Twi
15th January 2010, 12:36 AM
I don't think I've honestly cried this much in a long time. :(
It was completely unexpected too.
I started working at Ace back in September and, come to think of it, I think today marks my fourth month working there.
Jeremy can only be described as the "cool manager" type. Y'know, the type of manager who is relatively laid back and likes to joke around about things and have fun, while still doing his job. You could also probably call him a bit of a drifter too, one who just goes wherever life takes him, and whatever happens, happens, and he's fine with it.
He's in his thirties or so, not married, rides a motorcycle he fixed up himself called Matilda, and is a part of a band. He claims to have printed his resume off the internet, which is how he got a manager's position.
He'd often tease a lot of people but it was all in good fun, and people liked him a lot. Our store has a little junk food section, and he'd sometimes buy whoever wanted one Hershey Bars or M&Ms.
Now that I think about it though, his way of leaving was just like him.
He was off tonight and came in about a half hour until closing. I saw him and said Hello and he went into the middle of the floor to talk with Tom, the store manager, and Scott, the floor guy who was on.
So I'm not allowed to leave my register due to me being the only cashier on at the time, so I just ring people up and then when things got quiet again, he came up to my register.
I ring him up under the employee discount (he bought something that had an original price of .29 cents), and he paid the .3 cents.
I ask him if he wants the receipt, and he says this:
"No, because that's my last transaction."
He goes on to say how he's leaving and asks me what are two reasons that people leave jobs for. I told him "because they don't like it here," and "they were let go," I was honestly too stunned to think of anything else.
So he just put his hand out and I shook it.
He turns towards the door and says "Be good."
He was the guy who helped me count out my register almost every time I counted out. He said he didn't like kids, but made an exception for me (me being 17 might have helped also though).
We'd give one another high fives and he'd usually come to my drawer to purchase things. He taught me a lot, and if my ride wasn't there at closing time, he'd wait until I was picked up.
He'd often make fun of my height and call me either "Little Bit" or "Little One."
If it isn't evident by now, I'm really gonna miss him. He was one of the reasons I looked forward to going to work, he and some of the people I work with. :(
I really hope he comes in to visit sometimes...
TLDR: The cool manager where I work left, and only the bland, busy, and serious managers are left. I'm sad. :(
ITT: Discuss any particularly "cool" person you know. They could be a teacher, a coworker or whatever.
I'm still shaking.
It was completely unexpected too.
I started working at Ace back in September and, come to think of it, I think today marks my fourth month working there.
Jeremy can only be described as the "cool manager" type. Y'know, the type of manager who is relatively laid back and likes to joke around about things and have fun, while still doing his job. You could also probably call him a bit of a drifter too, one who just goes wherever life takes him, and whatever happens, happens, and he's fine with it.
He's in his thirties or so, not married, rides a motorcycle he fixed up himself called Matilda, and is a part of a band. He claims to have printed his resume off the internet, which is how he got a manager's position.
He'd often tease a lot of people but it was all in good fun, and people liked him a lot. Our store has a little junk food section, and he'd sometimes buy whoever wanted one Hershey Bars or M&Ms.
Now that I think about it though, his way of leaving was just like him.
He was off tonight and came in about a half hour until closing. I saw him and said Hello and he went into the middle of the floor to talk with Tom, the store manager, and Scott, the floor guy who was on.
So I'm not allowed to leave my register due to me being the only cashier on at the time, so I just ring people up and then when things got quiet again, he came up to my register.
I ring him up under the employee discount (he bought something that had an original price of .29 cents), and he paid the .3 cents.
I ask him if he wants the receipt, and he says this:
"No, because that's my last transaction."
He goes on to say how he's leaving and asks me what are two reasons that people leave jobs for. I told him "because they don't like it here," and "they were let go," I was honestly too stunned to think of anything else.
So he just put his hand out and I shook it.
He turns towards the door and says "Be good."
He was the guy who helped me count out my register almost every time I counted out. He said he didn't like kids, but made an exception for me (me being 17 might have helped also though).
We'd give one another high fives and he'd usually come to my drawer to purchase things. He taught me a lot, and if my ride wasn't there at closing time, he'd wait until I was picked up.
He'd often make fun of my height and call me either "Little Bit" or "Little One."
If it isn't evident by now, I'm really gonna miss him. He was one of the reasons I looked forward to going to work, he and some of the people I work with. :(
I really hope he comes in to visit sometimes...
TLDR: The cool manager where I work left, and only the bland, busy, and serious managers are left. I'm sad. :(
ITT: Discuss any particularly "cool" person you know. They could be a teacher, a coworker or whatever.
I'm still shaking.