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Anyone else have worthless employees? (long rant)

angievzw

Sep 15, 2007, 4:04 PM
So my new manager hires two guys...they have been here for about a month now and then my manager leaves town for a week and half. One of the guys in atleast 30 minutes late every day (sometimes over an hour!). So I am running around getting my stuff done this morning and one of them calls me and tells me he cant come in. FINE! I go in a little early because I need to get phones out and the late guy is not wearing a tie and tells me that he has to leave early today! He lost his car keys at a club last night and has to get handle it! After telling me this he wonders off for 20 minutes not telling me where he went or anything. I grab all of his stuff to go give him to send him home (I am fed up at this point) I walk outside where I thought he w...
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acthrellis

Sep 15, 2007, 4:19 PM
yes.

i'm the only person who works this job, so I completely understand. It's me and the boss. so i have great job security, but everything else sucks. a lot.
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angievzw

Sep 15, 2007, 5:32 PM
Sometimes I would rather it be only me instead of dealing with these guys! I am the only female at my store so the guys expect me to keep it clean and organized...I cant stand it dirty so I do but it pisses me off that they dont do S***! I want to hurt them!
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chainsaw

Sep 15, 2007, 5:58 PM
I understand your problems. I can't justify hiring another person at my store unless they are ok with making $6 an hour so I have been working open to close by myself for a couple weeks. It is getting old to say the least. I have even started dreaming about work too. I can't escape!
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angievzw

Sep 15, 2007, 6:11 PM
I know the feeling! I am working here selling phones and my second job is selling watches and fixing them...I am having some messed up dreams lately! LOL
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Nautic812

Sep 15, 2007, 6:18 PM
selling phones and fixing watches?
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angievzw

Sep 15, 2007, 6:40 PM
yup...I am a master of all trades. You do what you have to to pay the bills. I know its random but the watch place is literaly feet from my kiosk so it is really easy to work both.
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Nautic812

Sep 15, 2007, 6:52 PM
do you work in Ohio?
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angievzw

Sep 15, 2007, 7:19 PM
No...I work in Washington. Why would think Ohio?
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Grantizzle

Sep 15, 2007, 7:23 PM
where in washington?
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angievzw

Sep 15, 2007, 7:24 PM
Seattle...I just moved over here from Spokane though. Where are you?
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Grantizzle

Sep 15, 2007, 7:30 PM
everett.
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angievzw

Sep 15, 2007, 7:33 PM
Really? Who do you work for? Thats not that far at all. I actually live in FW
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Grantizzle

Sep 15, 2007, 7:35 PM
i work for Gowireless.
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angievzw

Sep 15, 2007, 7:43 PM
Oh...so how do you like it? I havent heard many good things about GoWireless. I knew a girl that worked there for a couple months in Spokane but she hated it!
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Grantizzle

Sep 15, 2007, 7:47 PM
i like it. i like it better than corporate.
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angievzw

Sep 15, 2007, 7:49 PM
Did you work for corp before? I have always been indirect.
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Grantizzle

Sep 15, 2007, 7:51 PM
i worked for a corp call center and i have friends that work for corp. lame sauce.
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angievzw

Sep 15, 2007, 8:04 PM
Yeah I have quite a few friends that do direct. I tried for a long time just because the money is so good and the benifits. But they all ended hating it! So how long have you been selling phones for?
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Grantizzle

Sep 15, 2007, 8:05 PM
four years.
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angievzw

Sep 15, 2007, 8:11 PM
WOW! That is a long time! How old are you?
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Grantizzle

Sep 15, 2007, 8:16 PM
24
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angievzw

Sep 15, 2007, 8:18 PM
Oh...well that sounds about right. I was almost 20 when I started selling phones. I am so freaking bored right now...its not even funny!
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Grantizzle

Sep 15, 2007, 8:20 PM
me too. im thinking about locking the store up and cranking one out in the back room.
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angievzw

Sep 15, 2007, 8:31 PM
I am stuck at a cart in the middle of Southcenter. All the weirdos came out today as well as the annoying old people! I miss the days of working in an in-line! I am out on display for everyone to see and bug!
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