Quitting my job at Gamestop, *UPDATE* Hulk Rampages through Gamestop

[Reality's Fringe]

Well, after months of being fucked over, I've decided to quit. So, I'd like to appeal to you guys to help me come up with a great way to go out! All suggestions welcome!

[goldengraham]

Free games for everyone!!!!!!

[goldengraham]

Free games for everyone!!!!!!

[LV-426RS]

Give your two weeks notice. And at the end just say bye and leave.

[Acrylic]

Like, Mark all games from the CC list to $5 in your store. And PWN the store.

[Graystone]

shotgun (not to kill to scare) and a pickup truck to fill up with everything in the store then become a seller on ebay.

[Dok Diamond]

just take a bunch of games, let em know your not the person to shaq-fu with.

[rabbitt]

Piss on your manager

[RedvsBlue]

Gut a fish on your TPS reports.

[LinkinPrime]

I say you do it in "Half Baked" style


(point at people) "Fu<k you, Fu<k you, your cool (throw a game on someones head) and walk out...

[Reality's Fringe]

Give your two weeks notice. And at the end just say bye and leave.

That would be the bigger thing to do, and I'm not going to be the bigger man in this situation. As for the "Free Games" thing, maybe I should, by total accident of course, mark some games for 50% off. Of course, I would rather do something loud and crass.

[Xevious]

Drop your pants and take a dump in the cash register when no one is looking. I think thats the best way to go out in style....

[karmapolice]

If you do do the "free games"...not that I am encouraging this...but I would love some games to add to my collection...Animal Crossing...Mario & Luigi...FFTA...Riddick...and anything else :wink:

[bignick]

If you want to use them as a reference, do as a previous poster said, give 2 weeks, then leave.

If you dotn care, be a DICK to everyone!!! Just be lasy, and get fired, maybe get unemployment out of it!

[scdoanintendo]

Give your two weeks notice. And at the end just say bye and leave.

You want to be professional about the matter, and especially if you want to use them as reference for future jobs. I know what you feel like I worked in retail for 2 years, and just one day said f*ck it and could not take anymore of customer's whining about not having this or I'm trying to stiff them.

[Dok Diamond]

I say you do it in "Half Baked" style


(point at people) "Fu<k you, Fu<k you, your cool (throw a game on someones head) and walk out...

Or if they fire ahead of time scream "whos coming with me"

[ex0]

If you close the store then leave the bathroom sink on with it all clogged up.

[bignick]

If you close the store then leave the bathroom sink on with it all clogged up.

nice! or clog up the shitter, and fuck with the little lever thing so it just runs.

[Monsta Mack]

If you have any way of doing this, mark all games to like 99 cents (atleast new release wise) and sell off as many as you can before they fire you. You can also basically never show up again, and not return any calls from work. That REALLY ticks them off, especially if your the only help they can depend apon. Sell GTA to 12 year olds with your manager supervising. Uh, what else? Close the store like an HOUR early. Piss off everyone as much as u can pretty much.

But since you haven't even been there a year, I wouldn't bother with giving your two weeks notice.

[AlbinoNinja]

Gentleman's exit: For one day, whenever an uneducated customer comes in and tries to pick up and expensive and bad game, suggest something much cheaper and better. You'll be losing GameStop fatcats money, and yet, if anyone asks why you got fired, you could just say "I was being a helpful employee" and then sigh and walk off into the sunset... on a donkey.

Dignified and yet rebellious.

[Reality's Fringe]

I've been doing that for a few weeks "You know, you can get this for $5 at CC."
"really?"
"Yeah"
*Manager looks on dissapprovingly*

I've been there for 10 months now, and I've put up with a lot of shit. As for getting fired, unless I'm stealing they have to give me a 30 day notice, so I'm just going to up and wuit sometime this week. I'm formulating a plan. Noting dastardly or clever, but totally borish and immature. Just the way I frekaing like it.

[deathcabforcutie]

if its in a mall... walk out, lock the store in the middle of the date, put the little bars down, and put a diff lock on the bars.. that shuld be good for some lost business for a few hours...

[AlbinoNinja]

whatever it is, be sure to post it.

I can't wait to hear.

[Sheik Rattle Enroll]

If this is your first job, it's not worth losing a reference over. Actually, even if it isn't, it's not worth losing a reference over. Even going into a job like software engineering, people will check previous references to see your work ethic. Basically you could be costing yourself a lot of money in the future.

[Wshakspear]

i have a customer friend person who is doing the same thing at his GS...quitting...cuse it sucks...hmmmm

[captainofindustry]

Replace all of the Need For Speed Underground, discs with High Stakes discs. For that you will be the shit.

[GunCowboy]

When two (ore more) people are working a desks that are put next to each other, switch their telephone cords. With all those cables lying around it will take some time before they find that one out!

Put a peice of onion or a clove of garlic inside the mouthpiece of a phone. Give it some time for it to fester and build up a strong odor. Then call them and keep them on the phone for as long as possible.

It is allways a good habit to lock your computer before heading off for coffee or a smoke. When someone forgets and leaves a Word document or an email open, type a single word somewhere in the text. “f*ck” or so will do nicely. They’ll never notice and send it out.

Get a hold of someone's cell phone and change the greeting banner to say "NO SERVICE". Many cell phones have greeting banners on them that you can personalize to say whatever you want them to and it stays on there when you're not using your phone. Also, when there is no service where you are, most cell phone companies have a banner that pops up on your screen saying "no service".

Take a can of non gel shaving cream, and put it in a freezer. When it is frozen remove the bottom of the can and put it in co worker's drawer. When it melts it expands and explodes all over everything.

Go into MS Word or similar program on co-worker's computer, and add an entry to the AutoCorrect feature. This is a very simple prank that will send the novice user into a frenzy. Configure the AutoCorrect option to replace the word "the" with the phrase "you suck!". They will usually panick and start scanning for viruses.

Take clear tape and tape the underside of the mouse. Make sure you take the sticky end of the tape and apply it to the bottom of the mouse so it locks the ball in place. The victim will most likely check the connections in the back, reinstall drivers, reboot, etc., before they realize what has happened.

Do a "Print Screen" of the user's desktop, and then paste the image from the clipboard to a photo program, and save the image as a bitmap. Then, set the 'snapshot' of their desktop as the actual desktop wallpaper. (You'll have to hide the Windows status bar, and move all their desktop icons into a folder, which you can hide conspicuously in the corner or something.) The user will see their desktop as always, but everything on it will appear to be frozen when they try to click on it...sending them into a rebooting and virus scanning fit!

This will mostly only work with people with very little PC knowledge. Stick in a floppy in there floppy drive. They will be unable to boot up windows until the disk is out. This is fun to watch.

Try to find a very obnoxious CD laying around. Preferably a reggae or rap CD. Pop it in their CD ROM. Put up the sound full blast by double clicking on the volume control on the bottom right. On normal configurations the audio CD will autoplay when windows first starts up. The person starting up there PC in the morning will definitely be embarrassed.

This is for that special person you just cant stand in the office, the one who talks on the phone all day with their boyfriend/girlfriend and gets personal e-mail all day. Go into their e-mail and change their defaults to autmatically "blind carbon copy" their boss or supervisor. Heads will roll!

Change the coffee in the office coffe maker to decafe. Wait about three weeks(or untill you think everybody has gotten over their caffine addiction)and switch to expresso!

Try "password securing" someone's screen saver. First I suggest changing the screen saver to "scrolling marque" and inserting your own word or phrase, "Mr. Jones (president or supervisor) eats SHlT" or something to that effect.

With someone who is on the phone a lot during work - This works if you have phones that the handset comes apart. Take the handset apart and put scotch tape over the mouthpeice inside. They can still be heard, but they have to talk loud to be heard. The next day take it off, and put it in the earpeice. Usually they will be yelling to the other person on the line the next day, and won't be able to hear them. When they complain about the phone, and get a replacement, do it on the next phone. After about a week you will notice the calls to be down considerably.

Depending where you are at you may have a cafeteria in you place of work. Every week most of them put out a menu so you know what they are serving. Usually it is done on Word or Excel, and not extremely fancy. With a little work, matching fonts, and images you can make your own menus, and post them by your desk. We had one co-worker avoid the cafeteria for 2 weeks because of the selection "fish head stew" etc... before he caught on. Works great with picky eaters.

My absolutely most favorite prank I have saved for last. It is so simple to do and yields such nice results. Simply pop out the 'm' and 'n' key on someone's keyboard and reverse the two. Any flat tool will work. Just pry it with little pressure and they will easily come right off. Then just sit back and watch the confusion.
Get everyone but your target in on it and never come by his or her office twice in a row wearing the same clothes. The perfect sanity test....

Staple every unimportant paper on their desk together.

If your target has a computer, reposition the monitor everyday.

Fill an empty white-out bottle with milk and replace it with your co-worker's.

Put a live lobster or any other creature in the file cabinet.

If computer has speakers turn the volume all way up or way down, depending on your mood.

Taping down the switch hook buttons on a phone gets some interesting reactions. When the target person answers, the phone keeps ringing.

Program the target's phone to forward to the office paging system.

Ask your target, "Are you getting fired? Well, that's the rumor."

Does your coworker have fish in the office? Take the fish and leave a ransom note.

Pull the labeled buttons off of their phone and rearrange the order and put them back on their phone. They won't be sure of which line is which or which connects them to the boss!

Tape your victim's telephone receiver down at top and bottom when they are away from their desk. When they come back, call them from your desk and watch them struggle to answer.

