Update.
My store was broken into, but the thieves failed miserably. The store next to us is empty and up for rent. They broke into there and smashed through the sheet rock, ripped out the insulation and tunneled straight into our slat wall. After that effort failed, they got a ladder, took out a ceiling tile, smashed the firewall separating the two stores in the rafter, climbed above our ceiling tile and it gave way. The collapse sent bits of wall and ceiling tile everywhere, and a rather dangerous lighting fixture hanging loose. The motion set off the alarm, which scared the would be thieves from entering my store.
However, we were the last stop for them. They used that empty store to access the other stores in the strip, including a locally owned Mexican restaurant, which they not only stole, but tore apart and vandalized. They stole the poor old lady's entire selection of meet, beer and tortillas. Then, maliciously, they put all her counter papers, including her work permit, on the floor and poured rice water on them. For no reason. They smashed the candy dispensers in the restaurant too. She was crying and it was pretty emotional.
My store was shut down today, because either debris or possible mold made the area physically irritable to work in, so we were waiting for contractors to test for mold and patch up our ceiling. They didn't even show up today. It sucked.
As for my quick rise to Store Manager - the company is growing pretty rapidly, I'm young and a competent employee, so I was promoted after 90 days. This was also due to the fact that I was sent to a mediocre store struggling with shrink (it was very high) and sales rankings. In three months, we began a massive turnaround and consistently were a top performer. That earned me high marks.
I'm the youngest gun in our district and one of the youngest in our region, but even my DM knows I have other dreams. I don't play on running a store forever.
