While cindy, a current psychology major, worked frantically at her part-time job at ragtime resale preparing for the regional manager's visit in a few days, her department manager, lucinda, had an interesting word with her: "don't worry cindy, when i first started, i made $9.25 an hour too. it gets better! " cindy shook her head as she reflected on how little lucinda knew about what motivated her to seek perfection at this job. as she continued to neatly stack those pocket tees, she thought, "if the regional manager has the same attitude as lucinda, i'm looking for another job." cindy would prefer to work with a manager.