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  2. Shanks
    Time for another workplace rant this one centered on both my assistant manager and the service manager (#3 manager). This blog has been the host of many rants about my store manager Mr Slash and Burn but Mr Slash and Burn was transferred to another store location in the same district and his replacement who I used to work for at that same store is actually pretty cool. The assistant manager who I got along great with also changed as he was also transferred out but not to the same store. This assistant I also once worked with at that same old store and though I didn't like him at first eventually grew to earn his respect and he mellowed out a bit after his daughter died (I don't know how she did).
     
    When my new assistant manager started things picked up as they were when I last worked with him, I built up a reputation as one of the best workers in the store and he knew I tended to get things done. Of course I still do the best I can but though I had knee problems back then they have gotten significantly worse to where I don't have the speed or endurance that I did back then. I got my 6th knee injury back in October, one that thankfully only lasted for a few weeks but during the injury he treated me like crap. He knew about my first 3 injuries but during the whole thing he acted like he didn't believe a word I said, his body language and tone of voice said it all and his smart ass remarks about this being a "waste of time" didn't help matters. And to make matters worse my doctor was just as bad as him but that bitch might get another blogpost to herself.
     
    Granted getting injured from standing for 30-45 minutes (backup checker) is an unusual way to get hurt but it is well known that because of my years of injuries that standing in place for prolonged periods is the one thing that aggravates my knee more than anything. A fact that my new manager thankfully understands as he himself recently came back from double knee surgery and is doing the best he can prevent me from getting another injury. But my assistant manager has unrealistic expectations of me, he expects me to perform physically at the level I used to which is something that just can't be done.
     
    When I fail to live up to these expectations I get yelled at and in one case even written up. The write up was "not personal" according to him but I know that is bullshit. He keeps telling me that I shouldn't take on big projects (build up displays) when there are a ton of holes on the shelf. And normally he would be right but because of all the thanksgiving add items I barely had room for anything and had no other choice but to build up ends in order to make room to accomplish anything whatsoever. I work dairy mostly and the cooler I work with is at least half the size it should be for how much product gets shipped in even in regular loads much less holiday stuff. But that stubborn jackass won't listen to a word I say and could care less, he knows what is going on back there and I would think he of all people would know better as he is not one of those managers who sticks around in the office all day but he is one of those "my way or the highway" managers who thinks he knows everything.
     
    And the service manager who I mentioned while he isn't as bad is a classic brown noser and was emboldened by my write up and just can't resist rubbing it in every chance he gets. And he is a know it all who got to where he is in large part due to his brother who was a key carrier (low-mid ranked manager) at the same store I used to work at. He got promoted way too quickly and the power got to his head and gets worse as he continues to rise up the ranks. I remember the few times he worked the dairy section back when he was a Clerk and he got eaten alive yet he keeps talking like he can run the section better than I can when I have had 6 years of experience back there.
  3. Shanks

    The Number Two Priority

    By Shanks,

    As of today I have been here 2 years and I am sorry to say that this anniversary post has a slightly less optimistic tone than last years except for the subtle poo joke in the title. If you are a bit curious you can read that one for reference.
     
    http://mlpforums.com/blog/456/entry-7861-not-another-anniversary-post/
     
    I have done a lot of thinking over the last several months or so especially since I lost my temper in this thread not too long ago.
     
    http://mlpforums.com/topic/111697-regarding-roleplaying-and-sexual-interaction/
     
    While I meant everything I said and still do I have decided that in the grand scheme of things none of it really matters and I will no longer let it upset me. To put it bluntly I have become increasingly irritated with moderation and the user base in general and don't know how much longer I am going to stay here.I have tried to stay positive for a long time and keep things in perspective, unlike some others here I don't take the chicken little "the sky is falling" attitude whenever drama happens. And even in decisions I have disagreed with I have tried to understand where the moderation staff was coming from while still offering some suggestions.
     
