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Post by endo on Sept 10, 2011 10:40:02 GMT -5
So, I put in for my weeks vacation, and I wanted it to include my favorite day of the year, Halloween. I get 5 work days off, but it has to be my regular schedule. So, I can't start my vacation on say...Wednesday. It has to start on Monday which is when my work schedule starts. And, this year, Halloween falls on a Monday. So, I could have taken Halloween and then the first week in Nov., but I figured I'd miss most of the good stuff on TV if I did it that way. So, I took the last week in Oct., and will be back to work on the big day. Not off on Halloween, but off the week before so I'll get to see most of the good stuff. Whatever is on Halloween day, I'll just tape. Worked out ok. 8 days off total, and during the week that the scariest stuff will be on. Wish I could have gotten Halloween day, but it works out OK.
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Post by Tony Hates Everything on Sept 11, 2011 6:06:45 GMT -5
last time i set up my vaca. i ended up working the week i was so shocked when i got my check i was like wtf did all this money come from no one knew took five managers and two desk girls to figure out they should just ask the payroll lol why did no one say tony your on vacation why are you here because they are jerks and i have a bad memory
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Post by endo on Sept 13, 2011 0:13:22 GMT -5
Damn man. You forgot you were on vacation? And no one told you? That's messed up. I'm one of the few at my store that get 40 hours a week, just because when I'm there I work, so they take care of me.
But, they would throw me out if I was on vacation and showed up for work.
Next week is the Dollar Days sale, when everything in the store that contains alcohol is $1 over cost. That is three days of mayhem that is so bad, it's blocked from memory immediately after its over. I'll get 60 hours next week easy.
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Post by Tony Hates Everything on Sept 13, 2011 14:06:00 GMT -5
That Is awesome its like a black friday for drunks
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Post by endo on Sept 13, 2011 14:50:11 GMT -5
Man, I can't explain how nuts it is. It's stupid. We don't open til 9 and there's a line around the building at 7:30 in the morning. The last one we had, two older, well dressed men almost got in a fist fight over the last shopping cart. It's insane.
But, the bargains are there. We have it twice a year, once in Sept. and once in Feb. The Sept. one is super busy because people are buying for the holidays. Last year we did $750,000 in the three days.
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Post by gorepolice on Sept 13, 2011 20:48:02 GMT -5
Booze always sells. When it's on sale, even more so. Good thing you won't be there for the madness.
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Post by endo on Sept 13, 2011 21:24:51 GMT -5
I'll be there for every bit of it, my vacation doesn't start til it's over. They won't let anyone take vacation during the sale. It actually starts next week, which is why I'm just now leaving work. Been here since 7 this morning. Next week won't be any better. Good hours and a bonus, but man we pay for it.
Anyway, heading home. I'll talk to you guys if you're on when I get there.
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Post by Tony Hates Everything on Sept 14, 2011 7:42:29 GMT -5
thats just awesome not fighting over a shopping cart but the fat your buying enough alcohol that you need a cart.. the most i ever spent on just beer is $50.00 dollars and that was just cases not a keg or anything
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Post by endo on Sept 14, 2011 19:42:47 GMT -5
It's nothing for people to drop $5000 on liquor and wine during this thing. And the tips are good for taking all their stuff out for them. But, by the end of the third day, I'm smoked man. Nothing left in me at all. Then, of course, gotta go in on my day off, to help unload trucks. I get to leave when they're done though.
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Post by Tony Hates Everything on Sept 14, 2011 19:52:04 GMT -5
That's just insane man be safe that's just nuts
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Post by leroy on Sept 15, 2011 1:39:22 GMT -5
you've got to get some video footage of all this dave. especially if folks start to square up to each other.
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Post by Tony Hates Everything on Sept 15, 2011 10:02:51 GMT -5
i was thinking about asking the same thing but doubted he would have time to record with all the madness
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Post by leroy on Sept 15, 2011 11:59:09 GMT -5
the place were dave works would have plenty of cctv cameras around to catch something funny.
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Post by endo on Sept 15, 2011 21:50:32 GMT -5
The stores cameras will catch it all. I'll see if my boss will let me look over the footage and maybe burn a copy if anything insane happens.
Not during the sale, but we had two bums get into a really bad fight outside one night. A couple of co-workers went out broke it up, but one guy was hurt bad. All busted open and a compound fracture of one of his legs. That's why on Friday and Saturday nights the owner pays off duty police to just hang out in the store until we close.
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Post by leroy on Sept 16, 2011 12:09:49 GMT -5
one of my mates would hang out for free just to kick ass and crack a few skulls open.
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