My own journal...my thoughts, unedited, unscripted. Read at your own risk

mikadosok @ 2009-12-27T08:15:00

2009-12-27T14:15:26Z

Ah yes, the nights of snow and ice. Trucks coming in late, if they come in at all.
Its been...fun...
We here in our little corner of Misery had a snowfall. While over in Oklahoma...it seemed to have been a blizzard.
Basically...the produce truck for the 26th, came in mid afternoon.
When I left this morning, of the 27th...no truck. Well...frozen/deli had come in.
We did manage to get most of the holes filled in produce. Although there are still a few here and there. I've never seen the salad cart so empty.
It had two full boxes, and one half empty. Believe me...if I'd been able to put them out, I would have.

More snow in the forecast too. We may never get our produce trucks.
Just to add to the fun, the produce prep area was a total mess. Along with taking me half the night to get it semi decent, and fixed up...the whatever it is that goes to the water heater is leaking...again.

Something tells me, its only getting worse

2009-12-06T14:30:02Z

Things have been happening in our fair town. Mostly, the large turkey plant has decreed that since turkeys are not selling well, they will cut production and jobs as of next march. While hubby may not be affected (they are cutting anyone with less than ten years, he's been there fourteen years) others are.
So...
Sir...I understand that you are desperate to stay in this country, so your children can be American citizens and get all the 'bennies'
However...please do not jump on the gal who merely is working in produce because you put in your application and 'no ones called you' Frankly, we are not hiring anyone.
Other people...yes you DO need to pass that little test. No, I'm not giving you the answers. Frankly, if you feel its ok to steal from an employer...you won't be called. If you are called, yes, you will need proof that you are eligible to work in the United States. Despite what the turkey plant (and cheese plant and a couple other places) do, Walmart probably will not accept your claim that 'the green card is in the mail'
Yes....I know how the turkey plant works. I worked there myself. One gal was there for five years and never did get around to giving them any kind of ID.

mikadosok @ 2009-11-28T19:23:00

2009-11-29T01:23:08Z

Not so much from Black Friday just every night things
Please please please please..if you decide you don't want the yummy fruits you just bagged up, could you...maybe leave them in the produce department? Finding moldy icky rotting fruit because of fruit gnats buzzing over the top of the toys (or whatever other department you decided to throw them on top of) is not making my co workers happy.
To the people who chew gum and spit it out in the fruit bins, or my cold wall...if I find you, I'm quite liable to at least fantasize about taking that gum and shoving it up your nose. Stop it.
(and parents...those bags are not toys)

Another black friday

2009-11-27T00:31:41Z

Hell fucking YES I'm scared...ok?
Its stupid is what it is. I don't care if we let people mill around and stand around their 'chosen' pallets all night like a pack of wild dogs, or make them stand in lines and get numbers.
Either way, black friday is about the most amount of stupidity I can think of.
why not just have longer sales?
Why not just say to HELL with it and let us retail workers not have to deal with this bullshit?

People...why don't you just stay the fuck home? Most of you, I know are off this weekend. Well, more power to you and all that, but honestly, this is the start of a major time of stress and you are adding to it.

Me? If I didn't have to go to work, I'd be cosily at home, enjoying things like leftover turkey and sleep.

I sure the fucking HELL wouldn't be taking out little kids on black friday.
That is the most moronic thing of all.

Just a few short notes

2009-11-06T00:49:31Z

Families
If you need every single adult (and child) in your extended family to go to Walmart and pick up a few things, ever consider having at least one person watching the kids? Yes, I know, all of you have opinions on what is to be put in the cart. However, your kids are...
     running around playing with the plastic bags from produce.
     jumping out in front of people pulling heavy pallets or running large machinery (the scissor lift is NOT a fair ground ride btw)
     attempting to open/destroy/or generally mess up things

Sir
I'm aware I'm working in the produce department. That does NOT mean I'm an expert in all things produce. I can (and did) get our big book of produce out and show you the relevant page on the item your wife told you to get. I don't eat avacados. Therefore....I'm clueless as to how they taste or anything else. Some like to get the hard green ones, some like the black soft ones, some like the inbetween ones. Other than that, and the odd fact that avacados are a fruit not a veggie is all I can say.