    But I can't deny it anymore that the amount of people who frankly have huge sticks up their asses on here is getting out of hand.. It has gotten so bad that certain topics like clop for example can't even be discussed without someone getting on their damn high horse. And nearly all the best moderators stepped down and there are two newbies in particular that keep testing my patience. For obvious reasons I am not naming names. Despite all of this though I am still glad I joined this site, I met a lot of great people and while I don't know how much longer I will stay I have decided at least for now to enjoy what is good about this site and pretend none of the other stuff is even happening at all.
  9. Shanks
    I just saw the new episode after quite an emotionally difficult week for me and this is one of those episodes that seemed to speak to me, one of those episodes that came at just the right time. For those of you who haven't kept up with all of my blogs may not know is that I have had knee problems for over 4 years due to a reoccurring work related knee injury, the first 3 in the same year and the 4th one being last November which took me out of work for 6 weeks.
     
    When I returned to work I was fine at first but was far from perfect. A few weeks ago though I sprained my shin during one of my workouts, the pain was at first mostly that area but then went straight to my knee, the same knee that has been injured all those other times. Despite my best efforts the injury has gotten worse and has progressed to the point where not only will I need to once again see a doctor but have come to the realization that I may not longer be able to physically handle my job because as my injuries mount it gets more and more difficult to be able to come back from them.
     
    That and the fact that since the aggravation of my knee happened outside of work making it not count as a workers comp issue scared me to death and made me extremely depressed. But then I see today's new episode Leap of Faith and I see Granny Smith bouncing back from years of hip problems and it reminded me of how I bounced back from my first knee injury, how the doctors said it would take 2 months for me to heal and it took half the time. How during my last physical therapy session I peddled on the exercise bike so hard that I almost broke it. And Applejack's speech at the end how even though the Flimflam brothers tonic was a scam that Granny Smith was able to do all that because she already had it inside of her to do that but just needed to confidence to go ahead and do it.
     
    I am still scared and upset over this but I have let fear cloud my judgment on this and many other issues for far too long. I may or may not be able to handle my own job anymore but I know I wasn't meant to stay in that job forever and I know that I am eventually going to be able to make myself strong again. I suppose what scares me the most is I don't know what is going to happen, I kept playing all these "what if" doomsday scenarios in my head and while it is important to plan and prepare for the worst sometimes getting caught up in the "what ifs" can cloud your judgment and make you too afraid to don't even realize you are capable of.
  10. Shanks
    I swear my butt is killing me, joking aside though he has found a new way to put one over on me. Because of this training I went to the other week it screwed everything up and caused my whole department to go straight to shit so it was Friday and I was still dealing with what was left of the other days load along with those accursed Minute Maid punches which take up the whole fucking cooler every time they go on add because the ware house sends enough for us to invite the whole town to a party. I am very careful to write a good order as I went a bit overboard on the last one and I go to the receivers cage to send the order and I noticed another order of 50-60 cases was already put in. I go into the menu to see what the hell it is and find out that my manager good ol Mr Slash and Burn ordered extra on top of what I had already ordered and most of it was stuff we didn't even need. As much as I would loved to delete all that extra stuff unfortunetely only receivers (back room managers) and managers can delete orders so I was stuck with it. I had all these crates full of creamers and he orders an
     
    ENTIRE PALLET
     
    of creamers. So the next day I work my load or at least most of it and there was no room for any of them. I would have put them in crates but there was simply not time so I had no choice but to stack them on the floor which is far from an ideal situation because whenever a wall load (yogurt, cheese ect...) there is always a milk load the next day and it is nearly impossible to fit a milk load into the cooler if there are boxes all over the floor. I was as I usually am off on Sunday but felt really bad for Jose who was the opening dairy clerk that day. When I came into work today things looked a lot better than I expected them too in part because the load for that day came early but am still pissed.
  11. Shanks

    I Got Hit By A TRAINing

    By Shanks,

    It is time for another workplace rant, all the employees above General Merchandise Clerk (except for meat cutters) all had to go to this training about alcohal policy due to a local ordinace requiring it every two years. Even the receiver (back room manager) and night crew manager (as in graveyard night) had to go. The training itself wasn't that bad it was the timing that pissed me off. On Wednseday I was the opening dairy clerk and on Wednesday my wall load (everything in dairy section except milk) is nearly always late and I have to put in the order for the next day which makes that day already a pain in the ass, but what made things ever worse is that I had to leave the store at 1:30 to get to another store in the district to go to the training at 2 (thank god I had a ride) giving me less time than ever to get anything done.
     
