Sieg Heil

What a week filled with shit-balloons.

My pal Jason got fired/forced to quit by some Corporate Nazis.  I called him to ask what happened, left message, have thus far not gotten any reply. Maybe he's too upset or maybe he's sworn to secrecy.  Yes, let's fire ALL the people who work hard and fill the store with incompetence. Seems to be the corporate creed. It's possible that I would be next on that list.  Amazing that they haven't figured out how little I care about their corporate goals and the more they force their will upon me, the less I care. 

I am now forced to close the store a few nights with a blonde uber bitch whose idea of "work" is standing at the service desk surfing the internet for whatever suits her.  She should have been the one  in the office on the chopping block.  I wonder if she set something in motion.  Wouldn't put it past her. Sieg Heil.

Also, my "store bonus" which is the largest percentage over plan I have ever seen at 60%, turned out to be a whopping $71. Bullshit.  Who's getting all that money? Certainly not anyone who actually worked hard for it and deserves it.  Thanks, once again, for fucking me over you greasy corporate bastards.   Get YOUR asses in a store, get paid $8.96 an hour and TRY to pay your bills, assholes.  It is so time for a new job.  Problem is, I think they ALL are going to be just like this one, or worse.  Makes for a nation filled with optimists, doesn't it? I've had 20% over plan bonuses that were larger.

An old friend of mine died and I had to find out about it on Facebook, which is the only reason I found out about it at all since I don't live in that state anymore.  I can just see Josh now, tall, lanky, wearing glasses, short brown hair, snickering at some jock, hanging out with his friends, which were predominantly female...we miss you already, old pal. Thirty four is fairly young, but knowing you, I imagine you led a full life.  I hope the end wasn't too difficult.

Jon may or may not get his vacation pay based on whether his district manager approves it.  What fucking bullshit. We need the money. Especially since my "bonus" seems more like "just throw them a bone and shut them up money." Some corporate rigamarole about how no one was "supposed" to be taking vacation that week. This is, of course, the first Jon has heard about vacation restrictions.

My sister in law was induced to have her baby at 5 pm on Wednesday. By 1 pm on Thursday, no luck.  So, she had a C-Section. Katie and Aleisha are both okay.  Took its toll on my brother though.  I called to talk to him and he was fighting back tears because this was such an awful process.  Wish I could have been there for him.  If something had gone horribly wrong, I'd have been driving all night to get to him. I'm glad everything is kind of okay.  I think a C section is pretty horrible though, for all the doctors treat it as a normal procedure.

My cousin also had her baby. All went well, I guess. Then, her husband was hospitalized for pneumonia. 

Ruth is still on baby watch.  I hope hers has the sense to pick a better week. The stars are out of alignment or something else I don't fully comprehend. Or nature is out of whack--80 degrees outside and its only March.  Strange weather.