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RosePetal

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since 2001-08-26

Posts 2985
South Florida

0 posted 2002-05-05 12:40 PM

There's never a moment that's dull
Busy eyes about to pop from my skull

There's nothing you can possibly say
To shed some light on my dark day

No, the customer is not always right
But I smile smile smile to be polite

I feel like all I am is the public maid
Good or bad day, still I'll get paid

So you can go ahead and be a fool
Payback will arise at your work or school

Sometimes, i'm so fed up I want to quit
On my feet all day, I long to sit

I wish you moms would actually watch your kids
Instead of publicly beating them for something they did

Then again, grown ups equal large child
Little "accidents", big lawsuits filed

You've caught me on a really bad day
No, you cannot put a pair of socks on layaway

What other ignorant questions will you ask?
Middle of spring and you want a halloween mask??!

That does it, I want to go home
Misery loves company but leave me alone!!!!!!

Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

1 posted 2002-05-05 12:44 PM

(big hugggssssssss) Oh Joanna, I'm so sorry you had a bad day at work today, I love you so so much and have missed you all this week! (kisses on lips) I hope you have a better working day next time, sweet friend, I have been dreaming of you so so much, my sweet Gwenevere! (kiss)

Love,
Noah Eaton

Jesse Jaymz
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since 2000-01-24

Posts 708
Youngstown, ohio

2 posted 2002-05-05 11:16 AM

i like this. surprzingly your bad day at work produced a good poem. that is good right? hehehe *hugs her tight* sorry you had a bad day. i think this discribes what all of us have felt sometimes

course not all of us have to deal with taped up shoes. you deserve a metal *hugs*
love ya hun
jesse

Another town another hotel room
Another dream that ended way too soon
Left me lonely way before the dawn
Searching for the strength to carry on

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

3 posted 2002-05-05 11:28 AM

Joanna, Having worked for WalMart for a few
months....I relate tooooo well to this poem.

Glad you expressed it....and so perfectly
too..

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

4 posted 2002-05-05 11:32 AM

Hi sweetie!
Can you deliver a snow shovel C.O.D.? LOL
Slow down Joanna....I have missed you.
~Big Hugs to my sidekick~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

Victoria

Member Ascendant

since 2000-08-12

Posts 5869

5 posted 2002-05-05 11:34 AM

I hate to see parents yelling at their children..they act like idiots sometimes...i feel like yelling at the parents...enjoyed your words hon..hugs

~Victoria

RosePetal

Member Elite

since 2001-08-26

Posts 2985
South Florida

6 posted 2002-05-05 11:48 AM

thanks friends! It always feels better to come home to you all after a long day at work.

Magnus, How did u know that I work at Walmart? Are you psychic? lol

Aimster
Member Elite

since 2000-02-19

Posts 4297
Charlotte, NC

7 posted 2002-05-05 02:33 PM

Joanna~

Lord girl...you took me back to my days
or retail and I remembered all too quickly
why I hated it! I feel your pain here, and
I know some days you just get so fed up
with people you want to walk out the door.
But hang on, it does get better. For me
anyways, there came a point where I just
did my job, got paid and left the rest of
it all behind...and then a better much better
job came along! I hope the same happens for
you sweetie, and everyone here is always
here for you. Take care.
amy

"you can't stop
the rain
from pouring down
can't stop the
world from turning 'round
can't stop me from
loving you
no matter
what you do"

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

8 posted 2002-05-05 05:27 PM

Have wondered what the workers are thinking sometimes...
I know what I think when I watch the parents letting there small children run wild up and down the aisle...
They will be the first to sue if there child fall and hurts themselves...
Better not say anymore...James

Marsha

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-10

Posts 7423
Maidstone Kent England

9 posted 2002-05-05 06:30 PM

Rosey Posy darling girl, I’ve missed you this week, this is wonderful darling heart, utterly utterly wonderful. I know how you feel, Krissy is a manager in retail, and she says the things customers ask are sooooooo ridiculous you wonder if they lost their brains on the way into the shop.

This is a really good piece of writing darling girl, absolutely excellent and you know I love it utterly utterly utterly

Love and warm stuff
As always
Mushy

To give light to them that sit in darkness..... to guide our feet into the way of peace Luke 2:79

kaile

Member Ascendant

since 2000-02-06

Posts 5146
singapore

10 posted 2002-05-08 01:02 PM

hi RosePetal,

i have not worked in retail before but i was a waiter once...

personally, i don't know what i want...when i was a waiter, i used to frown inwardly at the impossible customers..now, i just long to be part of a team that works together to get a job done...(and gossip about the same customers too)

hang in there..

NapalmsConstantlyConfused

Senior Member

since 2001-05-15

Posts 529

11 posted 2002-05-08 04:22 PM

hehe - i work tech support - i sympathize completely.

and just think about the poor suckers in the post office, lol - come christmastime, people are in there holding a polar bear on a rope "do you have a box for this?" OMG

hah.

-Dave

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