H2Oboys – Footyfried

Weeding out the help, stoner edition

Most companies started drug testing for job applicants in the 80s and the bottled water company I worked for was no exception. A side benefit was weeding out people who were too stupid or indifferent to more useful than a bag of football bats. One such suspect had six months notice of pre-employment drug testing.Continue reading “Weeding out the help, stoner edition”

Impressing the neighbors

At the bottled water company I worked at we had to change out the charcoal in the carbon filter roughly annually. This was an all day job and a messy one too, as we couldn’t avoid getting wet charcoal all over our uniforms. One year a teacher at the school next door shoved one ofContinue reading “Impressing the neighbors”

Showing up is half the battle….

….staying until the job is done is the other half. Last night at work someone went home early because of a toothache. This is starting to become a problem. At least last night we had enough people to get the job done. I am starting to worry about the resilience of the younger generations. WhenContinue reading “Showing up is half the battle….”

Calling in slick

Back at the bottled water company we had a loader that would calling sick every payday. The night shift got their checks Thursday night but couldn’t cash them until Friday morning. This loader would call in Friday night and come back Monday night broke. This continued until he failed to call in one night. BeforeContinue reading “Calling in slick”

Weeding out the help again

At the bottled water company I spent way too many years at, we would go through a lot of suspects to find one good prospective employee. Most wouldn’t last a day as the pace and endurance were a feature to weed out the unable or unwilling to work. Once you got hired, the pay wasn’tContinue reading “Weeding out the help again”

Accidental Reduction Plan

At the bottled water company in Phoenix, we had an employee that was responsible for far more than his share of the accidents in the plant. When he wasn’t causing accidents he was a good employee. The new plantt manager decided to make him the safety coordinator since he had so much accident experience. OurContinue reading “Accidental Reduction Plan”