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Woo New Job
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Posted by: FadedMaster
So it's been a while since I've had a job. Okay, I'll be honest, I've never had an actual job, just always done freelance stuff. Now I'm workin' in Home Theater at Best Buy. I'll tell you what, Best Buy is an interesting place to work.
Just wonderin' who all here works in retail and if they have any interesting customer stories to share. I'll post some later to see if any of mine actually contend with what others have. Haha.
Posted by: AltronHGX
it's always funny when peopleget jobs for the first time because the customer stories are just rolling in and rolling in every day, then as the months go on they slow down andthen eventually stop and you get unhappy at how the "lol oh man so crazy" stories of today slowly trinkle down into becoming the "christ, another one of these .. give me a break" and you find yourself questioning why you got into the field in the first place.
you're on a long slippery slope right now, while every day right now you wake up with a smile on your face awaiting the next adventure in retail or how you can show some ignorant person your prowess in your field, but I guarantee you in a year you'll be scratching at the walls on how you can get out and how you'll do absolutely anything you can possibly do to get out of it while you're very likely, actually, definitely too scared ofthe treacherous unknowns of real life to accomplish anything elsewhere.
this is why you see such old people working in fast food and low-end dead-end jobs in such places like that. welcome to life, it's not going to get any better. but atleast when you're 37 and circling the drain as why you should even give a damn in putting you feet on the floor that morning, you'll assure yourself that there isn't any real reason, but the only comfort you get is that, at the very least, it won't get any worse.
on the bright side, as you fall asleep every night in your la-zee-boy to Leno, your mind will slowly slump into a state of acceptance and, hell, that maybe all you'll ever want to do.
congrats on the new job, champ. cause once the money starts coming in, it's like an addiction and you'll never want to go back to school. you worked yourself into a small, inescapable cylinder of life that will, in years, break you if you ever saw a glipse of light peering in from the outside opportunities that you missed.
Posted by: Bishop
hey is scrubs6 on yet?
Posted by: taco_fox
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hey is scrubs6 on yet?
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Not until January
Posted by: Bishop
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Originally Posted by AltronHGX
it's always funny when peopleget jobs for the first time because the customer stories are just rolling in and rolling in every day, then as the months go on they slow down andthen eventually stop and you get unhappy at how the "lol oh man so crazy" stories of today slowly trinkle down into becoming the "christ, another one of these .. give me a break" and you find yourself questioning why you got into the field in the first place.
you're on a long slippery slope right now, while every day right now you wake up with a smile on your face awaiting the next adventure in retail or how you can show some ignorant person your prowess in your field, but I guarantee you in a year you'll be scratching at the walls on how you can get out and how you'll do absolutely anything you can possibly do to get out of it while you're very likely, actually, definitely too scared ofthe treacherous unknowns of real life to accomplish anything elsewhere.
this is why you see such old people working in fast food and low-end dead-end jobs in such places like that. welcome to life, it's not going to get any better. but atleast when you're 37 and circling the drain as why you should even give a damn in putting you feet on the floor that morning, you'll assure yourself that there isn't any real reason, but the only comfort you get is that, at the very least, it won't get any worse.
on the bright side, as you fall asleep every night in your la-zee-boy to Leno, your mind will slowly slump into a state of acceptance and, hell, that maybe all you'll ever want to do.
congrats on the new job, champ. cause once the money starts coming in, it's like an addiction and you'll never want to go back to school. you worked yourself into a small, inescapable cylinder of life that will, in years, break you if you ever saw a glipse of light peering in from the outside opportunities that you missed.
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This is the best post I've read all year.
Posted by: shadysoldier
holy crap you should get that published.
Posted by: shadysoldier
damn for got this in my other post it would make an intresting book or a little part of a autobiogrophy or something.
Posted by: Bishop
I assure you, it already is.
