…shit rises to the top. I am very familiar with the Peter Principle as just about anyone that is in any kind of management position is as well. Ron has a quick post up about the Peter Principle that I can completely relate to.
May 19, 2007
Holidays in the USA
Of course since I live here I am a bit biased, but there are so many things to do in the United States on holiday. One of the places that have been to that I think any visitor to the United States should go see is New York. Right now you can get a flight to New York at a pretty decent price. Whether it is something as complicated as a two week vacation or simply a series of New York weekend breaks there is something right for you.
New York is the largest city in the entire United States. Just the city itself has a population of over 8 million people and that doesn’t count the metro and surrounding urban areas.
This is a picture taken in Central Park in New York City courtesy of Wiki and is in the public domain. It is a picture of a Gothic arch bridge spanning the bridle path south of the tennis courts. When I was in New York back in 1986 I was able to do a bit of site-seeing but the closest I go to Central Park was the Plaza Hotel.
One of the things that amazed me while I was there was the eclectic mix of architecture. That same mix is also shown in the inhabitants of New York, the true melting pot of United States society.
If you are coming to the U.S. but don’t want to deal with the hassle of the big city there is always the option of getting a cheap flight to Orlando and going to Disney or one of the other big area attractions, or maybe just nap during the day and lie out by the pool in the evenings for a pretty relaxing time.
Five Phone Calls = Three Hours of Sleep
People are so damn stupid. Perhaps I will wait until about 11AM today and call everyone on third shift that decided to call me last night just to make sure they are doing OK and getting plenty of sleep. Considering that I was THERE until 10PM they could have asked some of the questions then.
“Why are there three waitresses working tonight?”
It’s Friday night!. One of my three managers actually called at 11:47PM to ask that.
“We dropped most of the money in the safe and don’t have any fives or tens.”
This is the store that sits in the middle of a shopping center, which includes a 24 hour Wal-Mart. I suggested (very nicely) that someone make a trip to Wally World.
I don’t remember what the other three calls were at all. My head is pounding and I almost didn’t get out of bed this morning when the alarm went off.