I just started at Target a few weeks ago. I work as a cashier, but they also have me working in the women's dressing room. Aside from handing them a number and telling them to go in I just fold and organize things and make sure it stays clean and tidy. Well, a lot of these women come out wearing the clothes they have tried on and ask me how it looks. I guess because they don't have a friend with them. I tell them it looks nice even if I don't think so. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings or worse get fired for upsetting a customer. Am I doing the right thing????

When I first drove for UPS and my biggest fear was always people's dogs when I came up the driveway holding a package. Well, it was pretty funny when one day after I dropped off a package NO dogs in site when I go to sit down and take off there is a mini Doberman Pinscher in the passenger seat. NOT really sure how she got up there because it's quite a jump for a little dog. I wasn't really sure if I could pick her up. I just kept saying, "Nice doggy, good doggy." She jumped on my lap and started to lick my arms so I figured she wasn't going to attack me, haha. I walked her up to the door and knocked but no one was home. I told her to stay there and walked back to my truck. Well, when I returned there she was again. She didn't have a collar and I couldn't just leave her so I made sure she was secure and left the house a note with my cell number in case it was their dog or a neighbor. NO one ever called. I adopted her and she is a ton of fun. I named her Fiesta because she is always the life of the party.

I have just been forced to retire from Wal-Mart at 66 yrs. Old because of health and personal problems. I probably would have worked at least another 3 or 4 yrs. I will miss my fellow associates who are also my very good friends, the customers, and the whole Wal-Mart environment. A very good place to work!

The Walgreens I worked for had a very good manager. He always was personable and kind but ran a tight ship. That's why the store was always so well organized and super clean. He made sure to it. This was an excellent job for me. At the time it was additional income and really close to my house so it worked out great!!

I am on the path to own my own business (hopefully soon) but Subway was the first job that taught me the importance of the value of a customer and how to create a quality product. I honestly thought working there would be beneath me, which is nuts because when you need money NO job is beneath you. Survival is key. Subway taught me how to work hard, keep my cool, and think on my toes.

I worked the drive-thru at Dunkin Donuts. I used to have a regular who always ordered a large decaf hot with three splendas and 21 creams on the side. I always had em ready in a little bag. He came by every morning around 9 and always tipped me a dollar. He was a real nice guy. I always wanted to ask him how he fit all those creams into his coffee, but I didn't want to make him feel bad. Guess I'll never know.

I remember working almost all the holidays as a cashier for CVS. Sometimes you got them off, but I felt bad cuz I don't have kids or a big family so I usually would volunteer to work so others could have it off. One Christmas Eve we all wore santa hats and my boss made us a HUGE thing of hot chocolate in the back and actually baked us a ton of cookies. It was def nice to be appreciated.

The people are definitely what I miss the most at waste management. I loved going to work every day with kind and honest folks. It always brightened my day.

My experience working for Amazon was during their crazy holiday rush when they needed extra help. I was hired to work from home for their customer service department and it was great, but they don't always hire you from part to full. I wasn't but they explained that seasonal was seasonal which I get. It was definitely nice working from home during that time. Now I drive for UPS, but I had a good experience with Amazon. Here is where I found their CS job on the site. You could see if they're hiring https://www.amazon.jobs/location/virtual-locations if that helps anyone.

I think of myself and the people I work with as the behind the scenes magic of Amazon. We help customers when items go missing, arrive damaged, if they need help with their accounts, you name it, we do it. It's VERY fast paced and just like every other CS job I ever had, you have to learn to calm people down when they are upset and listen to their needs.