Elyse sat in her small office and dropped her head into her hands. Three people had called in sick today, now they didn"t have enough staff to keep the store open. She would have to work the shift, meaning a twelve-hour day, instead of eight. On top of having already spent the morning covering for someone else. Paperwork in here was piling up, but she didn"t have much choice. The counters had to be manned and customers dealt with or none of them would have jobs. Shaking her head, she jotted a note to go through the applications people had filed lately and make a few calls. They needed more people so she could get her job done, not everyone else"s.
She took a deep breath and stood. Sitting here wishing things were different wouldn"t change anything. She might as well get up and get busy. A
