Damn, that kind of sucks, working at a game store is a pretty cool job(as a part time or summer job that is). Maybe you prank call your store for battle toads, since it wasn't really your fault! Did you tell your boss about your cat? Or he didn't buy it?
Gambler wrote...
Perhaps it could be a blessing in disguise? A higher paying job with greater satisfaction may soon be coming your way.
He should go eat at a Chinese restaurant asap for a fortune cookie and see if it tells him something similar to your comment.