And I've got mine! I talked with my Direct Report Manager today and found out that I am indeed staying on, that I am "adored" even! How cool! I was excited and my DRM was quite happy as well. I also got some stellar feedback from some co-angels about my fitting room awesomeness. And I found out that my DRM is from good old Connecticut and is a hardcore Pats fan. What could be better than that?
Tonight, we were cutting a lot of people, so that left very few of us in the store with plenty of customers and a lot of recovery to do. I had customers all the way up to 9:15 (after closing), which cut into my recovery time. And of course that last customer was a lady that had questions on prices, questions about returns, needed an extra bag and tissue paper... The works. And I got no credits today! That was a major miss for me.
The back counter of the Beauty cashwrap was a disaster, and it was all for me. I sorted piles of bras, panties, sleepwear, etc. Then sorted everything by size. I damaged out inventory. I just didn't have time to sort hangers (we have about 5-6 different types of hangers), but it was definitely not for lack of hard work. Nevertheless, the order of operations is becoming familiar, and now I'm working on picking up speed when I execute tasks.
Angel Body Status: I'm hurting. Closing cash wrap kicked my butt tonight. Mix that with workouts and my quads are aching.
Angel Quest: I've got a fun little project to complete. All associates are trying on our new Gorgeous bra collection (pushup, demi, and add 2-cups). This gives us stronger talking points when we're conversing with customers and our added incentive gets us a buy in (discounted price) on a couple of cute items like a pair of lace thigh high, back seam stockings.
Angel Rewards: This week I bought myself a marked down Unforgettable Pushup in a midnight blue/purple night sky print with rhinestones. $50 bra marked down to $15.99! Steal. Large Dream Angels Forever Eau de Parfum, $62 marked down to $16. Steal.
Sweet Dreams, all!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Angel Body: Day 1
I started working out again today, and I've got my work cut out for me! Lunges are terribly difficult right now as my thighs (hamstrings and quads) are very out of shape. After 2 sets/20 reps of regular and donkey kick lunges, I was done with them. I'm going to gradually increase the number of sets as I get more confident and toned.
I've always been a big fan of body weight resistance exercise. I've never been concerned with wanting to lift heavy weights, or running long distance. Give me calisthenics, baby!
Today's positive: I can feel my glutes hating me!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Angel in Training
I am pretty sure it has been decided that I am not just a seasonal employee anymore. This is very exciting for me as I have been having a blast working at Victoria's Secret. Honestly, every part of my life has been enhanced since I started my job. My relationship, my connection with friends, and my usual optimistic outlook has returned full force. I feel more feminine than I ever have before.
I closed at cash-wrap last night and I thought we were never going to get through all of our go-backs. Customers are our number one priority, and so most of my time was spent getting our patrons through the line and out the door. Right as we were ready to begin to clean up, our last customer, a bride, stepped into my line. This bride was Indian royalty and had collected four full shoppers of 90 items. Panties, bras, teddies, sleep wear; she had everything. One couldn't help but fill a mixture of awe, excitement and jealousy. As materialistic as I try not to be, I still find myself daydreaming of the day I can walk into a Victoria's Secret without checking every single price tag.
Many women complain about the retail price of our bras. However, I've never found the price to be an inconvenience. I've purchased cheaper bras at Marshall's and none of them lasted more than 6 months. Thin material, cheaply constructed; the design clearly lacking any sort of understanding of the requirements of a proper-fitting bra. Never have I had this problem at Victoria's Secret, and I mean that sincerely. Each VS bra I've purchased has lasted over a year, and some far longer. For me, this certainly justifies all of the time and money I've invested into the company thus far.
I understand that VS isn't for everyone, but I'm happy to say that it's become a source of happiness for me in more ways than I could've imagined. I have more training and observations to come in the next few weeks, and there will be more to write and reflect on I'm sure... :)
I closed at cash-wrap last night and I thought we were never going to get through all of our go-backs. Customers are our number one priority, and so most of my time was spent getting our patrons through the line and out the door. Right as we were ready to begin to clean up, our last customer, a bride, stepped into my line. This bride was Indian royalty and had collected four full shoppers of 90 items. Panties, bras, teddies, sleep wear; she had everything. One couldn't help but fill a mixture of awe, excitement and jealousy. As materialistic as I try not to be, I still find myself daydreaming of the day I can walk into a Victoria's Secret without checking every single price tag.
Many women complain about the retail price of our bras. However, I've never found the price to be an inconvenience. I've purchased cheaper bras at Marshall's and none of them lasted more than 6 months. Thin material, cheaply constructed; the design clearly lacking any sort of understanding of the requirements of a proper-fitting bra. Never have I had this problem at Victoria's Secret, and I mean that sincerely. Each VS bra I've purchased has lasted over a year, and some far longer. For me, this certainly justifies all of the time and money I've invested into the company thus far.
I understand that VS isn't for everyone, but I'm happy to say that it's become a source of happiness for me in more ways than I could've imagined. I have more training and observations to come in the next few weeks, and there will be more to write and reflect on I'm sure... :)
Thursday, January 5, 2012
A New Start
A fresh start.
It's a new year, I have a new job, and some amazing new perspective on life.
Victoria's Secret hired me just before Thanksgiving and, despite my excitement toward working again, I hadn't really a clue about what was in store for me. One might expect that a female-dominated work environment would lead to cattiness and backstabbing, but that couldn't be further from what I've experienced. I certainly cannot say that all stores cultivate a similar environment; however, our store does set the bar higher for all the rest.
I really want to chronicle the happenings in my work life at this point because I deeply feel that the stigma towards jobs in retail still exist. Whether we want to believe it or not, it's quietly cultivated and bred into the upcoming youth that these jobs don't cut it. Truthfully, it boils down to how you choose to look at it.
My mother always told me that every job has valuable skills to teach you. She also emphasized the importance of gaining work experience and the power that my personal connections will have on my future. I'm not just talking about corporate networking skills, but our everyday approach to life. How do we see the world upon waking up in the morning? How do we deal with anger, and sadness, and loss?
These are much bigger questions that we need to learn to ask ourselves from time to time. Questions that I don't think are being asked by most, subsequently postponing the need for a life crisis. I've already had a few mini crises and I'd prefer not to have anymore. So, here we go...
It's a new year, I have a new job, and some amazing new perspective on life.
Victoria's Secret hired me just before Thanksgiving and, despite my excitement toward working again, I hadn't really a clue about what was in store for me. One might expect that a female-dominated work environment would lead to cattiness and backstabbing, but that couldn't be further from what I've experienced. I certainly cannot say that all stores cultivate a similar environment; however, our store does set the bar higher for all the rest.
I really want to chronicle the happenings in my work life at this point because I deeply feel that the stigma towards jobs in retail still exist. Whether we want to believe it or not, it's quietly cultivated and bred into the upcoming youth that these jobs don't cut it. Truthfully, it boils down to how you choose to look at it.
My mother always told me that every job has valuable skills to teach you. She also emphasized the importance of gaining work experience and the power that my personal connections will have on my future. I'm not just talking about corporate networking skills, but our everyday approach to life. How do we see the world upon waking up in the morning? How do we deal with anger, and sadness, and loss?
These are much bigger questions that we need to learn to ask ourselves from time to time. Questions that I don't think are being asked by most, subsequently postponing the need for a life crisis. I've already had a few mini crises and I'd prefer not to have anymore. So, here we go...
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