Done with training...

but not done with learning, of course! There is still much to learn and commit to memory - but it will come more slowly now...just as the unusual thing pops up here and there. I am confident in my abilities to do my new job, and that confidence grows daily. I have been working on getting to know my new team members and all the quirks that come along with them - today I found out that I will also need to acquaint myself with our signing person as she falls under my jurisdiction too! So, next week when we are slower I will work side by side with her and hopefully better understand her job responsibilities and how I will need to be involved. Everything else is the same - I have been gifted a digital camera (by my mother) so once I get it hooked up to the computer I will start putting photos up too.

Training Day:

So, today was my first day of on the job training for my new position as the pricing Team Lead (the current Team Lead was my trainer). It was a really good day, nothing too difficult that I couldn't wrap my head around - the key will be if I can remember how to do it all on a day to day basis. There are a lot of reports to print daily and weekly - and I need to know what all the numbers mean too - unfortunately, most of the reports are in two different systems that I have not used regularly before in my previous position at Target. Now, the biggest challenge after learning all the new stuff will be winning over my new cohorts (they are not happy about gaining a new Team Lead) I'm sure it will be a quick victory.

"Officially official"

Well, it is now official - I will be the new Team Lead over the pricing team at our local Target! YEAH!!! No more weekends, no more closing shifts, no more preparing the ad for the next week, no more folding tables, no more trying to figure out where to put all the clearance product - I just have to mark it all clearance now. I'm sure there will be a whole new set of challenges, but I am ready for a change - over 5 years in clothing departments! My biggest area of focus will be my on attitude and the attitude of my fellow employees, trying to remain cheerful and upbeat is not the easiest of things in retail. :)