Anyone else (and this includes curstemers AND co workers)
If I'm currently engaged in crawling into the cold wall to clean the back wall...you might consider not coming up right behind me and touching me or suddenly yelling. While I do have the fans off, there are still some pretty sharp areas that I'm careful of. Please don't scare me, and I won't scream myself.
(special note to dumbass who things practical jokes are funny) throwing plastic reptiles at the girl who's scared of snakes is NOT funny.

mikadosok @ 2009-10-24T18:24:00

2009-10-24T23:29:29Z

Parents
Those bags are for produce not for your screaming brats to play with. If you can't be bothered to watch your demonic crotch droppings...have one of those other 7 assholes to stay the fuck home with them. It does NOT take 8 or more adults to infest my walmart overnights to buy groceries for your demonic bunch of illegals. I'm almost hoping one, or more of your brats does decide to do the bag over the head bit and dies. One less for our tax burden. I also hope immigration sends all of you back to mexico and you die there.

On the home front. I don't effing CARE about your kids. I want my damned sleep. Tell your brat to ride his damn bike somewhere other than right behind my house, dammit. Like on the highway. In fact, why don't you also tell other screaming brat to join him. Maybe one of those big trucks will get a two for one.

Normally, I don't mind kids...just combine insomnia with too damn much noise to sleep and yeah, you get the bitch from hell...fucking deal

Just a hint

2009-10-04T23:46:19Z

Co workers
If I am sitting in the breakroom, stuffing my face, headphones in, nose in a book, that could be a hint that I do not feel like chatting.
No, I don't feel like giving a play by play of my crocheting either.
Yes, I know my yarn is tangled. My bad. Excuse me while I try to fix it.

Oh...and coming up and saying the exact same thing every damned day? Yeah, we ALL KNOW I AM CROCHETING BY NOW THANK YOU.

What IS abuse?

2009-10-01T11:32:50Z

Beating a child, starving them, neglecting them and their needs.
There is physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

Ok, you see a child being beaten, hit time and time again, until they are bruised or even bloody. You see a parent or caregiver slapping a child so hard they fall, or nearly fall. Even if you did not see what triggered this, I don't think anyone would say this is not abuse. Nearly everyone would be calling for the police or someone to deal with the parent or caregiver. However...not often do these people start beating up a child in public.

Emotional abuse is even harder to detect. Is that mother always ignoring her screaming toddler? Or has she been doing her best to find out why said toddler is crying? Did the toddler just have a shot at the doctor, and mommy is doing some shopping to help toddler or child feel better? Is the child just tired, and mommy or daddy are doing their best to get the needed items and get home? Does mommy always ignore the crying or is this a tantrum of some sort? Yes, if the child has been crying for hours upon end, and the caregiver shows no sign of noticing or even caring, that could be a problem. Or...is that child a total brat who just does not like it when Mommy or Daddy has to take him/her shopping?

Other forms of abuse can't always be seen or figured out. Is the little girl screaming constantly because she likes to scream? Or is Daddy beating or raping her, and thats the only way she has of communicating the fact. Is the toddler or child acting out due to problems at home, or because they are a spoiled brat.
Is the child having problems due to abuse, or due to mental or physical disability.

Often, the only time we can figure abuse is after the fact. When the child is old enough to fight back, or if the abuser makes it public in some way.

Bad service, and a bit of stupidity

2009-09-29T13:01:29Z

Ok, the stupidity is on hubby's part. He liked the idea of someone trimming the branches hanging over the carport, my car, our bedroom and down into the dogs pen for a bit cheaper. I'm all for saving money as well, although if he had asked me...

I was trying to sleep. These people come by, offer to trim branches. Well, since this is not our tree, but our neighbors, I would have directed them to his trailer. Hubby on the other hand, asked how much, and if they would clean up the branches after. They gave their price, and said, 'yes, we clean up'

I heard this, as I was trying to sleep, the conversation was right next to the bedroom window. Hubby decided to go for it, and they started trimming. They did get the branches over the carport. However

After four days and numerous calls, they have not cleaned up the branches.
They have only answered the phone once, and that was to say they had a family emergency, and would be out the next day to clean up. This was three days ago.
For some reason, they took the cover off the guttering. It was not put back.
The branches were not trimmed in the dog pen. I don't know if they were afraid of the dog or what. Hubby was right there, he could have easily held the dog while they got the branches hanging down.

