Porter at a grocery store.

I didn't exactly know what a porter was, I thought I would be stocking shelves and other miscellaneous things before I went to the interview. I learned what it fully was but decided to try anyway.

On the first day I was paired up with an older guy that was really easy going but you can tell he had his own routine, he would kind of just go about doing the work while I just watched. He would explain things but they were kind of just going in one ear and out the other.

Anyway then we got to the toilets, I've never cleaned a bathroom in my life at that point, and it just freaked me out. This guy was cleaning the toilets with his bare hands, I guess he just didn't care after years of doing the job. I was 17 at the time, after we finished cleaning the women's restroom (I was totally embarrassed being in there and some girls came in) I went outside while we were on a 15 minute break. I teared up a bit because I knew I couldn't do this, was my first job ever and I knew I was going to quit right at the end of the night. Calmed down a bit, called my mom and let her know, texted this girl just to get it off my mind.

Finally at the end I just went into the supervisor's office and said thank you very much for giving me the opportunity, and I really am sorry, but I just don't think I can do this. He said it's alright, and that he'd rather know now than later.

I haven't been to that store since, it's been about 3 years. I feel really bad honestly, I know they probably just got another guy right after me, but I fucking blew it on my first day on the job. I've since cleaned bathrooms and other things in other jobs, and I'd take that job back in a heartbeat because I really liked the atmosphere.