More Than a Part Time Job

Graduating with a bad economy and a major in communications, I needed to pick up a part time job. I tried waitressing at a fast food resturant but that didn’t work out well. So I applied to Blockbuster.
I worked there in the past and liked it. I am very good with movies. Besides on of the employees was very cute and I was intrested in him.
On the interview I was determined and showed how passionate I was working there. I knew I wouldn’t get a lot of hours and would only work nights due to Netflix.
I got the job and was excited. I finally got to know the guy I liked. His name was Jason. He wasn’t my type and it was an emotional roller coaster for me.
Jason would often come in with his late movies on Monday nights when I worked with my manager Tracey. The more I talked to him the more I saw that he wasn’t my type. He was moody and rough around the edges. Whenever I thought I was over him, awhile later my feelings for him would come back.
That year I met Alex. He was cute but very pessimistic. The littlest thing would often upset him. I didn’t let him get to me though.
My hiring manager left to join the army and my manager from 2006 Dane came back. I enjoyed working with him. He was funny and nice. I would work with him on Saturday nights. He loved lottos so he would make me go to the gas station and bring back lottos.
Dane got transferred to another Blockbuster up the line. Two managers came to this one; Jessica and Simon.
I was close with them. I was especially close with Simon. I would go to him for advice, tell him about the stories that I would write and we had a lot of inside jokes.
During that time I got to know many customers. One told me I should join the missionary and was very picky when it came to movies. Another was older and me and my friend saw him at a bar one night. He wrote a poem about us which was kind of creepy. On my last day there when he came into purchase movies with his family he said “Thank you for your service for the last year and a half.”
There were a lot of customers who were my age some I even went to school with. I liked some of the male customers and knew that just by asking if they needed help wouldn’t get me far because most of the customers were just looking. That’s when I began using a line that I still use today. I would say “You look familiar. Did you go to Eastchester?”
I’ve had new promotions like getting members to prepay their account and they would get a five dollar credit. At first I was nervous because I tried sales in the past and didn’t succeed. To my suprise I was very good. I even got better when it came to the register.
During my time there my feelings for Jason grew. At first it was fun flirting with him but then I realized it wasn’t a game. I wanted to be in a relationship with him. He was mean but everytime I saw his face I just wanted to hug him. I knew I was going after him for all of the wrong reasons.
One day outside Dunkin Donuts I saw hime with his friends. He left and I was going in. I said hi and he said it back but he laughed also. That night when he came in, my manager couldn’t check in his movies so he demanded that I do it. I did it but tried to avoid eye contact. I was hurt from earlier. That was the last straw. I knew that I deserved better.
The next day was Valentine’s day. I got a call from Jessica saying that we were closing in a couple of weeks. I knew my attittude towards Jason had to change. I would say hi and bye to him but not talk to him if he was in one of his moods.
We closed earlier thatn we were supposed to. I was sad saying good-bye to everyone. We were like a family. Memories came back as I was walking around the store. Mostly of when I noticed Jason for the first time and then when we met for the first time.
I changed a lot during my time there for a year and a half. I saw my success in sales and grew more confident when it came to being on the register.
I started in 2009; young and boycrazy. I still have my dream of writing for a big magazine in the city but I feel that I changed into a better person.
I thought by the time it closed I would have my dream job. I was also dissapointed that I never got to date Jason.
I am glad that what happaened with Jason happened. I now know that love is not a game. I still have my type but know that even if a guy is cute there needs to be something there. I try to go beyone looks and see what I value in a guy. I don’t impress guys or try to make guys jealous. I get to know them and leave it all up to fate. Love is out there for me and if something is meant to happen it will. If I’m meant to be with a special guy at the right time and place we will be together.
I will always have the memories of Blockbuster and the people that I have gotten to know over the last year and a half. I won’t ever regret working there because if I didn’t take that job I wouldn’t have met the people I did and develop a strong bond with them.
I run into Jason sometimes and he got nicer to me. I don’t try to impress or make him jealous anymore. I talk to him and get to know him as a person. I see Alex around also and he got nicer also. I know I will never forget them or anyone else that I worked with at Blockbuster.