    I am off on Thursdays so I missed the excitement that day but I come in Friday morning and walk in to a complete and total clusterfuck. The shelves were completely shot and a significant portion of Thursdays load had not been worked yet. I had to clean things up and make room for the milk load which took forever. Jose did his best but he had to leave the store at 12:30 to go to the training at 1:00 and the load I ordered was a fairly large one because of the small load he ordered for Wednesday. It seemed like a good idea to go big, but I ordered I way way too much juice and creamers. The bottom line is I had no idea what the fuck we even had so I guessed and I guessed wrong. I got as much of Thursdays remaining load as I could done and got to none of the repack so when I ordered later that afternoon I said to hell with it and ordered practically nothing.
     
    Yesterday I opened again and the load coming late which is usually not the case for Saturdays was a huge blessing in disguise. It gave me time to clean things up and I had some help which is usually not the case when I am the opener. I got half of the load done before going home and my backup finished the rest, it wasn't anywhere near enough and that I will get chewed out for it but what other choice did I have? I have the next two days off, Sunday because I am nearly always off on Sundays and Monday because I requested it because of a dentist appointment.
  12. Shanks

    My Coworker Is On Coke

    By Shanks,

    A coworker of mine has a serious coke problem, I told him it was a bad idea but he didn't listen. Nope, I tried to tell him that he should have...
     
     
     
    Applied to Pepsi instead
     

     
    I could not resist making that joke, but seriously my friend and now former coworker Martin just got his class A license and got a job as a trucker for Coca Cola. To get his trucking license he had to take several classes which in total cost him a few thousand smackers, had to take 2 tests (3 if you count having to take his class c license test again) and he did it. He will be delivering locally throughout the county so he won't have to go too far, he will have to work his ass off as these truckers not only deliver the product but also stock it and even build displays. He will be making double what he makes now and will get the hours he needs so I thought I will say for a few seconds that I am genuinely happy for him. Me and his now girlfriend both trained him in dairy and when he became the head dairy clerk he made a lot of mistakes at first but learned quickly and became a very effective department head and a good friend of mine. I could have been department head myself but I didn't because I didn't want the job, and because of my knee injuries I had doubts I could physically handle it so I stayed his loyal number 2. With him gone Jose, who we both trained is now the boss and I can't tell you all how glad I am that I am not. Good luck buddy and keep on trucking.
  15. Shanks
    After the recent MLP episode Bats I came up with yet another idea for fanfic but can't seem to come up with a good title for it. In this fanfic the vampire fruit bats although they have multiplied have as Fluttershy predicted benfitted the farm by spreading the seeds of the apples they have eaten. Their poop/guano has also made excellent fertilizer but the bats have produced more guano than the Apple Family could possibly use which has prompted them to start to start selling their excess guano. The Apple Family has never sold anything quite like that before and thanks to their honest nature may be in some cases perhaps too honest about their latest product. It is something I am thinking about as my editor goes over chapter 2 of another fanfic I am working on called Rarity Gets Cockroaches.
  16. Shanks

    Not A Bad Christmas Day

    By Shanks,

    I gave quite the wall o text about Christmas Eve now it is time for Christmas Day. Christmas Day is usually spent either at my place or at my Aunt Judy's place and this year is Aunt Judy's place. Unlike Christmas Eve I never had a problem making it to Christmas Day because of work as Christmas Day is the one holiday the store I work at is closed on. After spending a late night at my Aunt Lina's house for Christmas Eve I was pretty tired the next morning, my Mom was up early to make the finishing touches on my Great Grandma's roast beef recipe for Christmas dinner which she cooked the other night. The secret to this was to let the let the meat slowly simmer on low heat in the gravy for several hours, just letting the oven do its work. She didn't have to worry about anything else though as another one of my aunts was handling all the other food.
     
    My brother came over to my place around 11 and we had a light breakfast of quiche and in my case ham and scrambled eggs (I don't like the texture of quiche) to tide us over and opened some presents. Since my Mom and no one else knows what I want because I already buy what I want I don't tend to get much but that is okay because I already have what I want, have a nice family, plenty of food and a roof over my head. I got a calendar like I do every year (last year was a Star Wars calendar from my brother) and this year was a Simpsons Calendar, a new jacket, a backpack and some cash. My brother being the big San Diego Chargers fan is probably the easiest person to shop for in my family so A Chargers jacket for him and he is happy.
     
