Mother's Day

Mother's Day is tied with Valentine's Day for the craziest holiday in the floral business. The difference is, Valentine's Day is crazy for one solid day, but when Mother's Day comes around, the craziness covers Thursday, Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday, if a flower shop happens to be open on Sundays.

I was given the opportunity to work Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, AND Saturday for the week of Mother's Day. Tuesday and Wednesday I worked greening containers and making a few small arrangements in preparation for the rest of the week. Thursday, Friday, an Saturday I drove, along with several other drivers hired only for the weekend. I worked 5 hours on Thursday and 7 hours on Friday and Saturday. As a regular employee, I was assigned mostly the outskirts deliveries, while the temporary contract drivers delivered the ones nearest the shop. It was great to work almost a full week. I felt extremely useful and learned that that is one of my greatest joys about working--feeling useful! I like nothing more than to be of help to my employers and to be valued for the work that I do.

Now that that week of excitement is over, we're in the lull of the summer. None of the summer holidays give high demand for fresh flowers. I find myself honestly looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas, when business will pick up again and I will be able to do greening again and get in some extra hours.

One of my major takeaways from the week of Mother's Day was the confirmation that I am definitely part of the crew now at the shop. I only work one day a week, but I can tell that through my consistency and reliability, I have built up a great deal of trust with my manager and supervisor. It is a great feeling. :)