Wow, PetsMart, you suck.
Oh, this is too rich. Okay, some of you remember my last kennel job at Pets Are People, Too. Right, well, apparently they went through managers and staff like it was McDonald's. Might have something to do with them majorly sucking when it came to employees. Anyway, I regularly check the AJC (Atlanta Journal-Constitution for you non-Atlantan natives) for jobs and lo and behold what do I see? I find this. To be nice, I'll copy/paste it below.
MANAGEMENT
Animal Hospital
Manager
Pets are People, too is looking for experienced managers. Applicants must possess outstanding organizational skills, strong communication and leadership skills and the ability to work in a fast paced, teamwork environment. College degree and strong customer service and leadership abilities required. Considerable earnings potential. Midtown, Northlake, Dunwoody, Roswell and Gwinnett locations. Fax resume 770 934 4310
carlchapman@earthlink.net
Now, pay attention children, because I worked at one of the listed locations. The funny part? K hired me, but then she stepped down and N took over, in about the span I went from taking the necessary computer training to actually starting the kennel training. That means N was there from say July-August 2005 to now. Apparently, they don't understand to turn a profit, you have to renovate the place (seriously, the kennel? About the size of a 1 bedroom apartment. That includes a lot of walls and doorways; plus a lot of vet clinic cages.) and keep giving people who are busting their ass incentives, besides the monetary ones for recommending a dental cleaning or something like that. I know, how about...a pay raise? Anyway, so I found this highly funny because K hadn't been a manager long, either. Like maybe two years or something. (Chapman is the owner of the company, and founder, aka the one who hires all the managers, doctors, and major staff.) Hmm, that might not be the manager's fault. Just a little bit of food for thought.
Now that I'm thinking about it, I wonder if they don't need regular managers, the ones that report to N. Hmm, another unanswered question. Oh, chain of command. There was a general manager, then three area specific ones, and leaders in those specific aras. Example: Bob runs it. Kasey (hospital), Millie (reception), and Jane (kennel) are managers in charge of the three areas. Tina (hospital), Mike (reception), and Fred (kennel) all report to their area specific managers. Everyone else (bar docs) reported to their area leader. All this for about 40 employees, most of which were hospital based. We had 3 receptionists, 5 kennel, 4-5 managers, the rest were hospital staff (not including the docs, which numbered about 7) like vet techs and tech assistants.
On to other things. I applied for Petsmart's PetHotel in February. I didn't hear anything back, but no big loss. I get a call earlier when I'm at the doc. I wonder what's going on. So I call back, and it turns out they want me to come in for an interview. Yay, right? Except not so much. I require Labor Day weekend off because of Dragon*Con. I paid my money. You better believe I'm going. As I'm talking to her, I find out if you're not available for every. single. holiday. and weekend, you can't work there. It'll hinder your chances. Which, wtf? Dude, I'm not in public service, people. It's a kennel job; you don't get my life for a low paying job without benefits. I mean, it's just ridiculous. Even managers that have been there for years aren't getting holidays off. Uh, no. Sorry, you're not owning my soul, but thanks for trying! I have an interview on Wednesday, but I'm going to call the other job back and see if they want me, and even if they don't, I'm bailing on Petsmart. Seriously. It's a kennel job. I'm not a police officer or teacher here. Give me a break. So, that's a no-go. I need a job, but not that one. Sorry, I'm not indentured servant.
Other than that. My doc put me Metaformin, because my body might having issues with my weight gain, like it might be something medical. Which, woohoo, because that's fixable. The bad part? You have to live near a bathroom the first few weeks. After that, everything should be kosher. Okay, so I'm going to go to bed in a minute. Jax, honey, *pokes* story?