Prepare for the worst, hope for the best
Aug. 6th, 2008 11:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vanillafluffyMark Twain once said, "I've lived a long life and seen a lot of hard times...most of which never happened." I was quite concerned yesterday that I was going to have to go in for training today---it was scheduled for 9 AM---and I had planned to go in yesterday and spend the night there, sleeping in my car, if necessary. Because otherwise? My usual bed-time is 3 AM, so I might have managed 3-4 hours sleep, max, before having to get up and drive through rush hour traffic to return. I had a pillow and a spare clean shirt in the car, just in case---but they managed to get through everything for both companies in 2 hours. Whew! Dodged a bullet there!
These guys weren't very cool. The stuff is nice enough, but hello? Munchies? A discount? Goodies? Cheap bozos. Next week, we're getting training from a new partner...a Very Big Name in menswear. Let's see what they're like---I'm not holding my breath! Soon we'll have the rep for Brand X and Geezer Britches back---he's a really fun guy, and they've been quite generous with us over the seasons. (Last time was pizza, and we've gotten stuff like pens and desk clocks and an opportunity to each select one item from the site...pity their idea of plus size doesn't encompass me!*)
BC came by today and stuck his head into the heater closet. He was concerned by the fact it was a propane furnace---I had to repeat several times that there is NO hook up, no tank on the premises, and hasn't been for about 10 years---and came to the conclusion that he was going to need TOOLS to do the job. So he'll be back; we're looking at next Monday. This is one of those times when I wish life had a fast-forward button!
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* On that note, I was heading back to my seat when I overheard a gal say, "I wish we'd get Lane Bryant!" I turned around and was all, "Me, too!"---because it really sucks to work in apparel and not be able to wear any of it. Even the shoes don't go up to my size. Hey, it doesn't HAVE to be LB---I'd be thrilled spitless with The Avenue, or Torrid, or B&Lu....
These guys weren't very cool. The stuff is nice enough, but hello? Munchies? A discount? Goodies? Cheap bozos. Next week, we're getting training from a new partner...a Very Big Name in menswear. Let's see what they're like---I'm not holding my breath! Soon we'll have the rep for Brand X and Geezer Britches back---he's a really fun guy, and they've been quite generous with us over the seasons. (Last time was pizza, and we've gotten stuff like pens and desk clocks and an opportunity to each select one item from the site...pity their idea of plus size doesn't encompass me!*)
BC came by today and stuck his head into the heater closet. He was concerned by the fact it was a propane furnace---I had to repeat several times that there is NO hook up, no tank on the premises, and hasn't been for about 10 years---and came to the conclusion that he was going to need TOOLS to do the job. So he'll be back; we're looking at next Monday. This is one of those times when I wish life had a fast-forward button!
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* On that note, I was heading back to my seat when I overheard a gal say, "I wish we'd get Lane Bryant!" I turned around and was all, "Me, too!"---because it really sucks to work in apparel and not be able to wear any of it. Even the shoes don't go up to my size. Hey, it doesn't HAVE to be LB---I'd be thrilled spitless with The Avenue, or Torrid, or B&Lu....
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Date: 2008-08-07 04:51 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-07 05:41 am (UTC)I would love to get LB, although Fossil would also make me very happy. Their bags are good quality, pricey thought not exorbitant (at least compared to Le Snobbi or Posh Brits) and their watches are excellent (They actually manufacture the watches sold by Posh Brits, though it doesn't say so on the watches themselves.). One size fits all, and there *might* be a discount....
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Date: 2008-08-07 05:46 pm (UTC)When I ordered from LB early last summer, they weren't yet taking Canadian orders, so it was a bit of a rigamarole, but I got my first "sexy" bra and my first sports bra, at REASONABLE prices, (I really can not justify spending 50 bucks on a bra!) so I was a happy woman!
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Date: 2008-08-08 05:56 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-08-08 06:01 am (UTC)As for sexy, lol, to me anything other than a plain white cotton job is sexy. :D
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Date: 2008-08-08 06:24 am (UTC)(I'm crawling off to bed now...it's been a helluva day.)
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