Friday, December 4, 2009

It's the principle

This is soo funny












I want to express to you that the real reason this little boy went off like that was not because he was hungry but because something he felt was rightfully his was taken from him. I want to point out that a pack of Ramen noodles cost roughly about 10 cents a pack so he could have easily bought another one and that as you look around the house you can see flat screen TVs and computers so I'm guessing these people are not poor. It was just hilarious to watch this little boy lose control the way he did. He has probably had things taken from him in the past as to why he is so protective of something with such little value. To be about 15 or 16-years old he sure does know how to cuss. Its funny but its a sad story as you gain several meanings from it.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

The Breakroom

I work about eight hours, three days a week at Kohl's. On the sales floor you have to become this programmed machine to smile and say hi to every customer, drop everything that you are doing and do exactly what the customer asks you to do, and you do not carry on with your previous task until you know your customer is completely satisfied. Oh, and you have to look happy the whole time you are doing it, regardless if the customer is polite or irate. While the associates act like they enjoy doing this on a regular basis, they express their true feelings in the break room. The break room has no boundaries for self expression. I learned a lot about my co workers sitting in the break room listening to everyone complain and socialize. Once you open the break room door, that machine is turned off and the real fun happens. I learned why one of my coworkers never walks down tight aisles; she has panic attacks. A woman wanted her to climb a latter to retrieve a bath towel about ten feet up in a small aisle. Another one of my co workers eats food right off the tables, no plates or napkins but he bugs people about sanitizing their hands at the registers after touching all the money. I've learned new curse words from listening to the rants and raves in the break room. What really amazes me is how fast the personalities change once you step in and out of the breakroom. I look forward to my breaks more than I do my paycheck, and that's a shame.