SF's I am officially requestiong prayers from everyone. I need strength, guidance, and reassurance. Yesterday when I was at work a man came in and walked up to me and asked if I worked there. I told him yes, he then pulled out a 357 and said you know what to do let's go get this monney. I then walked to the front of the store and began to try to open the refister..but I was so nervous I couldn't remember how to open it. he started yelling and telling me to hurry up. He told me that I was taking too long and that I must have thought that he was playing and he jerked the gun towards me.:eek I just closed my eyes and braced myself because I thought for sure I was a gonner. I finally got the register open and he reached over the counter and took out the drawer and walked out of the door. I called the police as soon as he left. Needless to say, the whole thing nearly gave me a heart attack. Now I am faced with a dilema. I don't whether or not to go back to work. I can't see my self feeling safe working there. However, I really need that job. Right now my district manager has given me permission to take the rest of the week off and decide if I want to come back or not. My major problem is this: This robbery was not unique. The street that our store is located on averages 3 robberies a day. It was just a matter of time before our store was hit. The company was aware of all that was going on and as a result we had double coverage in the store from open to close instead of our normal single coveragein the day and only double coverage at closing. If I should go back there I would feel like a sitting duck. No one else saw the mans face except me. The other girl that was working was breaking down the shipmen therefor, she was in the backof the store. There were two female customers and their children but they were in the other aisles. and didn't even know that we had been robbed. He made no attempt to cover his face he had on bright clothing and was very quick he knew to walk up to me when he walked in. This makes me think he either knows someone,, worked there himself, or has been watching for quite a while. We have a video camera in there but it's just a monitor..but no one knows that except us. He didn't try to hide from the camera or anything. I'm just stressed and scared. I had planned on quitting before I went home for Christmas anyway becuse this job is taking up too much time and I don't have enought time to study at night becuase I am always at work. I don't know what to do. I want to finish the month out becuase I have to get my plane ticket to go home for Christmas. My parents can not afford to help me because my mom is on a medical disability and right now my dad is too becuase he keeps haing black outs and the doctors can't figure out why. He hasn't worked since May and doesn't know if he will be allowed to go back if he can't figure out what's wrong with him. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE pray for me and with me about what to do. I need to make my decision before Sunday so any prayers and emails big or small would be grately appreciated. Thank You
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE..NOT AN EXCUSE
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