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Nina, if you were here right now, I'd be venting to you. But since you're not I will release my retail woes on the blog. I am still having issues toward this new assistant manager at Atlanta Bread. It's rare that I automatically dislike someone, but from day one, this new girl had been acting like a cocky know-it-all, and acts like she could do it better. But I then realized over this past week that she's all talk. She really doesn't know what she's doing. Because of this hint of resentment I had toward her I prayed that God would change my heart toward her and give me the ability to love her. I can totally see that He's working on me to change my attitude toward her. She has some deep-sated insecurities puts herself down alot. I fear that she's got depression or something like that. So I became more sensitive toward her. I know she's had a tough life. But sometimes I don't know whether to hug her or slap her upside her head. She still cuts me off and makes comments when I try to help her understand something, but then she asks me premission for things like I am her superior. She's not consistant at all. Plus I'm concerned about her ability to do the closing down proceedures. She is way too needy, and after over a week she should probably be at the point where she could at least refer to the sheet that walks her through the proceedures. I'm wanting to make this post to sound like I'm gossiping about her, so I'm going to stop here with the complaining and not go into the details. My thing is that I don't know if it is a pride issue (I'm sure it is) but...yeah...I feel just a wee tad insulted over the fact that Dom and Deb totally overlooked me as a possibility for the assistant manager position, because if they had I would have really considered it. I mean I know almost everything about the store so there wouldn't be half as much training for me. I am hoping the reason they dismissed me from a possibility was because they know that I'm looking for another job, plus I did mention to Dom back in September that I didn't plan on staying there past New Years Eve. I really hope that that is the reason and not because I couldn't handle it, because, I know I could just as well as anyone else! Plus, I feel that I should NOT have to hold her hand. I honestly get the impression that she looks to me as if I'm above her because of all my experience. I don't know. I'm just struggling with her a little bit. I know that if Deb and Dom knew about the "concern" I have about her, she will have to prove herself really quickly if she want's to keep this job. I am not saying I want her to get fired. She's had children to support and needs the money. But she's going to have to get some confidence in some areas and a little more humility in others if this is going to work out. See my struggle though? Is my complaint vailid or am I overreacting and impatient? I just don't know...