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 Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:47 pm
Uhh...that I understand confused
But why do you think you don't have any control over your work(place) anymore? Think you might lose it?
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:52 pm
More or less. Store is in serious danger of closing - we just lost five people, a third of our workforce at the store.
First they told us they weren't going to cut hours. Then told us that if they did cut someone, it would be one or two people. It's not even exaggerating the truth - it's flat out lying. Honestly, I have enough saved up to stay afloat for a while, and I don't know how much more customer service I can stand anyway.
Working at a service desk essentially boils down my days to a few people genuinely happy, and the majority yelling and screaming at me.
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:59 pm
I know the feeling.
"Everybody is spreading rumors that the place is shutting down. Can you say something about this?"
"What? No."
"Anything?"
"There's no plans to shut anything down. Get back to work."
"How come all the Korean executives and expatriates are going back to Korea?"
"Because they still have a job. I mean-- uhh... There's a mandatory company-wide meeting tomorrow to discuss our future plans and how none of you are part of them."
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:09 am
Well, it works out like this.
Company expected us to make about ten million dollars a year based on their predictions due to the stores around us.
Company settled for paying seventy thousand dollars a month in rent for where we are now.
Store made just under five million dollars last year.
Our goal is to essentially not bleed money all over the place and break even. And when we were first told that, we were also told that we would be given as much payroll as needed (they cut our hours two weeks later) and as much product as needed (we haven't received new anything in weeks).
Since they already closed the store in San Francisco, the argument is that they only need one store in the Bay Area (there's a store even further south of where we are, which doesn't cost nearly as much because it's not in rich white people territory).
That's the short version, at least. I think the only reason my position hasn't been cut is because of corporate image, but honestly the way things are trending, we're all screwed anyways.
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:12 am
Join me in my quest in fighting our corporate overlords.
Or settling for some decent job in exchange for not putting bombs in their cars.
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:17 am
Sorry to hear that Rage. But you already told me once or twice that this job of yours is not that much fun, to put it mildly, so maybe leaving there would just be a good chance to find something better.
Talking 'bout leaving. My work's calling. Adieu.
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:20 am
Fen: Eh... maybe. I might plant some bombs after my Procrastinator's United meeting. Though, maybe I'll just go to next week's meeting - last time I went nobody showed up.
Lu: Later!
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:13 am
at least you didn't just take out a 20+ thousand dollar student loan in hopes of moving into a position with no more real customer service issues....only to find that no one is hiring, especially someone straight out of school with no experience sweatdrop
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:00 am
While you're all at it, find me a job in North Carolina. Gogogo!
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:08 am
Obscurata Zydrate comes in a little glass vial A little glass vial, a little glass vial And the little glass vial goes into the gun like a battery and the zydrate gun goes somewhere against your anatomy You know, I think Graverobber was the only character of that movie that I really liked. I mean, but the set and costume design was intense. Dark Conspiracy I'm only here to help with the surgery. 4laugh Dashboard Did someone say Surgeon? I NEED A JOB! Lucind Varhetel Hey Rage, I dreamt of you two nights ago: you amputated my arm (while I was stuck in a beetle costume...don't ask) and installed some form of round board so I didn't bleed to death, with several plugs so other arms or cables could be connected to it. There was more, fortunately not with you, though. Funny weird s**t. CHAIN!
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:39 am
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:39 am
*Collapses on the Sunny.*
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:44 am
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:45 am
I don't suppose you have any aspirin.
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:50 am
:rumages in pockets and produces a small packet of them: There you go, two
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