A real surprise
Everyone faces challenges in there life time, ones that
might make or break you. Sometimes they can be overwhelming depending on how
someone can take the situation. All together I can say challenges are not easy
as some people may make them seem. Almost everyone has heard, “You have to grow
up sometime” from your parents. For my 18th birthday I had a job
interview as soon as I got out of school, I was nervous but more excited then
anything. There was so many questions running threw my head would I get hired,
am I wearing the right outfit. My teacher came up to me and said, “just because
it is your birthday you will get a surprise today” not knowing what they were
talking about.
So I walk up to the interview and get welcomed by a man
named Pete who looked like a teddy bear to me. The interview was over before I
knew it, this leading me to think I wasn’t getting the job. When later that
night when I was at the movies with my friends I get a call saying I got the
JOB! The best present that someone can possible give someone I got my first
job. Well that’s when everything started going down hill. Working, school and
cheerleading. Would all three of these last as I thought it would?
The day came where I had to make the choice, and I can say
it was not an easy one.
I decided I would have to quite cheerleading.. Shortly
two months after working my boss pulled me to the side and sat me down the
would I will never forget: “So Brittney I have been talking with the other
supervisors and we have came to a conclusion…” I was near tears, thinking I was
about to get fired “…we have decided to promote you to a shift supervisor, your
performance over these past two months have improved and you are one of the
star workers we have.” Me out of all people being the first to be promoted, its
unbelievable.
After a few months of the promotion it hit me that I was
overwhelmed and couldn’t handle all the stress and work any longer. For the
most part my choice had been decided for me when I started my training for my CNA
certification. Working and taking care of the elderly then having to come to
work right after caused so much pain mentally and physically. So I sat my boss
down and told him, that I will no longer be able to be able to be a key holder,
due to the fact that I am overwhelmed with everything. He told me he did
understand but also said, “ You were the best shift supervisor we had and will
ever have.”
After this situation I have learned that no matter what I know
my bodies limits and what I can and cannot put up with. Also I have learned not
to over work my self to a point where I can no longer handle the situation at
hand.
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