As in all holidays, one working in a grocery store always is prepared. You are prepared for the crowds, the requests, the foot work and the exhaustion to come. One never stops - or so it use to be.
Today some of us stood, out on the floor, and looked around the store. Wow, we said, things have changed. What use to be the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping has now turned into more of a trickle of last minute shoppers.
And the one thing we all agreed on was how much we missed the way it use to be. And, at that time, we never would have guessed that this would happen.
Tonight, as I worked the floor culling the tables, packaged Brussels Sprouts and stocked the Celery, I noticed something very familiar - the personalities of the customers and employees. There was a lot of laughter and everyone seemed to be wishing each other a Happy Thanksgiving.
I took a moment and looked around again. There it was, the 'vibe'. And just when I thought we had lost it.
The sales may not be there, anymore, and that bottom number may not look too good on paper but, there is one thing that still remains the same - the people.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Talk at ya later!
Today some of us stood, out on the floor, and looked around the store. Wow, we said, things have changed. What use to be the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping has now turned into more of a trickle of last minute shoppers.
And the one thing we all agreed on was how much we missed the way it use to be. And, at that time, we never would have guessed that this would happen.
Tonight, as I worked the floor culling the tables, packaged Brussels Sprouts and stocked the Celery, I noticed something very familiar - the personalities of the customers and employees. There was a lot of laughter and everyone seemed to be wishing each other a Happy Thanksgiving.
I took a moment and looked around again. There it was, the 'vibe'. And just when I thought we had lost it.
The sales may not be there, anymore, and that bottom number may not look too good on paper but, there is one thing that still remains the same - the people.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Talk at ya later!
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