Put transparent tape over the read out of a calculator. It makes the numbers blurry.

If your boss wins some kind of prestigious award, manufacture a phony memo from the company president announcing the discontinuance of the award.

Buy a package of approximately 200 of those little paper bathroom cups and neatly arrange them all over the subject's desk. Then staple them all together and fill them with water. See how long it takes them to figure out how to get rid of this set-up without spilling water all over their paperwork, files, computer, etc....

Take the paper out of the copier and write "Everything written on the flip side of this paper is a lie!" Put it back into the copier mixed with regular sheets.

Buy a voice changer at Toys 'R' Us and answer the phone in strange voices.

Does somebody smoke at work when they're not supposed to? Put Ambesol on the filter of their cigarettes. Watch as their lips and mouth go numb when they light up!

Get Valerian Root capsules (at health food stores) and when co-worker is away from desk, take his phone apart and open a capsule or two of Valerian Root in the mouthpiece then replace. Guaranteed to smell terrible!

At lunch, swap the worker's real food with look-a-like dog toys.

If someone is applying for a job, call them back and leave a wrong number. They go crazy for a while until you call them back apologizing.

If the drawers to the victim's desk has a board under it you can take the drawer out, take the contents out, put the drawer back in, but UPSIDE-DOWN! Then, while the upside-down drawer is partially opened, put the contents back in and close it. When the unsuspecting victim opens the drawer, all the contents fall out!

Take some cellophane and open up the glue bottle. Put the cellophane across the opening, then close the bottle. Watch the victim try to squeeze glue out. They either open it up to check, or they squeeze too hard, breaking the cellophane and spraying glue everywhere.

Tell a new worker that everyone has tomorrow off because of the boss's religious beliefs. See if he shows up the next day.

Find a box about the size of a cake. Then cover it with frosting, making it look like a cake. Then put it out in the office kitchen, or wherever people leave free food. Sit back as one of your co-workers tries to cut a slice.

Bake cookies for everyone. Divide the dough. For one batch, bake normally. For the second, add cayenne pepper, Tabasco sauce, peppercorns, etc.

Put confetti in a co-worker's umbrella. Simple, harmless, annoying
Buy some Vaseline and smear it all over the phone. Especially effective when they're expecting an important call. Best of all, no permanent damage to the phone!

Pick a deserving target (let's say "Kathy"). Come in early and leave a Post-It on everyone else's monitor saying "See me when you get in -- Kathy."

Icy Hot on the toilet seats.

This is a classic prank that works best in an office setting. All you need to do is go to your local grocery store, and buy a LARGE amount of gelatin (not Jell-O, just clear disgusting-tasting gelatin). Go to your bathroom at work -- this works best with the men's urinal/stall combo bathroom -- and put it in the toilets. You'll need to use 3-4 "servings" per toilet, but this is still quite inexpensive. Within minutes, the water in the toilets will have congealed into a CLEAR, yet hard substance. Now, when someone goes into a stall (which means, of course, that they have to expel solid waste), their feces will fall out, bounce up, then remain SITTING on top of the toilet "water," stinking like hell! This does no permanent damage -- all you have to do is scoop about 1/2 of the congealed water out, then flush, and it's gone.

Take a paperclip and make a a few dozen photocopies of it. Mix them up with normal, unused paper. Watch people go crazy trying to find the paperclip that's stuck in the photocopier.

You've probably never heard of this one. It is quite similar to the sponge in the toilet trick except much more vicious. My friend did this at one of the residence halls at his college and they had to evacuate half the building. He was expelled for doing it -- he couldn't keep his mouth shut about his heroic feat -- so be careful whom you telling about your deeds. Let's get down to business. What you need is:


-A Large box of the worst tea you can find (100 teabags at least)
-Lots of yeast
-Lots of sugar

Empty each teabag of its contents, then fill those empty teabags with 2/3 sugar and the rest with yeast. Make like a huge pile of them so you can be sure you won't run out. Also, make sure to staple together the top of the tea bags so they are sealed closed.

Now for the fun part: Find a building to sabotage, preferably a school of some sort or maybe a dorm. Visit each bathroom and flush 5-10 baggies down the toilet. Then make sure to STAY THE HELL OUT OF THE PLACE FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. The entire sewer system will be infested with colonies of fermenting yeast and as a result feces will be oozing all over the place - out of every toilet, sink, shower drain, and anything else connected to the sewers.

PS: For even more cruelty, throw in some thick rubber gloves filled halfway with the same mixture plus water. Flush them down along with everything else (you might have to down size them a bit). Many people will be wondering what is bursting inside their walls... until s%#t comes oozing out everywhere and there is not a single spared pipe in the building

[foltzie]

Simple one, Porn on the in house TVs... Classic, yet understated.

[LinkinPrime]

aww thats tight. I'd say go for that...on a busy weekend

[AlbinoNinja]

Holy Crap GunCowboy, you should make Office Max II

[LinkinPrime]

You mean Office Space 2

[Zenithian Legend]

Put on a sombraro and ride a cow into the store. The look of pure shock on everyone's face would be worth it. Where you get the cow from is not my part of the deal, I just provide the suggestions.

[Xevious]

If you said that your boss have been fucking you over then it might not be good idea to get a reference from that person.

Of course, you never gave details as to why they are fucking you over. I don't know the whole story....

[SS4Brolly]

If you dotn care, be a DICK to everyone!!! Just be lasy, and get fired, maybe get unemployment out of it!

I fail to see how that would be different from every other Gamestop employee.

[Neo]

Dude, if you could get me one of those Halo 2 game boxes they have out to promote pre-ordering, I would pay like 6.00 for it.

[Reality's Fringe]

Of course, you never gave details as to why they are shaq-fuing you over. I don't know the whole story....


Engage rant countdown in 3......2..........1......We are go for rant:

It all started when I got the damned job in September of last year. The Store Manager at the time was a real cockfuck. Granted, he kept a tight-ship, but the thing that was tighter than his managerial process was his ass. He would ahrp about every detail down to making sure EVERY STICKER WAS METICULOUSLY PLACED INT HE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. I remember one time he even chided me for purchasing FF3 for a friend's birthday by saying,"You're hurting our MSTs, why don't you buy things in twos from now on?" The guy was a total shithead to the customers to, I believe that very few patrons actually could tolerate the guy. Well, my hours were cut to 5 a week over Christmas, but I toughed it out and eventually he got caught for stealing from the company and was fired. I'm promised a raise.
The ASM took over, and this guy is the biggest fucking pothead I've ever seen. I've seen him come in high several times, and often times he would say "I'm going to take a lunchbreak" and go sit in his car; his packed-lunch sat faithfully on the back counter while he slouched low in his car with his window cracked. Oer time the sotre got more and more into disaray and myself and several other employees had to pick up the slack. There were complaints about the manager and the condition of operations at the store. Well, I tough it out, busting my ass so he could take all the credit. Well, June rolls around and "College CircularFuck 2004" is in full swing. I had to take a few days off, and he agreed. I come back, and this douchebag has hired 4 new people! 4! Suddenly no one has any hours. Normal schedules fluctuate form person to person and the condition of the store continues to dteriorate. He takes more and more time of while making the new ASM work more and more. July comes and I still haven't gotten the raise I was promised in January. He begins to shirk his duties and take long breaks in the back. Meanwhile, my loan approval is tuck in limbo and I don't know if I will be able to go to college and escape this emerging ghost town. Naturally, I get slightly depressed. Well, suddenly my hours get cut to 3 a week. for three full weeks, I have 3 hours. Finally, as of 3 days ago, I raise my concerns. He tells me he doesn't like my attitude and that if I'm not going to be happy he doesn't want me around. I tlel him about my problems and promise to not bring them to work with me. He clais he'll up my hours and give me a shot. Well, I come in today to check the chedule; 3 hours for next week. The rat bastard slinks out the door while I'm looking at the schedule to avoid the shit that was about to hit the fan. I have a car payment, insurance payment, and $3200 bill for a semester of college to pay for. I told him this, repeatedly. Come to find out, the other employees are having the same troubles. I went to the DM, and he's just as inept. I'm at the end of what I can handle as a human.
Now the interesting thing is that he cited my "atitude",which I find humorous because no less than 3 people each week told him how helpful and polite I was. While I had 6 customers mention how condescending "The guy with the beard was". At anyrate, I need a way of quiting that is befitting for such a douchebag.

[Reality's Fringe]

Dude, if you could get me one of those Halo 2 game boxes they have out to promote pre-ordering, I would pay like 6.00 for it.

I'll see what I can do.

[Odenat]

Actually gamestop cannot give you a bad refrence no matter what since you can sue them for defamation of charecter all an employer can give out is how long you worked there and if you worked there. So i say don't put in a notice offer to work all the crappy shifts for other people get some free games then never show up again

[Neo]

Dude, if you could get me one of those Halo 2 game boxes they have out to promote pre-ordering, I would pay like 6.00 for it.

I'll see what I can do.

Thanks man, I just read that whole story and I kinda know how it's like not getting credit for work you do and having managers not care about concerns, etc...very aggrevating.

I work Maintenance at a Grocery store, have since March 2003, and I thought I had it kinda bad sometimes, but atleast we are in a union, so they HAVE to give us atleast 15 hours a week. I can't believe they only gave you 3 hours a week, that's barely even a job, wtf.

PM me or whatever if you end up getting a case for me. Thanks again.

