So I may have failed to mention that I just started working part time. I decided since most companies are in a hiring freeze, it's best to just go out and start working. I found perhaps the most random job I could ever even imagine... Japanese hat shop salesgirl. The shop is in Soho (the perfect location for impulse shoppers and tourists) and it's called Arth. I'm told the name Arth comes from the combo of the words "art" and hat", but for me, it has been the endless butt of jokes. In fact, I started my cover letter to the co. with "Hello people of Arth". Unfortunately, the humor was lost on my Japanese manager. Still, he was impressed with my resume and what I mentioned in the letter so now I'm officially an Arthling. Ok, I'll stop... for now.
The hats are all classy and well-made (most are handmade), lots are from famous hat companies like Stetson and Borsalino (maker of fedoras), some from local NYC designers, and some from the Japanese companies that own Arth and other stores. I have never learned so much about hats in so little time. It's so much fun to learn and I also get to practice speaking Japanese with my co-workers and the occasional Japanese customer. My co-workers also want to learn English so we've been teaching each other slang and funny sayings you couldn't get from a dictionary. I was also pleasantly surprised at how happy hats can make people. Men especially tend to hold their heads a little higher when they walk out of the shop with a new hat on. Who knew hats could help with self confidence?
2 comments:
i just want to say that whatever Arth humor was lost on them was found by me. double. "people of Arth!"
i will be beaming down to Arth on the 29th with my crew :)
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