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Black Friday.
#7675225 - 11/24/07 04:53 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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God damn.
yesterday was fucking hell at work. not to sound like a whining bitch, even though thats what im doing, but yesterday was seriously the most stessful day at work.
i only worked 13.5 hours - from 9am to 10:30pm, but it was still tiring. some people worked from 4am to 11pm! i cant believe nobody killed themselves.
the worst part though, was i had to work again today from 7:45am to 4pm.
Im sure theres a lot of you that got it much worse, so i guess everyone can bitch about it in this thread.
ohh man, im so glad its finally over.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: thoughts]
#7675242 - 11/24/07 04:58 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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You only worked 13.5 hours? You oughta feel like a real slacker. You aren't giving nearly enough of your precious time to your place of employment.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Viveka]
#7675247 - 11/24/07 05:00 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Youre right. i need to take more pride in making money for other people that work half as hard as i do.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: thoughts]
#7675261 - 11/24/07 05:02 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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iwasaClown said: Youre right. i need to take more pride in making money for other people that work half as hard as i do.
And don't you forget it!!! haha where do you work
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Circuit shitty.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: thoughts]
#7675294 - 11/24/07 05:11 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I work at wal mart, I worked from 10pm-8am on black friday.
I think my jobs kinda fun though, I just threw/caught boxes someone was throwing at me and stacked them on the floor and wrapped them in black. After that I just had to stand there until 5am and guard it.
I was laughing a lot watching the people go after that shit.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: thoughts]
#7675298 - 11/24/07 05:12 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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hahaha screw them. A lot of my friends have worked there. They started out loving it but by the end they couldn't stand it. Retail in general pisses me off
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I work retail and I was scheduled yesterday, didn't go in didn't call i don't give a fuck! haha fuck that shit, I didn't go in today either! My managers are the biggest cunts.. they won't even say anything to me because they know i don't give a fuck, i'm leaving this state before christmas.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Rustifer]
#7675308 - 11/24/07 05:17 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah my job isnt that bad. i actually dont mind going to work. most of the people i work with are cool and ive met SO many hotties.;)
theres also some pretty hot co-workers there, this new verizon girl especially, i just havent had the time to talk to her. but yeah, its a lot better than my last job working with food.
edit: why are the girls that work in verizon all just straight up fucking beautiful? who handles that? thats what i want to do.
plus theres a gaytar hero to play whenever im not busy
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: thoughts]
#7675322 - 11/24/07 05:26 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I am so glad I'll never have to work in a job doing retail ever again.
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haha thats funny, i was thinking about just not going today, but i dont really feel like looking for another job right now.
although i heard last week that the Cheesecake Factory nearby is starting at 13/hr!
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Caribou_Lou said: I work retail and I was scheduled yesterday, didn't go in didn't call i don't give a fuck! haha fuck that shit, I didn't go in today either! My managers are the biggest cunts.. they won't even say anything to me because they know i don't give a fuck, i'm leaving this state before christmas.
i used to have that mindstate - and did that with every job i've had. trust me, it's totally cool to do up until you're out of money, and searching for jobs from square one with no references except the people you burned. mindless jobs are stupid as fuck, but everyone needs their bread and butter, don't burn your bridges man - you may end wanting to go back across
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Redstorm]
#7675336 - 11/24/07 05:31 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Whats the worst part of working in retail for you guys?
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: thoughts]
#7675338 - 11/24/07 05:32 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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iwasaClown said: Whats the worst part of working in retail for you guys?
dealing with assholes and retards constantly
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: thoughts]
#7675349 - 11/24/07 05:37 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I dunno if you consider what I do retail... But I stock everything from the shaving shit to the cosmetics. All the new stuff is fun to put out, throwing boxes around and straighting up the shelfs. But the person who orders for the department is fucking stupid, so we always have overstock, and the other shifts just open the shit up and put it randomly in these boxes, which someone else at night puts them into carts for me.
So I have like 5 shopping carts full of random shit I have to put up a night.
