Box Office Blues

One of my assignments as a GPTI is working in the box office, which is not really a bad gig. Compared to working in the scene or costume shop, it's a breeze! This is a big time operation though - cash, credit card machine, printing the tickets as they're purchased, etc. I'm used to a more primitive method so it's going to take a while before I feel comfortable with what I'm doing. Did I mention I have a math phobia and this position involves numbers? Lots of numbers? Today was my second shift in the box office, my first long shift. I'm glad I had a co-worker who was experienced because we had a lot of phone orders this morning and they were all paid by credit card. When you don't have the credit card there to swipe it makes the process take forever - there are about ten steps - well maybe not ten, but a lot! I sure hope I didn't enter anyone's number wrong. I almost did once because I couldn't read my co-worker's writing. After a few cancellations and do-overs I got it right. Whew! I get to do this again on Saturday for 3 and a half hours - woo hoo! By the end of the semester I should be a pro. A girl can dream, can't she?