Finding work was quite a task. Between the down economy, finding child care, and my hours of availability. But I am ecstatic to say I have found a fantastic job! I am going to be starting work soon at Panama Red (a.k.a. Panama Bay) Coffee Co. as a barista!
It's kind of a dream come true, as silly as that may sound to some! They opened their Livermore location when I was 16, and I've wanted to work there ever since!
I stopped in for a coffee break on my job search and ran into one of the managers who recognized me from back in my old Cali days. After a quick run down of what was new I walked out. Then I felt like maybe I should ask him if he has heard of anyone hiring in the area. Then I thought twice about it... That may seem like an odd question out of the blue. But I figured, hey, he may just be the man in the know, so who cares if I seem like an oddball.
I sheepishly went back in and asked. To my awesome surprise, he said THEY may be hiring. Lucky me, I got an interview, and I was SO nervous. My first interview in about a decade, sheesh. I was so grateful that while this was a first impression as a potential employee, at least it wasn't a first impression, period!
After I left I thought of all the ways I blew it. All the things I SHOULD have mentioned. I made mental notes for my follow up interview this coming Monday. I knew I must have sounded like the world's biggest dork when I said that I had wanted to work there for 12 years...
To my pleasant surprise, when I took the boys in for our Saturday morning date, the manager who interviewed me called me over to tell me that he and the other manager talked and decided, "Hey, if you've wanted to work here for that long, we're just going to give it to you!"
Being the biggest dork in the world apparently pays off sometimes! ;)