Oh yes...after they did what little work they did, they wandered off to ask the lady across the street if she had any work. She works at city hall, and asked if they had a license to work in our city.
No license, they found out they needed one, and that is when they left.

So, yeah, hubby was stupid for not only trying to save a few bucks by using some fly by night couple. After all, its still not our tree. But...these people won't answer their phone, or even have some kind of answer machine on it.

Wax on

2009-09-21T00:29:33Z

Somehow, I think our schedule for waxing the floors is transmitted through mind waves to people.

Our lovely maintenance crew, no matter what floors they wax, seems they always have at least one person storming about demanding they unblock wherever they are so this person can get whatever they want. Of course, that doesn't include the people who just walk under or through the tape, carts and everything else.

Such as last night. Since they were waxing the frozen aisles, I have the feeling every single woman in the entire area suddenly decided she MUST HAS THE ICE CREAM.

More to the asst. manager, but still

2009-09-10T13:21:57Z

Hey you...yeah, you who keeps walking up behind me as I'm working. Quit it, will ya?
I know what I'm doing here, I don't need a babysitter who is a good 20 years younger than I am. I also don't need you coming up to me as I'm crawling into the cold wall to clean and asking me questions. I'm busy, go away.

Oh yeah...one other little thing. I don't care if your daddy was the top humpty dumpty of the entire marine corps. When you said you were a military brat,well, you were partly right.

growl...rant....

2009-09-10T12:50:47Z

Hey, you, yeah, you, bitch

Don't be standing there getting on my case because a co worker didn't do something to your ever so high standards. Also, don't tell me to 'use this stuff' when I'm Cleaning THE SHIT FIRST. You can sit around and talk about how great and wonderful and 'nitpicky' you are all you fucking want...you're a fucking bitch, and no wonder they have to keep moving your ass all over the damn store. No one will work with you for that long.

I know what I'm doing here. I've been doing this job for a few months, I'm not some stupid kid. Oh yes, I've also been IN THE FUCKING MILITARY YOU SNOBBY ASS MILITARY BRAT I was, in fact an army cook. I FUCKING KNOW HOW TO CLEAN SHIT. Just leave me the fuck alone and go bug those guys and gals who take half hour breaks every hour to smoke their stupid ass cigs.

I have other jobs besides cleaning. I'm supposed to cull condense and clean. There is plenty of fucking time to get the produce area looking great. Like and entire fucking week. Get it all done right now this instant and it will be just as bad next week.

Just......hell, lady, I know its important to make a good impression on other managers from other walmarts. Believe me, I know this. However...in the past few months, whenever we've had one of these, they've always complimented the produce department. Just......chill, before you get, literally chilled.

Right Now I either want to cry or commit a crime

2009-08-25T12:41:34Z

Ok, a bit of backstory here, a neighbor (of whom I've written before, only on stupidneighbors...the one with the little girl who screams for hours on end, with nothing being wrong) he has animals. Different ones all the time, it seems. He had a couple of lovely black lab pups...now he's got three of what I call 'stepons' Smaller dogs. They are kept penned up in his yard. No problem there, they seem ok. I found out that the adorable tortie who's been coming around for foods is also his.
Ok, so, Babydoll is what I call her. She's a long haired tortie, gorgeous little kitty. I do say little because..well, she's smaller than any other adult cat. I thought, two years ago, she was a six month old kitten. She very well could have been. She just hasn't gotten any bigger. What she has done is gotten pregnant. Her first litter, one kitten, born dead on our porch. The second, we don't know, but I'm figuring they are dead as well. Why? Seems the poor thing is pregnant again. Less than two months after the last time.
It is getting to the point where I'm ready to say to hell with paying off my credit card and taking this poor baby to the vet and getting her fixed. Plus getting her shots, which I'm sure her 'owner' hasn't done either.
I don't mind feeding her (and another kitty, who, thank goodness IS fixed) but the constant pregnancies are NOT good for her. She's just too small.

mikadosok @ 2009-08-14T08:01:00

2009-08-14T13:03:13Z

Its amazing. After reading through comment after comment about 'welfare queens' and such in New York City, where the people on welfare with children are getting 200 dollars per child to help with school supplies. The sheer amount of wankery and hatred that manifested.

