*this* close to quitting

i had a bad day at work yesterday. very bad. when i walked into the florist, i immediately sensed that something was wrong. then D pulled me to the side and whispered that the store manager had been fired that morning. as my boss re-told the story an hour later, the store manager – A - had an attitude problem so he had told her to take a month off and he’d probably re-hire her then.

mondays are normally busy days because that’s when the big flower orders are delivered. on top of that, there were quite a few orders and funeral arrangements. . without the store manager, the most experienced/talented/capable floral designer at the florist, it made for a very busy day. in the end, the owner ended up rolling up his sleeves and doing his share of the arranging and he was able to get another floral designer to come in after hours to take care of the more elaborate funeral arrangements.

during the day, more of the details of A’s firing came out. i guess A was going through a tough break up and was allowing that to affect her performance at work. moreover she was slacking on the job. the owner thought A had poor work ethics, treated the driver badly, and had a dark side. turns out the owner had planned on hiring another part-timer to help during the holiday seasons and to work on saturdays. . somehow it was believed that A had told the woman that there was no need for her to come in afterall.

D and i were on edge the entire day. . trying not to be too loud or annoy the owner too much. to top off all that mess, when i got to the train station, i found out that all trains headed east and westbound to penn station were not working because there were fires. . around 8:30 p.m. the trains were working again and i was able to catch a train around 9:33 and get back home around 11:30.

i guess this is the first time in my life where i have not had a car and had to rely on public transportation. . and i found myself really disliking the feeling of having to rely on other people for help. . .in any case, during my wait for the train and on that train ride home, i was really hating the commute from brooklyn to long island and thinking of quitting and finding a florist closer to home to work at.

but after getting some rest and realizing that i am learning a lot and i like the work environment and the owner’s work philosophy and vision, i decided to wait things out. doesn’t mean i won’t keep my eyes open for other positions though. . .