Friday.....

I've been working since the age of 14, 1974 and I've learned some things
over the years. One, you have to enjoy what you do for an living and
two... you can't do it all just because of the money, for the money.
Number two is..lets say, you have to refer to number one first.

I know that some jobs, task can be stressful as all hell, been there and
done that. But you have to take a very deep breath, gather your thoughts
and move on, ahead. Some people aren't and can't be like that, that am
away of. Some people are place in situations to see if they can handle
the stress that comes with the job cause maybe, just maybe, there is no
one just right for this position and they just happened to come along
and they meet certain requirements. What these requirements are, are
left up to the employer. From my experience, the requirements mainly
fall on skin color.

I know some people can and won't understand this. But look at you job
site, take a good look around, see what skin color who are mainly and
mostly in charge. Not all work sites are like this. But look at your
police and fire departments, look at your lawyers and doctors, JUST LOOK
!!

Another thing I know is this, we all can't and don't have a great day
all the time. Shit happens outside of work, and we do bring that madness
with us to work sometimes also. But what I'm talking about is the stress
that people bring upon themselves and take it bout on those who they
supervise. That's just isn't right and I have never done that to anyone
no matter what. Oh, but those in supervisory positions do it all day and
everyday. They become to being used to doing it, that the owners of the
businesses that employed them, see that they can do no wrong. Well they
are wrong and this shit has got to stop.

I was sent home yesterday at work because of one of these situations. I
knew something was wrong cause I head the store manager say, with anger
in his voice, 'I got to do this shit'. Then the Bookkeeper started
yelling at me for something that she mistakenly thought I said, and the
store manager heard her yelling at me, then he told me to clock out and
go home. But before he did that, he cursed at me on the floor, pointed
his finger in my face and threatened me. All of this in front of
customers.

I did what I was told, clocked out and called the Union. They haven't
contacted me yet, but I'm waiting. This madness has to stop.
--michaelchappell