My blog crashed agasin. I give up.
Monday 17th May 2021
Day off
Another life admin day and do nothing day today. No swim either today just preparation for work tomorrow.
Tuesday 18th May 2021
Myer 10.30 - 5.30 pm service
Today is Tuesday which is the weekly "daily deal" day. Today's daily deal is Home Sweet Home 50% on Heritage items eg quilts towels sheets pillows matress and pillow protectors quilt covers etc
I was on with team member "ticket girl" again. We didn't have any tickets to put up but we did have to take all the daily deaal tickets down at the end of today as daily deals are only valid for 1 day ie Tuesday.
It was super busy today and we both had to stay back past 5.30 pm in order to tidy up. We hardly had time to take all the tickets down. We had some pesky customers today as well to deal with and constantly running down to the reserves to retrieve stock for our customers.
I am impressed I managed to find every single item for my customers and team member "ticket girl's except for 1 item. The customer service insisted was in the soft reserve and there was a box of them. The silk pillow cases in silver. A click and collect customer needed 2 of tgem but they were not on the dock or in the soft reserve as the customer service manager kept harking on about. It was not until I arrived home that I had a thought of where I might have seen them or where they could be - in the old click and collect reserve. I planned to look and put them out as soon as I go to work tomorrow so there would not be any more complaints as to where they were.
Because we had to stay back I missed my 280 bus back to Chatswood so had to take an alternative bus route home the first bus across the road to Manly and the connecting 144 bus home. The first bus to Manly was a mistake, it took me forever to get to Manly as it took the scenic route and I was the last and only passenger left on the bus by the time the bus arrived at Manly.
I am so tired and arrived home around 8 pm.
Wednesday 19th May 2021
Myer 8 am - 4 pm stock but not anymore!
One of the Homewares team members called in sick this morning as I was putting out my first cage of stock. The VM manager comes up to me and advises me that the assistant store manager is trying to find a replacement but until then I am being now on service from 9.30 am when the store opens. Because I was in the middle of stock I did not bother to go to the team huddle so no day sheets. I also could not be bothered to collect the keys and ipads from the office until told to do so by the Electricals team leader ( who was also sick first day returning from his annual leave with tonsilitis and had to leave work half day) fter 9.30 am. So I was by mysrlf until 10.30 am until team member "ticket girl" arrived. It was quite busy which is usual between opening and 10.30 am.
We had a pesky customer who worked for the "opposition" David Jones come in today to pick up and pay for a few things that were posted on the what's app group chat - we were unable to find tge items and she advised us that she was coming in yesterday. Because she did not show up I think the items she had on hold were returned to the floor therefore team member "ticket girl" had to find the products again for her ( plus a few more). After the additional 4th cushion was found for her , she was suppose to come back later today but rang to say she.needed to put tge items on hold again ( someone else answered her call). In addition to her purchases she had the nerve to tell me how to process an Afterpay transaction - excuse me but not everyone had installed the Afterpay tap and go EFTPOS system yet - some people are still using the other tender scan the barcode Afterpay method so it is better to ask the customer first which method tgey are using. Customers don't have to use the Afterpay tap and go method until September 2021. This customer is using her Afterpay for the first time and did use the tap and go method installed on her phone and it worked.
Petty posts on what's app. Somerhings should not be posted on the Whats app group chat. Things like charging customers 15 cents per plastic bag and not giving them out for free. Then there was the rather hostile response from the customer service managee manager and Homewares team leader in relation to conflicting sales and how to process them on the POS.
Today I actually signed up one customer to the Myer One using QR code. It meant the customer actually signed up herself on her phone and all she had to do was give me her new membership number to enter into the POS for her purchase. Instant points and no contact required - much better way to reducing the spread of COVID. This time I remembered to scan the sign up bar code but had to hand write the Myer sign up on the back of the forms recording them as there was no forms for today.
I had to have lunch at 12.15 pm no choice - far too early as I usually habe it at 2 pm. If I was on stock I would be able to have it at any time but on the floor you can only have lunch when you can.
There were 2 customers who rang up today advising that their boxes of glasses were either missing glasses or had broken ones in the box because they were not checked! It sounds like the guys from Electrical again.
I went straight home on the 280 bus to Chatswood and 144 bus home. Not feeling the best myself. Sleep early.
