Leslie's adventure

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Leslie: Sir, I need help. I’m locked at the garbage dump.

Security: Pardon? Can you speak loudly?

Leslie: I am locked at the refuse area with the garbage truck!

Security: Oh, how could it happen?

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Leslie: May I help you, sir? What are you shopping for today?

Customer: I like this bra, but I’m not sure about my girl’s size.

Leslie: Ok, compare with me, is she bigger or smaller?

(Customer stepped back a bit)

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Leslie: The sally took three drawers of panties. That sucks! We have to make up for the loss. I wish we did catch the shoplifter.

Amanda: Well, I’d rather to work overtime to make a report to the head quarter than chasing after the sally. How would you know if she has a weapon? It doesn’t worth risking for underwear. Plus, we can’t accuse a customer of stealing.

Leslie: Even if we witnessed it?

Amanda: Definitely. It’s against company policy to accuse a customer of stealing or to suspect an individual.

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I was surprised by the conversation between my colleagues today. There were five people working in the backroom for stocking the new products. As soon as Berle came in in the morning, she told us she had “a lot of sex” last night so she couldn’t even walk well!! What an embarrassing subject! And nobody was pissed off or walked away when she brought this topic in! They started to talk about their sexual life in public! This is a whole new thing to me. In Taiwan, we don’t usually mention it to others, maybe to close friends only. But here, it’s like a common conversation, and they even make laugh of it. It can be jokes and an ice-breaking theme. It was not an “evil” or embarrassing thing at all. I think they see it in a healthier way, talking about it like talking about what they had for dinner. So normal! Back to Taiwan, my conversations with my coworkers are always around our jobs! We never go anything further. Does it mean we work harder? Or we live under a high pressure that we even don’t enjoy sex?

Lara:Well, I have lots to tell. Come to my backroom now. XD

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What does “terminated” mean? Jessica approached me after the visit of the district manager and told me “I got terminated” with red eyes. I didn’t know how to react at the moment cuz I didn’t get the point LOL. But then she started to pack up her belongings and gave me a hug. Damn, I just realized what situation it was. And the decision was made so fast, just like getting struck by the lightning. Nobody knew what would happen in advance. We thought it was just a routine check up before the headquarter’s visit, there’s only me and a new girl left in the store after Jessica’s gone! No management team at all! Is that Canadian lay off style?

AL: Terminated meant getting fired. Some prefer different words to make their decision sounded nicer. But often that just makes the one who tells the news feel better, not the other way around.

Leslie: Oh, so what should I say next time?

AL: "So long Jessica, you just got fired.” XD

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(At the fitting room)

Leslie: (knock, knock) How’s it going? May I come in and check it for you?

Customer: Oh, okay, sure.

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My colleagues are hilarious! They are WILD, even Laal who is already in her 50s! We’ll have a price change starting tomorrow and everyone strived to the backroom to grab their stuff. They even tried it on walking in the store! Queeny has a big collection of our corsets. Sasha got a bunch of sexy panties. And even Laal is trying to persuade me to get thongs! They took turns nagging in my ears to go wild and sexy! “Good girls get gifts. Bad girls get everything” they said. Then who are those who get nothing?

AL: Those who get nothing weren’t trying so hard?

Leslie: Oh…that’s me.

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Hey, you won’t believe what happened today! I thought only 3c products could attract long line-ups on Boxing Day. How come these ladies were so crazy? The store was stuff up with customers today. Do they really need that much panties and bras? One customer even fainted and nobody knew how it happened! Just because everyone was too busy shopping! We just realized somebody passed out when we saw a woman lying on the floor! And there’s another girl took off her clothes and tried on the bras in public!! Everyone could give her suggestions! Wowowowwowowowowowowowowow~ I widened my horizon!!

Jebà Did you try on a panty in public in return? LOL

Jakeà So funny, people fighting over underwear and one girl dead on the floor! Hahahaha

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(Two young guys around 20s came in the store)

Leslie: Hi there! Shopping for Christmas?

Customer A: Oh, hi! We are looking for underwear as present to our girlfriends. What’s the best seller?

Leslie: You can get our sexy panties. They are 3 for 27 right now. Take a look at the round table in the        front and the drawers around the corner. You can mix and match. They are with the   same promotion.

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Hurray! I finally had my own pajama! I have always wanted one, but you know, I’m practical. I have t-shirts to wear for sleeping so it’s not a must-have. Since we are gonna do pajama day at work for the next three weekends, I got one set with my employee discount. Last night, I couldn’t even fall asleep just for thinking how fun it could be to wear a pajama walking in and out the store! But out of my expectation, everything turned to be awkward today. I exchanged my clothes into pajamas as soon as I got in the store. And after walking out the fitting room, I just noticed everyone in store forgot about this new promotion! My manager forgot to remind everyone of the announcement a month ago. Seems like only me marked it as an important event on my calendar >”<. And yeah, I’m the only one working on floor with my polka dots pj. All the customers were starring at me, they might think I’m a jerk. LOL

ALà There’s a saying “No picture, no truth”, Leslie.

