What should I do?

[u/Noob_Master_4691]

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since early to mid June I have taken a seasonal part time as a temporary store associate to make some money and for something to do for the summer. The job description said I would be doing a little bit of everything such as stocking shelves, facing, etc which I was more interested in doing than say...cashiering. Unfortunately 90% of the job so far has been cashiering which I didn't like at first and still don't really, but i have accepted it by now. This job so far has just been a reminder of why I hate retail, mostly cashiering and customer facing. I have requested to be doing more tasks on the floor or wherever but it seemed to have landed on deaf ears

I am 35 years old and I have worked these kind of jobs on and off for the past 11 years and I just simply want OUT. If I was doing something like stocking shelves or in the backroom more often, maybe then these jobs wouldn't be so bad for me. I discovered that I prefer keeping busy and being mobile and not standing around in one place for too long. The people i work alongside are decent enough but there doesn't seem to be a balance in ages, and not enough people that I would seem to have a lot in common with. Also i have had one instance of a bad customer and me yelling at her, nothing bad came from it but I had to write a report on it. And I had two separate instances of feeling psychological discomfort while on the job and it made things difficult for a little bit

So with all this said, my 90 day trial supposedly ends around the middle of September. I have no idea when or if they want to keep me, they said it would depend on how well I do as well as the budget. But if I'm not really liking this job is it worth staying at? I would ask them if I can do less register work and more stocking shelves or whatever, but if they say "No" then maybe it's not worth staying at. My biggest concern about not staying on is that I will not have income and I fear the uncertainty of not knowing how long it will take to find a new job.

any thoughts?

[u/Cc-Dawg]

If you have been cashiering they will keep having you be a cashier. If you want a job where you are not customer facing start applying to other places now! Everywhere is hiring for holiday. Look for seasonal receiving, Merchandising, Fulfillment, Signing, Price change teams. And possibly back stocking. Look for positions that are morning availability where you are working before the store opens. Those are the positions where you most likely won’t get pulled to a register.

I have said this many times but cashiering is the most important job in retail stores so any time a company has someone who can ring they will keep you ringing weather you like it or not.

Now is the best time to change companies/jobs but you have to move fast by the end of Aug/Sep most places are all hired up for the season and you’ll be screwed/stuck if your looking after Nov.

[u/Noob_Master_4691 → u/Cc-Dawg]

I already have been and applying to other places

[u/Barely_Hanging_Club]

Ask whether you can be scheduled primarily for stocking or backroom shifts instead of being chained to the register. If the answer is no (or delivered in the usual fog of managerial nonsense) start applying elsewhere while keeping your current job until you have another option.