Show some kids starving in some third world country, and people are all sending monies and crying over the poor innocent children. Talk about starving children in this country, and people start hating.

One More Night

2009-08-08T13:33:24Z

Nope, I'm not leaving Walmart. Everywhere else around here has crappy pay.
Its one more night before the religious festival is (thank the cosmic muffin) over and done with for the year.

This year, we had over 60 thousand people. Most who did not speak english. This is over ten thousand more than what they thought they might have, and indeed, ten thousand more than last year. Its been....a slice.

Along with the fun of an extra 60 thousand + peaple, we've also had a return of summer. Yep, those heat indexes are up in the triple digits, its humid, and...of course..buggy. Its the kind of hot and humid that you sweat if you sit still...forget about moving. Of course, we also got to go out and round up carts at least twice a night so far. With people zipping around like they were on a race track. A dark night, associates wearing dark clothing, getting carts from all over the parking lot. You tell me thats not an accident waiting to happen.

Most areas of the store were getting more than the usual...except produce. Nothing like running out of various and sundry types of fruits and veggies. Like bananas and apples. Great fun, especially when banana man came in. He's the guy who has to get ten bananas...but they cannot touch any other bunches, or the counter. Well...

Had kids running all over, screaming, the usual, just a hundred times worse..cause, well, there were hundreds more doing it.

From the attitude of most of the daytime associates, and the general attitude of the letters I've seen posted to the newspaper...this has not been a good time for all. Oh, and as a special nudge to those...not only have they blocked off the streets surrounding the church, but they also got permission from the city council to use loudspeakers....until midnight.

Of course, this podunk town closes up everything, except Walmart at 8pm. I just know, when I get off work sunday morning, I'm not shopping before I go home. All those people will be leaving shortly after last mass and whatever. I want to be safe in my even tinier little town, long before then.

to hubby's coworkers (and his bosses)

2009-08-03T14:21:25Z

Gee...thanks guys.

Because you decided you'd rather take Ms slutpuppy's STD infected self to heart, and call hubby a liar to his face, I now get to deal with him.

Bit of background. She's an ex stripper, with naked pics of herself all over the internet, currently 'working' at a local poultry plant. She wanders off the line, when its running to go grope her girlfriend, in front of USDA person,who she is currently having sex with. (I want to hear HIS excuse when his wife comes up with said STD like rash that they had to send slutpuppy home for)

She calls off every sunday night, then brags about how she got sooooooo trashed over the weekend. Oh yes, she has a son, under two years old. Living with one guy, sleeping with another, plus her girlfriend, plus almost anyone at work.

The UNION STEWARD also witnessed some of her shenanigans. So, now the union steward is a liar as well.

There are times I think hubby should go to a doctor, get total disability for his back and tell Butterball to go fuck themselves.

cats and kids

2009-08-01T12:59:50Z

People who throw out their cats because 'OMG it might (or has tried to) scratch the BAYBEE'
They are maybe one bare step above the bitches who breed, then kill their children because 'oh..well, I forgot he/she was in the car'

How the ever fucking HELL can you just forget about the baby you pushed out of your body???? No woman should be that fucking totally stupidly ignorant. I don't care if you've gotten the worlds ugliest child, or if your husband is bugging you for sex, or if you are (oh boo fucking hoo) all depressed. YOU DO NOT FORGET THE CHILD YOU CARRIED FOR NINE MONTHS

These fucking stupid bitch morons who dump their kids into a car, drive off, then leave said children in the car...they should be locked into a tiny metal shed with NO windows, no venting, nothing. Leave the fucking bitches right in there as long as they left their child(ren) I don't care if its a gorgeous cool day, dead of an icy cold winter or middle of the dog days of summer.

