There is one thing that never seems to be discussed, in this line of work, and that is what we, the employees, really want to do with our lives. Here you are, working in a grocery store where one minute you will be bagging someone's groceries and the next minute you could be down on the floor cleaning up someone's mess. You spend the day answering countless questions, seeking out products, explaining policies, running to meet demands and just trying to get by. It's a world where one never knows what to expect and yet, subconsciously, you are ready for anything.
It's a place where a kind word and a smile mean more than words can begin to express and yet, there are moments it seems like a prison and escape is impossible. Although those doors keep opening and closing, you never get the opportunity to make a run for it until your shift is through.
But there is an alternative side to all of this that is not visible to the public; the dream. While we run, stoop, carry, talk, assist, clean, direct and cajole we are dreaming.
In this building there are artists, musicians, photographers, writers and students. Each of these employees has a dream and this job is a background for their future.
At this job they are able to express their future plans with their co-workers. And when the days are too hectic and nothing seems to go right, it will be this job that will push them harder to succeed at what they want to achieve.
So the next time you are checking out at a grocery store, smile at that cashier. They could one day be your next elected official. And that clerk that assisted you, show your appreciation. You never know, you just might be talking to a future celebrity. And always be nice when a clerk helps you with a problem. One never knows when you might meet up again in the future - medically or legally speaking that is.
One thing is for sure, each of these employees that you pass, every time you shop, has a hidden agenda. From the cashier that is pursuing a nursing career to the guy getting carts that can strum a guitar, they each have something in common - the dream.
Talk at ya later!
It's a place where a kind word and a smile mean more than words can begin to express and yet, there are moments it seems like a prison and escape is impossible. Although those doors keep opening and closing, you never get the opportunity to make a run for it until your shift is through.
But there is an alternative side to all of this that is not visible to the public; the dream. While we run, stoop, carry, talk, assist, clean, direct and cajole we are dreaming.
In this building there are artists, musicians, photographers, writers and students. Each of these employees has a dream and this job is a background for their future.
At this job they are able to express their future plans with their co-workers. And when the days are too hectic and nothing seems to go right, it will be this job that will push them harder to succeed at what they want to achieve.
So the next time you are checking out at a grocery store, smile at that cashier. They could one day be your next elected official. And that clerk that assisted you, show your appreciation. You never know, you just might be talking to a future celebrity. And always be nice when a clerk helps you with a problem. One never knows when you might meet up again in the future - medically or legally speaking that is.
One thing is for sure, each of these employees that you pass, every time you shop, has a hidden agenda. From the cashier that is pursuing a nursing career to the guy getting carts that can strum a guitar, they each have something in common - the dream.
Talk at ya later!
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