Fluff!! Fat Kid Rants (page 2)

ButtLight

I would live it up also rich, simply because when I was a senior, I couldnt do anything, and missed out on all the fun and my prom!

Nathan Natas

At work, there is an employee who I have trouble with. She is pushing 30 and has 9 kids. She is very lazy and slow, But yet she finds the ability to run her mouth and bitch non stop. After we had closed, she was walking around eating chicken. I asked her where she had gotten it from, and she told me she had bought it before work and not gotten a chance to eat it. I reminded her that there is no eating in the kitchen at anytime. Then, because I can, I went and rolled the tapes back to see what she had been up to all night. I watched her fry a few pieces of chicken, after closing time, and then put them on a plate for herself and walk around and eat. Not only is this stealing, but she had lied to me earlier. I called my boss, so he could deal with it. He told me to terminate her.
As much as I don't like her, I didn't want to fire her. I'm supposed to be the good boss. I'm not supposed to be the guy who fires everyone. I felt bad. Then I actually fired the girl, and she cussed me out. Now, I don't feel so bad.

WOW! I didn't realize that you were already a manager! I told you so, dude!

Here's the professional way to look at the firing: clearly she wasn't happy with her job. You have given her an opportunity to take her sorry ass to her next entry level minimum wage career. You have also eliminated a rotten apple from the barrel, and the other, decent and responsible employees will appreciate it, even if they don't say so. And, they will begin to learn to fear you as a take no bullsh!t kind of guy. These are all pluses for you.

School starts back August 25. I'll be a Senior in High school. 2006 baby. I got my schedule the other day. Weight training and African American Literature? Sounds like an easy grade to me. Then, as I put my schedule online for my friends to see, I thought, wow, this is the last time I'm going to do this. this stuff only happens once. And I intend to make it memorable. I don't care if I have to intend every football game buckass naked, with a painted chest. I'll do it. No one is going to look back 30 years from now and say "Richard Ivey-- who was he?". I'm leaving a legacy, and some big shoes to fill.

Although it may not seem so right now, THESE are your "halcyon days of yoot" upon which you will look back with such a mixture of feelings. Take these days by the throat and OWN them, man! They're YOURS! Not your Mom's, not some Elder's - YOURS! Make sure that when you're finished with this year, it has YOUR NAME tatooed on it's ass!

I think my mother is starting to grasp the fact that I'm not "staying" in the truth. I think this scares the crap out of her. Honestly, it scares me too. Even though I'm set on most things, what happens if I get terminally ill and have to depend on her? What will I do? I want my childrren to know their grandmother, even if she does hate me.

Your Mom is the person responsible for her conduct and the consequences of her conduct. If the Watchtower is more important to her than her own son - after all, only the watchtower can give her the promise of everlasting life - then so be it. It isn't fun, but it is reality.

I am strongly considering getting my nipple(s) pierced. I don't know why. I guess because I can, and it would be hysterical. I think it would be a beautiful form of silent rebellion. But I don't know if I want to do it. DO the pros outwwigh the cons?

YIKES. My vote is don't do it, but I'm an old fart, so what do I know? Besides, I don't have a vote.

I know that one day -sooner than you think - you'll find yourself looking in the mirror at an old fart, thinking "who the hell is that? And why does he have a nipple ring?" I just consider piercings and tats to be forms of self mutilation. If you have to get a tat, do what Penn & Teller did - get the tat with NO INK. All the pain, none of the regrets. (except the possibility of hep C).

Thank you, and I love you all.

Back at you. I've got dust in my eye...

Scully

Take these days by the throat and OWN them, man! They're YOURS! Not your Mom's, not some Elder's - YOURS! Make sure that when you're finished with this year, it has YOUR NAME tatooed on it's ass!

Advice like this is exactly what I love best about NathanNatas.

Richie, it's not easy going from being the obedient (or supposed to be obedient ) JW kid to the guy in charge who has the authority to fire someone's ass. From what I've seen of your personality through your posts, you have a natural quality for leadership and some wonderful creativity waiting to bust loose. No doubt your manager could see your aptitude for leadership and wants you get more practice. Unfortunately, making the tough decisions and enforcing the rules are not always fun on the job, but they are necessary. You did that woman a favor. She now has an opportunity to find a job she likes; whether she embraces that opportunity is her choice and out of your control. If her job was worth a couple of stolen pieces of chicken, then she's better off gone. Chances are it isn't the first time she's done it, just the only time she's been caught and called out on it. I tell all my trainees and students, that if they are tempted to misappropriate items from the employer, to ask themselves: "Is my job worth losing over whatever it is that I'm thinking of taking?" People shouldn't need to be told this, but they do. The work ethic and honesty quotient in the workplace is sometimes utterly appalling.

Good luck and have fun in your last year of high school!

Legolas

I'm supposed to be the good boss.

Richie can I work for you??

RichieRich

Thanks everybody!!

I appreciate everyone taking a moment to stop in and say something to me. It feels good to have my own board of experts ther with advice for me.

I wasn't worried about firing the girl, it felt pretty good... Its just that I don't want my employees and friends to think that I am a power happy hardass. I'm not gonna sell out for 10 bucks an hour.

People at work know me well enough to know what they can and can't do with me. I'll joke around and laugh all with them, but I won't tolerate sexual harassment or racial hatred. Also, remember the incident with the threatener? Well, when he approached me in the parking lot that night, and I broke him down, That kind of set the tone for who I am to them.

First impressions are lasting impressions. Thank god.

The nipple ring thing is just one of those quirky thoughts in the back of my head. It kinda came up in a conversation with a few lady-friends of mine... they were talking about tattooing sensitive bits and not wanting to go alone, and I was like "well, hell, I'll go and get my nipples pierced." My big mouth. Since then, I idea has grown on me, but I'm not a compulsive person.

Thats alot to say, and its only the tip of the iceberg...

whew.

wanderlustguy

Its just that I don't want my employees and friends to think that I am a power happy hardass.

The king of the cluckers...the prince of poultry...the captain of crispy...

joelbear

richie, don't let your work interfere with your senior year.

you are right, you only get to do it once, make it count.

i had a blast my senior year. football games, cruising Ashley Street in Valdosta with my buds. Wow, good times.

fun fun fun.

LouBelle

Didn't know you made it to "boss" - well done. I'm 29 & I hate telling my staff that they have to buckle up, being the one who leads always isn't the nicest job in the world. But if she's fart assing around, lying & stealing - you did the right thing.

Dude you are 18 - don't go around thinking about terminally ill things - that's why there is health insurance - you can get a nurse.

Honestly how would your mom react if you left??? Would she honestly shun you? I can tell you it's not an easy thing to do - leaving that religion. do you have other family you could depend on.

And cross the children bridge when you get to it.

So take a breath and carry on being 18. You ain't a stupid boy - you'll figure it out as you go.

As for piercings ..... ouch - the nipple could be eina, but fun.

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