Happy! Happy! Happy!

Date; 10th of October

Start time; 9:30

Finish time; 3;30

Hey! :)

     I had such a good day today! I love working in the chemist. I went in to work this morning and everyone was in a good, happy mood. 

     I got started off quickly as Shirley asked me to tidy up the cosmetics section. This was time consuming, but I didn't mind at all. I had to pull out the drawers and stock what ever was missing from the shelves. I liked this job, because, well, i'm a girl! It took me about an hour to re-stock all of the make-up section but it was good fun as a few customers asked me which was best and things like that.
     I then got to check out how the till and lazer card machine works. I got to serve a few customers and give them their pre-ordered prescriptions. Shirley also showed me how to lock and change the screen from stocking items to serving customers.
     After lunch, Caroline asked me to do a job for her. I was to open the new boxes ordered, which were filled with empty bottles, and to cap them all for her. This took forever, but a job's a job and I got on it like a bonnet! The cramps afterwards in my hands were mental, but what can ye do, I'll live!
     I also had to get permission from Martina, my supervisor to go to the dentist for an hour next Wednesday. She approved and I was really happy that I didn't have to re-arrange my appointment again!

     I had a good day today, and I learned that one job is better than no job. So far, i'm really enjoying working in the chemist, I just can't wait to start my other two work placements!

My FEET!

Date; 3rd of October

Start time; 9:30

Finish Time; 3:30







Hello,



   Well, second day at work. Yum! my feet are killing me, I've been standing all day and I got soaked. Not a happy camper right now!



   This morning the traffic in the village was chocker block, due to the rain, but I suppose that was understandable. I strolled in to work as I was early and started getting stuck in straight away.



    Nothing unusual really happened today. I got shown how to properly serve customers, and to use the price gun. It's officially my new favorite little gadget! On some item I had to change the dial to the invoice number and stock them behind the counter and others I had to scan on the till, change the dial to the retail price and stock on shelves all round the shop.

    This responsibility was time consuming, but I really enjoyed it. As I was stocking the shelves, I casually took a glance at what medication was assigned for what problem. I learned a lot from this which was mind boggling!

     At lunch I met up with my friend Ciara, we went for a roll together as I finally got to lift my feet, thank god!  I was starving as-well  so this made my lunch even better. I was back in at half one and did the same thing all over again.

      During my lunch two new orders came in so I had to stock them, add the prices and put them on the shelves. Some items were over ordered so I had to put the remaining medication in the stock room. The stock room was filled with shelves to the roof tops which were stacked with any medication you could ever think of!

        After I fixed up the shop and tidied the shop, Shirley let me know that I could head off early. She also informed me that i'm a very hard-worker and that i'm amazing with the customers. Let's just say, I smiled all the way home! :)

First Day Of Work!

Date; 26th of September

Start time; 9:30

Finish Time; 4:00

Hello,

   Wow! work experience was brilliant yesterday. I had the best time ever. I started at half nine and finished early, at ten to four.

   Firstly I went in and I greeted Martina who is my supervisor, and all my other work colugues. I met Dr. Walsh, The head pharmacist Shirley and my routine manager Richard. I also met lots of lovely customers and my dad even popped in to see how things were going.

    I was really nervous going in but when I introduced myself, everyone was really helpful and showed me the ropes. I was first given the job to date check some boxes of tablets, creams and oils. That went really well, I ended up throwing away a good few items and got to re-stock the ones that i'd thrown away.

    Re-stocking was very easy. I really liked this job. Richard logged me on to the computer and thought me how to register and count the items needed. I had to scan whatever item was needed and press a few buttons on the keyboard and Hey Presto! they were ordered. This was a good bit of training, and I was glad they trusted me with the responsibility to do such a big thing, one slip of a zero and god knows how many could be delivered the next morning.
   I took my first break at eleven o'clock, and sat down with a mug of hot chocolate. As soon as I had finished I was determined to make a really good impresion when the manager walked in. The manager was really nice and her name was Bee, which is short for Beatrice. She gave me instructions to make teas and coffees for the staff and get Dr. Walsh to sign some documents.

   Later that afternoon, I was shown how to work the till to serve the customers.  I also got to stamp the car park tickets. This was pretty cool as I got to meet lots of lovely customers and help them out.

    During the day, the only problem that I had was my back started to really hurt. It was so painful I was forced to take my break early, so I took it from 1 o'clock until 2 o'clock  Other than that, I think I did really well, and I hope the staff at the chemist do too.

    I have to admit the best part of the day was when my daddy came in and visited me out in the big world of work. I got to serve him and go and collect his prescription. I didn't really have a worst part of the day, the only fault that I had was my back aches, but I just brushed that off my shoulder.

   I learned that the chemist is a place where I can be myself, and that I can really achieve a goal when I go for it.  I also learned that, the work place that i'm in has a set structure to report a problem. It starts off as a worker and then eventually gets told to either Dr. Walsh or Shirley. The world of work is a lot different than school. It has many different duties attached to it and people are depending on you. I think that I'd rather stay in school than in work!