Thursday 20th May 2021
I am very behind in my blog as I have been working quite a bit and haven't been very well.
My allergies are getting worse and I can't seem to figure out what is causing them.
Usually I can identify the cause quite quickly but not this time. It did start getting worse when I started working at Myer but since I started doing stock my allergies have become worse.
So no venturing out or blogging today.
Missed a phone call from the assistant store manager at work this morning as I was still sleeping in around 9.44 am (probably to work today). I ignored it - I can't even be sick on my days off. I had already advised the customer service manager on my way out on Tuesday that I did not want any more shifts as I needed some days off to rest. Tough luck if tgey onlly give me 2 shifts the whole week because that's all tgey could give me - I am not taking on any last minute shifts as I have missed appointments already from having to work at the last minute.
Friday 21st May 2021
Still no improvement in my allergies. It is not a very nice day outside today so not planning to venture out.
Saturday 22nd May 2021
It's a beautiful day but I am really sick. My allergies are so bad it is painful and I thought the only way to relieve my skin was to have a hot shower. I collapsed and fainted and knocked over the kitchen bin when I came to I dragged myself to the shower and turned the cold water on. Washed my hair and dried off slavering moisturiser all over my body.
I then rested up a little caught up on my blogging and ventured out. After withdrawing some money from the ATM, I found the closest doctor to make an appointment to see them but I could only see a doctor after 2 pm and there could be a wait.
Still feeling so allergic and in pain - my body feels like it is turning to stone stiff and painful as it is constantly drying out no matter how much moisturiser I am constantly applying. My eyes are watery and the skin around it so dry. Nothing is helping (- antihistamines cortesone etc). My entire body is covered in a rash. I sit in the sun and have some lunch at Chatswood Concourse. I still need to get laundry money groceries and probably some drugs after my doctors appointment.
Sitting in the sun is not providing any relief. I am still in pain but I am wondering what these black and white inflatable sculptures are. It's too early for VIVID this year so what are they for?
2 pm and I return to wait to see a doctor. It was quite a wait and as soon as I saw the doctor it was a 5 minute consultation and urgent referral to see a dermatologist which I had to wait until Monday to try and book an appointment gor. I was advised that it could take a month to get an appointment. If it was some other specialist I had to see I would probably be dead before I could get an appointment. If it takes a month then I will just have to be patient. I just hope my skin is not as painful and I don't have another black out episode again from having a shower to try to relieve my skin. That was scary.
After my doctors appointment I got my haircut to minimise irritation to the skin on my neck shoulders and back.
Then it was as trip to the pharmacy to fill my poerscription which totalled almost $100 including some shower oil and moisturisers. Then a grocery shop as I haven't been eating properly or much.
Home and rest. I believe after putting on the strong cortesone ointment, I was able to sleep a little better.
Sunday 23rd May 2021
Last night I managed to stay up late and sleep better because I watched p art 2 of the Eurovision Song Contest. Then got up and watch the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on SBS. I casn't believe Italy won this year with a heavy metal song - not my cup of tea. I felt totally cheated - the competition is rigged! By the way it is the EuroAussievision Song Contest although Australia did not make it this year into the finals. Joel Cresey was the Australian representative to announce live which country Australia gave their votes to.
I am a little better today but had so much to catch up on I forgot about going to the Home Show at Darling Harbour that I had purchased a ticket for in advance for the 2 pm - 6 pm session.
Today I spent most of the day cleaning washing laundry to ensure I minimised any dust mites or other allergens. There was an awful lot of vacuuming as well. Thank goodsness I only have tiled floors and not carpet.
In the afternoon I ventured out to get some groceries to prepare tomorrow's lunch and prepare for work. My body was walking in the wrong direction to the train platform travelling towards the city but my plan was to travel in the opposite direction on the Metro to Macquarie Shopping Centre. I reached the shopping centre and first thing was to have something to eat - rice paper rolls with vegetarian nucam sauce from Roll'd. It has been so long since I last ate from this place. I have never had nucam sauce before. The 2 rice paper rolls I had were tofu & barramundi. Nice but not cheap. After that it was a trip to Daiso then to Coles before heading home via Woolworths Metro.
Home to prepare lunch for tomorrow.
Sleep after watching the SBS Food Channel.
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