and the knob go harder as well from the looks of it :-// X-D

It couldnt be good for you..

70% alchohol.. ?



Drink a bottle of that ur gonna need more than jus your stomach pumped :P

This is not so much a confession, but sort of a rant.



I still work at the record store, but in exchange for a miniscule raise and a few more responsibilities, my job title remains the same but the job description has expanded. Whereas before I was but a mere visual merchandiser, I now am in charge of all the merchandising done in the store. That means, the prodcut merchandisers and their assistants have to report to me and let me know what projects they want to work on, what they are currently working on, and when they are completed.



Which also means, that doesn't really happen the way it should because it's a record store and you know how slacked off record stores can be.



So this guy I work with, George, is a really cool guy and I like him personally but I do wonder why he hasn't gotten fired yet. He's supposed to be the audio merchandising assistant, but he's a coaster - drifting about the store under the radar all day browsing at stuff when he's got loads of work to do. Now, like I said he's a cool guy and he's nice and good with customers (when he decides not to be completely lazy) but he's been shifted around the store to different positions and today, he seriously got on my nerves.



You see, like every month, we are behind in setting up our monthly sales. This is due in part of having a staff that's completely lacking in the motivation department. Hello - just because it's a record store doesn't mean there's not a business to be run. I tried to get things organized, so when people are working on projects or finishing projects, we all know where everyone stands and what needs to be done.



So anyway. George. I see him milling about not doing much of anything, but he's browsing and sort of pretending he's doing some work trying to set up these big tables with a bunch of discounted sale cd's. I ask him what project he's working on because I wanted to set up another table.



"Hey homes... yeah, I'm setting up that table yo with all the jazz n'shit, for sure yo"



"George... I need a straight answer from you. What table are you working on, Sony? WEA? EMD? I need to know because I want to help get this shit done and I don't want to overrun your project."



"Yo, for sure... I told you it's the jazz table"



"All the tables have some jazz on them. What does your product list say?"



"Sony."



So I grab the paperwork for the WEA table since George is working on the Sony table, and I get out there on the floor and try to pull cd's to stock the tables, and I can't find a fuckin thing. I get on the computer and it tells me we have tons of what's on the list in stock.



I figured all the stuff was in the back room waiting to be priced. We're inundated lately, getting ready for the dreaded holidays.



I find George hiding out in the backroom, laughing about some cd sleeve, and I ask him again, "George, what table are you working on?"



"Yo wassup? I'm working on the WEA table..."



This is where whirly lost her shit.



It's not my place to chew him out, but I said, "Jesus H. Christ man, I need a straight answer because we all have work to do man. You told me you were working on one thing, which you're not because you're drifting around back here, and now you say it's another table you're working on. So WHAT IS IT?? WHAT ARE YOU DOING EXACTLY??"



He instantly got a shocked puppy dog look on his face.



I walked away and slammed a few things down in what used to be my office, that's now overrun with other peoples' merchandising crap. Boss comes in, asks if everything's OK, yada yada.



Kind of ruined the rest of my day.



But I did apologize even though by 5 o'clock I was still pissed off at him enough to slap him upside the head.



I never freak out on people at work. At least not since I was all pregnant and hormonal - and no, I'm not pregnant.



Meh.

You sound just like my dad :P





Like a big control freak, But i mean im not saying you are or he is, it just comes across that way y'know(and most time you guys are right),



when i was staying at my dads all he done was freak out at me. Like one time i had a carton of homus on his messy table and he came in and freaked out.. it was all wrapped up and away i just had to put it back in the kitchen :P

I Could have dont that, cept we had this big debate over the carton of homus..



Anyway, What you mean it used to be your office? did you like get sacked or whatever? or like De-Moted ? :S



It definately does seem like he was just avoiding work :/

When you're in charge of a department or task at work, Foxy, you get in shit if the task is not done, even if it was someone else being derelict at their duties. Fact is, if you're in charge it IS your fault no matter who is being lazy. Sounds like Whirly tried to get this guy motivated and organized and even help with his task, but he's just a lazy fucker (like many people at most low-paying jobs).



I know I've had to pull people out for a wee chat about their motivation towards work and their work ethic, as recently as yesterday, matter of fact. When you're in charge, you're responsible. End of. You need to try to keep morale high, be friendly and courteous, but if someone refuses to pull their own weight.......

Foxy, when it comes to getting paid for what I do, I can be a control freak. I admit that and I think it's not always a bad thing to want to be in complete control.



I don't care how little the job pays or what position I have in the end - it doesn't negate the fact that shit needs to be done and there's a business to run. I hate to throw out the age card, but I suppose once you're in the position to have a steady job where you are responsible for the work you do, and you see that you are shouldering the weight on account of other peoples' laziness (because it will happen no matter where you work) you may better understand where I'm coming from.



In regards to my office, no I was not sacked or demoted. My old position of display artist was eradicated in order for the company to cut costs. The office is still there and is now the merchandising room - it's technically still my office, but I have to share the work space. And for one who is prone to control freakish behavior, it can be difficult when people are too lazy to clean up after themselves and keep things organized. Too many people in the kitchen... ;)

You work in a Record Store right ?

