Update XXII: Cleaning Up the Meat at [redacted].

[Indy Texas]

I had a safe trip to Shawnee and back.  I left at 0550 this morning and got home around 1040.  I laid down for a little while, but was only able to sleep until 1220.  I am currently watching Buffalo vs. West Virginia on TNT and at halftime, I will go in and start getting ready.  I will follow the same procedure as Tuesday by eating an early supper at 1445, changing into my shirt at 1515, having a prayer time at 1540, watching the news at 1600, and leaving at 1625.  I'm looking forward to another great night at work.   I now have an idea of what to do.  I still need lots of training and I hope to be a sponge again tonight, but I can go in having a general idea of what needs to be done.  I know tonight we will start cleaning things up at 1900, even though we don't close until 2200.  If we start cleaning early, we can get out just after 2200 instead of 2230.

As both an hourly employee and a brand new staff member, why are you already thinking about how to get off of work "early?"

Maybe [redacted] is one of those shady retailers who make their employees do things like clean/close off the clock so that management can meet their profit targets. I've heard Academy (sporting goods chain in the Southeast) is notoriously guilty of this.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

I had a safe trip to Shawnee and back.  I left at 0550 this morning and got home around 1040.  I laid down for a little while, but was only able to sleep until 1220.  I am currently watching Buffalo vs. West Virginia on TNT and at halftime, I will go in and start getting ready.  I will follow the same procedure as Tuesday by eating an early supper at 1445, changing into my shirt at 1515, having a prayer time at 1540, watching the news at 1600, and leaving at 1625.  I'm looking forward to another great night at work.   I now have an idea of what to do.  I still need lots of training and I hope to be a sponge again tonight, but I can go in having a general idea of what needs to be done.  I know tonight we will start cleaning things up at 1900, even though we don't close until 2200.  If we start cleaning early, we can get out just after 2200 instead of 2230.

As both an hourly employee and a brand new staff member, why are you already thinking about how to get off of work "early?"

Because it's Bushie.

[King]

So Bushie has decided his path to get fired at this job will be sloppy clean up and shelf stocking in a rush to get home and watch TV. Ok.

[Joe Republic]

Is the Sprouts meat department going to have a wall clock for him to watch (as per his hereditary condition), or will he have to wear a wristwatch?

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

I'll tell ya.  Hell of a lot of money that didn't need to be spent on college, CAD(D), and the gigantic amount of interest on his student loans if Bushie was going to be handling meat at the [redacted]. 

[King]

I'll tell ya.  Hell of a lot of money that didn't need to be spent on college, CAD(D), and the gigantic amount of interest on his student loans if Bushie was going to be handling meat at the [redacted]. 

At least he's finally put that all on the backburner and got a real job™.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

I'll tell ya.  Hell of a lot of money that didn't need to be spent on college, CAD(D), and the gigantic amount of interest on his student loans if Bushie was going to be handling meat at the [redacted]. 

At least he's finally put that all on the backburner and got a real job™.

Yea, he had to, so I suppose it's a moot point.  But I can't help feel that if Bushie would stop counting down the days and hours and scheduling everything to death and going on about how this is this career now, and instead treat this as a nice source of income while he continues to look for work in CAD(D)...

Ayy lmao... whaddya gonna do?

[King]

He hated CAD(D). Hopefully he likes this job enough to admit it.

[Joe Republic]

As he already said, CAD(D) is now locked in a box and hidden away in the attic.  Presumably years from now, his next of kin will find it along with all his other belongings, and donate it to Goodwill.

[Mr. Morden]

Bushie, how much $ do you (or your grandmother or whoever) still send to the Kenyan kids?  Also, how old are they now?  Are they on their own once they hit 18?

[Joe Biden 2020]

Day 2 is over!!! Oh glorious day!!!  Talk when I get home!!

[Joe Republic]

That's a 2:3 ratio of exclamations to words.  Anticipation is high.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

That's a 2:3 ratio of exclamations to words.  Anticipation is high.

What?  He had a mundane night of working in a grocer's meat section.  Christians always go apesh**t over every little friggin thing.  It's part of the disease.  The good is glorious.  The regular is good.  The bad goes unrecognized.  A shame, truly. 

[Joe Biden 2020]

I just made it home.  So much good came out of today.  I got experience cleaning the display tonight.  It's not near as dirty or as soaking as cleaning the back room.  I don't feel like I must hop in the shower immediately tonight.  When I got to the car this evening, I had some good news/bad news on my phone.  Good news is I get an extra day of training.  Bad news it is on Palm Sunday (March 29) from 0500-1330.  I'll just have to get used to working Sundays.  I can still go to church the next two Sunday evenings.  Then, it was all good news with a Thunder victory despite the bad news earlier today regarding Kevin Durant.  Then, more good news with OU moving on to the Round of 32.  The only bad news is OSU has now entered football season...  My feet are hurting tonight, but the rest of my muscles are not quite as sore.  I will still feel them tomorrow morning, but I'm moving around better tonight than I was Tuesday night.

