I'm taking another risk here.
I thought I'd healed all the old wounds with time and striving on.
I'm applying for a job at Radio Shack again - and they're interested in hiring me.
And I'm scared shitless. Half afraid I'll come off as a worthless hobo who can't get any other work, so he asks for his old job back.
Half afraid that my teeth will do more damage to my appearance than all my technical knowledge.
Half afraid that Joe will be like my father and see me as I was eight years ago when he hired me in the first place.
But I have trust that because he was willing enough to at least interview me for a rehire, that he will see me as a different man. I worked with him as a sheltered, frenetic geek at first. Now only one of those words still applies.
I did get Part-Time Salesman of the Month, September 2000. Joe taught me how to work a sales floor and make the customer your friend. That went on to help me in my music career as well, and in life altogether.
But I still have to walk up to Joe Cortina and tell him that I am worth hiring again.
Joe Cortina can smell bullshit from a mile away, so every word I say must be true and honest.
And the true and honest words are, Working at RadioShack is a natural fit for me, and it made me a better person.
I thought I'd healed all the old wounds with time and striving on.
I'm applying for a job at Radio Shack again - and they're interested in hiring me.
And I'm scared shitless. Half afraid I'll come off as a worthless hobo who can't get any other work, so he asks for his old job back.
Half afraid that my teeth will do more damage to my appearance than all my technical knowledge.
Half afraid that Joe will be like my father and see me as I was eight years ago when he hired me in the first place.
But I have trust that because he was willing enough to at least interview me for a rehire, that he will see me as a different man. I worked with him as a sheltered, frenetic geek at first. Now only one of those words still applies.
I did get Part-Time Salesman of the Month, September 2000. Joe taught me how to work a sales floor and make the customer your friend. That went on to help me in my music career as well, and in life altogether.
But I still have to walk up to Joe Cortina and tell him that I am worth hiring again.
Joe Cortina can smell bullshit from a mile away, so every word I say must be true and honest.
And the true and honest words are, Working at RadioShack is a natural fit for me, and it made me a better person.
Current Location: Round Lake Beach, IL
Current Mood:
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