First Day of Work: Maui Edition

Today was our first day at Whole Foods in Maui.

I was nervous for a little while before clocking in and getting everything underway, but I soon realized that the Maui store has more in common with my old store than I thought. There are still the same satisfying interactions with people, but also the same problems everyone runs into.

Today I was mostly doing paperwork and getting informed on all the different policies, since I moved to a different region. But once that was done, I got right into bagging. Helped a ton of people outside, talked to them about Maui and got back into my groove. I see myself fitting in well with my team and I'm back to bagging early in the morning tomorrow.

As for Candace, she was hard at work almost immediately. The former Wine Specialist has been gone doing his art gig for the past two weeks, so she had to go through a bunch of backstock and figure out how to make all the new displays. I did not see her at all for eight hours, but from what I hear everyone loves her at the new store and they are super excited to have her. Also apparently her whole Specialty Team lives near us in Haiku so we have already been invited to the next get-together when they are all off of work. Score!

After work, Candace and I took the back way home towards Paia, a nice little plantation town that has recently gotten a bit more touristy and boutique-filled. We stopped at this pizza place called The Flatbread Company, who ironically are known for their amazing organic salad. We got a share-able plate of salad and their special flatbread pizza of the day which had bacon, parmesan, mozzarella, caramelized onions, and local onion marmalade. It was probably the first or second-best pizza I have ever had. Maui does NOT mess around when it comes to food. The restaurants have to be stellar or they just do not survive.

After scarfing down the whole pizza between the two of us, we made our way home in the dark. Driving upcountry is a little scary at night! There are zero lights around so you have to be very careful to not hit any wildlife or miss your turns. Luckily with Candace's navigation I made it home safe and sound. Now after putting in some dishes to be washed I decided to write an entry for y'all and then head to bed since I have to get up super early. Good night!