Okay, I've mentioned it in a few tweets, but here's the full deal why I'm about ready to bash my head on the walls at work ( Read more... )

Those of you who read this on a regular basis (the precious few) know that I have had a long-standing battle of the wills (but definitely not wits) with my co-worker and our assistant manager, Matt. Lovingly known as "crackhead" interchangeably with his given name ( Read more... )

As the subject says, I discovered today that there are more ways for a human being to feel drained than I was perviously aware of ( Read more... )

I'm walking into the house with my arms laden with the work bag and some juice from work (we had to break down some gift sets) when a couple of effeminate black men stop me at my doorstep and ask me if I live there. They said that they had seen a cat in my window that they thought belonged to them (the one in the red sweatshirt, anyway). So, I went ( Read more... )

I was in a shitty mood for most of today. The bit with IM+ not wanting to work really set me off on the wrong foot, and then sitting in traffic unexpectedly (fucking football games) making me late for work. Mike didn't help matters by looking at his watch and saying "don't believe in calling, eh?". Mind you, this man is at least an hour late one ( Read more... )

I meant to post this yesterday, but I had a real asshole customer. I always ask people for ID if thier credt card is unsigned, the signature is unreadable, or it says "see ID" or some variation. Unlike some people, I will ask for it even if it's got your photo on it. Cards have signature strips for a reason. When I got my BoA debit card (which has ( Read more... )

I don't recall if I've already mentioned here or not, I got an insurance quote a while back from Geico. They are $86/mo compared to the $120/mo I pay Esurance now. Esurance refused flat-out to drop my rates because I'm over 25, and because I've been accident-free for three years. Apparently, that doesn't matter to them. It's irrelevant to the ( Read more... )

I don't usually work Friday close shifts. But I did tonight. Good lord, it was insane. There was a much much higher ratio of people I had to turn away for lack or proof of age, and plenty of irritable pricks ( Read more... )

I really appreciate the support I've received for my decision not to pursue a management opportunity at work. It means a lot to me that you all respect my decision that the additional stress in my life isn't worth the paltry additional sum they're offering me.

Makes a guy feel really good to know that he can count on friends to be supportive.

So, I realized that I hadn't yet made public the latest fun episode at work ( Read more... )