Judey Kalchik
Bio
It's my time to find and use my voice.
Poetry, short stories, memories, and a lot of things I think and wish I'd known a long time ago.
You can also find me on Medium
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Stories (349/0)
Going Home
My father walked me down the aisle when I was 19 years old. As we stood in the back of the chapel waiting for our cue he squeezed my hand and said "Are you sure? Just let me know and we'll keep on walking out the back door." I laughed and told him I was sure.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Confessions
- Top Story - March 2021
Happily Ever After is the Start of a New Beginning
I must have been around eight years old when I learned my prince was never gonna arrive. I was in the car, alone, with my father. Five kids (eventually) in our family and very few times that we had a reliable car, I can't imagine why this was true, but it was.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Humans
Word Power
From the day I learned there were negative numbers I've never fully trusted math. (NEGATIVE numbers? You count things that are less than zero?!) I've heard of people juggling the numbers. Cooking the books. And who in Retail hasn't seen a version of 'Magic Math'? You know what I mean:
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Motivation
How Sweet it Was
There was a time, o’ best beloved, when a nine year old could buy cigarettes. No, an eight year old couldn't- don't be silly. Everyone knows that an eight year old isn't strong enough to pull the lever on the cigarette machine. You need to be in 4th grade to do that!
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Feast
You're One of My Kind
I got a text message from someone addressed to her 'Favorite Training Person.' For a time I was a trainer for Waldenbooks/Borders Group. It was just about the most useful and fulfilled that I have ever felt in a job. I got to do one-on-one training with new managers in my base store, and then group training with amazingly talented trainers in an offsite location. We worked first on flip charts (yup!) then graduated to PowerPoint. Soft skills were part of the group training: recruiting, conflict management, communication... and change.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Journal