Posted by: FadedMaster
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Originally Posted by AltronHGX
it's always funny when peopleget jobs for the first time because the customer stories are just rolling in and rolling in every day, then as the months go on they slow down andthen eventually stop and you get unhappy at how the "lol oh man so crazy" stories of today slowly trinkle down into becoming the "christ, another one of these .. give me a break" and you find yourself questioning why you got into the field in the first place.
you're on a long slippery slope right now, while every day right now you wake up with a smile on your face awaiting the next adventure in retail or how you can show some ignorant person your prowess in your field, but I guarantee you in a year you'll be scratching at the walls on how you can get out and how you'll do absolutely anything you can possibly do to get out of it while you're very likely, actually, definitely too scared ofthe treacherous unknowns of real life to accomplish anything elsewhere.
this is why you see such old people working in fast food and low-end dead-end jobs in such places like that. welcome to life, it's not going to get any better. but atleast when you're 37 and circling the drain as why you should even give a damn in putting you feet on the floor that morning, you'll assure yourself that there isn't any real reason, but the only comfort you get is that, at the very least, it won't get any worse.
on the bright side, as you fall asleep every night in your la-zee-boy to Leno, your mind will slowly slump into a state of acceptance and, hell, that maybe all you'll ever want to do.
congrats on the new job, champ. cause once the money starts coming in, it's like an addiction and you'll never want to go back to school. you worked yourself into a small, inescapable cylinder of life that will, in years, break you if you ever saw a glipse of light peering in from the outside opportunities that you missed.
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I'm still going to college while working at this job dude. Haha. It's definitely not a life long career here, just somethin' to help pay my gas and tuition. Oh, and I intentionally threw myself in Home Theater, where I knew nothing, and still know very little. It's a learn experience.
I'm actually going for a career in Electrical Engineering. And I've already got a job makin' about 60K salary lined up.
Posted by: Cettie
Interesting post. Among my many pursuits I also happen to be a free lance business consultant a.k.a. Mystery Shopper. I just shopped and evaluated Best Buy yesterday and had to rate several departments, I do a lot of types of businesses and focus on banks and financial institutions these days.
In the past I've worked in retail for extra cash and saw two older women engaged in a fistfight over some coats on Black Friday in an "upscale" department store. We had to call mall security on them.
Posted by: shadysoldier
lmao that would be awesome to watch.Two old female fight lmao.
Posted by: Cettie
It was hard to tell but I think one woman that was about 80 won, she had most of the coat, her opponent only had one sleeve. The store management made them pay for damages before they were removed. We put the displays back together while trying to keep a straight face........
Posted by: FadedMaster
Wow. That's hilarious. Haha. The weirdest guy I've had is one that narrates everything going on, like I was leading him to the cables and said, "They're this way." He said aloud, "'They're this way,' he says. I don't know if I trust him, I think." It was quite creepy. Haha. He comes in about once a week.
Cettie, how'd that particular Best Buy do?
Posted by: Qui Gon-Jinn
New Job here.. after 17 months of consumer tech support hell. err.. I mean.. Joyfull disillusion.. I left.. and spent a few weeks on the gov. tab while trying to find a job that fit me.. ie: no major physical activity (very bad knee) and actually could take advantage of my tech skills.. so I took it at SuddenLink Communications.. use to be Cox here in West Texas.. Tech support.. yeah.. Tech Support. sit on my duff and tell ppl to reboot modems and routers and computers..
so here I sit.. in my cube.. just me and my buddy Bronzebeard.. supporting the community..
Posted by: taco_fox
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Originally Posted by Bishop
hey is scrubs6 on yet?
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http://www.darkintellect.com/altron/siren.gif
Scratch that. New season premieres 11/30
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Posted by: AltronHGX
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holy shit what time
hey you're using the siren I made for the black background here which still looks odd.
when did I originally use that? I forgetz
Posted by: taco_fox
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holy shit what time
hey you're using the siren I made for the black background here which still looks odd.
when did I originally use that? I forgetz
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9/8 central
http://www.nbc.com/Scrubs/
You used the siren in that thread about the pedophile show. I was trying to search for this thread, but since bishop used "scrubs6" it didn't come up, but the pedophile show thread did.
Posted by: AltronHGX
omg i'll be home next friday
just in time to watch scrubs I guess.
time to kiss this deserted piece of shit goodbye
Posted by: Whatsthis
scrubs is awesome
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