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So, I went to my old job, to collect my Food Handlers Certificate that was hanging on the wall. The customers who were so use to seeing me actually showed me so love. They told me my talents were far better than what this place had to offer me. They also said that if I need some help in finding another foodie job, let them know, they know people with places, businesses. I collect about 5 phone numbers in all. I also had a talk with the store manager. In more or less words, he told me he fucked up, and that he lied to save his ass. See, this would've blown all over had the store manager been Spanish or Black, but he is White. I never had a problem with him with the 2 years that I've been working at this store. He said that he came in the office on the back end of the convo with me and the bookkeeper and that he didn't know what was going on. I told him, asked him, why didn't he just tell the truth. He was speechless, didn't know what to say. He hurried up and walked ...

Ok, so I'm use to waking up early in the morning. But since I'm starting a new job this morning and I have to take 2 trains, sleep didn't come easy last night. I shouldn't have taken that nap for n3 hours, I think that's what did me in. But I'm standing here in front of the place ready to go at 6am. Wish I could have taken a sleeping pill. --michaelchappell

Ok, my employer called me, no, I called my deli manager. He told me the owner said that either I come back to the store on the floor as a stock the shelves person, or transfer to another store to be working in the deli. Well, right now I'm at orientation of a new job that I got. I made my mind up with what im about to do. Guess I'm moving on. --michaelchappell

Since I don't have an iphone, I downloaded Angry Birds for my laptop. I hooked on this game. Its taken me 3 weeks just to get off this one panel. My nephew, I put it on his laptop, and he is way ahead of me. Its not fair. He told me that I'm not a gamer. This is coming from a 9 year old. --michaelchappell

...waiting. They tell you that they want you and they say to expect a phone call from them. But still, the hardest part is waiting. I dislike waiting, no for real. Its either right here and now, or never. Always been like that. Even when hanging out with friends, I won't wait for you, but will meet you there. But not with my old army buddies though. The know the meaning of right here and now. My friends now, f I want to borrow their car.. I throw in money and a half tank of gas, but its like pulling teeth for the keys. Army buddies...see me when you return the car. I'm talking about my army buddies from the late 70's too. But I'm still sending my resume out like clockwork. I'm not putting all my eggs in one basket, gotta keep searching. This place called me to interview, got the job. I have orientation on Tuesday down in Manhattan on West 29th Street. Had to buy a Metro Card, they are 29 dollars now for 7 days. Man, shit is expensive to travel around NyC. --michaelc...

Like I said its been a while since I had to go on these interviews. But this one, I had a good feeling about. Organic juices, they supply them for Whole Foods Supermarkets. Since I answered thru Craigslist, thought there would be quite a number of people there, only one other person, the another came 20 minutes after I arrived. Person who did the interview said that he has a good feeling about me, wants me to be on his team. I guess its because of my resume, I worked on a cruise ship before. He wanted to know more about that than anything else. Said he wanted to give it a shot. I told him, you leave everything behind and just go. You sleep on the ship, 5 month tour, 2 weeks vacation, then 5 month tour again. I stressed its 12 to 14 hour work days, 7 days a week. His face changed when I said this. Told him that if he's a good cook, worker and can follow instructions, you'll no problems. Said he would look into it. Now, he says he will call by Saturday to start on Monday, hope so...

Day before yesterday, sent my resume out, got a response, by phone in like 5 minutes. Interview on the 7 line at 9:40am, Production Team Crew. Don't know what that consists of, but I know I can do it. --michaelchappell

Ok, I'm headed to an interview and its 2:40pm. Its scheduled for 4pm, but I hate being late for anything. This feels funny though, butterflies in my stomach, shit running thru my head. I'm not being cocky or anything, but when I email my resume, 5 minutes later I got a response. Thing is that there are probably 100's of people wanting the same position, but I'm not going to let that stop me either. Jobs are very hard to come by, but they are out there. Mostly as waiters and busboys, dishwashers and preps. I will take anything right about now. Maybe this suspension is a good thing. I mean I didn't hate going into work, its just that I wanted to do more. I spoke with my mother about this also, she gave me some good advice too. If they are willing to lose me, cut me loose, they must expect that my department's intake for the week is going to fall way off. And, she said that if they allow you to come back, don't, move on. I'm gonna take her advice, cause she...

