No exit: well there is an exit, but it’s sealed shut. A retail story.

August 10, 2020August 30, 2020 ~ Hetty Eliot ~ 2 Comments

Based on a true story about a lowly department store administrative assistant…. “EEEEP! EEEEP! EEEEEEP!” Oh no! There must be a fire! My eardrums! I jumped up from my desk. “EEEEP! EEEEP! EEEEEEP!” I have no time to walk around my desk! The shortest way is always a straight line. I climbed up “EEEEP! EEEEP! … Continue reading No exit: well there is an exit, but it’s sealed shut. A retail story.

Watch the budget: a little retail story

July 24, 2020August 30, 2020 ~ Hetty Eliot ~ 10 Comments

Based on a true story about a lowly administrative assistant in the office of a large department store... I was sitting at my desk, spreading as many papers and opening as many binders on my desk as I could fit, when a sales associate came in. “We’re out of receipt rolls.” That didn’t sound good. … Continue reading Watch the budget: a little retail story

What’s wrong with young people today: no more telephone cords

February 18, 2020May 21, 2020 ~ Hetty Eliot ~ 5 Comments

I don’t need to be glued to my phone now because I used to be leashed to it. This is what I’ve figured out is wrong with young people: they don’t wait by the telephone anymore. People blame it all on "instant gratification." If we've heard those two words once, we've heard them a thousand … Continue reading What’s wrong with young people today: no more telephone cords