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Title: WTF! American my A*@
Post by: DVP on July 04, 2008, 09:56:03 AM
Its 4th of July, pretty much the best American holiday ever adn I'm at work.... The best thing is I work at American.

My question is who the hell is going to buy a TV, couch, computer, of washer at 9 in the morning! NO ONE! and its an hour earlier than we usually open.

So American is not so American is it!
Title: WTF! American my A*@
Post by: bhazard on July 04, 2008, 10:21:11 AM
The factory im working at runs 24/7/365.25 so dont feel bad. I prolly will have to work christmas.
Title: WTF! American my A*@
Post by: FLSTCI71 on July 04, 2008, 10:38:09 AM
Quote from: cougar86_89;225856
Its 4th of July, pretty much the best American holiday ever adn I'm at work.... The best thing is I work at American.
 
My question is who the hell is going to buy a TV, couch, computer, of washer at 9 in the morning! NO ONE! and its an hour earlier than we usually open.
 
So American is not so American is it!

That stinks. I am just getting ready to leave for our family picnic. We can't take my son's TC because he smoked a deer with it, so we're taking my wife's Mustang. I'll make sure and have a pop for you today. Don't work too hard!!
Title: WTF! American my A*@
Post by: Thunder Chicken on July 04, 2008, 10:55:45 AM
Personally, I'd say runway consumerism, the expectation that no matter what your needs or desires, you'll be able to fulfill them at any time on any day, with no thought or care that somebody has to man those stores for your convenience, is very American...
Title: WTF! American my A*@
Post by: DVP on July 04, 2008, 11:06:28 AM
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;225863
Personally, I'd say runway consumerism, the expectation that no matter what your needs or desires, you'll be able to fulfill them at any time on any day, with no thought or care that somebody has to man those stores for your convenience, is very American...


This is true, its not too bad working the switchboard and talking to all you guys not really doing anything so its ok just wish I could be at a parade...
Title: WTF! American my A*@
Post by: jcassity on July 04, 2008, 03:04:25 PM
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;225863
Personally, I'd say runway consumerism, the expectation that no matter what your needs or desires, you'll be able to fulfill them at any time on any day, with no thought or care that somebody has to man those stores for your convenience, is very American...


wow!  thats deep.
Title: WTF! American my A*@
Post by: 20th anny 5.o on July 04, 2008, 05:57:00 PM
Quote from: bhazard;225858
The factory im working at runs 24/7/365.25 so dont feel bad. I prolly will have to work christmas.


I will be working Christmas night unless it falls on a Friday, i got lucky with the 4th because it falls on a Friday. We (@ Sofos) get the eve of the holiday off, personally i would just rather work a normal work week but that would cost them too much.Oh and i finally found out why i cant do Marcos mushrooms any more , because a good deal of the local Marcos buy Chinese mushrooms grown and picked in the peoples republic of China.
Title: WTF! American my A*@
Post by: Tbird232ci on July 04, 2008, 06:09:37 PM
Quote from: cougar86_89;225856

My question is who the hell is going to buy a TV, couch, computer, of washer at 9 in the morning! NO ONE! and its an hour earlier than we usually open.


Foreigners.
Title: WTF! American my A*@
Post by: vinnietbird on July 04, 2008, 08:37:07 PM
I had to work today as well,good thing is,I get off work at 2:45 each afternoon and I'm finished.Now,we're going to the lake for the big fireworks display.
Title: WTF! American my A*@
Post by: Carpimp1987 on July 05, 2008, 02:34:52 AM
Worked 11:05am till almost 1am the next day saw a few nice american made cars driving by but other than that after the firewroks where done there was only 3 people where i work so it was Hell for awhile.
Title: WTF! American my A*@
Post by: booksix on July 05, 2008, 03:14:23 AM
I had to work, too......  but luckily for me that means my floor mounted e-brake handle and cables are almost done.  :D
Title: WTF! American my A*@
Post by: 88FoxBird on July 05, 2008, 04:58:46 PM
I work at American Rental Centers and I was off.
Title: WTF! American my A*@
Post by: ipsd on July 05, 2008, 05:47:56 PM
I had to work on the 4th of July it sucked. I worked 7am-4pm so it wasn't that bad. It just really stinks that we have to be open on a Holiday. I did get paid Double time and a half though. Even though I guess to be real American's we need to Bitch about something. Bitch about where are family values but at the same time make you work on the family holidays. Makes all sorts of sense.
Title: WTF! American my A*@
Post by: Cougarcruisin on July 05, 2008, 07:01:58 PM
I worked. We don't get holiday pay. So it was just regular pay, yippie.

Today all my employees called in and told me they had a "stomach ache" Yep, funny how everyone was "UP all night puking" 

Holidays are no fun when your management. I have to show up every holiday or else it looks bad.
Title: WTF! American my A*@
Post by: DVP on July 06, 2008, 04:06:10 PM
Quote from: Tbird232ci;225937
Foreigners.

 
This is America, they wouldnt want to be here if our Independence wouldnt have happened would they.

Quote from: Cougarcruisin;226034
I worked. We don't get holiday pay. So it was just regular pay, yippie.

Today all my employees called in and told me they had a "stomach ache" Yep, funny how everyone was "UP all night puking" 

Holidays are no fun when your management. I have to show up every holiday or else it looks bad.


I called in last year on the forth but I figured I would go in this year since I do need the money. I'm considered part time so I dont get holiday pay or anything either. Wasnt a bad day though they had me on the phones so i got to listen to all the people calling and asking if we where open today after i asked them how can i direct your call... I wanted to tell them No i decided to come in to work so I can answer the phone on the 4th.

the 4th should go parade, BBQ, fireworks, I dont see any place for shopping in there. Plus who doesnt like to blow shiznit up?