It’s bad enough to put on that phony persona in retail, especially when you’re not the most cheerful person out there, but genuine enough to be who you are. Regardless of the sad funeral I attended the day before, I had to put that aside and carry on with my work, which I thought I did fine. Then, you had to attack me on my second shift working there, and I never even met you. You told me that if I didn’t prove I was good enough next shift, you wouldn’t give me any shifts… well you’re only giving me one shift per week anyway? You think that’s really helping me? I need the money just as much as others do. The reason you pulled me aside was because I looked “uncomfortable” yet customers were quite happy that I was able to answer their questions right away and be friendly. Of course I would be uncomfortable knowing that you’re watching me like a hawk and breathing down my neck. Look, I can try my best and if that’s not good enough for you, then fuck it. I’m tired of this phony retail bullshit. —A Real Person
This article appears in Dec 8-14, 2011.
“looked uncomfortable” is sometimes another way of saying “rolled their eyes and looked like they simply didn’t want to be there” .. just saying..
I’m not sure who’s funeral you attended but there is such a thing as bereavement leave for close family and friends. If you are unable to work after someone’s death that’s totally natural and understandable. But you need to really make that clear that you need grief time. Because people are busy dealing with the shit in, oh i dunno, their OWN lives and can’t spend their time watching over everyone else to make sure their needs are being met. If you’re really mired in grief (and i’ve been there. And it fucking sucks so hard) then TELL your employer that you need some time to just sort of tune out and can they do anything to help.
OP, i’m sympathetic but here’s a hard question you have to ask yourself.. When you got this job, was it understood that you were working on casual hours? That you were working to pick up the empty shifts? If so, then really.. what did you expect to get for hours? If they said “Will be 1/-3 shifts a week” or whatever, why on earth would you expect anything different?
If they are however, awarding hours to people who are working out well (and it sort of sounds that way) then chances are you’re not working out well there. It’s no big deal. Lots of people aren’t suited to retail. I’M not suited to retail either..
But the point i’m trying to make is that an employer doesn’t usually make a point of just randomly fucking someone over. There is usually a reason (related to the performance, attitude or competence of the employee) that employees get laid off, fired, demoted or otherwise phased out. Who knows? Maybe you do have a shitty attitude. Maybe you’re not aware yet of just how hard an 8 hour work day is supposed to be (I say as i type this at my desk -_- lol..) and you THINK you’re giving 100% but in reality you’re not doing the absolute best you could be doing. There could be a million reasons for that but the cold, harsh reality is that those reasons don’t matter. You leave them at home and if you CAN’T leave them at home (such as grief) then talk to your employer about it.
You leave you at the door when you walk into work. And you only take the parts of yourself necessary to do your job. Trust me, that philosophy keeps you sane.
Employers are not required to give paid bereavement leave, IK, and my guess is OP needs the money really badly, or they wouldn’t need to work one shift per week at a retail store. Guaranteed her employer isn’t paying her to stay home and grieve, OP probably can’t even get paid sick time.
quit.
working a shitty job for almost no pay for a douchey bitch with a queen superiority complex will suck the life out of you.
now that that is out of the way….
I found an interesting movie coming out in 2012 and it looks like it’s
based ENTIRELY on HISTORICAL FACT
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034314/
???
Historical Fact??!! Pffft. Whatever. It’s so obviously NOT historic or factual in any way. You know how I know? Cuz they cast a woman as the president of the USA…….BAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!….they’re so crazy….like THAT would EVER happen. (Ladies, please don’t crucify me…I was being sarcastic)
Stalag Tranquility Nazi moonbase in 1945 totally believable, yo. ANNNNNND they wouldn’t have even needed a rocket either. They so could have shot them to the moon using the guns of Navarone.
Seriously though, how in the blue fuck did they manage to get a 7.5 million Euro budget for this obvious stinkfest?
dude… if they can get funding for Titanic 2…seriously…
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1640571/
or movies like
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1587807/
and
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1350498/
then anything is possible.
straight to video
lmao…Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus FTW….based solely on the fact that it stars Debbie Gibson AND Lorenzo Lamas….together at last.
Oh, zis iss fun!
http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5fn5gJ7…
I love the whole Nazi/UFO mythos. It’s got everything; experimental weapons, secret Antarctic bases, the survival of Hitler. The ineternet has made it a bit easier to photoshop Goering & Speer standing in front of one of George Adamski’s chicken feeders with Balkan crosses on it, but most of the “facts” (har har) can be traced back to a little self published book,circa 1970, written and sold out of the basement of a Toronto graphic artist by the name of Ernst Zundel.
True fact
“Oooh, that’s a bingo!”
christopher waltz was the best thing about that movie
They did terrific work with the costumes. The uniforms were bang-on accurate.
And that opening scene at the farm. Totally inspired by Angel-Eyes at the hacienda in G,B & U.
you can recognize what sorts of movies tarantino watched as a kid
OB, quit so that others can have your 1 shift a week. There are plenty of other jobs out there. Heck, even the company I work for is doubling in size and hiring engineers in anticipation of their graduation. Then again, retail is waaaaaayyyy below the level of an engineer. Almost nonexistent.
If you’re only getting one fucking shift a week, make tracks, kid. You don’t need that shit. I quit my Dominion grocery store job back in the early 70s after taking three days of crap from some post-menopausal old trout with a Picasso cubic grin in the meat department. I walked out while she was in mid-rant. And I never ate bolonga again.
By the way, my kid works retail part time and does get sick days, believe it or not – but only if you have a doctor’s note. She was off for 5 days after having all her wisdom teeth popped out and they paid her for five part time days. I thought that was pretty sweet for a chain store.
OP, I think you should find a creative way to quit, and go for a timmies job or something where they will actually give you enough hours.
I’m thinking that you could go away for lunch and not come back……leave your resignation letter written on a POST-IT NOTE…….stick it to the bosses’ door on a day when he’s not expected to come in. ROTFLMAO!!!!
Sad funeral …how can that be ?
The first 3 letters are F U N !
Thats no the blues. Jesus, when my cat died I had to go and get another one that very afternoon.