Workplace 3 - The Christmas Rush

Hands up if you remember Boccoo. Teen clothing store with a monster mouth as the entrance?

Anyway, I was a 'christmas casual' at Bocoo at the end of grade 11. I know! I was already cheating on my first job with another job! I was clearly cut out for job-whoredom. But you can make your judgements of my work morals later.

I only have a few memories of this whirlwind position:

1) The clothes. Apparently, when you work in a clothing store, they expect you to wear their stock. I see the logic in this however I didn't like any of the clothes there. At all. I think most shifts I turned up really early and then wandered around til I found something I could stand wearing for that shift and bought it. Yay staff discounts! Since them I've only aimed at stores where I want the clothes anyway.

2) I remember my brother picking me up after my first shift and grinning at me as I excitedly told him every single thing that had happened in the last 4 hours. He sagely informed me that jobs don't stay that exciting, it's just at the start. He was right.

3) And randomly, I remember having a conversation with a lady who beamingly told me that she'd "just set up her Christmas Tree!" Further conversation revealed that she'd actually found a stick in the garden, filled a bucket with mud, jammed the stick in it, and then stapled some tinsel to it. She was laughing so hard as she told me, and was so proud of her creativity. I loved the randomness of it.

When I think of Bocoo, the greatest theme was how much I enjoyed interacting with customers - chatting to people, finding out what they'd bought, where they were going for Christmas, just everything. I really learnt to like people. And in retail of all places! But people are always my biggest buzz. I hope there's some teenage kids out there now finding that.

So, if you would like to work at Bocoo:

Pros - again, easy work. Folding clothes, chatting to people. Unless your incredibly shy or more of a 'it looks better crumpled" kind of person.

Cons - Bocoo seems to no longer be in business. This might make it tricky. Also, you may not like the clothes and you will be paid peanuts.

Good Luck!