Having spent several years in the military I decided it was time to get out and go back to college, so i could get a real job. And though the GI Bill have me plenty of money for school and i had a lot saved up from active duty and deployments I still needed a job so I did the lowest think I could imagine, i worked for certain well know department store. Well, anyone who... Read More »
Underpaid, Over Worked, Bleeding to death.
So recently I got a Job at a Fast Food Place which shall go nameless, even though it's not finger licking good. Gotta say, worst Job yet. The only reason I took it is because I was desperate. So on my third shift, I work a holiday, for which I am supposed to get time and a half pay. Hope they actually remember to do that. I'm told they have a hard time with ones and zero's over at accounting a lot, so the don't bother with us small people. Anyway, so I worked the most busy day yet, over 1800 orders in my shift time alone, and as we are closing,i'm told even though I worked a shift from 4PM 11:15, but i was told i was only scheduled until 10:30, so i wouldn't be paid for the extra 45 regardless of legality. On the same evening I cut my hand on a light cover that was to be cleaned. The cut was fairly severe, on the right side of my left hand, right in the space beside the 'L' of my thumb and forefinger, and was about one and a quarter inches long.I was unable to stop the bleeding with the bandages supplied by our first aid kit, but was told i "just had to finish mopping the floors, take the garbage out, and I could go home." That is of course, not being paid to do so. So i mopped up, but i had to make sure i went backwards, because the blood from hand was dripping off the mop handle. When I finished I was allowed to go home. The cut required 3 stiches and caused some minor nerve damage. Is it even worth the Minimum wage anymore?
While working at my grocery store a lady approached me asking where our ice is at. I explained that I would get it for her I just needed to know if she needed a 10 pound bag or 20. She replied what's the difference. Oh I dunno 10 pounds?
I work at a mental health agency and my supervisor, who is British, still has a fairly strong accent. We were talking in the office the other day when a client walked in and earnestly asked her what 'the old British word "twat"' was slang for. Awesome.
I work as flight attendant on small regional planes across Canada. Our small propeller planes seat up to 37 passengers and have only 9 rows. As we fly across some very remote areas to mines, smalls towns and logging facilities we do not always get accurate weather reports. One particularly stormy night over Northern Ontario heading to a small town we flew into a weather... Read More »
I'm an EMT -- I was called out late one night for an elderly lady who slipped and fell in a senior living center. The living attendant greeted me, my partner, and assistant chief at the lobby and said the lady "...slipped on the way to the bathroom". His subtle hint flew over my head until I got off the elevator. I was met by the strong smell of crap, well over 100 feet away... Read More »
I work at a restaurant which doesn't generally attract the most classy, generous customers. One day, four whale-sized women order huge appetizer samplers each and finish up their buffalo wings with several extra sides of bleu cheese dressing. As I reach over, eye-level, the table to grab their finished plates, one of the women decides to unleash a spicy, ghetto belch. Right... Read More »