I mean I already hate the job, they don't let you get overtime, and when they cut your time to prevent you from getting overtime, they expect you to get the same amount of work done that day.
But really it's not bad for 9 dollars an hour, I don't have to think at all.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: thoughts]
#7675355 - 11/24/07 05:40 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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i worked with food...
it wasn't that bad i had sex with my coworker that helped ease the hours away
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I dont really mind that most of the time.
I dont take shit from anybody, especially a fucking customer, first of all. so ive never really felt like ive "lost a battle".
if someone becomes an asshole or gets fed up with me and tells me "well im going to best buy then" or "im gonna find someone else to help me" i really dont care, the sooner they walk away from me the better. ill even tell them HOW to get to the closest best buy just to get them the hell out of the store quicker.
i think thats what bothers me the most, that they think i actually CARE about their business with my store.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: thoughts]
#7675362 - 11/24/07 05:41 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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yah, I send people else where as much as I can to.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Rustifer]
#7675377 - 11/24/07 05:45 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah man.
I have managed to turn the tables on some people that were initially pissed off at me. after they bitch at me and see how i react and how im still willing to help them (if i really have to) they end up getting all soft and apologizing to ME.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: thoughts]
#7675380 - 11/24/07 05:47 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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The best is when customers figure out how fucked up the store is ran, and they laugh/talk shit with you.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: thoughts]
#7675624 - 11/24/07 07:02 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I hated dealing with customers. Luckily I graduated from college last year and I'll never have to work in that field ever again.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Redstorm]
#7675627 - 11/24/07 07:04 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I have dreams of accomplishing that some day.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Rustifer]
#7675643 - 11/24/07 07:10 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Believe me, it's worth it. Your quality of life goes up infinitely b/c you get paid better for a job you (hopefully) enjoy.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Redstorm]
#7675651 - 11/24/07 07:11 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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What do you do now?
I'm just going to school, for no reason as of now.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: thoughts]
#7675658 - 11/24/07 07:15 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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iwasaClown said: Yeah my job isnt that bad. i actually dont mind going to work. most of the people i work with are cool and ive met SO many hotties.;)
theres also some pretty hot co-workers there, this new verizon girl especially, i just havent had the time to talk to her. but yeah, its a lot better than my last job working with food.
edit: why are the girls that work in verizon all just straight up fucking beautiful? who handles that? thats what i want to do.
plus theres a gaytar hero to play whenever im not busy
All the hoes that work at my job are so ugly, and they are so annoying. And there's this gay kid that tells everybody how hot he thinks I am haha, it's so weird. He actually got arrested recently for helping somebody steal shit haha, so I don't have to deal with that anymore. Everyone cool quit so I hate going to work.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Redstorm]
#7675672 - 11/24/07 07:19 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Redstorm said: Believe me, it's worth it. Your quality of life goes up infinitely b/c you get paid better for a job you (hopefully) enjoy.
i hope so. i just got a full time job working 4 10's that pays $12.50/hour and i went there from jobs that paid around $8/hour. on my first paycheck i was able to save $1000 and at my previous jobs it took me months to save up $1000.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: LayYouIn]
#7675679 - 11/24/07 07:20 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I want a job like that, working 4 days a week 10 hours a day.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: LayYouIn]
#7675717 - 11/24/07 07:29 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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LayYouIn said:
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Redstorm said: Believe me, it's worth it. Your quality of life goes up infinitely b/c you get paid better for a job you (hopefully) enjoy.
i hope so. i just got a full time job working 4 10's that pays $12.50/hour and i went there from jobs that paid around $8/hour. on my first paycheck i was able to save $1000 and at my previous jobs it took me months to save up $1000.
What do you do?
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Rustifer said: I want a job like that, working 4 days a week 10 hours a day.
it's my first job like that...they actually had me work 5 10's but now we're out of overtime, so it's to 4 10's unless i sign up for the over-time and i will. 
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Caribou_Lou said: What do you do?
