A lot of shit is happening and yet, Kardashians and fall fashion tips are in my news feed. It saddens me that this is news. Don't get me wrong, I read about famous people and fashion and tiny houses, but that's after I have read about the ebola virus, ISIS, the Ukraine, minimum wage debate. I am by no means educated, but I try, seriously, I do try.
So as the title tells you, I'm not fact checking. These are my opinions that I offer and not so humbly so.
The ebola virus. That shit is for real. I don't understand why we cannot air drop a hundred thousand boxes of gloves? Pony up Walgreens. That is not even $10,000 retail. I am sure that Angelina Jolie would foot the bill for the flight, Bill Gates could cover the parachute. Seriously, when the clinic sink consists of two five gallon buckets and a bottle of bleach, we need to help out. This isn't only Africa's problem anymore. There is a third American victim to be hospitalized in Omaha. Why Omaha? If the CDC hospital already treated two people successfully, maybe they should continue. Minimize the risk of people freaking out (Trump). I kid you not though, I am washing my hands just a little more these days and wiping down the counters. I don't make it a habit of touching other people's bodily fluids but it still is a little crazy to have a disease like this just down the road. All seems very zombie-esque.
CVS doesn't sell cigarettes anymore! Hooray for CVS. They have also changed their name to CVS Health. I like that stand that they have taken. I suppose they will lose some money not that there is much mark up in smokes. It is mostly kick backs from the tobacco companies. But giving up that kick back also means they give up dealing with tobacco stings and the fines that can follow. They may have a little less employee turn over if they don't have to fire someone for failing a sting which equals less training expense with new hire. They will not have to deal with tobacco reps which seem to be some of the nastiest reps in the retail world. There will be less man hours spent on checking in, counting and filling of cigarettes and most importantly, there will no longer be the pain in the ass dealings with people who forgot their ID, have their money in the bar or shoe or meth laced pockets. There will no longer be that POS that throws a brick through the front door to load up on Marlboro Golds in the hard pack. Thumbs up CVS.
McDonalds employees want $15 an hour. That seems fair. Thirty three percent of my orders have not been correct. You should earn that much. OR you get minimum wage, which sucks. Then you show up to work clean and on time. You are pleasant to the customer, get the order right, do the job without complaint and earn more based on your merit. I love that idea! Granted, the current wage of $7.50 is not enough to live off of if you are the sole bread winner for a family of four, but it is plenty to live off of if you are 16. And please don't give me the argument that the wage should be based on age because I can show you many cases where the 16 year old worked harder and better than the adult.
And if the wage is increased, what happens to people like me that are making a living wage, have put in the time and nurtured the talent? Will I get an increase as well? Will my wage double? Probably not. The gap between a new employee and a seasoned one will tighten. The old timers will get pissed having to do more for less. I know I will. And retailers will probably raise the prices to cover this increase in wage. I cannot imagine paying $8 for a quarter pounder meal, no pickle or onion with a sweet tea, no ice just so anyone can make $15 an hour to start at McDonalds.
ISIS. That group of sons of bitches are for real. This is a beast that has to be stopped by any means because they will bring their ruthless fight to us. Lock up our borders. I understand that there are a lot of people south of us that just want the American Dream, but we have to understand that it isn't the pursuit of the American Dream that these assholes are pursing. They are hell bent on blowing the AD up city by city. If there as ever been a time to get our immigration system shored up, this may be it. And I am not advocating racial profiling because the last two photos I have seen of would be "freedom fighters" from America showed a kid that could have graduated with Jacob and a loser that could have worked at McDonalds for $7.50 an hour. Many of ISIS are well educated, well off men. I suppose a fair number are looking for adventure, but most are looking for their 72 virgins post AD destruction. This is no time for pansy assed diplomacy. I don't think this is the time to worry about racial profiling or religious persecution or any of the ACLU touchy feely crap. This is the time to pull up our big kid pants and double tap those sons of bitches.
Let's not forget that these SOB's do not advocate an education for women. They have no regard for the history of the region. They believe that it is their way or the no way. It is times like this that I am reminded of the great American poet, Toby Keith. "This big dog will fight when you rattle his cage." I think two beheadings is more than a rattle. It's gonna get ugly, that's for damn sure.
I truly know nothing about the Ukraine. I know Putin looks like the evil mastermind in just about every spy movie I have ever watched. He's tricky.
Lastly, there is my thoughts on store receipt surveys. It has come to my attention that jobs have been threatened by various corporations because not enough customers/patients/clients are responding to the surveys. This is ridiculous. I am a letter writer. Some folks around these parts call me "Johnny Letter" and I let them. I write (email) companies all the time. Give me great service and I am excited to let the big guys know. I think they usually just hear the bad so I like to toot the horn of positivity! Piss me off and it's on. Make one disparaging remark about my dog and I expecting a gift card or three. But if you give me just regular, run of the mill service than I am going to not email or call because you did what was expected- nothing more or less. But now that I have learned that this threat hangs over the already over burdened heads of store managers, I am a survey taking fool. No one should feel like they may lose their job because John Q. Public does not want to press 9 on his mobile for six to eight minutes with the very slim chance of winning a gift card, or getting five dollars off a purchase of $25 or more or getting free fries and drink (oh wait, I do want that one). John Q. Public wants to get in, get his stuff, get good service and get going. Who are these fucks in upper floors and where do they get these asinine ideas. I know for damn sure that they aren't filling out surveys. Nor are they offering surveys on themselves.
Woo! Feels good to get that off my chest. I'm out.
Oh, I didn't proof read either.
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