I can admit when I'm wrong. There isn't no harm in telling the truth, so why lie. Most people lie because they are afraid to admit that they're wrong in any given situation. I would tell the truth no matter what in any situation. I say this cause, I think I'm about to lose my job. Right now, I'm on suspension, not pending termination though, but shit doesn't feel right. Too many people got together and told a big lie to cover their asses. The lie they told it to, is the owner, and I sat down and spoke with him about this. But he is going with what his store, and assistant managers tell him. I'm upset about the whole thing cause its one big lie. You can do whatever you want to me, but don't lie on me cause all I have is my word. The owner told me that he isn't trying to fire me..yeah right. I've been doing this for far too long to believe anything anyone tells me. But this shit has got me down in more than one way. To craigslist I went, looking at...

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 sk...

My deli manager, on Tuesday told the powers that be, that he is leaving, resigning or quitting. Today, all during my working hours, I'm gonna try to kick some sense into him. The reason why he is leaving, cause they promise him Deli Manager's pay, and its been over a year and a half, and he still hasn't received it. But this is the same motherfucker who I worked with in another store, who quit to reignite his boxing career, only to be told that one more punch and he will be a vegetable. So, they hired him back, he called from Kentucky saying that he needs to work. He was gone for 6 months, and they gave him his old pay back. But to me, I think there was something else involved. By the way he is African. Yeah, this has a lot to do with it. Like clockwork, he would go to the owner's office and ask about his deli manager's pay. There was always some excuse. I told him that if hasn't got it by now, he never will. He told them he was leaving in July. WTF ?? Why wait...

I'm trying to think of a reasonable answer, something that would make sense, to those that will see this, so... I'm taking a look at this whole credit thing. It doesn't make any sense to me. Let me explain. So, I'm working and earn a living. You give me a card, that allows me to purchase things with you companies name, and you charge me for doing this. Never mind the fact, that I DO have the money saved up for the purchase I want. But you, the company, don't take into account or want to hear anything when it comes to me losing my job. All you, the company want is your money. And, if I'm late for a payment, you charge me for that also. That to me sounds like a rip off. I have friends who for years thought that their job was secured because they have been there for years. Only to be let go, and their whole world has come tumbling down. Lost the co op, lost the car, and are being sued by credit card companies for falling to make payments. They are trying...

I don't know why... Take my manager, he calls me, I don't hear the phone ring, but he leaves no voice message. So, I call him back. Normal people, when you call them, they answer hello, he doesn't say a word. Then, he like pauses before he speaks and that shit pisses me off. The reason why he calls is because he wife keeps messing up her laptop and he thinks I will keep on fixing it for free. I told him, since he is off on Wednesday, bring it by my house with a $60 deposit, and I will work on it. He asked can I do it for free, cause he has no money. For one, I told him, I already did this laptop 2 times already, along with your desktop AND your kids laptop, ALL for free. He doesn't understand if I attach a price to the wok I do. So, I cut him off. Will only talk with him just at work and no where else. A close friend of mine a woman, who is job searching called me crying. Telling me how hard it is, no jobs out there, trying for months. After I got off the phone with h...

Why do people tend to drop their bullshit on me. I mean, if you're going thru something and you call to tell me about it, be prepared to hear my opinion. I don't care if you don't want to hear it, don't tell me about it. My ex, her mother, from what she tells me, her mother wishes that she wasn't never born. No, not the mother, the mother told her that she wish that she never had her as a baby. I think that's really fucked up for her to say something like that. That and other things caused us to break up. But our conversation last night got me upset. A year ago, her family had a reunion in Washington, DC. The mother has another son. The son, while at the reunion asked the mother about his father. This was after the mother pulled him outside and told him all kinds of madness about her own daughter. Her daughter just happened to overhear the conversation. She told me that she felt really bad. Her brother couldn't afford to trave there, so she had bought his t...