    Around 12:30, 1:00 or so we loaded up the food and the presents and went over to my aunts house. Since we were the first ones there I just chilled out and played Mario and Luigi Dream Team for a little bit until everyone else started showing up. After some "Merry Christmas's" and a bit of visiting we opened up presents and then it was dinner time. My Mom much to her dismay had the roast for simmer for too long and some of the gravy dried out, but the meat was still as tender as always and it was all around a good dinner. I didn't eat nearly as much as I did on Christmas Eve but still ate my fair share as my Great Grandmas roast beef has always been one of my personal favorites.
     
    Through some more visiting I found out that one of my cousins is into Alex Jones who is a radio talk show I have been listening to for the last few years now which gave us quite a bit to talk about. My Uncle Nick brought on Obamacare on a rather sarcastic manner after seeing Obama make some statement where he thought that families should discuss it with each other during Christmas. The conversation was heated but still remained civil, I of course gave my 2 cents as I nearly always do when politics is brought up and it was decided then that it would be a good time for dessert.
     
    We had this yule log which as of last night is now of my top ten list of favorite desserts ever along with caramel pumpkin cake (wasn't really my thing) and some cheesecake which I can of course always make room for. After visiting for a bit more my Mom saw that I was struggling to stay awake in part due to the lack of sleep from last night and partly due to the fact that I tend to go bed and wake up fairly early and it was then that we wished everyone a Merry Christmas and went home.I ended my night by checked in on here for a little while, watching some TV and then getting some much needed sleep.
  17. Shanks

    Not A Bad Christmas Eve

    By Shanks,

    This got to be quite the wall o text so I decided to divide it up into two parts with part 2 being Christmas Day which you can see here
     
    http://mlpforums.com/blog/456/entry-8948-not-a-bad-christmas-day/
     
     
    So Christmas isn't really the same for me when I was a kid, a lot of family has passed away or gotten divorced or what have you and things have gotten a bit more complicated so I often get a bit depressed around this time of year. Last Christmas was the first one since my father passed away that previous March, and the year before that he spent his Christmas in the hospital after getting an infection from not properly sterilizing something before performing Paritoneal Dialysis (hook himself up to a machine via a cathedar) on himself. He survived that infection but kept getting more and more until he had to be placed on Himo Dialysis which though had a much smaller risk of infection was so physically hard on him that his body eventually couldn't take it anymore and finally gave out.
     
    Every Christmas Eve I used to go my Aunt Lina's house to spend it with my Dad's side of the family but have been unable to go these last 6 years because I have always worked either a 10AM-7PM or a 12PM-9PM shift on that day even back when I had my 4AM shifts. I was able to go this year because I have been out of work since December 1st because of a work related knee injury. While I didn't get to go under the most ideal cirumstances the injury was a blessing in disguise, sure the pain was bad at first but though was worse than my last knee injury was not anywhere near as bad as my first knee injury I got back in 2008. And it has given me a break from the crippling stress and burnout I have been going through at work and spared me from worrying about yet another holiday, stress which I have plans to deal with but I suppose that topic is for another day.
     
    I have had some issues with my Dad's side of the family because I have felt the way they treated my Mom over the years was very disrespectful and did not like how they sold my Dad's house from under him after my grandmother (his mother) died. Sure it wasn't technically his house and he did get some money from it, but it was all he had and it was then up to me to step up with him and find a house together. Despite the disrespect and betrayal though there were some family on my Dad's side that were against that and were very good to him, me and my brother and one of them is my Aunt Lina. My brother was very nervous about the whole thing, though he missed a few years himself because of his time in the military he has gone a few years I haven't been there but part of him because of those same issues didn't want to go but was glad that he didn't have to go alone.
     
