I work at one of those places where we have to wear employer-provided polo shirts displaying the corporate logo and […]
Tag Archive for ‘Mild-Mannered Laborer’
Customer profile: the Canadian Classhole
I’ve spent a lot of time on this blog slamming my employer’s stupidity, dishonesty, and asshattery, but I don’t want […]
Bride of the cigarette contest
It’s back. We once again have a phone-number-driven twofer sale on a popular brand of cigarettes. Same brand as last […]
It’s the little things (3)
A recent “Did You Know” communique included this nugget: Please make sure you are scanning the dipping sauces and dressings. […]
The bigwigs are coming! The bigwigs are coming!
It started with a set of lists drawn up by the management, and more lists mailed to them by middle […]
Attack of the phone number clubs
My employer’s phone-number-based sales are annoying. Their contests (“you’re buying beer, so enter your mobile number for a chance to […]
The weather log, continued
The latest “Did You Know” bulletin reads, in part: I would ask that one person at the beginning of each […]
The cigarette contest
My employer has this promotion: if someone buys two packs of a certain brand of cigarette and types their phone […]
If you have time to dream up makework…
The most recent “Did You Know” communique from management ended with this line: As the saying goes, If you have […]
The weather log
There is a form taped up on a wall behind the counter, titled “Winter Conditions Log.” We’ve been using it […]
Ray of Infamy 