working hard or hardly working?

I'm one of three paid employees and everyone else is a volunteer. i'm the youngest out of everyone, and i'd guess that like 90% of the volunteers at my store are over the age of 60. and the thing about a lot of old people is they are kind of territorial and like to have one job that they do every single time, like kerrie who is the only one who does jewellery and cds+dvds, or brian who is the only one who does books. which are both fun tasks that maybe i'd like to do sometimes but they do not like it when others fuck with their stations. luckily, the games and toys station is "run" by rob, who only does games and toys but doesnt really care if someone else does them while hes not there. this is bar none the best job to do while in the back because you literally just get to play and have fun; testing battery powered toys, making sure buttons work and wheels turn, seeing if all the pieces are there, collecting similar toys to sell as a bag, etc. all of this is fun, but my favourite game to play while working at the toy station is soft toy ear piercing simulator. i like to role play with them too like we are in a piercing studio. its incredibly amusing and simply never gets old. also they look pretty cool with they new earring.

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one of my Least favourite jobs is sorting through donations. Lord, the things we see!! it's also an extremely monotonous task that makes my arms shoulders feet and knees hurt real bad. go to the cage. pick up a trashbag. walk back to the table. heave it onto the table. pick an item. raise it to examine the full front and back. decide whether its able to be put out. if its not, throw it into statewide. if it is, throw it into the correct bin lined along the wall (if its manchester, mens, or outerwear youre going to have to piff it as they are the furthest away). repeat. and when you feel like youve made progress and the cage is getting freed up, more donations come in and your progress is reset. anyway. to keep myself sane during this boring and unrewarding task, i like to guess whether i think the item is going to be the super cheap stuff like Kmart, target, shein, another chain clothing store like valleygirl or cotton on or whatever which are generally considered a little better quality, or like a more expensive brand, before i see the label. sometimes, i think it's super obvious and then i guess right. and sometimes, i think it's super obvious but i guess wrong. it's interesting how much i've discovered about certain brands by just seeing their clothes over and over again and comparing them with other brands that are worlds apart in retail price but not in quality.