[Neo]

Yeah, since it seems the manager wouldn't even know wtf is going on, I'd say that if you're ever alone in the store or whatever, keep working, but consistantly steal games. That way, instead of the manager getting credit for your work, he gets in trouble for the inventory problems the store is having.

I'd just try and find another job or whatever you're planning to do when you quit there. Since 3 hours a week isn't enough to get in the way of another job, I'd just try and pilfer the store's inventory little by little, if that's possible.

[spidey]

You think corporate would do anything about it if enough employees complained?

[Ledhed]

Wow, Reality. I knew this day would come. I think I may not be far behind you. They just moved my manager to a different store and basically told him that if the store didn't see an improvement, he'd be canned. Lame. This manager I speak of deserves a job. He works hard for a wage barely higher than my own, and still has to wonder whether or not he'll still have a job each week.

I think they are trying to weed out some of my co-workers and myself. For instance, last week I came into work 4 minutes late. This was our new manager's first day at our store, and he asked me if I normally came in late. I told him no, I was dropping off my g/f at work, and it took longer than usual and apologized. Yesterday, he was telling our district manager (the person who holds my job at the end of her fingertips) that I arrived 15 minutes late. I wasn't there to hear this, but thankfully my co-worker jumped in and told her I was only 4 minutes late. The new manager told my co-worker that was wrong, so my co-worker pulled up the time sheet to show that I clocked in 4 minutes late, not 15. So who knows, maybe I'll get fired. At this point, I couldn't care less.

[sying]

If this is your first job, it's not worth losing a reference over. Actually, even if it isn't, it's not worth losing a reference over. Even going into a job like software engineering, people will check previous references to see your work ethic. Basically you could be costing yourself a lot of money in the future.

Don't let this guy scare you. Just don't put it on the resume. I doubt that a Gamestop employee is a valid source for software engineering, unless you actually made/maintained the crappy systems that they use. PM me and I will be happy act as your GameStop HR department.

[FREAKMIKE3]

Actually gamestop cannot give you a bad refrence no matter what since you can sue them for defamation of charecter all an employer can give out is how long you worked there and if you worked there. So i say don't put in a notice offer to work all the crappy shifts for other people get some free games then never show up again

<ahem> Actually... You can give any kind of reference at all, as long as it is factual. Most companies decline to provide information other than salary and dates employed, but if you sign a waiver (and read the back of your app, cuz you are signing one) then you are allowing the company to release your full employment record. Actually, companies have been sued because they declined to give information about a dishonest employee. The new company hired unaware of the persons past, and when they were themselves looted, the courts have ruled that they should have been told and the previous employers held responsible.

Listen, you never know what kind of job you will have one day. When I applied for the police academy, they pulled every job I had since I was 15. They talked to people I worked with, people I lived near. Everything. You never know when something stupid like you are planning will catch up with you.

Just give notice and leave.

Honestly, I cant beleive the number of people suggesting he actually steal games. [-X

[Fenway]

Yeah, just tell everybody that what they are looking at sucks all day.

And Xevious, when my cousin worked retail a guy quit by hopping on top of the return desk and taking a squat.

[Reality's Fringe]

I'm not going to steal, don't worry about that. But I do think that a little violence is in order. Sying, I appreciate the concern, but gamestop is not really worth the hassle. Led, get out while you can buddy. It's only going to get worse.

[Fenway]

Freak Mike: Agreed. Don't do something illegal or something they could take out of your last check. Don't screw yourself. If you have to do something, just give 10% and do a crappy job.

Personally, I would just give notice and then quit though. One thing you will learn is that until you have a degree and are lucky enough to find a career in something available, all jobs suck! Especially with the economy lagging. You can't really have your choice of jobs anymore.

[Ledhed]

Led, get out while you can buddy. It's only going to get worse.

Man, it's been worse. I've been there 3 years. 3 motherfucking years, and when I leave, I won't have anything to show for it.

What say you Reality, you and I team up and overthrow this ridiculous establishment that has robbed us of our youth and dignity. Too long have we stood back and watched them take away everything that made that job the least bit enjoyable. What a cruel joke it was. "Work at a gamestore?!?! I'll take 5!!!"

For the proletariat, Reality. It must be done. I live 3 miles away from corporate headquarters. Me and you man, we can give this a happy ending.

[sying]

3 suggestions:

1.) The last day, go to Taco Bell for lunch when its the busiest of your 3 hours, fill up on bean burritos and warm orange soda. Before you leave for the last time, let a big one out.

2.) Lure the ass. man out on the last day from the back and just go off on him in front of the customers. And tell us when you are going to do it cause I'm going to buy a ticket up there just to see it.

3.) Have your friends and fellow CAGers come in when the ass. Manager is "working". Have 10 things that you know is in the back to be brought up front. At the last second, decide not to buy the items, and if they ask for a reason, say that because the ass. man is a "no good stoned douce bag"
3.) I ha

[captainofindustry]

Have you tried exposing yourself to a female co worker? Or a male... I guess it doesn't really matter.

[Dead of Knight]

Well, I can vouch for the three hours thing. Fuck, mostly for the past few months is NO HOURS FOR TWO FUCKING WEEKS, then three or four hours the following week, then back to the cycle again of no hours. I just PMed Reality's Fringe a story of mine, but that was before I saw this topic, and I will repeat it in its entirety for the CAGs:

"So I get home from my trip to Ohio, had a good time. The second I walk in the door, my aunt tells me work called and they have me working Sun (today now, but yesterday it was tomorrow) from 11-3. Well, I shaq-fuing told the manager AND the assistant managers that I cannot work Wednesday-Sunday due to a vacation of visiting colleges. I called the bitches immediately and apparently the manager had just left. I still told them to basically go shaq-fu themselves in a much nicer way. Seriously, what the shaq-fu is wrong with people? If the local WaldenBooks didn't only hire people 18+ I would be out of this hellhole in a millisecond."

Yeah, so I'm about ready to quit and I probably will be looking for a new job. Fuck Gamestop.

[Reality's Fringe]

Led, get out while you can buddy. It's only going to get worse.

Man, it's been worse. I've been there 3 years. 3 motherfucking years, and when I leave, I won't have anything to show for it.

What say you Reality, you and I team up and overthrow this ridiculous establishment that has robbed us of our youth and dignity. Too long have we stood back and watched them take away everything that made that job the least bit enjoyable. What a cruel joke it was. "Work at a gamestore?!?! I'll take 5!!!"

For the proletariat, Reality. It must be done. I live 3 miles away from corporate headquarters. Me and you man, we can give this a happy ending.


I've considered it. Oh have I considered it. The only appy ending I can think of involves arson though. For the rest of you that want to know; Tuesday is the day, so I'll keep you posted.

[Xevious]

And Xevious, when my cousin worked retail a guy quit by hopping on top of the return desk and taking a squat.

No way! I was kidding when I was suggesting that.

Your cousin sounds like a wild guy.

[Lord_Kefka]

The best advice I can give to dealing with crappy managers is to do the following.

I preface this by saying that my new manager sounds alot like your old manager. This cock-sucker destroyed my nametag while I was on vacation because it had a Nintendo sticker on it. Not "corporate standard" like his.

Soooooooo,

Since it's Summer, go outside before work for awhile. Get some exercise, get a little sweaty. Come in with your shirt untucked on a day when the manager isn't working. Excuse yourself to the backroom, and grab his nametag.

Now, here's the important part......

RUB his nametag into the sweatiest part of your balls, right underneath your sac by your asshole. Get it good. Leave it someplace warm to dry and fester a bit. Then tell him about it on the day you quit. I plan to when I quit.

MWAHAHAHAHA!

[KyPEn]

I was at work the other day and we were talking about ways to go out funny.

We thought the best way is to just mess with customers until you get fired. Don't hold back, and be creative. Give bad information.

"Oh, the Playstation 2 won't be released for 3 months."

"X-Box Live! has been down for the last 3 1/2 weeks. Don't waste your time."

"We are out of that (NO MATTER WHAT IT IS!), but I'm almost positive that EB has it...and cheaper!"

Then, go the complete opposite.

Lets say a customer comes in and buys a game and a controller.

"There is a deal we have now where you buy any game and get a free accessory."

Next person that comes in (or if its the same guy) tell them you have never heard of anything like that and Gamestop would never be stupid enough to put on an expensive deal like that.

[swetooth9]

Drop your pants and take a dump in the cash register when no one is looking. I think thats the best way to go out in style....

i second this one! :D

[Reality's Fringe]

The best advice I can give to dealing with crappy managers is to do the following.

I preface this by saying that my new manager sounds alot like your old manager. This cock-sucker destroyed my nametag while I was on vacation because it had a Nintendo sticker on it. Not "corporate standard" like his.

Soooooooo,

Since it's Summer, go outside before work for awhile. Get some exercise, get a little sweaty. Come in with your shirt untucked on a day when the manager isn't working. Excuse yourself to the backroom, and grab his nametag.

Now, here's the important part......

RUB his nametag into the sweatiest part of your balls, right underneath your sac by your asshole. Get it good. Leave it someplace warm to dry and fester a bit. Then tell him about it on the day you quit. I plan to when I quit.

MWAHAHAHAHA!

Well, the guy eats a bagel every morning. I was thinking that, instead of sweat, I could use another naturally produced fluid on that bagel....but then again, I think that'd be taking it too far.

[Dead of Knight]

The best advice I can give to dealing with crappy managers is to do the following.

I preface this by saying that my new manager sounds alot like your old manager. This cock-sucker destroyed my nametag while I was on vacation because it had a Nintendo sticker on it. Not "corporate standard" like his.