IF YOU DON'T WANT A CHILD USE FUCKING BIRTH CONTROL YOU MORONIC IDIOTS WHO ARE DRAGGING THE GENE POOL DOWN WITH YOUR TOTAL SELF CENTERED SO CALLED LIVES.

growls

2009-07-23T00:54:25Z

neighbors
if you must get a new puppy every damn summer, maybe you could spend some time with the damn thing?

reusable bags and sucky coworkers

2009-07-20T02:54:23Z

You know, you'd think by now, the cashiers would be, at least semi used to people using the reusable bags. Ok, I know, from what I've read, a lot of people seem to take them home, use them as cat litter boxes, lets them sit outside gathering bugs, use them to transport potting soil, whathaveyou. Then take them to the grocery store and use them for groceries. At least, according to the cashier this morning.

Ok, I understand, you've had a bad day so far, what with your check writer not, well, writing. That does not mean I'm interested in your rant about how filthy reusable bags are...(while you're scanning my groceries and placing them in my reusable bags) Nor, am I interested in how 'using these instead of plastic does not save a tree' I like my reusable bags, they hold a lot more than the plastic, they don't rip, and I don't have to cart a bag full of them back in every month. (yes, I do bring back the plastic bags for recycling, how else do I get the damn things out of the house?)

Still, I don't appreciate you ranting away, not letting me get a word in edgewise, then snapping at me when the screen said to tell the cashier to 'press debit' I suppose its because I was in my Walmart polo and jeans? Or do you snap at everyone? Certainly, the lady ahead of me had plenty of reasons for complaining about you. Your tone of voice as you explained that your check writer wasn't working was between 'I'm explaining to a total fucking moron and I haven't had my coffee so I'm a bitch'

I certainly hope the lady behind me didn't get an earful as well. I did notice she put the reusable bag back, the one she had been about to purchase. Ok, so that one dollar won't break us, still...having to listen to you going off on me, well, if I had been her, I would probably have picked up my groceries and gone to another line. Grey hair notwithstanding, customer service...get you some.

Just as a side note...maybe you should stop bitching long enough to ask if peple want their chemicals in a different bag? I think you're like the second one who's not asked. The first, had a 'training' badge on, and her trainer stopped her to tell her to ask. For which I thanked them both, and said yes. With you, I wasn't able t get a fucking word in edgewise, you were so busy with your rant.

Nice to know I help you vent some of that anger. Next time...I'll go to the cashier with the line.

Lovely letter format

2009-07-14T07:42:09Z

Dear neighbor,
I understand, fully that children need to run, play, scream, shout and such. I'm certainly not going to go off over a reasonable amount of said screaming and shouting, given that your children are just barely school aged. In fact, I believe that come August, this will be your little girls first year of school.
That being said...is it possible that you might explain that standing in your backyard and shrieking insanely for hours at a time is more likely to get dear old daddy in trouble, since it really sounds like she's being tortured horribly.
Again, I have nothing against the sounds of children playing, and I realize that a certain amount of noise is inevitable. I'm hoping I'm not coming off like one of those evil old women, demanding that everyone for blocks around tiptoes and whispers, when its time for my nap. I'm merely saying that when I take a pill to go to sleep, and your child is screeching like a banshee, I wake up eight hours later, and she's still screeching. I begin to wonder if something is wrong. Except, I look out the window and she's merely standing in the middle of your backyard...screaming.

In hopes school gives your little girl something else to fixate on, besides showing off the power of her lungs.

Your neighbor...the ones who sleep days, because they work nights.

mikadosok @ 2009-07-04T07:52:00

2009-07-04T13:00:46Z

Dear overly talkative coworker,
First off, let me warn you, we've had people fired over using racial slurs. Admittedly, I'm not fond of being screamed at in Spanish or Korean, but I don't call them names, at least not outloud, or on the floor.

Second...shut up, will you? If I've heard you comment, loudly once that you 'think our Walmart is the stupidest run place around' I've heard it a hundred times. If I've heard you whine over your long drive to work once, again...I heard it four times just during lunch today. You don't have to repeat, repeat and repeat, most of us have good cognitive skills, we can understand and remember what you've just said....and said and said again.