Distribution...warehouse. exactly what i like to do.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Rustifer]
#7675735 - 11/24/07 07:34 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Rustifer said: What do you do now?
I'm just going to school, for no reason as of now.
I work in the corporate office of an offshore drilling company. I'm only going to be at this job for a year, though, b/c I going back for my Master's next year.
I graduated last year and after applying for this job, I was offered the position for about $45,000 a year. It's not a ton, but it's good considering it's my first full time job and I have no experience in the field.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Redstorm]
#7675750 - 11/24/07 07:37 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Redstorm said:
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Rustifer said: What do you do now?
I'm just going to school, for no reason as of now.
I work in the corporate office of an offshore drilling company. I'm only going to be at this job for a year, though, b/c I going back for my Master's next year.
I graduated last year and after applying for this job, I was offered the position for about $45,000 a year. It's not a ton, but it's good considering it's my first full time job and I have no experience in the field.
describe a typical day at the office.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Redstorm]
#7675788 - 11/24/07 07:47 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Redstorm said: I work in the corporate office of an offshore drilling company.
Is it Schlumberger?
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: LayYouIn]
#7675795 - 11/24/07 07:49 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Right now we're implementing Oracle, so most of my day is spent on the computer.
Get there between 8 and 8:30
Do Oracle stuff until 9. Grab a cup of tea and breakfast. Suppliers usually bring in complimentary breakfast, which is nice (but fattening).
More Oracle stuff from 9:30 or so until around noon. I either head off to lunch or eat at my desk if I brought my own lunch. We're only supposed to take an hour break, but usually I take an hour and a half or two hours if we go out for lunch.
2:00 until 5:00 is usually spent with more Oracle stuff or meeting with salespeople who want us to stock our vessels with their shit.
Overall, it's not bad and there is a lot of room for advancement, but it's not what I want to do for the rest of my life.
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RandalFlagg said:
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Redstorm said: I work in the corporate office of an offshore drilling company.
Is it Schlumberger?
Nah, we do have a working relationship with them, though.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Redstorm]
#7675813 - 11/24/07 07:52 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Cool. My dad worked for Geco-Prakla for 15 years before they were acquired by Schlumberger. He was a Navigator on the geophysical ships that are out in the Gulf of Mexico. Then he became a Party Chief (in charge of the boats). Basically, the ships my dad was in charge of looked for underwater oil pockets in the Gulf.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Redstorm]
#7675816 - 11/24/07 07:52 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Redstorm said: but it's not what I want to do for the rest of my life.
what do you want to do then?
how long did you go to college for? what for?
where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: LayYouIn]
#7675840 - 11/24/07 07:56 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I want to work in politics or political consulting.
I went to college for 4 years for my Bachelors in Political Science. Next year I'll be going back for my Masters in Public Policy.
In ten years I hope to be working either at a think tank doing research or a consulting firm helping to plan campaign strategy.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Redstorm]
#7675932 - 11/24/07 08:17 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Redstorm said: I want to work in politics or political consulting.
I went to college for 4 years for my Bachelors in Political Science. Next year I'll be going back for my Masters in Public Policy.
In ten years I hope to be working either at a think tank doing research or a consulting firm helping to plan campaign strategy.
sorry for my ignorance, but what kinds of thing did they teach you for political science? is it dealing with like mayors and the right wing party type things?
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: LayYouIn]
#7675945 - 11/24/07 08:19 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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A lot of it is political theory (philosophy), history, and research methods.
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Redstorm]
#7676207 - 11/24/07 09:40 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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You know how to make a lot of people like one certain person yes?
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: Rustifer]
#7676237 - 11/24/07 09:54 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I feel bad for you guys. Those jobs truly suck balls. Isn't there something cooler you can do? Like, for example, clean shit up at a zoo?
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Re: Black Friday. [Re: thoughts]
#7676247 - 11/24/07 09:59 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I have an entry-level office job. It's boring and my co-workers are illiterate. My job is too easy. I would rather be unemployed than ever work retail again.
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