This was a really cool experience. I wish I had joined earlier.
Today I did my first shift at the food coop. I actually liked it. It was tough, because being a newbie at things is tough. Not knowing what to do is tough. But learning is fun!
The shift started at 8:30pm and ended at 11. Yikes. I did “case maintenance” which means breaking down a produce case, storing the produce temporarily, washing and cleaning everything in the case and re-assembling it all, then stocking it all.
One thing I learned – tell people what to do. Tell them to put the damn label for the apples they are bagging with the apples so we don’t sit around later wondering what variety they are like apple detectives. I’ll probably do this shift more, but I want to try others and see what it’s like to be a cashier or do repairs.
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