fuck this job.com

As usual, come in at 4am...Start working along with another employee...The round of calls starts up at 4:30am (3rd employee shows up, tho late)...Calls are to make us aware that we will be shorthanded yet again...3 employees later (3 calls later, including the manager). In the meantime her boss shows up (a surprise visit), he is "again" amazed at the lack of bodies & makes the attempt to help out, inquiring where the manager is. He was told that she had to take her 18 yr old to school this morning. While he mumbled/grumbled about that, I stated that at least this time she didn't use the excuse that she had to stay with the 18 yr old because he has a fever. He leaves, calls her & lets her have it.(I was later told by her). We work completely understaffed. Lovely, still all is good. I can maintain a fast pace while keeping up moral by joking with co workers...We muddle through, smiles intact till 8am. A few more employees show, including the manager. Manager arrives to find that a delivery guy is ready to off load a ton of crap & she has to take care of it alone, the store is not looking it's best because costomer service was actually a priority. We try to ignore the comments of, "theres so much to do", things aren't being done quick enough, or my fav for the day...I have to do this or that alone with no help!!! Well, the world is my oyster, I pulled a pearl outta my arse for her. Told her that, it truly does suck that that the store is not spotless at the moment, but time to complain = time to clean, that if a few of us do not get side work done it will infact be left for her or someone else to tend to, cuz we leave at a certain time & won't be held accountable for those that don't show or simply decide to come in late, not our problem. I waited...Then added that you must at times work alone, so that employees who don't have issues getting dirty can take care of the work you won't actually do and by the way "these tomatos are mushy", I can make a salsa, but they aren't much good for anything else. I'll leave "em" here for you. Maybe I should just clock out since you don't need my punctual, working body here? Ahhh a bit of drama is indeed what is needed...A co worker stopped me shortly after, while I was singing a few made up tunes for her and told me that the manager was red faced & teary eyed, I verified this...I don't see why, I was polite, non offensive and smiling. Early on, I inquired why her 18 yr old doesn't ride the bus, I was told that she lives too close...(Hearing the drums), she added that she refuses to have him walk to school...WTF??? I have 3 daughters, all teens & was once again in dire need of saying "remove your tit from his mouth"!!!! I am sure that I will eventually have to imply the last statement somehow, or offer to follow her example of putting "family first", just to make my earlier point of "piss poor leadership" using all of her excuses to seal the deal. Ahhh, When in Rome? Maybe I'll just tell her that I actually "admire" the fact that she puts her family first & that I plan to follow her lead on maintaining each and everything that my 3 daughters need, family first right? lol...Hmmmm we shall see what this statement brings by the end of the mth. I am looking forward to either offering her a dose of her own or carefully balancing the mirror...Either way, I win...