    My aunt and a few others were happy to see me, according to my brother they always ask for me every year. Since it is an Italian family there was of course plenty of food and usual there were multiple courses. Because of tradition most of it was seafood, 7 seafood items as is common Italian Christmas tradition each representing the different sacraments of the Catholic church. Baked Calamari, boiled octopus, lobster tails, shrimp, crab legs and a few other things were on the menu. But what my brother and I most looked forward to was Ma's Chicken which is chicken breasts pounded out flat and coated with breadcrumbs made from homemade Italian bread mixed with Italian parsley, oregano and pecorino parigean and the honey baked ham along with of course the desserts. Pinalada (cookies and nuts drenched in honey), biscottis (hard cookies with walnuts), chocolate meatballs (chocolate meatball shaped cookies with nuts, choclate chips and vanilla icing), buttercreams cookies and bread pudding.
     
    Of course it wasn't just the food, I got to catch up with a lot of my cousins and am happy to know that they are all successful and seem to be on the right track in life. And my brother and I had a nice talk with our aunt, she asked a few personal things which I brushed off but one thing that comes to mind is her asking my brother "when are you going to get married?" Along with a bunch of stuff about how she wants to see little *insert last name here's* which made me think, although I didn't say it hey what about me? I also had a nice conversation with Nico who is this really cool guy who married one of my cousins, he is into a lot of political and philosophical stuff like I am so I can always count on him saying something interesting.
     
    There wasn't much to open because most of the kiddies are grown up with the youngest being 15, but this one cousin has kept this tradition my Dad started years back alive. The tradition started when my Dad got everyone lotto tickets and even had a briefcase full of cash so people could cash (he tended to hoard money) in any winning tickets right on the spot. While she didn't go so far as the bring a briefcase full of cash she did continue the tradition with the lotto tickets which I know sounds a bit strange to some of you but was kind of fun. I was there much later than I thought which made fairly tired on Christmas Day but was well worth it.
  19. Shanks
    With season 4 and a lot of free time on my hands I thought it was finally time to do my next MLP character analysis, this one on everyones favorite librarian unicorn turned alicorn Twilight Sparkle. If you are interested here are the links to my previous analysis's.
     
    http://mlpforums.com...is-1-applejack/
     
    http://mlpforums.com...2-rainbow-dash/
     
    http://mlpforums.com...lysis-3-rarity/
     
    http://mlpforums.com/blog/456/entry-3374-character-analysis-4-pinkie-pie/
     
    Twilight Sparkle as the mane of the mane 6 is interestingly enough in many ways your typical main character but in many ways is not. Like many main characters she is extremely powerful in this case with her magic but she has also been shown to be vulnerable in many ways. While I am not a fan of diagnosing fictional characters it is clear throughout the series that has a rather severe case of OCD. Her obsessions with not being "tardy" and everything being organized has lead to no small amount of anxiety on her part and in the case of Lesson Zero and It's About Time two very serious mental break downs. She has also shown a compulsive fear of failure and great over what others think, especially Celestia. She has improved greatly throughout the series but has still shown some subtle signs of OCD in recent episodes one notable example being in Spike At Your Service when it took Applejack slightly moving Twilight Sparkles quills to finally get her attention.
     
    While her obsessions with checklists and everything being organized and in its place has been excessive it has not come without its advantages. Twilight Sparkles intense focus which stems in part from this and her organization skills have helped her greatly in her studies by propelling her to become one of the most gifted unicorns since Starswirl The Bearded. Twilight has also like many main characters shown great leadership skills but unlike many tends to be more introverted and in early season 1 highly anti social. While Twilight Sparkle is still a bit more introverted than the other mane 6 with the exception of Fluttershy she has learned that while studying hard is important and pursuing knowledge is a good thing that there are certain things you cannot learn from any book and that it is importance to have balance in life which includes putting away the books every now and then and having a little fun with some friends.
     
    It is Twilight Sparkles somewhat socially awkward, often "adorkable" qualities that make one of the most relatable and popular ponies in the show. I believe this is because fandoms in general tend to attract a lot of more introverted and "nerdy" people. Many fans are also in school and even some that aren't necessary the most dilligent students have at some point stressed over some test or other school related thing at some point. And because if you take away the magical abilities and her ties to princess Celestia she is in many ways just an ordinary thought slightly quirky mare.
     
    It I think partly because of the strong attachment many fans have to Twilight that twilicorn was as volatile as it was. I didn't take long for me to notice that the loudest voices either for or against tended to be Twilight Sparkle fans. Supporters felt that Twilight would still be the same Twilight even after the change, many downplayed the change as being "trivial" and some have even said that they were proud of her. I myself have been one of the harshest critics of twilicorn on here and when it was first announced Twilight was my 2nd favorite pony. Even as much as I hated it it in its own odd way did remind me of what I like about her which caused her to tie with Applejack and Luna for my favorite pony and brought out my protective fanboy mode.
     
