So about a month ago I was transferred to a new store and promoted to a shift lead. It's been ok, so far, but I've been a little stressed because I keep missing things when I close the store down and my "being the new shift lead" grace period is quickly coming to an end. The thing is though it's all really small stuff, or just tedious things that I'm either not used to or don't even register when I go through my check list of things that need to be done. Take today for example. The store is spotless, and the only major thing that I knew we didn't do was make a chocolate whipped cream, because we ran out of heavy whipping cream. I left a note about it, which should make it ok though. But of course on my way home I realized like 3 or 4 other things we didn't do. None of them major, really, but all of them are noticeable and all fall on me.
Shit, I forgot to complete the milk count. FUCK. I mean, I counted all the stuff in the back, but didn't count the stuff in the front because there was a chance we might go through some in the last hour. I mean, when they do the opening count they should be able to figure it out pretty easily and it shouldn't be a HUGE deal, but it's just still something that's going to get back to me. Now I'm seriously considering driving back right when we open so I can fix the few things we missed before our manager gets there just so I won't fucking hear about it. Mind you, it's a 45 minute drive and the openers won't get there until 5:30 anyway.
Am I just over worrying about this? I probably wouldn't think much of it, except that yesterday my entire shift was centered around shadowing one of the more experienced shift leads so that I could learn from her. And I mean, I did, but I still forgot to throw out the newspapers, drop the last tips, sign off on the duty roster and complete the milk count. Less than 5 minutes of actual work. Why do I feel so stressed over such small things?
