August 2006

I think I stayed up too late. I got to sleep after midnight last night, and have been up for about 15 minutes now. I think a nap may be in order this afternoon, if I manage to stay awake at work all day.

I have had a pretty crappy day.

It started crappy, stayed that way most of the day, and ended pretty crappy.

I got to work this morning, and all would have been fine, but one of my third shift cooks started running his fucking mouth about another persons lack of work and would not shut the fuck up, so I let him know exactly what HE had not done for the last three days. Noone is perfect, and so long as they are trying to get most of it done, and particularly not bitching about it, I leave them the hell alone.

The rest of the day just kind of dragged along. Around 2pm, I was checking the waitresses sidework before they got off the floor and asked one of them to make tea. Rather than doing what I asked, she decided to argue with me. I ended up repeating myself three times, and finally hollered at her on the floor. She made the fucking tea. The bad part is that I just don’t raise my voice to ANYONE, particularly in front of other employees, or customers. I just don’t believe in management by intimidation. It doesn’t work for the long term, and never has. Guess I am just a bit stressed or something.

I’ve been with them for two decades, but since I worked for awhile as a consultant for the IT department, my service anniversary is in August, rather than when it is supposed to be. I opened my mail today and their was a card from my Senior Vice President. Cool, or so I thought until I read it. “I used to know you when you were in a sales increase. Wishing you the very best and looking forward to many more”

Nice sentiment, but the first line sort of ruins it. Fuck you. I used to know you when you had more hair, and paid less alimony. Fuck you and the horse you rode in on. My boss thinks I should forward the card to the President, but I won’t. I WILL save it, you never know when shit like that is needed. One of the big things nowadays with harrasment suits is bullying. Very big deal in court right now. Another example (albeit very small) of management by intimidation. This is the same guy that ten years ago had me, my boss, and his boss out in the customer are calling us losers and rebels. Nice folks I work for, huh?

…it was to have the auditor at work yesterday. Not.

My cash was perfect, and even my books were fine, and I completely expected SOMETHING to get dug out, it always does. Very nice. Then the other shoe dropped. I don’t know yet what I have done but I have fucked something up. My food was about $244 short, so I am sure to be reall happy with my next paycheck when that comes out. I have gone over and over my shit and still cannot find out where the fuck it went.

My boss said that she would pay half of it, but I will believe that one when I see it. It’ll be the same day that monkeys fly out my butt.

…to really post this morning. I have overslept about an hour. Just taking a minute to check and make sure my check is in the bank and get a quick cup of joe.

I just got home from the damn meetings. Damn, that lasted too long. I had to stay late for a second LDS (leadership development) meeting sue to the fact that they consider me a “promotable candidate”. I did manage to speak to my Area Vice President and ask him about the Temple store, and it is still in the plans to let me go there. Good fucking deal.

As I posted about previously, I AM going to get a visit from the auditor. Yay. Just what I want. Guess it could be worse though.

I think I will surf the web a bit and wind down, have to be back up at 4:30 tommorow.

Yeah, that’s right. I woke up with a pounding headache this morning. Haven’t taken anything yet, but will before I leave. I have meetings all afternoon (“coaches clinics”) so will probably not get home until 9pm or so.

Anyone who has read the blog for longer than two weeks knows that I bust my ass at work most of the time. It has to be longer than two weeks because I have spent so much time there the last two that I have hardly had time to blog. I ended up finishing out this fiscal operating period exceeding ALL of my targets, as well as having the highest sales in my division, which is normal. I don’t normally hit my payroll target because I believe in having plenty of well paid help. It makes it easier to sleep at night.

I exceeded them so well that the auditor is going to be in my store tommorow or Friday. Hah. Fuck them. No matter how good or thorough you are, there will be stuff that isn’t right. Overrings that haven’t been handled correctly for example. The salespeople are supposed to validate the guest check, then RE-RING it for the correct amount. Occasionally the validations don’t show up legibly. No big deal. If I can check on the register tape that it was rung up, then immediately rung up again, no big deal. I let it slide. The auditor however, will not. I can just about guarantee that I will end up having to pay a fucking shortage anywhere from $50 to $200, which just pisses all over my wheaties. My immediate boss will end up eating about half of the shortage, so that should please her as much as it does me.

Tommorow after work I have to drive to Anniston for meetings, so I will probably be home around 9pm tommorow evening.