All American rejects. . . .

I have some big changes coming at work I'm a little scared about.  I won't get into it right now because this is a PG blog (well sometimes PG-13 but whatever).  So today I started to think about my first real job.  I'm not talking about the extra chores you got paid for or picking corn for 25 cents a bucket (I can't afford the xanex for that therapy session) but my first real job, like taxes deducted, I could have been fired, real.
RGIS Inventory Specialists.
Or as the employees like to refer to it "Rejects".  Yes.  That was their own little nickname for themselves, I kid you not.

Things I learned from this job:
* 10 key
* Working nights sucks! You never sleep well, even on your days off.
* 10 minute smoke breaks every hour is no bueno if you don't smoke.
* Referring to themselves as rejects was the only thing most of these people did right.
* If you do your job efficiently and do it right the first time, you don't get rewarded, you get more work.

It sure beats the unemployment line

Sometimes, work sucks!

Yesterday I had my Jetblue moment.  I don't want to come off ungrateful to have a job in this economy but is it seriously too much to ask for common courtesy?  I'm doing the best I can.  I'm sorry your $10,000 refrigerator broke but I'm guessing since you can afford that kind of appliance you can afford to pay your bill.  Don't ignore my notices from May until October and then get rude with me because I sent you to collections.  Hey, I sympathize, we've all been in that boat of not being able to pay bills.  All it takes is a phone call.  Let us know you intend to pay it.  Even making a small monthly payment (I mean tiny like $10) will keep your account from going to collections. 

Also, our guys work on commission and they work hard.  So when they come out to your house after hours to service your freezer so you don't lose the "thousands of dollars worth of food" (her words not mine) in it, don't ask me to cut your bill in half because that's taking money out of his pocket.  I won't do it.  Don't ask.  In the future be prepared for someone not to pay money they owe you because it's all really one big circle. 

Pay us, so we can pay them, and they can pay you.