Summer Employment

May 4th, 2009

I just can’t wait to tell you guys about my very, very interesting place of work. I have been searching high and low for a job ALL SCHOOL YEAR, and had no luck anywhere. For college students, a job is a must have for all the nicks and knacks needed to survive. So when I got the call about a job interview at Sapp Bro’s Truck Service Shop, I thought to myself, “might as well try it, nobody else wants to hire you”. So I went to the interview and everything and I got hired. HIP HIP HOORAY…

As I got ready for the first day of work, many thoughts were going through my head. I knew I would be working face to face with truck drivers from all over the country, so I tried to prepare myself for the different environment of work I was entering. Little did I know, I couldn’t prepare myself for this job. Anything was possible with truckers.

On my first day, I was faced with a situation that could only lead me to two things, being fired, or going to jail. LOL. A guy comes in and ask me if we sell “pigtails”. Me, being brand new to the trucker scene, I didn’t know what “pigtails” were. So I looked at him kind of crazy and was like, “uh, I don’t know”. The man proceeds to get loud with me, and says “how you not gon’ know if ya’ll got any pigtails or not? You work here don’t ya, DON’T YA?” Now for those who don’t know me, I am a very, very, VERY nice person. Very laughable and energetic, but I found this situation a violation of my politeness. So I looked at him and said, “NO, we don’t have no pigtails”! And the man started yelling saying, “I’m bout to walk over here to this rack, and if ya’ll got some pigtails, I’mma come back over here and whoop your ***”!!! WHOOOOOOAAAAA! Time out, pause, pump the brakes, rewind, play again! This man that had never met me a day in his life, told me that he was going to “whoop my ***”! So I politely told him, “you don’t know me, SIR. And I will fight you, and then beg for my job back!” Though I wouldn’t do that, it just sounded right at the time. LOL. He went and found some “pigtails” and came walking to the counter yelling how he was going to do this and that, only at the end of it to say, “boy, I’m just givin’ you a hard time, I know its your first day”. And proceeded to laugh hysterically like the matter was soooooo funny. I laugh at it now, but in no way shape or form did I find it funny that day.

Lesson for those outspoken and too friendly people out there…watch who you “play” with because some people, like myself, will take it serious and things might escalate to problems.

Since then, I’ve had no customers like that, but I’ve had some crazy folks. I think this will be a very interesting, yet fun and comical job for the summer. Let’s just pray nobody else comes in yelling, “I’MMA WHOOP YO ***”!!!!!!

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