Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.

Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg

If you're not on the schedule then they can't demand you to come in on a day off. It's a favor to them if you agree. What was your schedule for today? Scheduling you for longer than 8 hours is garbage but if that's normal and you "agreed" by not saying anything then I can understand why they'd be pissed off even if it's only because of capitalist Stockholm Syndrome. Either way good luck and props. Nobody at my job ever says a word to power if they get scheduled for 8 hour+ shifts just cause it's assumed that an employer has a right to your life and that's something that needs to be shot in the head. ****ing managers get well plus 8 hour shifts regularly and I don't understand why they consider it okay.

If I ever cave and become a manager I'm gonna make it a point no matter how much it pisses me off that if someone just calls out cause they don't wanna work that shift for whatever reason that I'll never write them up. You have a right to your life, and work assuming differently is ****ing authoritarianism. And if that means I get taken advantage of then that's a drop in the bucket of misery caused by modern work standards. I can always make them cut onions next time they actually show up.

Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg

Sigh. I haven't mentioned it cause it's depressing but my retarded coworker has rectal cancer. It's spread to his liver. He's currently taking medication and I think chemo in preparation for surgery. He survived brain cancer as a baby (why he's retarded) so I guess he's cancer prone. He's 32 ****ing years old. I don't know much about rectal cancer but I'm guessing no matter what cancer it is if it's metastasized then it's absolutely ****ing bad.

I don't know that he understands how serious his situation is and at some point he's going to have to take off work for surgery and I assume there's at least a decent chance I'll never see him again after that and might not ever even hear what happened to him if he doesn't make it. I don't know that his parents will care enough about his Burger King job to let us know their son died. Like, I can't even offer condolences cause that might scare the **** out of him. So long as nobody around him acts like he might very well be about to die he might think he'll be fine? I guess? I don't know.

Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg

Sigh. I haven't mentioned it cause it's depressing but my retarded coworker has rectal cancer. It's spread to his liver. He's currently taking medication and I think chemo in preparation for surgery. He survived brain cancer as a baby (why he's retarded) so I guess he's cancer prone. He's 32 ****ing years old. I don't know much about rectal cancer but I'm guessing no matter what cancer it is if it's metastasized then it's absolutely ****ing bad.

I don't know that he understands how serious his situation is and at some point he's going to have to take off work for surgery and I assume there's at least a decent chance I'll never see him again after that and might not ever even hear what happened to him if he doesn't make it. I don't know that his parents will care enough about his Burger King job to let us know their son died. Like, I can't even offer condolences cause that might scare the **** out of him. So long as nobody around him acts like he might very well be about to die he might think he'll be fine? I guess? I don't know.

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

The official rule is you have to be dismissed by a manager so the length of your shift can theoretically be forever. I’m plus 90 days now though and I don’t think they could escape paying me unemployment for leaving after 8 hours. I’ve been on unemployment a pretty lot and I never got denied.

What pisses people off about me is I don’t play the I had to do your work **** management uses to pit us against each other. Like Occult I had to do your work because you were out. Idgaf. I tell my coworkers to grow a pair and say no. Also I’m very clear idgaf about goals that don’t benefit me. We gotta get this place restaurant ready by three. We’re opening at three. Panic panic. I’m like the **** I care if it opens at 3 or never. I’m not an owner. If the place burns down and closes I’ll still get unemployment. If the manager has to cut some fish because I got tired and left big ****. Idgaf.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.

Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

Sorry about your friend's cancer.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.

Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg

Yeah I'm kinda the same way but fast food is so understaffed that if I don't do my job no one will and a co-worker will have to get screwed. I don't give a **** about BK but I give a **** if a co-worker will get screwed if I don't do a thing. Technically the night crew should do some of the restock **** I do every morning but that's never happened and if I don't the next shift will have to do it in the middle of lunch so I do it to not screw them over.

I don't give a **** about our drive thru time, if certain desirable things are met, if the breakfast waste is out of whack cause I stole a pound of fried pork, but if my relief has to refill ketchup bottles in the middle of a rush cause I didn't do it then I'd feel ****ty.