    Like many opponents I felt that the change was introduced was too soon, felt like it came out of knowhere in a rushed season finale that had little to do with the season as a whole and was concerned that it would turn Twilight into a Mary Sue being making her too powerful too quickly and give off a bit too much of the "perfect pony princess" vibe. I became neutral after watching Equestria Girls because it turned out to be better than I expected and now with season 4 while the premier hasn't completely sold it for me yet as there is still more we don't know about twilicorn than what we actually do know was quite good so I am cautiously optimistic.
     
    We may not know if her promotion to "princess" will work out or not just yet, but we do know that Twilight Sparkle has grown as a character she so far is still Twilight. I am enjoying season 4 so far and along with alot of you here have strapped myself in and gotten ready for a ride.
  20. Shanks

    I Am Getting There

    By Shanks,

    I just came back from my 2nd physical therapy session since my latest work injury, and during the 1st visit they always check to see what is wrong and test your limits. So my 2nd session he was a lot harder on me than the first time so I am very sore and exhausted which I am actually grateful for as this is how I am going to regain my strength. My body has to re adapt to regular activity and it will not unless it is has something re adapt to. By the end of session I had trouble standing up but from my years of weight lifting experience I have learned that it is not the workout itself that makes your stronger but the recovery from it which causes the brain to send signals to the muscles to get them to grow stronger as they rebuild from the strain. While right now I may be so weak and tired that I can barely even stand up, I am clearly getting better. My range of motion is improving, pain levels are down and swelling is minimal. It will be at least another week before I am able to return to work but come Friday during my next doctors appointment I will have some good news.
  21. Shanks

    Pain Meds Suck

    By Shanks,

    If you have read my last blog entry you know that I am now out of work due to a work related knee injury. I was prescribed Naproxen to control the pain and inflammation but because of some rather undesirable side effects I have decided that the cure is far worse than the disease and have decided to not take that anymore. My stomach felt like someone bashed it in with sledgehammer and I was so constipated that I felt more backed up than a big city highway during rush hour. I took Ibuprofin but it had the same nasty effects on me, I already knew about these potential side effects and was lucky enough to not have them during my last 3 knee injuries but I have decided that if I am going to take anything at all it is going to be aspirin. Sure aspirin is not entirely free of side effects either but it has far far less of them than other NSAID's (non steroidal anti inflammation drugs) and my physical therapist gave me this topical ointment to use. Alot of time I don't whether to curse my obscenely high tolerance for pain or consider it a blessing, it is one of the things that got me into trouble in the first place yet when I do get hurt it gives me the strength to endure the pain.
     
    My first physical therapy appointment was just earlier today went well, I am bit sore afterwards but that is of course to be expected. He moved my leg in ways to try to determine where most of my pain was, I spent 10 minutes on an exercise bike, did a few stretching exercises and finished it off by having electrodes strapped to my knee which is actually a lot less painful than it sounds. The best way I can describe it is it is like and electronic massage, it is feels good and is actually quite relaxing. Because of my restrictions it looks like it will be at least another before I return to work. I have a final exam to take for school this Tuesday and then I will done with that for a while which will free up quite a bit of time. And one of the things I plan to do with that time is to once again start writing my fanfic Rarity Gets Cockroaches. Chapter 1 has been on fimfiction for quite a while now and I am hoping to post chapter 2 and 3 fairly soon. I am dealing with some pacing issues on chapter 2 which I usually tend to deal with toward the first chapter of a story I am writing but I know this story will turn out good if I give it the right attention.
  22. Shanks
    I just saw the classic 80's movie The Breakfast Club earlier this morning and I was expecting it to be relatively entertaining and it was but it also had this great message about being true to yourself and not judging a book by its cover. It can best be summed up by this rather epic ending.
     