Soooooooo,

Since it's Summer, go outside before work for awhile. Get some exercise, get a little sweaty. Come in with your shirt untucked on a day when the manager isn't working. Excuse yourself to the backroom, and grab his nametag.

Now, here's the important part......

RUB his nametag into the sweatiest part of your balls, right underneath your sac by your asshole. Get it good. Leave it someplace warm to dry and fester a bit. Then tell him about it on the day you quit. I plan to when I quit.

MWAHAHAHAHA!

Well, the guy eats a bagel every morning. I was thinking that, instead of sweat, I could use another naturally produced fluid on that bagel....but then again, I think that'd be taking it too far.

Naaaaaaaaaaah. :wink:

[-Never4ever-]

jesus, is GSthat bad of a place to work in? The employies at my local one seem to have nothing but fun.

I wanted a job at GS, but got one at the local movie theater instead. I barley get 10 hrs a week and they pay bi-weekly, but at least I get free movie tickets.

[Jason Priestley]

I know that it doesn't sound like fun, but i'd just give my two weeks a leave. If you're unprofessional it can come back to haunt you. Just an example, I had worked at a start up investment boutique bank and the guy there was a total douche, they ran out of funding and after working there a summer I was never paid. I just kept my tight lip shut. One year later I go to work for Morgan Stanley. i put the company name on the resume and an old address (because the company had closed shop). Sure enough, they track down the landlord and then get a phone number of the boss and call him without me giving permission and luckily the guy gave a good recommendation.

Just be professional about it and leave. IF you must do something, make sure its never known that you did it.

[dtcarson]

Not to be a spoilsport, but I agree with the 'just leave' side of things.
Yes a little 'vengeance' would be fun, but hello, even though you're fired, they could still have you arrested. Or withhold your paycheck if you cost them money.

When I managed a convenience store, I was told by my DM I couldn't give out a negative reference [company policy.] I could rave all I wanted, but if the situation were negative, I could confirm that the person worked there, how long, and--here's the important--if I would rehire them. It spoke volumes to people checking references when all I said was that I would not rehire someone.
I don't know how old you are, or what your resume looks like other than this job, but even if you go into an industry totally different, they can still check those old references for work ethic, attitude, etc. which can have a big impact on future jobs.

The best way to 'get even' would be to find another job, get your last paycheck, then after a new schedule comes out, as soon as possible before your next shift, call them and tell them you quit. You might still piss them off enough so you wouldn't get a good reference, but if you're in an at-will state, you are technically within your rights to do that.

The 'two weeks notice' is a suggestion [albeit a very good one, but in your case, they probably wouldn't have a problem filling those three hours a week], not a requirement.

Or go ahead and find another job [if possible] and work them both until there's a collision with the schedules, then quit. I hate to tell you, no matter what job you get or what industry you work in, there will always be a jerkass somewhere near you or somewhere above you.

[Ericnmel99]

Where do you work??? If its nearby i'd definatly want to come in the store and watch. Or maybe Have one of your friends come in and act all rude to him , start fighting with him and jump over the counter at him.

[snotknocker]

I would just leave in a professional manner. You've learned a valuble lesson as to what you don't want in a job

However if you still feel compelled to enact some form of despicable revenge.

Shrimp is the answer!
Go to your local supermarket and buy a few pounds of uncooked shrimp and a box of plastic sandwich bags. Load a few bags with shrimp and place them in inconspicuous places. (do not seal) Drop ceilings are great if you've got them there. Also put a few in the stockroom behind or in boxes. If there are any office chairs, remove the chair from the base and pack the base with shrimp. After a day or so the shrimp will start rotting and permeate one of the most god awful stenchs known to man. A disgruntled friend of mine did this at his former place of employment. After 3 days you could not even walk into the store without getting nausea. Eventually they found a few bags of rotten shrimp and closed the store for fumigation. The fumigation did not work because my friend had thrown several bags into the drop ceiling. The owner of the store burned mad amounts of inscense and sprayed mad amounts of air freshner for like 2 months till the stench went away.

[Dead of Knight]

I thought of this in bed before going to sleep last night....

DRESS LIKE THE DUDE.

That's right, screw the dress code on your last day, and dress exactly like The Dude from The Big Lebowski. The jelly sandals and everything (though I suppose any sandals would be ok since those are rare these days). Just a suggestion I thought of which would be hilarious and wouldn't get you in much trouble.

[snotknocker]

I thought of this in bed before going to sleep last night....

DRESS LIKE THE DUDE.

That's right, screw the dress code on your last day, and dress exactly like The Dude from The Big Lebowski. The jelly sandals and everything (though I suppose any sandals would be ok since those are rare these days). Just a suggestion I thought of which would be hilarious and wouldn't get you in much trouble.

What the heck is a jelly sandal?

[Dead of Knight]

You didn't see The Dude wear them? Let me see if I can get a pic: http://members.tripod.com/~imogiri/okb_blue_size_12-1.jpg

Except The Dude's are clear.

[Reality's Fringe]

While being the bigger man would make me look good, I persoanlly do not forsee it happeneing. The manager has a penchant for saying stuff topiss me off, and if it happens wile I'm quitting, something is going to happen. As for references, I don't really care. I'm going through a temp agency now, ad tat shoudl give me enough references to find a shitty job during college. Of course, I could always just quit like a gentleman and then kick the Manager's ass in the parking lot.

[snotknocker]

You didn't see The Dude wear them? Let me see if I can get a pic: http://members.tripod.com/~imogiri/okb_blue_size_12-1.jpg

Except The Dude's are clear.

It must of slipped my mind. I'll have to bust out the DVD when I get home

[Dead of Knight]

FUCK GAMESTOP. I called my work to see if there was an off chance (.1%) that they rescheduled me to work later in the week. I let it ring 10+ times, still no answer. I hang up and call again. Wait for like 6 rings this time, still no answer. FUCK THEM.

[Ericnmel99]

just curious, what temp agency are you going through?

[snotknocker]

While being the bigger man would make me look good, I persoanlly do not forsee it happeneing. The manager has a penchant for saying stuff topiss me off, and if it happens wile I'm quitting, something is going to happen. As for references, I don't really care. I'm going through a temp agency now, ad tat shoudl give me enough references to find a shitty job during college. Of course, I could always just quit like a gentleman and then kick the Manager's ass in the parking lot.

Do the shrimp thing! Do the shrimp thing!

[Zenithian Legend]

Once again live animals usually provide a laugh or two.


Edit: This was my Satanic 666th post :twisted: So... back to the animal theme, may I suggest releasing some sort of rodents into the storage area or any other part of the store they could breed and cause more rodents. Or perhaps you could lock up the store and leave them a few greased up pigs and chickens, that'd create some serious hell the next day.

[Dead of Knight]

I think a combination of The Dude outfit and the shrimp thing would be a good way of going out.

[snotknocker]

I think a combination of The Dude outfit and the shrimp thing would be a good way of going out.

I agree.

[dtcarson]

As for references, I don't really care. I'm going through a temp agency now, ad tat shoudl give me enough references to find a shitty job during college.

Don't knock temp agencies--yes, some of them are abusive and only send you to dead end jobs, but many big companies rely on temp agencies to get permanent employees. The company I work for originally hired me as a temp CSR, I've now been with the company 6.5 years, having gotten two promotions [one that resulted in a big paycheck jump] and six raises. We have been hiring temps for years, it's just so much easier to get people after they've been 'prescreened'. And, yes, it makes it easier on both parties to say See ya if it's not working out [which, in a call center, is somewhat likely--not everyone can do it well.]
This same temp agency is one that gave me a job, a month before this company hired me, breaking rocks and filling binders in a stonework company. Obviously not something I 'wanted' to do, and it had nothing to do with my next job, but the boss praised me to the temp agency, and that does have an impact. Not to sound like a parent, but be careful burning bridges.
I've only quit without notice twice--once I was going to be released anyway, and I called in about 6 hours before my shift saying 'I quit' [the boss didn't care], and the other was where I was literally going insane from the job [managing a convenience store, the only person who didn't steal from me, my asst mgr, quit on me to make more money hostessing at IHOP.]
Every other time I've either given two weeks, or worked till a mutually-agreed-upon date. Which freed me to write off those two jobs [one of them was a 10-hour a week telemarketing job to raise money for a 'charity', I was only there two weeks, and the other was from a store I worked at 1-2 months, having transferred there from another store--so I could use the first store's DM.]
And while the manager may say things that piss you off, like I said earlier, this won't be the last time. We have a guy here who's above me on the chain of command [though lateral, he's not my boss], and he has a way of hearing only what he wants to hear from you, and then telling people about due dates or promises 'made' by you based on what he heard [what he wanted to hear.] Yes, it makes me want to throttle him for being so obtuse and/or asking such leading questions, but obviously I can't do that, you just have to take that into account when speaking to him.
Example: him: 'When will that report be ready?'
me: 'Well, my schedule looks like this, priorities already set, it'll be no earlier than Wednesday afternoon, probably Thursday or Friday.'
him, on Tuesday afternoon: 'Are you done with that yet? You said by Wednesday.'
um, no.

Anyway, again, not to preach, just to share experiences. And of course, you are in control of your own life, so you do what you gotta do.

[Video-Gamer]

say to all of them - i loved working here, and i would love this to last, but phaq u and have a nice day.

[Dead of Knight]

Got a final plan yet? Also, when do you work tomorrow? Are you planning on quitting right when you get there to screw them for the next three hours? You better come straight home after quitting so you can tell us the story. Inquiring minds want to know!

