Those were the words I heard today from our HR manager, Michelle.
I was invited by my manager to attend a career opportunities discussion at the downtown store. The discussion was earlier today and it was very informative. People from various aspects of the company came to talk about their career paths, how they ended up at Macy's, and what their jobs entail. Each person talked for about 15 minutes and then we had about a half hour to go to the people and ask specific questions an get more information. That part was hilarious because it was like speed dating.
Two people from my store were there presenting and there were 5 of us form my store that were invited. I knew 2 of them pretty well and it was so nice to see them there. Total there were probably about 15-20 people from a few different stores. We all introduced ourselves and it was fun to hear how we all go to where we are today and where we want to go. Macy's is such a great company for moving up and they work really well with the employees that want to move up; they work really hard to help get them to where they want to be.
During our little break out sessions, I went to get information about the sales manager and sales supervisor roles, as well as merchandising team manager. I was talking to Michelle and she brought up seasonal SSA. Michelle and our store manager have been talking about it and things are going to start to get rolling pretty quickly. She told me that my name is definitely being thrown around and basically there would be round robin interviews with the store manager and some of the "veteran" managers, as she put it. I was SO excited by that. I also talked to Melanie, our merchandising leader. I love being on the selling floor, but I love the merchandising part of it too. I love that when new product comes in or when we have markdowns or the floor needs to be rearranged for another reason that it's basically a giant puzzle. You have to be creative, but also make sure that the floor stills looks good. She said she loves when I work because I actually take the time to care about how the store looks. It drives me nuts when the floor looks like a tornado plowed through it.
I've said it a million times before, but I never ever thought I would love retail this much. Yes, it has taken over my life, but it's awesome. I love going into work, I love that I have a team that cares about me and is helping me further my career. My store and department managers both show interest in what is going on in my life. I've been stressed about finding a place to live and a lot of other stuff. The other day at work, I was just in the worst mood. I ended up breaking down in front of them. It was embarrassing, but they were completely okay with it. They took me into the stock room and let me cry and asked if there was anything they could do to help. I so appreciated it. I am getting them candy tomorrow as a thank you.
All in all, I love working for the company. I hated it at first, but it's grown on me and I love the opportunities that I have for the future. It's scary and awesome all at the same time. I also may or may not be looking at jobs within the company in other states. I probably won't move, at least not now, but you never know.
"YOU NEVER KNOW" EEk. :)
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