Yes, I know, only too well, that you've lost two people off the maintenance shift. Hey, remember me? I'm the one you were complaining to, not ten minutes ago about the same exact thing. Maybe if you put as much energy into working, as you do repeating your whining, you would get your job done, and not have to whine about being told to 'hurry up'

In short...repeating yourself over and over and over again is a surefire way of being ignored. Doing nothing but whining and complaining about the place you are working in...and is providing you with a paycheck...ok, all of us complain, but really, there are good things about the store. Of course, you can always just go to the manager of the store and give him your ideas on 'how to make this place better' If nothing else, maybe by whining at the store manager, you'd give our ears a rest from your overly loud, repetitive whines.

dear neighbors

2009-07-03T01:28:55Z

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against your kids enjoying the Fouth of July. I also have nothing against the fact that our little community allows you to set off fireworks from the first to the Fourth. I think its wonderful that we haven't had the drought issues that have forced other states to ban fireworks. However...
Hubby and I both sleep days. Normally, this is not a problem, but if your children decide to set of fireworks in such a manner to upset my dog (by setting them off on OUR property) you will get an angry neighbor. Kindly explain to your, certainly old enough to know better, children that they set off their firecrackers in their own yard. (I would also suggest that spending hundreds of dollars on firecrackers for anyone under the age of ten is stupid...but lets not go there...yet)

City Hall Lady, every damn time I go and pay the water bill, you have to gripe because 'you've had gall bladder surgery (15 months ago and counting) 'can barely sleep in the bed, so usually have to sleep in your chair' and 'my dog barks all the time, forcing you to call the cops' The last five times, they reported to you that my dog was sleeping peacefully, and it was the lab down the street (you know, the puppy?) who was barking. I know the acoustics around here are wierder than snake shoes, but honestly...LOOK why don't you? You're right across the street. If you don't see my lab running around barking, its not her.

To the ex sherrif a couple houses down...feed your cat. I don't need another starving stray having kittens on my front porch.

Kids...no I'm not going to shove my cat outside. She's an indoor cat for several reasons. Main ones being, declawed (former owner, not us) she prefers being inside...and I'm not going to wake up and bring her out so you can 'pet kitty' I sleep days, because I work nights. Go away.

Oh yes...that solar powered fountain? Just because its 'neat' doesn't mean you can stand outside and squeal like a litter of piglets over it. Its water, get over it.

Life in general

2009-07-03T00:20:20Z

Is there a neighbors suck community? I'm going to look for one. I swear, if my neighbors kids don't stop with the damn firecrackers all effing day long I'm going to effing snap.

Between the heat and firecrackers....I can't sleep

Another car story, I'll make it short

2009-07-01T00:21:50Z

This actually happened a while back, now, I can laugh at it.
Got new tires on my car. I always go to the same place, they have good tires, install them fast, and I've never had a problem.
They do not do balancing, don't ask why, I don't know, but it is a discount new and used tire place, so I went to a chain to get it done. Two months later, hubby tells me my tires are 'balding out' on the sides.
Sure enough...so I go to Sears. They check, tires so far out of alignment, they say its a wonder they haven't blown.
so...get more new tires, get my tires aligned and balanced, all is well.
Sears rocks, the other place....does not

mikadosok @ 2009-06-24T20:37:00

2009-06-25T01:43:47Z

first off...its effin hot. and its humid. Bugs are out in full force and its only going to get worse. Not only fourth of July, which means every single moronic parent around here is going to be spending hundreds, if not thousands on fireworks, and firecrackers, which means their kids are going to be setting those off all day every damn day until the fourth, but the night of, when I go into work, I'll have to be dodging said morons setting them off. Not a fun thought at all. Along with the fact that daughter wants to come over for a cookout and such. Told her, great, I'm working normal time. She's working too, but starts at midnight.

Same old morons coming in all night long. They see me working and cleaning, and decide...oh, lets mess up the produce department. Don't want the produce gal to get bored. Gee thanks, and Mr. Banana Man...go to hell. Just because you're OCD and can't let your bananas touch other bunches, or the counter means we've got more bananas we probably won't sell because...OMG SOMEONE ELSE TOUCHED THIS BUNCH OF BANANAS...IF I TAKE THEM MY FAMILY WILL GET SWINE FLU Assholes, the lot of them.

People at hubby's work, maybe if you get rid of Ms slutpuppy, you won't have so many problems?

Gah...I'm sleepy, its still hot, I don't feel all that great...and really just want to go back to sleep.