I Am a Sociopath
September is slipping away. The holidays growing ever closer.
Next month is October. The primer for the holidays. A nightmare of training, interviews, hires, and setups.
November, the stores open. Staff learns that I lead from the front and demand nothing less from them than I do myself. I let lose the Monster on the masses and hang on for the ride... I do 50% of daily sales in 4 or 5 hours solo. Then demand 3 people finish what I started. Shame they don't have a Monster too.
December, the ride continues in to the dreaded Christmas rush. By now I hardly see my family or friends. Pulling 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. Food is whatever I can find along the day and sleep is for the weak!
January, the start of the new year. Monster goes back behind the mask. Stores pack up, close down and collapse in to one another. Then at long last, I sleep for 3 days and don't talk to a soul....
This is my life in a short time. Been this way for years, and I honestly look forward to it every year.
Next month is October. The primer for the holidays. A nightmare of training, interviews, hires, and setups.
November, the stores open. Staff learns that I lead from the front and demand nothing less from them than I do myself. I let lose the Monster on the masses and hang on for the ride... I do 50% of daily sales in 4 or 5 hours solo. Then demand 3 people finish what I started. Shame they don't have a Monster too.
December, the ride continues in to the dreaded Christmas rush. By now I hardly see my family or friends. Pulling 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. Food is whatever I can find along the day and sleep is for the weak!
January, the start of the new year. Monster goes back behind the mask. Stores pack up, close down and collapse in to one another. Then at long last, I sleep for 3 days and don't talk to a soul....
This is my life in a short time. Been this way for years, and I honestly look forward to it every year.
41-45, M