[Reality's Fringe]

Well, I'm off to tell that place to kiss my ass here in 20 minutes or so. Wish me luck.

[Ericnmel99]

Hey, if you can pick me up an xbox on the way out, i'd gladly pay you something for it.

[snotknocker]

Well, I'm off to tell that place to kiss my ass here in 20 minutes or so. Wish me luck.

Do you have the shrimp?

[goldengraham]

hahaha, waiting to see what the result is...

[Cornfedwb]

Give your two weeks notice. And at the end just say bye and leave.

I agree with this idea. Instead of being a jerk, or breaking rules, and burning your bridges behind you. Quit in a decent way, be respectful of the fact they've given you a job for so long and just leave quietly after your two weeks. It also helps not to ruin your references btw.

[GuilewasNK]

I don't recommend any of this but....

If you want to be unprofessional...

Walk in with a boom box on your shoulder, play Beat It by Michael Jackson and Moonwalk out the door...

Lick as many of the games on the shelf you can find...

Run in with you arms out (ala Eugene from WWE Raw) and knock stuff off the shelf....

Go in and pass gas in front of the manager...

Track mud on the floor and say "I didn't do it"...

Say you are working for EBGames now...

Tell the manager to wiggle your joystick....

Do the D'Lo Brown neck movement while saying "You better recognize who the hell I am!"

Tell people you are going to take an Xbox, shine it up real nice.....

Say, "Give me Bonestorm or go to hell!"

Cosplay as Man-Faye and make a pass at every employee in the store...

Again, I don't think burning bridges is a good idea.

[beerguy961]

Pull the sponge trick. Take a couple of big sponges and wet them. While wet, tighten it into a ball and tie string around it till the sponge ball keeps it's form. Let it dry, then on the last day, take them to work. Go to the bathroom and flush the toilet. as the water starts to leave the bowl, throw the ball(s) in so that the sponge will go down. This will cause the sponges to expand in the pipe and clog the toilet. Most places only have one toilet anyways, so when that breaks down, it's pretty effective. Plus, it's hard to prove you did it...

[Reality's Fringe]

Well, here's how it went. You seriously won't believe what this douche did when everything was going well:


I honestly went in with the notion to just respectfully bow and leave. Sure, most of the suggestions I received here were compelling and quite humorous, but it would make me look really immature and petty. Anyhow, I walk into the store, and it's in its usual disarray thanks to the "Proactive new management approach"(Not lying here. He honeslty thinks that screwing up things is helping), and there's a few guys here and there just browsing about. I walk up to the counter and say, "Listen, I've raised my concerns to you several times, and both times you've basically told me that you didn't care and that it wasn't your problem. Well, you know what, I'm just going to quit. It's not working out, and I think you should realy step back and re-evaluate how you 'manage' things here." I thought this was a fair and civilized way to address the situation, and I assumed a crisis had been averted. Well, I guess the manager didn't see it my way.
"Oh, so you're just going to come in here, be an ass, and quit? I kind of expected that from you." At this point I'm pretty much speechless and I say,
"What did you just call me?"
"You're just some smartass kid. I've seen a whole bnch of your type around here. You never did deserve to work here."
"Deserve!?!" I shouted this, and by now the customers are staring, "What in the hell do you mean deserve? this is some shitty, go-nowhere, minimumwage job! Look at you! Who in the fuck do you think you are? You're a manager at a videogame store, that you don't even own or have any say in! Do you fucking think I'm going to stand around here and kiss your ass, you fucking goober?"
He gets all red and flustered and replies with , "Why don't you act like an ass a little more? It fits who you realy are." At this point, I completely flipped the hell out. What kind of manager would even START such an arguement. That was it, seriously, I was one a one-way train to fu ck ass-crazy town and he was in the way.
"No, that wasn't me being an ass, THIS is me being an ass" and with that, I placed my foot on the PSX game rack and with one mighty push it was felled in the centre of the store. Guides and cases went everywhere.
"Is that enough of an ass for you, you patheitc excuse for a man, " *Wham* Down comes 3 shelves of XBox games onto the floor, "I'm not fucking coming back here, EVER, and if I see you on the street I'm making it my p[ersonal mission to kick your skinny ass!" and with that I stormed out the door.
I don't know if they caught that on camera or not, and I don't really care although I doubt they did. the whole thing completely blows my fucking mind. I went in there without an attitude. I sounded terse whe I addressed him, but shit, what manager would follow up with somehting like that? Fuck that place, fuck that place for good. I'm NEVER shopping at gamestop again, and I'll make it a mission to keep other people away from there. Fuck that guy, seriously, fuck him.


On another note, I did manage to score the HAlo Display cases that were requested of me as I ripped the shelf that held them to the floor.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/realitysfringe/Halo2boxes.jpg

[Grave_Addiction]

:shock: :shock: :shock:

You are my hero!!!

[RedvsBlue]

Ok that defiently beats the day that I got so pissed working at Best Buy that I just logged off the register and walked out.

[XboxMaster]

Holy shit..... NICE!!!!!

[manofpeace20]

You just reinforced your managers point that you were some punk kid. Do you think the customers were impressed by your rampage? If you would have kept calm and counter-remarked his comments for you without cursing, he would have looked real bad.

[Grave_Addiction]

You just reinforced your managers point that you were some punk kid. Do you think the customers were impressed by your rampage? If you would have kept calm and counter-remarked his comments for you without cursing, he would have looked real bad.

Bah! Breaking stuff is always alot cooler than staying calm and acting like a bitch.

[CaseyRyback]

You just reinforced your managers point that you were some punk kid. Do you think the customers were impressed by your rampage? If you would have kept calm and counter-remarked his comments for you without cursing, he would have looked real bad.

But the manager would have had to have been a huge ass for him to even want to do that

[Reality's Fringe]

Personally, I don't care what he or the customers think about me. If what I did makes me a punk-kid, then damnit, punk me up, but I wasn't going to stand for that. Me kicking the shit out of the PSX rack was to keep me from punching him in the mouth.

[Ledhed]

Wow, Reality. We were both saved today. My friend just called me asking if I wanted a part-time job at Half Price Books. Granted, it's still retail, but it's with a larger staff and considerably more pay. I suppose we'll see how this goes.

Now that you are free of GS's shackles, where do you plan to work?

[jdevlin7756]

Good luck finding another job.................

[manofpeace20]

If he would have said just loud enough that goes something like "I'm a punk ass kid? Is this how you treat loyal workers?" He could have even added in a nice bit about ripping people off.

Or better yet, take the high road and just walk out without saying a word.

[Reality's Fringe]

Temp agency until I go to college this fall; great place to find work, it's out of the retail sector, and builds references. I shoulda just quit a while ago.

[sj41]

Mr T would be proud.

[Ugamer_X]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/UGamer_X/joke.jpg

[friedram]

Reality's Fringe- obviously you are a punk ass kid.


The statement "What did you just call me" reflects that you actually think that people give a damn about you and your ego. It is obvious that he called you an ass, and you said that to try to intimidate or exaserbate the situation.

Tell you what- when you are old enough, go into biker bar, or a bar that serves military folks- then go be rude, and when one of them calls you an ass, fight them.

Just make sure you send us pictures of your sorry rear in the hospital.

[CTLesq]

Just bad. Sorry but it was.

All you had to say to the guy was, "I am giving you my two weeks."

If he then said anything to you, I would have taken a deep breath and said, "if you would like me to not give you two weeks I will leave now".

And if he said get lost, you should have just left.

If he said stay, then you should have stayed.

[rjarmstrong100]

my fzvorite...was when a store was going out....the person behind the register went blitzkreig, started giving out free crap....then sadi "Why the fuck should I care, it's not like their going to fire me"

[Neo]

Dude, that is ****ing awesome!!! I had an argument kinda similar to that, but it got resolved when the manager apologized to me. Don't listen to all these stuck ups putting you down, you stood up for yourself and I believe in that 100%.

Thanks for grabbing those Halo 2 cases also, that is amazing dude!

[Sheik Rattle Enroll]

There's a difference between standing up for yourself and being an idiot. Throwing a tantrum just makes you look like a little kid.

[Neo]

and what's with the "Stay if he wants you to stay" and the bar situation?

Why would he go into a biker bar and be rude? That's a totally irrevelant example and fits in no where in this situation. He was a hard worker and was tired of the shit, he did not iniate this confrontation, the manager did with months of horseshit managment skills.

Why should he stay if the manager wants him to stay and leave if he wants him to? He shouldn't listen to a word that asswipe says aymore, as it will just feed the POS' ego.

[friedram]

He did initiate the confrontation- he was questioning the way his boss was managing things, and to top it off he threw a tantrum.

Well, if Gamespot has its stuff together they would sue him- or at the very least take money out of his last paycheck,

[Neo]

Sue him? Thanks for the laugh.

[crazytalkx]

All HAIL REALITY'S FRINGE!!!!!!! You're an inspiration to us all!!!!!!! :twisted: But damn you shouldve swiped some games on the way out. And wtf is friedram's problem??? Ya gotta fight and STAND UP FOR YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!

[dtcarson]

Or say, Well, I haven't quit yet, let me use the company phone to call the DM and tell him you're cursing at employees. In front of customers.
The guy does sound like quite an asshole, however.

[snotknocker]

You should of done the shrimp thing

[CTLesq]

Why should he stay if the manager wants him to stay and leave if he wants him to? He shouldn't listen to a word that asswipe says aymore, as it will just feed the POS' ego.

