Byte p. 6 (Diary) My Great Revolution

 

Saturday, April 26,

The Great Development of Cashiering Skills

Today was my sixth day of work and my fifth time as a cashier. Last time, I made a humiliating mistake against myself and felt bad that it was time for my next part-time job.

I was told that the mistake was that I was too eager and did not do as I was taught, and I felt sorry and wanted to leave early at the same time. However, I thought that if I couldn't reflect on the mistake and move on to the next one, I wouldn't be able to grow in any way, so I decided to somehow do my best for the customer.

And now, on this sixth day, I have organized my feelings and decided not to make the same mistakes as in the past, and headed for my place of employment. This time, I am beginning to think that I am very good at what I do.

I used to serve 100 customers in 5 hours. Until now, I had served around 30 to 40 customers. But this time, 100 customers. It was an opportunity for me to feel that I was growing so much.

When I analyzed why I had grown so much, I realized that I had promised myself not to repeat the mistakes of the past, that I could not change the past, and that the only person who could change the future was me, and that I was determined to make the best of the present.

Improvement is seen as common sense for those who work in society, and I was able to do it this time. My speed at the cash register, my skill at organizing items in my basket, and my customer service skills have improved. I still make small mistakes, but they are much less frequent and I am able to be calm and not nervous with customers.

As a postscript, a boy of kindergarten age came shopping with his father and was buying sweets. I was in charge of serving him at the cash register, and I felt a small happiness during my shift.

That small happiness was when he waved bye-bye to me and hung up when the checkout was over. He also shook my hand and cheered me up.

I think that feeling of small happiness made it easier for me to recover from the embarrassing mistake I made last time and motivated me to move forward. It was the first time in a long time that I felt my children were precious to me. I want to say thank you for supporting my heart at that time. I think I met an angel.

I am glad that I could smile more this time. I had a good day because I make my part-time job part of the fun of my life.

Next, I have to be careful: Even though the number of customers and skills are increasing, we must not get too caught up in the numbers. If we get too caught up in the numbers, the quality will suffer. This was true in my studies.

What I value is both quality and quantity. While doing the quantity, carefully improve the quality within the quantity. I place emphasis on quality as a natural condition for doing quantity. I know it is difficult for only me to convey this, but I believe that quality and quantity are a double-edged sword.

I would like to reflect on what I have done so far and grow more greedily.