YEA! LQS Job!

Hurray! I hope you enjoy your job as much as I enjoy mine.

joan

Thanks, Joan!

Jealously happy dancing for you in Florida!! :) Congrats!! :)

-- Connie :)

you lucky thing!

My visa doesn't allow me to work, which wouldn't be unreasonable if there were a shortage of jobs, but every shop is advertising and it's so frustrating!

Ane

What about barter? Most LQS's I've seen will often let you (literally) work for fabric (or notions, or thread, etc). I guess that *would* be considered working ... but I don't really think it would be on the "books" would it??

-- Connie :)

you lucky thing!

My visa doesn't allow me to work, which wouldn't be unreasonable if there were a shortage of jobs, but every shop is advertising and it's so frustrating!

Ane

50 years ago that would probably work... but to be "working" off the books into today's world would open them up to a ton of potential litigation should you be injured... or accidentally cause injury to someone else.

too bad... we've lost a lot of good opportunities with our litigious lifestyle!

Ummmmmmmm........this doesn't mean you're going to have to pick up some overtime hours in the OR to help pay your way through the temptations of working at your LQS, does it?? ;))

Val

I feel compelled to repeat my favorite new quilt customer-from-hell story. Let this be a warning to all who aspire to work in their LQS. :>

Lady walks in with a picture of a quilt that isn't what she wants to make. No pattern. Wants to make 3 semi-identical quilts that will serve from toddler to college. No size requirement but not 'tiny.' Likes dark Kansas Trouble colors. Has a stack of 6" baby print squares that she bought somewhere, doesn't remember where. Wants to incorporate family pictures. Some squares will have little doors that open and close with buttons.

'HOW MUCH FABRIC DO I NEED?' is her question. Well, after considerable questioning from me and hemming and hawing from her, she leans over the cutting table and says to me, she says "If you don't become more assertive, I may never leave this store."

So I sold her $184 worth of fabric. One fabric line, nice colors, varying amounts of 17 different fabrics. Three chunks of this for borders; three chunks of that for sashing. And varying chunks of coordinating fabricws. And she left. My fellow worker appeared at this point, having hidden in the office. Next time, I'll hide. joan p.s. Most customers are wonderful and true delights to work with. Others, ..... make one wonder.

What a great story! i could be the guilty one there! i tend to wander the LQS just to feel the fabric. Good thing i know the owner of my local!!

at least we're all not like that, eh? LOL!

amy in CNY

It still would count - any volunteer job "normally done for a wage" is out. So an alien not permitted to work could not even do it for free!

Hanne in London (previously in the US on non-immigrant visa)

SewVeryCreative wrote:

Congratulations! (and a WARNING!) If you are not now a fabriholic, you will most definately become one! It's toooooo tempting to have all that lucious stuff around! BTDT

Congratulations, Donna! Have fun! :)

Joan, I believe you. I believe every word of that. (And I would hide too.) Polly

Excellent! Do you get staff discount?? Morag

Thanks, Connie!

Oh, I sure hope not!! : > ) But I figure I'll never bring home a paycheck--but I will get an employee's discount now!

Oh, yeah, I believe it, Joan!! And I'm sure I'll get the initiation when one of those customers come in and everybody else just disappears!! LOL But hey, if I can deal with prima donna surgeons, customers should be a breeze!! I'll just keep telling myself that--like my mantra.

Hopefully, I can resist just a little since my fabric storage is bursting at the seams now. : > )

Thanks, Sandy.