Black Friday, Black Eye

It really pisses me off that Walmart is going to open at 8:00 PM on Thanksgiving Day. Is that really necessary? Can't we give people 1 day with their families? Is that to much to ask? 

I understand there are some jobs that just don't get a day off. But a Walmart Cashier isn't really one of those jobs. 

What a bunch a greedy bastards at the Walmart Corporate office. I promise you most of those folks will be at home with their families while they let the $7.25 cashier slave over the register on Thanksgiving Day!

What's worse is now Target is planning to open early as well to compete with Walmart. So not only are Walmart workers having to come in on Thanksgiving so are Target workers! 

That is sooooooooo wrong!

I am an ardent supporter of Capitalism but enough is enough! The Greed from these multinational corporations is out of control.  

I urge everyone to NOT shop on Thanksgiving Day! The only way to to tell these companies we don't agree is with our money! We must make it not worthwhile for them to open. 

I remember a time when every business was closed on Thanksgiving Day. I wonder if we can ever get back to that?

America. Jesus. Freedom.

So the election is over and Obama won.

Am I happy he won? No. I was hoping that Mitt Romney would win. But the truth is I never really wanted Romney to be the GOP nominee in the first place. If you look very close he and President Obama are not as far apart on the issues as they wanted us to believe.

But it doesn't matter now because Obama won and Romney lost.

My rant today is directed at the chicken littles of the world who say America is doomed because Obama won.

To all those who feel this way I offer this:

America was great before President Obama and will be after Obama.

America is not defined by it's President. America is defined by it's people. That's us.

WE makes this country great.

We wake up every day with freedoms that others only dream of. We wake up every day with endless opportunities to make life better for ourselves, our families and those around us.

So fuck you for being so pessimistic about America and the American people!

Be disappointed your guy lost . But shut the hell up about how America is doomed. If it is doomed it's doomed because of idiots like you.

That is all.

Why do we settle for incompetence?

It's one of the most frustrating things I have to deal with as a restaurant manager. We have 4 managers. 3 of which can do the job no problem 99.9% of the time. And then there's # 4... The poster boy for incompetence when it comes to running a shift. 

I've lost count of how many times, over the last two years, myself or one of the other managers had to rush back to the restaurant to bail him out. Keep in mind we didn't come back because he called us. We came back because the STAFF called us, in the middle of a shift, begging for help as the ship was sinking fast.

Yet he still works there. 

What's even worse is the GM continues to defend him. When # 4 actually does something right it's: "Hey, # 4's doing good this week!" 

Look, I don't like to see people lose their jobs, especially in today's economic environment. But # 4 just can't do it. # 4 is not cut our for the position. # 4 is a huge liability! 

So at what point do you cut your losses? 

If I'm the GM it's 12 months ago.... But our GM and his boss don't see it that way. What I've been told is they have bigger problems than #4 in other restaurants they need to deal with first.

Scary thought....

Drinkin' and Swearin' like a sailor...

This month makes 4 years since I became a restaurant manager and two things are for certain:

1. A swear a hell of a lot more than I did before I took this job

2. A drink a hell of lot more than I did before I took this job.

I'm not at all surprised by this. I almost expected it. Perhaps it's become a self-fulfilling prophecy. 

Anyone else have this experience?