fuck this job.com

It's Holiday #2 at this job and I am hanging on & gritting my teeth. Once again, the company has loaded us down with a shitload of projects & demands. Acting like they've never done THAT before and praising us like we came through like heros. Note to high-up mucky-mucks, don't pretend like you don't do this every year and don't kiss my ass like I've done something special. All I've done is bust my ass so I still have a freaking job when its all done and busting it so I'm not in a hole before the season even begins. A hole YOU mucky-mucks dug for me by overordering or underordering or not having things to me on time or by changing your minds every freaking day. And thanks for sending 1100 boxes of freight last week, most of which was supposed to have been here 4 weeks ago when the ad went out. (Our stock room is the size of a postage stamp and the freight manager has been reduced to tears on at least on occasion.) Way to go!

It's hard to believe that another Black Friday is in the books and that the holiday shopping orgy is once again in full swing. I AM having more fun this year because I have finally been able to see this shopping frenzy for what it is. A publicly sanctioned annual spending festival to boast the economy. And this is how I make my money. Let's hear it for bonus and overtime!

It has nothing to do with Jesus, Christmas, God, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ramadan, or any other religious holiday. No matter how much we pretend it is. I mean, it can't be because if it was, we would be allowed to wish people a Merry Christmas or our own specific desired holiday. AND people would actually TRY to be NICE to the poor retail wage slaves trying to help them.

Oh, well NOT wishing people Merry Christmas during the holiday is keeping the advertising people in business isn't it? Lowe's has "family trees" this year and Home Depot has "miracle trees" this years. Somebody got paid BIG bucks for those ideas.

And if I have to keep hearing about that toy recall! NOTHING we carry was involved in the recall, but people insist on condeming the entire country of China and the entire toy industry. Several people said they wouldn't buy any toys made in China. Oh, well, its going to be a tough Christmas for them. As for us, not so much... we sold our butts of and made $10,000 more than last year's Black Friday.

I am exhausted already and got whacked in the head by a box of stock yesterday. Guess it's just not a holiday if I don't take a box in the head.