Yes! One of my smaller dreams have come true!

TsukiRyoko · Apr 27, 2008

In my town there's this little shop called "Dyagon" (yep, they mispelled the place from Harry Potter), and it's run by a Wiccan family. I was one of the first customers there when they opened three years ago, and I've been a regular there ever since. Well, yesterday they asked me if I'd like to work with them once they opened another shop- I've been wanting to work for that shop FOREVER, but they only hire people they've known for a while and can trust (thus why they usually only hire family). Their asking me means that they not only trust me, but that I get to work at the store that I've loved to death since it opened.

Once they open their other shop, I'll be helping out Dyagon and they specifically want me to work all of the herbs and other natural magicks stuff. I'm so thrilled I could run a marathon and then some. It's a damn good day!

Maryn · Apr 27, 2008

That sounds like both a fine compliment and a great opportunity for some folding money. Good for you!

Maryn, whose kids had certain stores they'd have worked in for free

TsukiRyoko · Apr 27, 2008

Maryn said:
That sounds like both a fine compliment and a great opportunity for some folding money. Good for you!

Maryn, whose kids had certain stores they'd have worked in for free

It's easily the best thing that's happened to me this year, aside from that time in Vegas with the Jack Daniels and the vaccuum attachments

D).

I've actually been helping them for free the entire time they've been here. I literally consider that place my second home, and I've helped them stock stuff, clean up, reorganize stuff, etc etc for years. I'll just finally be getting paid for it

Unique · Apr 27, 2008

Congratz, Tsuki. I'm happy for you and I hope you love every minute of it.

Savez yer penniez, learn bunches, have your own place one day. (So I can come work for you in my older old age.)

StephanieFox · Apr 27, 2008

But, don't work for free! You are worth at LEAST standard retail wages. Maybe more...

Get paid what you are worth.

Mandy-Jane · Apr 27, 2008

Wow! Gettiing paid to do something you love. That's fantastic. Congratulations!

Shweta · Apr 27, 2008

Awesome, Tsuki! I hope you have a great time there. And yeah, get paid

Sarita · Apr 27, 2008

That's great, Tsuki. Sort of like me waitressing at a sushi bar during my teen years.

"Just pay me in Spicy Tuna handrolls, please..."

Congrats.

Carole · Apr 27, 2008

Tsuki, I know the feeling you have and it's awesome! Mr. Vagabond and I frequented a great Botanica in Orlando when we lived there. We always bought our candles and herbs there and anything else groovy that caught our eyes. One day, shortly after I quit my horrible job at Books a Million, I wandered in to the Botanica just to browse because I was totally broke. The chick at the counter and I started chatting and I mentioned that I was out looking for a job. She knew me as a semi-regular at the shop and she said that they were looking for part time help. She had me sign my name and put my birthdate on a piece of paper and said she'd have the owner throw out the cowrie shells and do a reading on me to see if I was "ok". A week later, I had a job. A month later, I had HER job as the manager of the shop. She had a falling out with the owner and bolted.

So I totally feel your excitement. Magic shops are a wonderful place to work. You're just surrounded with it all day! Congratulations!

TsukiRyoko · Apr 27, 2008

Carole said:
Tsuki, I know the feeling you have and it's awesome! Mr. Vagabond and I frequented a great Botanica in Orlando when we lived there. We always bought our candles and herbs there and anything else groovy that caught our eyes. One day, shortly after I quit my horrible job at Books a Million, I wandered in to the Botanica just to browse because I was totally broke. The chick at the counter and I started chatting and I mentioned that I was out looking for a job. She knew me as a semi-regular at the shop and she said that they were looking for part time help. She had me sign my name and put my birthdate on a piece of paper and said she'd have the owner throw out the cowrie shells and do a reading on me to see if I was "ok". A week later, I had a job. A month later, I had HER job as the manager of the shop. She had a falling out with the owner and bolted.

So I totally feel your excitement. Magic shops are a wonderful place to work. You're just surrounded with it all day! Congratulations!

I'm glad I'm not the only person who's had a reading done on them like an interview. Even though they knew me very well, they still wanted to do a reading to make sure that hiring me was a good option. It turned out very well

Now, I just have to wait until they finish up the other shop, and I'll be in heaven. Until then, I'm just going to do what I always do and practically live in the shop (especially now that they're already giving me the employee discount just because they like me. "Here's some incense, and take the book for free!")

I cant wait to start. You're right about being surrounded with the stuff- it's an amazing little shop and despite its size, it has some really impressive things in it. Their herbs are priced so well, and they have so many- and the books!- so many tarot cards, too, and adorable little cauldrons and incense burners! They even have one entire huge shelf devoted to nothing but oils, ointments, balms- everything! I think I'll explode before I'm employed

Yes! One of my smaller dreams have come true!

TsukiRyoko

Forced into cell phone life

Maryn

Baaa!

TsukiRyoko

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Unique

Agent of Doom

StephanieFox

Maybull the Bulldog

Mandy-Jane

venturing ever further into the unknown

Shweta

Sick and absent

Sarita

carpe noctem

Carole

How 'bout some ether?

TsukiRyoko

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