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Aug 16, 06
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making REALLY tough decisions
so, I've started my new job
the thing is, I'm not a huge fan it was suuuuuuuuch a hard choice for me to make in the first place, and today I bumped into my EVP of stores from AE and we talked about it, now I feel like I made the wrong decision to leave. I can always go back, the only problem is that I wasn't 100% happy there either and I don't know if I can trust a certain person that I will have to be working very closely with argh I wish I had a couple of days off to think things over, but I have to keep training for a job I don't even know that I'm going to keep this is ridiculous 
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Aug 16, 06
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work at a different AE? They sent you on that vacation didn't they?
Don't live life making decisions that don't make you happy. Fly a little by the seat of your pants to keep things interesting, and always work towards happiness.
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Aug 17, 06
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its a hard choice... i was in a similar position not too long ago.. i just weighed out the pros and cons and i have been happy with my decision so far
write them down on paper if you have to. but all choices require you to properly identify your problem first. good luck! :)
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Aug 17, 06
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its simple your kinda not meant to stay in retail.
no one really is.... retail is supposed to be like...."my clothing discount one day a week job"..... just make sure u pick the right "one day a week" job. good luck tho. i hope you find a place u like! .dalyn.
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Aug 17, 06
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come back to off the wall
..kidding.. do you what you feel is right.. honestly theres lots of other retails stores that would love to have you on their team.. When you first posted about you leaving AE for Guess.. i was shocked, i'v heard good and bad things about Guess, I talked to the district manager out in Calgary when she interviewed me for a job, I just didnt feel right about it and ended up turning it down .. Now i have no idea if thats the case for you, but If Guess isnt the job you love.. then honeslty there is no point of you working there
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Aug 17, 06
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Now I make great money but I'm not happy. I'm starting to think I might be happier working at AE and making good money and having to get a second job...
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Aug 17, 06
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I would think AE would be a more fun place to work, just judging by how the storefronts look.
regardless, do what makes you happy. $ is great and all, but if you end up at home after each shift upset or drained on all levels it isnt much fun to spend it. Happiness lasts longer then $!!!!!!
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Aug 17, 06
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Obviously, no one here can make the choice for you. Your new job may get better - think to yourself why you left the old one and is that being addressed in your new one? If it's not, don't stay! If it is, then what else needs to change in the new job for you to be happy?
A new job means new people, new ways of doing things and a new environment. If you were at the old job a while that can be ackward to get used to -- you were a pro at the old job, but you didn't start that way =) Do what makes sense for your sense of self and what makes sense for your future goals and then think about what makes sense on a resume. Maybe neither job is a good idea, but you can stick with one until you find the first step on the next path. Best wishes lovely lady.
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Aug 17, 06
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happyness>money
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I want to be a high school teacher evenutally. However, I absolutely LOVE retail, and the opportunities are endless. At AE they have a great tuition reimbursement program, and encourage managers to take advantage of it. They love to see people succeed and often promote store associates and store management to head office positions. I would love to be a regional loss prevention auditor and with the tuition reimbursement program I would be able to take some loss prevention classes to further my knowledge of the area. When people think "retail" they think of working in a store, folding t-shirts, when really the entire area and concept of retail encompasses so much more. ANYHOW... My district manager from AE called me this morning to check in and see how the new job was going. She had no idea that I had even talked to the EVP of stores yesterday! Anyway, we are going to talk again tomorrow morning, she has a deal in the works for me. She says she wants me to come back, and told me that I am invaluable to the company and she has already felt the impact of my absence. It was pretty damn good to hear. So, it looks as if tomorrow morning there will be a deal on the table for me...
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Good luck Nat!
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Aug 17, 06
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argh yeah I can really relate to this.
I had a really plum job offer that was pretty much in the bag that I eventually turned down after a lot of thinking about it. When it gets hard for me (and it does quite often because I am very indecisive by nature) I sit down with someone like a friend, my manager at work, my boyfriend, my mom, my older brother, etc. and really really go through the pros and cons. Sometimes I even write them down to keep track to see if the good really does outweigh the bad. What really made me turn down this offer was asking myself 'am I going to hate this as much in six months as much as I hate where I am now?' and the answer was yes. I don't know if it's just me aging or whatever but I'm trying to find myself more focused on the long term of things rather than an easy out into something that still isn't the best for me.
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Aug 17, 06
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I got offered 2jobs as Sales Representative this week, I'm both on my 3rd Interview, on the long run they garantie me a possition as ''Direct Marketing Representative''(Owner).
Owning my own office, team and business in DT it would be sweet, but just imagine the stress this puts on my shoulders when you're not familiar with the locale market and you've got no one to relate too psychological and financialy, tough. I would just jump over a bridge I wouldn't see the difference. :P NOW THIS IS REDICULOUS! Last edited by maztraz; Aug 17, 06 at 05:04 PM.
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