At Wally World we are seriously short of people. On overnights we have lost four in the last three weeks. Most of these are people calling in every week and racking up points. I know it is hard to get up at the crack of dark to get to work but these people are notContinue reading “Weeding out the help, Part four”
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Weeding out the help,Part three
When I was at the water company several decades ago, one of the fleet mechanics got fired. An audit found that he ordered parts for a four cylinder vehicle. Except for our forklifts the rest of our fleet was V-8s. Further Investigation showed that he had been doing side jobs and was getting the companyContinue reading “Weeding out the help,Part three”
Gatorade Blues
There is no more Gatorade in the warehouse, so I never have to handle it again. And since the 28 ounce bottle is now $1.72 compared to the $1.16 for the 32 ounce bottle three years ago, I may never touch another bottle of Gatorade again.
Daylight Savings Crime
After 23 years if not having to deal with daylight savings time, I have dealt with it for the past 16 years. This does not mean I have gotten used to it. It is bad enough having to remember to reset alarm clocks when you go to bed the night before. Not only am IContinue reading “Daylight Savings Crime”
Silicon Valley Bank goes under
Silicon Valley Bank was taken over by the FDIC this week. This is no small town bank. A Silicon Valley was a top 20 bank by any measurement. Worse, a lot of startup companies were required to use this bank for all of their business as a condition of getting venture capital funding. With aContinue reading “Silicon Valley Bank goes under”
Weeding out the help
Some people get fired because the company’s needs change. Most people tend to fire themselves by doing things so stupid or inappropriate you wonder if they really want to be there anyway. Late in my career, we got a new plant manager. He managed to set a record for quickest firing for any employee atContinue reading “Weeding out the help”
No more Gatorade
Wally World will still have Gatorade, but I won’t be stocking it much longer. Pepsi, which owns Gatorade, will stock Gatorade the same way they handle Pepsi. I just wonder what Walmart will add to my duties. Anything else would be lighter than cases of Gatorade.
Got the raise
The well publicized raise showed up in my bank account today. Maybe I can get by for another year. Or maybe I can get one of the jobs at the soybean plant due to open next year.. County leaders are having closed door meeting concerning another industrial facility moving to the area. It is niceContinue reading “Got the raise”
Uniform Blues, Part Two
Managed to get my Wally World vest stained in two shifts. Since this is my weekend, I get to see if I can get it clean or if I go back to the old vests.
Uniform Blues
We got new vests at Wally World last year. Most of us held onto the old dark blue vests as long as we could. This week I found out why. My old vests had holes in the pockets for several months. The holes grew to the point my boxcutter fell out of the vest, soContinue reading “Uniform Blues”
Footyfried 