Neo, maybe you don't have a job, but allow me to share with you how employment works. You keep your job if your employer likes you, you lose it if they don't.

If the manager was going to be a douche and tell him to leave, asking him gives him the chance to be upfront about it and save R-F some aggravation. If he could stay for an extra 2 weeks and make some more cash than good for R-F.

No offense but your claiming this is about "ego" shows you to be rather immature. Its about being an adult and conducting yourself in a professional manner.

Because someone else acts like an ass you are not entitled to act like an ass without being judged as one yourself.

[Reality's Fringe]

Reality's Fringe- obviously you are a punk ass kid.


The statement "What did you just call me" reflects that you actually think that people give a damn about you and your ego. It is obvious that he called you an ass, and you said that to try to intimidate or exaserbate the situation.

Tell you what- when you are old enough, go into biker bar, or a bar that serves military folks- then go be rude, and when one of them calls you an ass, fight them.

Just make sure you send us pictures of your sorry rear in the hospital.

I don't think it was ego, so much as it was angry disbelief. After so much faithful service rendered to him; coming into cover for him when he wants to go fishing, not teliing him that his daughter is doing cocaine, not complaining when he totally rapes the way the store used to work, not speaking up when he refuses to sell me an item for my friend's birthday because it "hurts MSTs", asks if I have no common sense in front of a customer, refuses to hire a girl because "She has no titties", and more things I don't realy have the time to type, that he would actualy have the outright audacity to act like the only reason I was employed there was because he was doing me some huge favor. Do I have a bad temper? Yeah, I know I do. Was that the right thing to do? Hell no, and I'm not acting like it was. The only reason I posted this was because some people genuinely wanted to know what really happened. Proud of it? No, but that realy doesn't matter to me. I'm a punk kid because I get offended and angry when someone insults my character? I'm not mellow-bill, and if you tell me that you don't become inflamed when insulted then you're lying. I kow there's a huge difference between getting angry and acting like an idiot, but the reaction didn't stem from my ego as you think it did. It also seems to me that you think I went in there with a mission to cause trouble. Far from it. I told myself before I went that I was going to do it calmly, and just to keep my mouth shut unless he started something, and lo and behold. I don't need a lecture about how I over-reated and made myself look follish, I'm aware of it. I just don't regret it.

[SilveRaven]

Well it is definately interesting. I also can't believe the manager acted that way, but you know how those management people in those small stores who don't get paid much more then you are. They have to power trip to feel like they are better than you.

[LoganDX]

I've been in management for years and I have to say that's the worst case of mishandlimg a quitting employee. When I have been confronted by an unhappy worker, I calmly talk to them. 99% of the time the resolution is satisfatory to both of us. Your manager doesn't have clue one about dealing with the job and he took it out on you.

However, did you cause any damage to the store? If so, they could have you arrested and sued. Believe it or not but it can happen, especially if they have video surveillance.

Now that I'm done acting the adult, I'm glad you stood up for yourself! I can't say I wouldn't have made a scene if that happened to me. I would have done everything to embarass him and the store for his piss poor attitude. When we are pushed to our limits in situations like this, we strike back.

Or should I say "HULK SMASH!".......

[Reality's Fringe]

Just a side note, nothing is "Damaged" or "Broken", the shelves were all display cases. It's not different than the time this 6 year old came in and was standing on it; pulling it over and knocking shit everywhere. It jsut created something for him to clean up.

[Neo]

I've had a job since the day I turned 16, and even if the managers don't like you, they can't fire you at my job because we are in a union, most of them do though, but I have had a few arguments with a couple that went to the point od yelling.

Reality obviously didn't care about being fired or quitting so again, why should he follow the instructions of a manager who obviously doesn't know WTF to do besides be an ass? You expect him to just walk in there and be like, "Sir, what would you like me to do? Quit now or quit in 2 weeks after I work 6 hours?"

If anyone would do that after the treatment that Reality had, they would be pathetic in my book.

[Reality's Fringe]

I'm not looking for a "This made you look petty/cool" response so much as I'm just looking for someone who understands. This whole situation runs rife with crap that I've put up with before this whole thing happened, and in that bullshit it all came rolling back and transfered itself to my foot. Which in turn transfered itself to the PSX rack. You guys do have a point about controlling myself though, and I'm hoping to work on that.

[CTLesq]

I've had a job since the day I turned 16, and even if the managers don't like you, they can't fire you at my job because we are in a union, most of them do though, but I have had a few arguments with a couple that went to the point od yelling.

My mistake I forgot groccery stores have unions.

Reality obviously didn't care about being fired or quitting so again, why should he follow the instructions of a manager who obviously doesn't know WTF to do besides be an ass? You expect him to just walk in there and be like, "Sir, what would you like me to do? Quit now or quit in 2 weeks after I work 6 hours?"

If anyone would do that after the treatment that Reality had, they would be pathetic in my book.

See my answer about being an adult.

[Ericnmel99]

Good For you!!! this is a video game store were talking about, not some high level job that he''s going to mess up the rest of his life because he quit. Just remember when you get to the real world, you cant do that though.

[captainfrizo]

While I can understand your frustration with management and the desire to quit I don't agree with kicking the PSX rack. The better thing would've been to simply walk away and report him to corporate and see what they would do. If you got lucky maybe he'd be looking for work. Now since you have effectively destroyed a section of the store it's unlikely he would receive any punishment since he'd be able to turn it against you.

Then again, if that happened to me I couldn't guarantee I'd remain calm and there'd probably be a trail of things thrown about on my way out.

I'm glad you got of there. It sounded like you were miserable working there.

[r1s3n]

fuck em i salute you. Enough people taking the fucking high road. Insane bitch of a boss I worked for then as luck would have it I got a nice little addition to my position I got to handle another position as well working for another power bitch. Well between the two of them they made my life fucking hell. I did the high road submit resignation and then leave quietly I wish I hadn't. Would of been so freaking nice to rampage through the office.

r1s3n

[dtcarson]

I guess that's where we differ.
He had a job, he got paid, he had responsibilities. To me that *is* the real world. I worked as hard at my first job when i was 16 working at fast food as I do know, twice that age and of course making a lot more money. I've run into some jerkass bosses [admittedly, none as bad as that one though]. In the 'A Modest Favor' thread, we're talking about 'don't feed the trolls.' What RF did was exactly that--this 'manager' sounds like some petty little powertripper, seeking a reaction. He got one. In his mind, he 'won.' Not only does he not have to deal with one more 'punk kid', but he made RF [in his mind] look like a fool in front of customers. And of course RF gave him no reason to think of him as anything other than a 'punk kid.'

I understand, yes. I have done some quite petty things just to vent some feelings. Mine have been with ex-best-friends however. My feelings were vented, but I burned bridges, so if we were to ever consider being friends again, my last petty action is the last thing on their mind.

[Reality's Fringe]

While I can understand your frustration with management and the desire to quit I don't agree with kicking the PSX rack. The better thing would've been to simply walk away and report him to corporate and see what they would do. If you got lucky maybe he'd be looking for work. Now since you have effectively destroyed a section of the store it's unlikely he would receive any punishment since he'd be able to turn it against you.

Then again, if that happened to me I couldn't guarantee I'd remain calm and there'd probably be a trail of things thrown about on my way out.

I'm glad you got of there. It sounded like you were miserable working there.

I understand what you're saying, and you're quite correct; I WAS miserable there. The problem was merely amplified by the timeframe in which this "manager" decided to start messing with my schedule without just cause. I did indeed tlak to the DM, and he dd nothing. In fact, he did nothing the first time I talked to him. The company, or at least that level of management, just doesn't care. I also agree with the person who said "you can't act like this when you're oldeR" and again, I agree. I just felt that the abuse wasn't worh $15 a week.

[GameDude]

:applause:

[Zenithian Legend]

Reality's Fringe- obviously you are a punk ass kid.


The statement "What did you just call me" reflects that you actually think that people give a damn about you and your ego. It is obvious that he called you an ass, and you said that to try to intimidate or exaserbate the situation.

Tell you what- when you are old enough, go into biker bar, or a bar that serves military folks- then go be rude, and when one of them calls you an ass, fight them.

Just make sure you send us pictures of your sorry rear in the hospital.

So, you probably got beat up a lot in high school, didn't you?

I think reading Mr. Anderson's thread http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24465 might be of some help to you as well, :newbie:

[LoganDX]

It all boils down to what you can personally handle. We all deal with B.S. everyday whether it be work or personal. I can't say I would have handled it that way or that I wouldn't have. We really don't know what we will do in any given situation until it happens. Just be glad you're out RF. There will be much rejoycing(sp?) tonight...

And since nothing was damaged, I wouldn't worry about legal action, although they might call the cops. Without any physical damage, I think the most they could do is BAN you from the store or file a restraining order. :roll: But we all know that's no big deal since you're never going there again...

[Monsta Mack]

Reality's Fringe that was one hell of a way to quit your job. You truly are a hero for all retail workers nationwide. While I still think giving your two weeks notice would be the best thing to do, what u did was the second best thing to do and u just made my day a whole let better. Bravo! BRAVO! I praise you!

[Zenithian Legend]

Ya, this makes me wish I had left some jobs with a bang, like kicked the shit out of one of my bosses after he manipulated me to get himself more money. Then tells me that he doesn't think things are working out so he can take everything for himself... and has the nerve to say "no hard feelings" :bomb: God he's lucky I didn't just step on him.

