Miracle on 34th Street

I went to a hiring fair at M's on Monday. Not just M's, but THE M's on 34th Street in Herald Square. For all of you who've seen the movie, and I'm assuming all of you have, it is that Macy's.

After 2 hours and three interviews I was hired for part-time seasonal help. There were what I'm guessing to be hundreds of people there. I spoke with some people in my training class on Tuesday who had spent 8 hours waiting to be interviewed. The hiring process in New York is not easy.

So now I am a sales associate. After training all day Tuesday, Orientation on Wednesday morning, they put me on the floor on Wednesday afternoon in Fashion Watches. I spent 3 hours in Fossil, then received a call from my manager to come to her office. I was then moved to the watch section in the men's department. It's away from the other watches and jewelry in a section less busy than where I was originally, which is great. They put me as the point person for !!'s new line of watches, as well as their less expensive line of !. (Which really means that their rep isn't there often enough to keep the displays filled and stocked and they needed someone to help--also, M's can get !! to pay me.) I also get to review their product line and be the 'expert' at M's. I am very happy with the move.

Now, if I can survive my first Black Friday working retail at the busiest store in the country, if not the world, I think I'll be fine.