This is a study about ‘ambition’

As much as I complained earlier about how much I do not like people, I worked ‘people’ to my advantage to get into the next level of my employment journey.

Essentially, glad-handing, introducing myself to the other assistant managers around the building (the more receptive ones, anyway), meeting with the known influential associates that knew how things worked in the building. I kept hammering that I wanted more. And so I got it.

Department manager of Sporting Goods and Toys is going to be troublesome as we move into Christmas season. The thing is, well, let me give you an example of the way people think around here down south:

Yesterday, I was in whats called a ‘Claims’ area. It’s a cage in the backroom where one or two people scan and ship major things out from the store that may have broke. They also print reports for all the departments. I say it’s a cage because it’s literally a steel lock up that is locked when they go home. Management has access if people need to get in.

So, I was there to get some reports on my forthcoming departments; to study up on what needs to be fixed. I noticed there was a big cart of ammo (i.e., bullets) sitting in the cage with her. She said it belongs to my department and they need to get out of there.

I offered to make sure they get where they need to be later today. I don’t officially get into my department until Saturday but, my thinking was to take care of the issue now before my work REALLY begins.

The woman that ran claims was like, “Just leave it. You’ll have a lot to worry about when you start. Somebody will take care of it.”

Considering that there is no department manager in there until Saturday, aren’t ‘I’ the only one whose going to take care of it?

You see, much of the associates/managers in the store are a bunch of Georgia Sweet Tea motherfuckers that like to take it easy and get things done ‘eventually’…later … in due time. While they chatter on about the Falcons or some shit.

What I’m going to do is talk to security and see what they’re process is for the ammo to be moved later today. I won’t let it sit in that cage another day.

My point of bringing up the cage and the ammo is, what others here think is going to be hard, if I don’t let anything slip and bullshit like these guys do, I’ll do wonders at an easy pace as long as I tend to situations immediately, if I can.

I already came up with an action plan to give to my immediate manager later this week.

Regarding AIU, I was given a grade for an assignment (an ‘A’ but at a 94%) and I contested it and got it raised to a 98% (I had some other error that couldn’t deny). Still 4.0

This is a study about ‘ambition’.