[AdamInPlaidum]

Reality, I think you did something we ALL wish we could do to some asshole we know. If it was that or decking the guy, you made the right choice.

[friedram]

Naw, he should have decked him.

[jimbodan]

Haha! great story and great job reality. I've never had the pleasure (sarcasism) to work retail, but because unlike you I don't think my tolerance for that kind of shit would have lasted beyond about 10 minutes. I probably would have done something much worse too after what your manager said to you. It sounds like you had every intention of just going in there being civilized and quiting, but your jerk-off manager just HAD to make his penis seem a little bigger and get the last word in and start shit.

[Cmosfm]

I just can't believe you actually called him a "goober".

I think I stopped saying that when I was 14

[Dead of Knight]

HERO

Hot damn that was a legendary story. To think you didn't even PLAN it is even better. In other news, I called my GS of emplyoment today and apparently they DID reschedule me to work this week, only three hours but it is better than nothing (and looks sexy on a college application).

And this is one of the funniest things I have ever read:
If you want to be unprofessional...

Walk in with a boom box on your shoulder, play Beat It by Michael Jackson and Moonwalk out the door... -GuilewasNK

[Reality's Fringe]

I just can't believe you actually called him a "goober".


That makes two of us. Loss of words; Me master english language.

[sying]

You just reinforced your managers point that you were some punk kid. Do you think the customers were impressed by your rampage? If you would have kept calm and counter-remarked his comments for you without cursing, he would have looked real bad.

Well yes his actions would have reinforced the idea that he was a punk if the manager's assumptions were true. As far as I see he and the rest of that poor store has had to put up with the utter incompetence of the whole management structure. Well there isn't much to expect from a chain that has its standard operating procedures as the same as its parent company (Barnes and Noble). Unfortunately the "if you let it sit they will come" marketing strategy that has worked SOOOO well for B&N does not work as well in a Game Store. There needs to be qualified people who knows what the hell they are talking about, people such as Reality. Rant. done. By the way, I've been canvasing my local Rapestop hoping that you had worked at my local store and to see if what you would do. What you did was righteous and don't let any middle aged balding hardass tell you otherwise.

[sying]

Well it is definately interesting. I also can't believe the manager acted that way, but you know how those management people in those small stores who don't get paid much more then you are. They have to power trip to feel like they are better than you.

Let me first say that I agree that small store managers suck, and secondly you have no right to question Reality's truthfulness because no one that we know can validate or deny what had happened.

How bout hiring managers based on thier credentials, what a novel idea. Instead of hiring based on senority, they should hire based on credentials. There are hundreds of educated college graduates that would be more than happy to fill managerial positions. No offense to game store managers but most all the game store managers in the Jacksonville OP region (and yes I have been to them all) I can almost guarantee you do not have any degree whatsoever. They are usually aging losers not much different from banned DragonLordFrodo who have no other work experience had were the dumb ones who actually stayed with company and gained senority and thus by default are promoted to Store Manager. Well thats all I have in terms of energy now at 2AM. I welcome to shoot down any rebuttals to my rant tomorrow.

Reality good luck in your job search. If you live in the southeast Rhino Video Games is hiring. Pay is crappy ( usually Minimum+.50) but they are good people.

[KrazyKefka]

After reading the whole sordid tale, I felt like throwing in my two cents...

Reality's Fringe, I think what you did (for the most part) was right (though I'm not so sure about the kicking down of displays and such). You voiced your concerns and I think you had reason to (at least from my understanding). I walked out of a job once. Granted, it wasn't as exciting as yours, but I must say that it was one of the greatest feelings ever. I think it's something everyone should experience just once. Of course, I'm not advocating that everyone run out and quit their job, but to walk out on a job that just makes you so miserable is empowering. It's like you have control of your life back (well...at least that was the experience for me anyways).

Good luck on the temp thing. As for trying to find a job at school, good luck. I happen to go to OU and finding a job there is damned near impossible. Athens is a small town out in the middle of nowhere with 20,000 plus students crammed into it so the job market isn't exactly booming. One thing you might want to consider is going and talking to Financial Aid when school starts. If you qualify, you may be able to get into the Work Study program. That's how I have my job.

Also, in the money that you owe the school ($3600?), it may be good to go and talk to them about that as well. A friend of mine owed a bunch to the school last Spring (like $5000 or so). After getting over the initial shock and calming her down, I got her to go and talk to them and she was able to take care of it and still stay in school. The times that I've dealt with them have been good experiences, so it may be worth a try, if you haven't already.

Oh...and before I forget...the point where you called your manager a "goober"? L O frickin' L :lol: Nice.

Maybe I'll see you around OU in the fall.

[daphatty]

:shock:

Well all I have to say is that your reaction was on par for the age/conditions. Unlike some of the others, I think you are too young to effectively discuss your way through workplace conflicts. That takes lots of time and maturity. No amount of second hand advice could have adequately prepared you for your experience. And as long as this is the exception, and not the norm, you'll be just fine. You are young so I wouldn't worry about burnt bridges. Retail jobs are a stepping stone to nowhere anyway.

[Cornfedwb]

I must say, I've lost every bit of respect I may have ever had for you. He's right, you are a smartass little punk kid.

[Neo]

I must say, **** off. I'm sure he really cares that he lost your respect.

[daphatty]

No surprise there. I've never known Cornfed to have much respect for anyone. Well, at least not for their opinions anyway.

[Ericnmel99]

No surprise there. I've never known Cornfed to have much respect for anyone. Well, at least not for their opinions anyway.

Too right, too right

[sisco1986]

Go to work butt ass naked. but keep the "My Name is" tag on. Or get in a staged fight with a friend, start knocking over games and stuff, start doing WWE moves on him like the an elbow drop from the cash register, or a spear into the display boxes. Or replace the game demos with DVD porn. or replace the magazines with porno. ah, I could sit here all day and come with stuff..

[Ericnmel99]

Go to work butt ass naked. but keep the "My Name is" tag on. Or get in a staged fight with a friend, start knocking over games and stuff, start doing WWE moves on him like the an elbow drop from the cash register, or a spear into the display boxes. Or replace the game demos with DVD porn. or replace the magazines with porno. ah, I could sit here all day and come with stuff..


Uhhh....just to let you know.....he allready quit. sorry.

[sisco1986]

or better yet, get a jersey and become the Gamestop Linebacker like terry tate (or how ever he spells his name office linebacker) if a kid asks a dumb question just tackle him and yell "WOOOOOO THIS IS MY HOUSE" and then walk out the store like nothing happend.

[sisco1986]

oh nevermind then

[snotknocker]

I must say, I've lost every bit of respect I may have ever had for you. He's right, you are a smartass little punk kid.

Well RF no love lost here. you're still ok in my book

[magilacudy]

RF, I think you handled that situation as best you could. I have the same problem keeping my anger in check, but at least you went in there with good intentions in mind. I don't think I could've called anyone a shaq-fu goober, and for that I salute you... cheapassly.

Good luck finding another job, and hopefully not getting sued.

[MeGaWC27]

hope you dont get arrested

[Ericnmel99]

Just out of curiosity, did your former place of employment contact you at all because of your parting actions?

[smalien1]

Shave a penny off everyones chane untill you are a f***ing millionare!

[breakin2]

I say send a friend in and do the shrimp thing.

[Acrylic]

Well, here's how it went. You seriously won't believe what this douche did when everything was going well:


I honestly went in with the notion to just respectfully bow and leave. Sure, most of the suggestions I received here were compelling and quite humorous, but it would make me look really immature and petty. Anyhow, I walk into the store, and it's in its usual disarray thanks to the "Proactive new management approach"(Not lying here. He honeslty thinks that screwing up things is helping), and there's a few guys here and there just browsing about. I walk up to the counter and say, "Listen, I've raised my concerns to you several times, and both times you've basically told me that you didn't care and that it wasn't your problem. Well, you know what, I'm just going to quit. It's not working out, and I think you should realy step back and re-evaluate how you 'manage' things here." I thought this was a fair and civilized way to address the situation, and I assumed a crisis had been averted. Well, I guess the manager didn't see it my way.
"Oh, so you're just going to come in here, be an ass, and quit? I kind of expected that from you." At this point I'm pretty much speechless and I say,
"What did you just call me?"
"You're just some smartass kid. I've seen a whole bnch of your type around here. You never did deserve to work here."
"Deserve!?!" I shouted this, and by now the customers are staring, "What in the hell do you mean deserve? this is some shitty, go-nowhere, minimumwage job! Look at you! Who in the shaq-fu do you think you are? You're a manager at a videogame store, that you don't even own or have any say in! Do you shaq-fuing think I'm going to stand around here and kiss your ass, you shaq-fuing goober?"
He gets all red and flustered and replies with , "Why don't you act like an ass a little more? It fits who you realy are." At this point, I completely flipped the hell out. What kind of manager would even START such an arguement. That was it, seriously, I was one a one-way train to fu ck ass-crazy town and he was in the way.
"No, that wasn't me being an ass, THIS is me being an ass" and with that, I placed my foot on the PSX game rack and with one mighty push it was felled in the centre of the store. Guides and cases went everywhere.
"Is that enough of an ass for you, you patheitc excuse for a man, " *Wham* Down comes 3 shelves of XBox games onto the floor, "I'm not shaq-fuing coming back here, EVER, and if I see you on the street I'm making it my p[ersonal mission to kick your skinny ass!" and with that I stormed out the door.
I don't know if they caught that on camera or not, and I don't really care although I doubt they did. the whole thing completely blows my shaq-fuing mind. I went in there without an attitude. I sounded terse whe I addressed him, but shit, what manager would follow up with somehting like that? shaq-fu that place, shaq-fu that place for good. I'm NEVER shopping at gamestop again, and I'll make it a mission to keep other people away from there. shaq-fu that guy, seriously, shaq-fu him.


