone verifying that I'm actually an adult, or talking to my husband.

Also, no worries, I'm equally bad at explaining things. god forbid I tell a story or a joke during a stream, because I'm literally all over the place, and lose track of myself while trying to explain how the event of the story came about. NEVER ask me for directions for getting to anywhere either. I can look at the sign that says can goods are on isle 7 and still accidentally send ya to frozen goods on isle 12. Yes, I have gotten lost trying to find my way out of a paper bag. it's okay though, people still love me... I think. rofl

Jokes, and terrible stories aside though, I'm glad the story helped! keep on hanging in there, fighting spirit! It does gets easier. no less stressful or confusing when situations crop up unexpectedly, but easier to survive. I'm always happy to share all sorts of funny/terrible life experiences if it helps.

Rooting for you,

Tath

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