Yeah - for far too long!!

ive had to work with lazy fuckers before and its a nightmare. lazy fuckers and stupid fuckers - and the worse combo is when they are a bit of both. grrr. and whats even worse is when they are your boss!!



you have my sympathy whirly!

I work for HMV (part time when i'm not being student scum) and most of the time its pretty cool and everyone is really friendly but you do get alot of wasters working in those shops. Its hard to find people who are so passionate about the product, customer friendly and most of all will put some effort in and do some work! You kind of either get one or the other. The muso's tend to just lurk around checking out new CDs and the cudtomer service people tend to be stuck at the till not knowing the answer to a simple question that the customer has asked them!



Mind you, I can be a waster at times but then i think its the weekend and I'm ALLOWED to be! I feel sorry for people who have to be in charge coz unless you are the actual store manager, the money is pretty poor.

Girlelectric Escribi�:

I work for HMV (part time when i'm not being student scum) and most of the time its pretty cool and everyone is really friendly but you do get alot of wasters working in those shops. Its hard to find people who are so passionate about the product, customer friendly and most of all will put some effort in and do some work! You kind of either get one or the other. The muso's tend to just lurk around checking out new CDs and the cudtomer service people tend to be stuck at the till not knowing the answer to a simple question that the customer has asked them!



Mind you, I can be a waster at times but then i think its the weekend and I'm ALLOWED to be! I feel sorry for people who have to be in charge coz unless you are the actual store manager, the money is pretty poor.

Ah ha, yes I remember you saying, a while back, you worked at a record store!



I know I do like the environment or I wouldn't have stuck around for so long. It all comes and goes in waves - sometimes I'm content, other times I feel grossly overworked and underpaid and dammit, how the hell am I ever going to retire!



It's true you either get the people working there who are into music and they think working in a record store is all like the film Empire Records, until they're asked to do something moderately productive. Or you get the ones who are nice enough and try hard to be helpful but think Jethro Tull is someone's name, not a band. X-D A common mistake, but still come on!



But all in all, in a store like mine that's quite large and has a big staff, we get all types hired on for work. I've seen a lot of people come and go, it's kind of depressing. hahaha!



As for the wasters, yeah, I'd be lying if I never took full advantage of my lunch hour in which I inhaled my meal instead of actually eating something substantial, if you know what I mean. ( to keep on chemical confessional topic) But as time goes on and since I'm older and have more to lose, the days of smoking my breaks and lunch hours are behind me. Like you said in so many words that's the stuff of weekends.

Weekends? You mean days where there is neither work, nor school? I almost recall those existing in days of yesteryear....... I'm not sure I've had such a day in the past month....

Oh and another good thing about working in a record store is that you get to listen all the new CDs that come out. And of course the discount too!



But then we've had James fucking Blunt on repeat for ages- Bleugh!

If i wouldn't be modelling i would like to work in a record store , but an independent one where you have a say about what's sold there. That would be awesome.

Yep thats the dream!



Or a bar/record shop like Bar Vinyl in Camden!

Oke. Here is my confession. It's not 8.23 Morning and i just got home from an amazing night out...but i did somethi8ng SOOO stupid :-//



I wanted to call MICHIEL to ask something , wich is underneath MIPS ( Mippio ) In my phonebook on my cell. But...i called Mips instead 8O First i was confused but than i realised what i did and we actually had a very funny convo...ehm besides that i said like 100 times how sexy the british accent is :-//



Mips...I'm so sorry !!! Dont think i'm a complete lunatic , i was drunk as fuck and me , alcohol , a cell phone and a guy on the other side of the line is not a good combo.



Please dont be scared of me !!!!

X-D

That's the funniest thing I think I've heard in ages!!!!!!!!!!

chemicalfan Escribi�:

X-D

That's the funniest thing I think I've heard in ages!!!!!!!!!!

You need to get out more mate, there's a whole load of funnyness out there. Just hang around the poorer areas and talk to the stupid.

Jeanie Escribi�:

Oke. Here is my confession. It's not 8.23 Morning and i just got home from an amazing night out...but i did somethi8ng SOOO stupid :-//



I wanted to call MICHIEL to ask something , wich is underneath MIPS ( Mippio ) In my phonebook on my cell. But...i called Mips instead 8O First i was confused but than i realised what i did and we actually had a very funny convo...ehm besides that i said like 100 times how sexy the british accent is :-//



Mips...I'm so sorry !!! Dont think i'm a complete lunatic , i was drunk as fuck and me , alcohol , a cell phone and a guy on the other side of the line is not a good combo.



Please dont be scared of me !!!!

I'm at 214-555-5342

Jeanie i can take all your drunken abuse.Don't call Mips next time (he doesn't know how to talk to the ladies. Also don't call toomuchstash (he is married,you will be jeapordizing their relationship) so who's left me ofcourse. call me at 7343064503