On another note, I did manage to score the HAlo Display cases that were requested of me as I ripped the shelf that held them to the floor.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/realitysfringe/Halo2boxes.jpg

You. Rock.

WOW.

You are the best. I wish I coulda seen it.

[opportunity777]

The guy deserved what he got to clean up that mess, and it really doesn't matter in my opinion :P

I have a good job, and I did that when I was around your age, so it usually won't kill you.

Just don't go out like that everytime you want to quit a job and it won't be a problem.

One time at a dumb videogame shop isn't going to kill anybody :)

Plus, it's a great story for the grandkids or when you need something to laugh about haha :)

[Xevious]

:shock:

Well all I have to say is that your reaction was on par for the age/conditions. Unlike some of the others, I think you are too young to effectively discuss your way through workplace conflicts. That takes lots of time and maturity. No amount of second hand advice could have adequately prepared you for your experience. And as long as this is the exception, and not the norm, you'll be just fine. You are young so I wouldn't worry about burnt bridges. Retail jobs are a stepping stone to nowhere anyway.

I agree wholeheartly... You can get away with this at the Retail level but don't apply this tactic in the office corporate world. The ramifications are going to be a lot more severe.

If you are like most of us, you are going to have lots up jobs before you settle. You are going to meet a lot of bad bosses. Its inevitable. Every job you apply to is a crap-shoot in a sense. You might as well accept this - thats the way life is.

[akilshohen]

I wouldn't think of him as some punk as long as he didn't come at me. Now that would be just asking for the wrath......
Most people around me would of been laughing and saying "treated" to the manager.

[Levizk]

The only problem I see with how you quit is the fact that you took revenge on the store instead of the manager that deserved it. The PSX rack and the Xbox stuff probably got cleaned up by a regular associate while the manager was out doing his thing in the car. It's too late now, but if you really wanted revenge you shoulda called up OSHA with any concerns about safety in the work place you knew of. Then taken steps to raise concerns with corporate about the guy. While he probably wouldn't get fired for either of these things (well depending on how bad the OSHA audit goes he might), it definately would have kept them from promoting him for quite some time.

[zionoverfire]

Why dig up a 3 month dead thread just to make 1 comment, really let the dead posts have thier peace.

[Trakan]

Why dig up a 3 month dead thread just to make 1 comment, really let the dead posts have thier peace.

Yeah, WTF?

[Levizk]

Why dig up a 3 month dead thread just to make 1 comment, really let the dead posts have thier peace.

Oh I didn't realize that someone brought a 3 month old post back to life. I saw it on the recently posted to board threads on the main page and figured it was current, otherwise I woulda just left it alone.

[Gothic Walrus]

Why dig up a 3 month dead thread just to make 1 comment, really let the dead posts have thier peace.

Oh I didn't realize that someone brought a 3 month old post back to life. I saw it on the recently posted to board threads on the main page and figured it was current, otherwise I woulda just left it alone.

Obviously, then, they weren't referring to you. :roll:

I still think that there would have been a better way to quit...but since he was determined to go out with a bang, he did a damn good job with it.

[help1]

thank you.. never read the story before but heard of it

[zionoverfire]

Why dig up a 3 month dead thread just to make 1 comment, really let the dead posts have thier peace.

Oh I didn't realize that someone brought a 3 month old post back to life. I saw it on the recently posted to board threads on the main page and figured it was current, otherwise I woulda just left it alone.

I didn't mean you :lol: it was the guy in front of you, but I suppose if a few people who haven't read it before stuble across it its for the best, this was a hilarious occurance when it happened, but the comment they added seemed, well a little late.

[emceelokey]

At least you got to quit on your own terms. They suspended me for taking home the guides that get marked down to $0.01, in which we have to mark the price down to $0.00 to prevent msts from showing up and cheating and stuff like that. Well they said that they're going to suspend me and call me back the next day. And that was the district manager I was talking to face to face. That was in July. I'm still waiting for that call today. I was getting screwed with myself and I was planning to quit anyway but I wanted to quit in November... Black Friday November so that they would be screwed for the rest of the holiday season. I didn't even bother to return my check out and I still haven't got my final paycheck from them. Fuck Gamestop. There's only one Gamestop I still go to mainly because so of the good prople I met while working there are still working there. Saldy on of those guys left for about 9 months and then came back. He has about 5 years of experience in Gamestop but because he left he has to go back to the starting pay. Not only that but they said that they were giving him more because he's more experienced but they started starting off at 6.00 a few months before he came back. FUCK Gamestop.

[saigumi]

Congrats... GameStop is high on my "stores never to go to list already".

A friend of mine worked there and we dug up some really interesting trash on the company as a whole before he quit.

It mostly had to do with how much their executives were raking in and how much they were taking perks and pay away from employees at the same time.

He had a signed raise (meaning the paperwork was in and approved) for 8 months and quit before seeing a dime of it.

http://www.pelpem.org/news.php?extend.11
http://www.pelpem.org/forum_viewtopic.php?6.3
http://www.pelpem.org/comment.php?12

[emceelokey]

Congrats... GameStop is high on my "stores never to go to list already".

A friend of mine worked there and we dug up some really interesting trash on the company as a whole before he quit.

It mostly had to do with how much their executives were raking in and how much they were taking perks and pay away from employees at the same time.

He had a signed raise (meaning the paperwork was in and approved) for 8 months and quit before seeing a dime of it.

http://www.pelpem.org/news.php?extend.11
http://www.pelpem.org/forum_viewtopic.php?6.3
http://www.pelpem.org/comment.php?12




Where did you find that info ? I would like to see it. Because I already believe you about the execs taking in more than they should and not giving the employees enough. I also had a signed raise from my manager at the time and they gave me half of what he approved for me. The stupid fat DM said that "just because he signed and turned in those papers doesn't mean that it's what you're going to get." That manager left the same week he turned that in baceuse he was getting screwed big time. He once worked 4 weeks staright because the stupid DM couldn't find an assistant manager for our store. But my manager went out of his way to get those papers turned in early because he knew how hard I worked and he knew that joe manager wouldn't give a shit. I still fuckin hate that company. I hope they all go to hell.

[dracula]

If you close the store then leave the bathroom sink on with it all clogged up.

nice! or clog up the shitter, and shaq-fu with the little lever thing so it just runs.

damn, you stole my suggestion, i was going to say "drop a bomb in the toilet so it all plugged up :D" that would leave them with some hefty plumber bills. That is the best solution. Also , you can still use them for a reference that way, bc there is no way they would say "he was a good worker but plugged up the toilet in his last week." they will just say "he was a good worker". that is the only way to walk out with your dignity.

[kaji7p56]

I've worked at Blockbuster AND Hollywood video. Managers and DMs don't give a shit about the employees. Retail blows.

[pimp tyranny]

whatever

[PhrozenFire]

Putting in an app there tomorrow. It's not like I plan to work there for several years but just being able to snatch up a rare game or get a slight discount is enough for me. Plus being around games all day. Better than nothing.

[x0thedeadzone0x]

I hadn't heard this story either until just now. Well even if I think you slightly overreacted I'm more then sure that boss probably got everything he deserved, and he probably should've gotten more. I've had to deal with literally impossible people like that before in my life or worse, they are a pain in the ass to get along with and trust me, it's not fun. It's so hard not to blow up or vent emotionally like you did especially when they're acting that way. Somehow most of the time I manage to stay calm, I don't know how. In any case congrats, he had what was coming to him cuz he sounded like a real true asshole and now you're rid of the place.

[Dead of Knight]

What new printers and registers? What are these mythical new objects that you speak of?

Fuck Gamestop. Once I get all my college applications in and I get my acceptance letter for my first choice (which is gonna be early action so I'll get it fairly soon after 11/15), I'm quitting.

[GuilewasNK]

I've worked at Blockbuster AND Hollywood video. Managers and DMs don't give a shit about the employees. Retail blows.

Yep. At the bookstore I am at, my manager is a near 70 yeard old woman who really needs to retire. She was trying to reply to an e-mail in Outlook. So what does she do? She clicks in the body of the messages and types. SHE DIDN"T HIT REPLY BEFORE. So she sits there wondering where the send button is. I told her (for the 100th time in the last year), "you have to hit reply THEN type your reply. So I copy and paste her response and start walking away. She says, "Ok, I guess it is ready to send." All she has to do is click the bloody SEND button. She expects me to do it! All I am is a cashier and I do everything but that. I order supplies, stock shelves, clean the store, do shipping and receiving, order software, do inventory, process web orders and bill accounts. BTW I get $8.60 an hour. When we got a new POS system (point-of-sale) a few years ago she actually went to Chicago for training. She came back and didn't know shit. All I had was a training CD that I used on my own and I picked it up easily. During that time I asked for 3 days off for my birthday IN ADVANCE. I had 10 vacation days that year and hadn't used any (birthday is October 18th, near the last part of the year). She says she isn't comfortable with our new software and could I stay. I say, "Well can I have any days off at all?" She says next week. Then she goes on a train trip on MY birthday. The second I find a new job, I am out of there. If it wasn't for the 401k and benefits I would just go to McDonald's.