Well, it's only been two days since the beginning of my job search, but I've already made some progress, so I thought that I should give all of you the update on the situation. I have several friend who work at one of our large local grocery stores, and I had heard that there might be some openings for a couple of positions at the store. Just out of curiosity, I happened to go in and heard from one of the managers that there were definitely several positions open and that I should definitely turn in an application. Not wasting any time, I grabbed an application from the customer service desk, quickly filled it out, and turned it in. This morning when I went to get a few groceries, I saw the same manager again, and she appeared to be pleased with the contents of my application and proceeded to ask me about possible start dates and what my availability would be now and once the summer began. Now, I don't want to count my chickens before they hatch, but it's looking pretty good that I'm probably going to be offered a job at the store. It's not that it's my lifelong dream to work at a grocery store, but it's sure not bad for a summer job...especially when I'm very familiar with the majority of the people who work there and I would be working with a bunch of my friends. I'm sure exactly what I would be doing working at the grocery store, but I would be happy with just about anything...as long as it doesn't involve stocking shelves or working in the cold foods section...I get cold very easily.

I think that out of all the options, I would enjoy working on the front end the best. Why, you ask? Well, because I would get the opportunity to work with money. You all know by know that I was the Chief Financial Officer of a small company at my last job, so I'm very capable and comfortable working with currency. I also know that a few of the people who already work in the office at this particular store are going to be leaving town for various reasons throughout the summer months, so I'm sure that they will have hours and opportunities for me to work. I actually heard that there is a semi-managerial position open in the store, and so I'm going to hope for that position. I'm not one hundred percent sure what all would be involved in the position, but I'm sure that I could handle it...and plus, I love the extra pressure and responsibility that would accompany such a position.

So anyways, I guess that that isn't all that much to report on the job search that I'm undergoing, but it's better than nothing. I am torn a bit to tell you the truth. I'm not sure if I should wait a few days and see what pans out from this application or if I should look around for more places that are hiring in town. My friends who work at the store seem to think that my getting hired is in the bag, but I'm not one to assume or get my hopes up about things. If you don't get your hopes up, then good news always feels great. If you end up getting your hopes up about something, and then it doesn't end up happening, it's always a huge let-down and very depressing. I hope that the situation ends up solving itself over the next day or two. I'm going to do my best to arm myself with some patience and wait to see what happens. If I don't hear from them in the next day or two, I might stop by the store just to see what's happening. I suppose that I have a little bit of an advantage, since a bunch of my friends work in the office and will probably here about the result, whether positive or negative, before I do.