After high school I had a tradition of lining up my Christmas job (and my summer job) a year before. The manager at Knox Department Store was a boy (Joe) with whom I was in school all through grade school and high school. He assured me of a job at Christmas every year.
I usually worked in the men's department because they liked the way I kept the pant shelves neat. The only problem with that was, that it was at the back of the store where people came and went through the back door all day. Almost every year I got sick working at Knox! I would get warm, then someone would open the door and the cold air would rush in.
After college, I started teaching but also kept my Christmas job. Joe would let me come to work after I got off school at 3 and I worked until 9 when the store closed. (stay tuned for part 2 of this story.)
I usually worked in the men's department because they liked the way I kept the pant shelves neat. The only problem with that was, that it was at the back of the store where people came and went through the back door all day. Almost every year I got sick working at Knox! I would get warm, then someone would open the door and the cold air would rush in.
After college, I started teaching but also kept my Christmas job. Joe would let me come to work after I got off school at 3 and I worked until 9 when the store closed. (stay tuned for part 2 of this story.)