Leslie: Sorry to disappoint you, it’s not a baby doll though. XD

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(At the cashier)

Leslie: Hi, you find everything ok today?

Customer: Pretty good. Found something nice.

Leslie: May I have your email address, please?

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Leslie: Hey, cuz. I’m in a dilemma. I’m thinking of having a 5-day trip to Las Vegas for my birthday.

Jake: Las Vegas! Cool! I haven’t seen the Grand Canyon!

Leslie: But the problem is I don’t dare to tell my manager. I’m new and I told her I need as many shifts as possible. But now, I’m asking for almost a week off. Plus, I’m gonna substitute in the Mandarin school for three Saturdays in a row. Will she be mad since she has been so nice to me and always trying to give me more hours?

Jake: Hmmm, sounds impossible. But I think it would be wrong to let the awkwardness of telling your boss you can't work five days in a row stop you from having a birthday trip or trying out the teaching job regardless of how nice your manager has been to you.

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After seeing many guy customers come and buy gifts for their girlfriends in our store, I learn something. Even they are really embarrassed and not knowing which way to look as long as they step in, they try hard to please their partners. A guy came with a thong in his pocket on Tuesday just because he doesn't know his girlfriend's size so he stole one of her undies. Isn’t it cute? I just realized “Oh, good girls deserve all good treatments”. Then I found out why I’ve never received this kind of treatment. I’m too practical! I think too much! And I don’t like owing to others. I’m like an old mommy always trying to help guys save money. I should learn how to accept and believe I sometimes deserve something good and romantic, should love myself more. :)

Jakeà Yeah, boyfriend life is hard! Guys have to do a lot to please their girlfriends. Girls just sit and wait to be impressed.

Leslieà Come on, don’t go too extreme.

Joanaà You never know how you'll be treated, so instead of expecting somebody to treat u well, treat yourself well is much more realistic.

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Hey, I feel down today. I was teased by my colleagues. Remember the girl who always thinks people who are not dressed up are sallies? She introduced me to the new girls by saying “Oh, that’s Leslie. All she knows is working hard.” Then they started to chat in the fitting room and asking me to do all the chores. I was so busy running in and out while they were laughing and chit-chatting. And I couldn’t say no cuz the new girls knew nothing so that they couldn’t run errands. Am I too Asian?

ALà I suggest you ask for help when your hands are tied. Should you talk to your supervisor if she refuses to help every time? If you can't figure out how to ask for help in this circumstance, then I think that's a bit Asian (if you like to call it this way). Cheer up!

Joanaà Dressing up makes u pretty, but working hard makes you truly beautiful. Your mean colleague maybe externally pretty, but not essentially.

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I thought saying “yeah”, “okay”, “good” is a polite way to answer people’s request, that’s what we do in Taiwan. But just realized today that I’m confusing everyone who is talking to me by giving this kind of ambiguous response. I learned a lesson! Usually when people ask for advice, we hesitate to tell the truth, especially to those we are not familiar with. Sometimes we try to guess what’s his/her preference, and give a “proper” suggestion which won’t hurt or criticize any of us feeling. We are too conservative. But people here don’t appreciate this kind of courteous. They are straight. I think I like it this way. J

Jamià You should have critical thinking!

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Leslie: Su, do you often register your email address when you go shopping?

Su: Why do you ask?

Leslie: It is supposed to be my day off today but I was called to work for the happy hours promotion.

Su: What’s that ”happy hours” thing?

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I feel so useless. We had a floorset after close today. And I acted like an idiot! Berle, our visual specialist, gave me pictures of the wall and tables, and asked me to do the mannequins. But what is a mannequin? I can’t even understand! I looked around trying to ask for help but everyone was busy on their own task. And they were so skilled that they just had a glance at the paper and started the action. Seemed very natural and they knew what to do. Nobody had any questions and no one talked. I tried to figure out myself by walking around and check what was left, that should be my job. And Berle noticed it, that’s so embarrassing. I had too many question marks in my mind and I didn’t dare to ask. I’m so scared that they might regret hiring a stupid girl like me.

LaraàI can imagine how embarrassing it is. Maybe ask for help by whispering when the manager turns around…..or ...hide a dictionary under the sexy panties :P

LeslieàThen I have to ask how to spell “mannequin” first. -_-“

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Leslie: Hi, there! How are you today?

Customer: Good~.

Leslie: Just wanna let you know we are having a promotion on perfectly me bras right now. They are two for 29.50. What a great deal, eh?

Customer: Actually, I’m looking for something particular.

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I think most of my guy friends might envy me after knowing what had happened. I’ve learned how to measure a customer today! So exciting! It’s so different from what salesperson do in Taiwan. First I have to place the tape measure around under the ribcage underneath the customer’s bust to get the band size. That part is easy. But when it comes to get the cup size, it’s a bit awkward. I have to place the tape around the fullest part of the bust! That is at the nipple level! I didn’t realize how weird it could be when practicing. But then a customer came in later today asking me for bra fitting without wearing a bra! I think I accidentally touched her nipples at some point since I’m not yet familiar. LOL

AL --> Erm...this is a bit awkward for me to say how much I wish to part time your job right now. I am damn sure I will do it very well!