For most employers trying to hire people it’s warm bodies wanted, cold ones considered. You don’t have to work hard to keep your job. You have to work harder to get fired than you doing your job. At Wally World, one of the stockers got fired for being too slow. It was bad enough sheContinue reading “Weeding out the help”
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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”
Getting old
I got another reminder I am getting old when my Social Insecurity statement came in the mail yesterday. I used to get them annually until I moved to Kansas. I tried to get them online, but was told I couldn’t. I found out that they will mail statements starting the year you turn sixty. WhenContinue reading “Getting old”
Vacation
At most companies, you can easily figure out how much vacation you get each year. It is prominently posted in the breakroom and other places each year. Not so at Wally World. It took me almost three years to find it online and print it out. At most companies, you get one or two weeksContinue reading “Vacation”
Super Bore, Part two
I mentioned the big football game that will be played in six days without mentioning the name of the game. Some businesses beat around the bush trying to tie in to the game and sell more stuff even though they are not No Fun League partners, thus not allowed to mention the name of theContinue reading “Super Bore, Part two”
Timing is important
My boss told me last night what I would be making as of March 1. This is 24 days before the raise goes into effect but 10 days after it was announced on Bloomberg. This is almost the opposite of the last time Wally World announced pay scale increases.
It’s nice to get a raise…
…it’s not nice to tell Bloomberg and Fox News before you tell your employees. By the way, none of my fellow associates know how much of a raise we actually got.
Walmart raising wages again
You know it’s hard to find help when Walmart is raising their entire payscale for the second time in two years. The bottom of the scale has gone from 11 dollars an hour to 14 dollars as of March something. The last raise cost us our profit sharing. I wonder what we are going toContinue reading “Walmart raising wages again”
Hemroid Harry
At Wally World we had a worker throw a hissy fit last week and walk out in the middle of his shift because management wanted him to work. This morning another worker decided to wander around the store instead of doing what he was told. The night before, the big boss had to tell anotherContinue reading “Hemroid Harry”
Emailing it in
Spent most of the day in bed. Still have to go to work tonight.
Footyfried 