  24. Shanks
    As I have said in my last blog post the opening dairy clerk at the grocery store I work at which is about 2 days out of my week has recently been changed from 7AM-4PM to 6AM-3PM which on most days is no biggie but bites me on the ass on Wednesdays because of how late loads tend to arrive on Wednesdays. I was originally going to put this in my last blog post but since it ran so long I decided to split this into another blog post and it is how I would write the schedule for the opening dairy clerk if it were up to me. The mid shift is obvious, a 11-5 or when things are busy an 11-8 works out quite well, but anyway without further ado.
     
    Monday 7AM-4PM: Monday's wall load (yogurt, cheese, juice ect) dosen't arrive super late but dosen't arrive super early either, and with Monday loads you also get in the add items for the week which means a very large load and lots of organization work.
     
    Tuesday 6AM-3PM: Tuesday is basically Monday part II in a way, you get in a milk load which tends to arrive between 6AM-8AM which should take no more than an hour or so to break down and work. The earlier schedule gives more time to work through back stock and change out the cold displays later on and write a decent order for Wednesday.
     
    Wednesday 8AM-5PM: This is what used to be the schedule for the opening dairy clerk at my store every day because before the load schedule for my store was changed nearly all loads came in around 12. Now it is just Wednesday for the most part where this is the case. Because the load arrives so late the later schedule is necessary to have enough time to at least go through most of it.
     
    Thursday 6AM-3PM: Thursday is a tough day with both wall and milk loads coming in and sometimes at the same time. Fortunately they both come very early so this is one of the best days to have this shift.
     
    Friday 6AM-3PM: Friday is the easiest day of the week to open, the only hard part is to write the wall load order for Saturday.
     
    Saturday 6AM-3PM: Saturday wall loads tend to be huge but come early.
     
    Sunday 5AM-2PM: Sunday milk loads are among the earliest of the week sometimes coming in as early as 5AM and Sunday has a lot of morning business so getting as much done as possible before the morning rush is essential
  25. Shanks
    So Mr. Slash and Burn who is the woefully out of touch manager I have at the grocery store I work at who dosen't know what the fuck he is doing is out looking for scapegoats and of course yours truly is one of them. Just recently he started scheduling the opening dairy clerk which is usually my good friend Martin but 2 days a week is me 6AM-3PM instead of 7AM-4PM because of how early the loads have been coming in which on most days is no problem but on Wednesday which is one of the days I cover that shift seriously bites me in the ass.
     
    It is because on Wednesday loads are nearly always late which is a problem for 2 major reasons, first I have to write an order for the next day which is extremely difficult to do if I don't even know what the frag we even have because I barely got to work any of my load. And this of course takes time to be precise usually about a half hour to 45 minutes depending on how large the order is and how unsure I am of what we have. Sure I always print out the invoice and that does help but it dosen't exactly read like a novel and the items are in no particular order that I am aware of. And the earlier shift gives me less time to work the load which puts me even further behind.
     
    So yesterday like alot of Wednesdays my load came in late, it came in at 12:30 and because it take time for the truck driver to deliver the load I didn't get to start breaking down until 1:00. So I broke down what I could and when it was time to start writing the order at 2:00 the only things in my load I worked were a few holes for the eggs. Around 2:30 or so I send my order and I because the assistant manager wanted me to face my section because one of the higher ups was coming that took about 10 or 15 more minutes so I only got to work a few more cases before it was time to go home. So I head right up front to clock out and Mr Slash and Burn asks me how much of the load I got done and I told him the truth and he had this shocked look on his face like I just told him his mother died or something.
     
    He then proceeded to go on a bullshit story about how he supposedly "understands" that the load was late but how I "should have got more done" and how I should just not focus on stacking everything off and wheel out the major holes. Which of course sounds great in theory but when you consider the fact that I know I won't get my load done, the cooler is at least half the size it should be and I am getting both a milk load and another wall load (yogurt, cheese, eggs ect) the next day I need as much space as I can possibly get. So if I am able to at least stack everything off than making room for the next days loads will be relatively easy and Martin can easily wheel the stuff out to the sales floor once he is ready to do so.
     
    After getting that unexpected and undeserved tongue lashing I was finally able to call it quits for the day and get out of there, but ladies and gents when I come back Friday morning that unless some miracle happened I will probably walk into one hell of a mess. Probably not as bad as the mess I walked into last Friday but a pretty bad one nonetheless.
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