Change is good!

Most of you know that I work at Michael Hill, an amazing jewellery store in Victoria BC. In reality I walk across the street from my condo to work, it does not get any better than that. 

The job is part time, with full time hours when they are available. I have never worked in a mall before, nor have I ever worked in retail before. My manager is an amazing young man who has advanced in the company very quickly.  He is in his mid twenties and just received his dream job, at the West Edmonton Mall  location in Edmonton AB. We will miss him terribly, but congratulate him on his promotion. 



Where is this blog going you might ask. This morning I was feeling a little down as his final shifts are approaching. I should have been happy for him, but I was missing his leadership before he even left. Reality hit later this afternoon, that I should be excited for him, and my day turned around. 



I love the customers, their stories are sometimes so heart wrenching that I have tears. Then there are the beautiful love stories of those looking for jewellery for loved ones. These too bring tears of joy for their happiness. Sometimes the situations I am put in are fraught with excitement as I hurriedly wrap surprises!  It’s an amazing job.

Over the years I have worked many different jobs.  Looking back some were so crazy, and some were amazing. I remember one of my first jobs was folding pizza boxes and shredding cheese for a local pizza joint. I was about twelve and felt so important!  As the years passed I worked in a 7-11, a hardware store, taught school, accounting offices and so much more.  Each of these jobs prepared me in some way for the next. Each helped me to hone skills that were used again and again over the years. 

What I did is really no different than my current manager is doing, gaining skills and moving on to positions where he can continue to learn and succeed. 



So tomorrow I will go in with a huge smile, a giggle, and words of congratulations as he moves on to his next challenges.