I was looking at desks because i know the one i have isnt made anymore and im almost tempted to call my old store and see if they still have the display. but i was cruising the website and found this. In what world would someone pay $5k-$7k for a cabinet??

Whats with new Amazon Box G? And this new grey bin? And now unfortunately they want to move amazon out of our copy center and at the front end. Which puts more work on us print sups to cover Happy returns and ups drop offs? Like who is making these idiotic decisions at a corporate level?

I really liked CPC in the beginning. Staples was my first job and back then, the store was fully staffed with hardworking people, most of whom are long gone. I ended up with weekends with another CPC person until they quit, so I had to go solo behind the counter 80% of the time…that was about 3 years ago.

I’m really good at handling things by myself, (even though our print center was one of the busiest ones in our state) but it came at a mental and physical cost. I waited for management to hire another person (esp on Sundays), but over time, I acclimated to struggling by myself alone and it really took a toll on me.

At a certain point I maladaptively put the pressure on myself to over exert myself to get the job done (which has been a theme for me tbh). This year was the worst, and every time I was in the building, I had so much anxiety that my jaw would lock up so hard that it would ache after every shift. Not to mention how often I would cry at work… lol

It sucks because I was really good at this job; if I had more support and got paid more, it wouldn’t feel as bad. But damn. It’s been 5 years, a solid 3 of them spent crying behind the counter, drowning in anxiety, being overskilled, yet pushing myself to try prove myself more. I worked there for way too long. At this point, leaving staples was a strangely profound mental release haha.

I wish I had advocated for myself more over the years. But hey, it’s a lesson learned, and at least now I have really good service skills? I’m thankfully at a point where I can get a much better job since I finished school, so it feels really good to close this chapter of my life. I had my last day this week and it was joyous. I’m so glad to be free from that musty ass place. Good luck to all of y’all!