Use that free speech right, baby!

[fredericks]

So I'm not alone in the sentiment that RadioShack sucks, right? I was told about the site from a co-worker. It's blocked on the in-store computers, of course. Smart people. I haven't had time to explore it fully, but somehow knowing it exists makes me feel a mite better.

Today at RS was okay. Heh. I realize I'm still wearing my name tag. Anyway, I'm tired and I got home maybe an hour ago. Sue me. Sold the most merchandise I ever have and got praise from my manager. It was a total fluke though. I just happened to assist customers that wanted expensive items. I also started selling a customer a cellphone before asking my manager for help. Of course he played bastard and basically took over and ended up sharing the sale with me. He gave me most of the commission (a sizable amount) but kept the SPIFFS (extra bonus) for himself. Prick. I thought I only had to worry about the short asshole stealing parts of my sale.

You see that? God, I need to get another job STAT. I'm freaking out about a sale. What I dislike about Radioshack I saw spouted on the message board of RSSucks. You're considered a good employee if you can push lots of expensive items on customers. My manager praised me because my sell income was high. That's the only thing that matters to the company, not customer satisfaction but the numbers. That was underlined, highlighted, and set in neon at the district sales associate meeting I had to attend yesterday evening (after a full day of work). The district manager had an employee share a story about how a customer came in for a battery (presumably for a cordless phone) and ended up purchasing $750 worth of digital photography equipment and accessories. Everyone else seemed to be in awe of that. All I could think was "It's right before the holidays and this woman is now saddled with a huge debt". She obviously was persuaded (suckered) into getting a RSAP card in order to get those items. The interest is non-existent until after 90 days from purchase at which point it jumps to 25%. But I'm not bitching about the RSAP, I'm complaining (per usual) about the capitalistic system that makes it more important to get people to buy-buy-buy and teaches sales associates that only big sales are important sales. Well, I was bitching about that. Now I'm going to drop it because I'm exhausted.

Two other websites I found of passing interest: Black People Love Us! and Rent-a-Negro.com.
On a somewhat different tone - I've been meaning to write something about race and the internet for a while, but I've yet to have enough mental energy on hand to rack my brain and make it coherent. Suffice to say I've always found it interesting that most people don't inquire about race when beginning relations with others over the 'Net. The typical AOL-type inquiry (from 12 year olds, of course) is a/s/l. I wonder why that is. Is there a natural assumption that the other person is going to be white? Do people honestly not care? Is it believed that a physical description will give race away? I don't know. But I still find it curious.

My feeties are throbbing. Such a bad feeling. Thank goodness no work tomorrow. Sleep sleep and look for new employment.

Comments

[gorzo.livejournal.com]

From what I've read at RadioShackSucks, your LJ entries and my own experiences, it seems as though Radio Shack is set up to destroy the souls of all it touches. And I feel that it's my objective perspective that qualifies me to tell you to FLEE! FLEE THE SOUL-SUCKING MONSTER BEFORE IT ERODES THE VERY LIFE FROM YOUR BODY AND LEAVES YOU AS JUST ANOTHER OBESE, PASTY, LYING, APATHETIC, POORLY WASHED AND POSSIBLY MALE SERVICE CLERK WHO IS LIKE A FILTHY PARASITIC FLATWORM INSIDE THE COLON OF SOCIETY, DISRUPTING THE BOWELS OF STABILITY UNTIL YOU'RE EJECTED IN A LARGE ERUPTION THAT MAKES THIS METAPHOR REALLY TOO DISGUSTING TO CONTINUE! GOOD GOD, WOMAN, I IMPLORE YOU TO SAVE YOURSELF BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE FOR US ALL!! FLEE THE OVERPRICED CELLULAR PHONES AND INFERIOR PCS BEFORE SATAN HIMSELF RISES FROM THE SOLDERING IRON RACK TO CLAIM YOU FOR HIS OWN!! AAAAAAAARRRGGHHH!!!

I can tell you that Target's a good place to work.