[Joe Republic]

That's a 2:3 ratio of exclamations to words.  Anticipation is high.

What?  He had a mundane night of working in a grocer's meat section.  Christians always go apesh**t over every little friggin thing.  It's part of the disease.  The good is glorious.  The regular is good.  The bad goes unrecognized.  A shame, truly. 

I've noticed that too.  I have a few Christians on Facebook, and they'll frequently show up on my newsfeed with "just ran with my dog for 45 minutes!! #blessed" or "gotta do laundry!! Praise Him!!" and such.

[Joe Biden 2020]

So, my finalized schedule for Week 2 - the final full week of March and the final full week before the Owasso Grand Opening - looks like this:

Sunday, March 22, 2015 - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm - Training in Tulsa
Monday, March 23, 2015 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Meat Orientation in Owasso
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 5:00 am - 1:30 pm - Training in Bixby
Saturday, March 28, 2015 - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm - All Staff Meeting in Owasso
Sunday, March 29, 2015 - 5:00 am - 1:30 pm - Training in Bixby

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

So, my finalized schedule for Week 2 - the final full week of March and the final full week before the Owasso Grand Opening - looks like this:

Sunday, March 22, 2015 - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm - Training in Tulsa
Monday, March 23, 2015 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Meat Orientation in Owasso
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 5:00 am - 1:30 pm - Training in Bixby
Saturday, March 28, 2015 - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm - All Staff Meeting in Owasso
Sunday, March 29, 2015 - 5:00 am - 1:30 pm - Training in Bixby

"Getting orientated with the meat"

So many potential titles coming out of this season.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

That's a 2:3 ratio of exclamations to words.  Anticipation is high.

What?  He had a mundane night of working in a grocer's meat section.  Christians always go apesh**t over every little friggin thing.  It's part of the disease.  The good is glorious.  The regular is good.  The bad goes unrecognized.  A shame, truly. 

I've noticed that too.  I have a few Christians on Facebook, and they'll frequently show up on my newsfeed with "just ran with my dog for 45 minutes!! #blessed" or "gotta do laundry!! Praise Him!!" and such.

I think it's just their way of selling it.  Like, LOOK HOW HAPPY I AM ABOUT EVERYTHING! 

Shams and scams need to be sold, Joe.  No one's gonna become an Amway representative without the super-mega-enthusiastic shyster in the nice suit. 

[Mr. Morden]

So, my finalized schedule for Week 2 - the final full week of March and the final full week before the Owasso Grand Opening - looks like this:

Sunday, March 22, 2015 - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm - Training in Tulsa
Monday, March 23, 2015 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Meat Orientation in Owasso
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 5:00 am - 1:30 pm - Training in Bixby
Saturday, March 28, 2015 - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm - All Staff Meeting in Owasso
Sunday, March 29, 2015 - 5:00 am - 1:30 pm - Training in Bixby

"Getting orientated with the meat"

It's a meat and greet.

[King]

This whole saga has reminded me of a great Hey Arnold episode from the mid 90s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzkq4OON8bs

[Panda Express]

This whole saga has reminded me of a great Hey Arnold episode from the mid 90s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzkq4OON8bs

I had no idea Harold was Jewish

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

This whole saga has reminded me of a great Hey Arnold episode from the mid 90s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzkq4OON8bs

I had no idea Harold was Jewish

Neither did I.  It's a fairly common trope in television though.  Jews in fiction are represented far out of proportion of the national population (not that this is a bad thing or good thing). And when most Americans think of Jewish characters, I think that the first character to come to mind is Jerry Seinfeld.
Of course I don't want to get too off topic.

[WalterMitty]

it is always worrisome when bushie is over-the-top enthusiastic about a new job.

he is trying to convince himself along with all of us that everything is great.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

This whole saga has reminded me of a great Hey Arnold episode from the mid 90s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzkq4OON8bs

I had no idea Harold was Jewish

Neither did I.  It's a fairly common trope in television though.  Jews in fiction are represented far out of proportion of the national population (not that this is a bad thing or good thing). And when most Americans think of Jewish characters, I think that the first character to come to mind is Jerry Seinfeld.
Of course I don't want to get too off topic.

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[Joe Biden 2020]

Good Saturday Morning!  First off, I am not sore today at all and that's after no Aleve last night.  I think I am already starting to get used to being on my feet.  The real test will be for a full 8 hour shift.  Today, I've got three goals - oil change, laundry, and Walmart.  Work Night 3 begins in 4 hours 40 minutes at 1500.