However, things didn’t exactly turn out as I had initially expected.
Most tasks will train you sufficiently enough to deliver you the tools and information needed to toil in their facilities. This was the case with all of the retail tasks I had in school. As miserable as it was to toil in a superstore, at least they trained myself and others enough where I was wandering around appreciating a moron everyday no knowing what I’m supposed to do. When I waited tables at steakhouses the supervisor gave myself and others the menu to take home and study while explaining all of the various food fluctuations. If a shopper asked myself and others about the specials, I knew right away what was given each individual day. This all changed when I left the food repair industry to toil in my state’s nascent medical marijuana industry. For years I dreamed about someday working in a medical cannabis dispensary. However, things didn’t exactly turn out as I had initially expected. It was disappointing from day one because the two of us were always blamed by patients if a product was out of stock or if there were any issues related to their online order. I expected the marijuana dispensary to train myself and others about the products they carry however I wasn’t even given the time to learn while I was on the task. Since I didn’t want to disappoint patients asking for my help and assistance with the products sold at the dispensary, I had to educate myself in my freetime to be a better budtender. I spent a lot of time on Leafly and Allbud to learn about cannabis genetics and multiple products sold in cannabis dispensaries.