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So, I recently started a new job. We have three managers, one of which I love, one of which I hate, and one of which I have yet to meet. 

I worked today with the manager I hate. I thought that for whatever reason she just didn't like me, or maybe I was just being unreasonably sensitive,  but no. No one likes her. She's quiet, judge mental, demanding, and just plain rude. 

A couple examples: 

1)     She sent me and a fellow employee to get food for the three of us. Then when we got back, she proceeded to tell us that we needed to be on the floor, so we'd have to wait to eat while she sat in the back and stuffed her face. Nothing life-altering, but common courtesy would imply that she, being the manager, would allow at least one of us to eat while she worked the floor. 

2)    (Quick background info about selling: You ask the customer if someone helped them. If they say yes and who, you put the employee number and move on. If they say no, we go down the list of people working at the time, and give them the sale. The next time someone says no, you pick the next employee on the list and so on and so forth.) We are expected to sell roughly $100 an hour. However, it's the after-holiday lull, so no one's really shopping and most people that are don't want or need your help. So, I made a little less than $300 in 5 hours. My friend made a little less than $300 in 6 hours. This manager, who was working the register all day, made close to $700 in 6 hours. How, you ask? She took all the "no, no one helped me's' for herself, which is just douche-y, because no, we don't work on commission, but our sales determine our hours. 

3)    I wasn't taught to work the registers until yesterday, with her. So, during my first time being on the register (for roughly 3 hours), I forgot to remove TWO customers sensors. They came back today, not mad, completely understanding, thought it was kinda funny. My manager however was not at all polite about it and made me feel stupid. She then proceeded to breathe down my neck while I checked customers out for the next half hour.

4)    This is my biggest problem. Someone paid for something with a 20. I put in they paid with a 10. Now, giving them change wasn't a problem; you just add 10 dollars to it. I'm not an idiot. BUT we count the bills every night and the bills we had wouldn't have matched up with what we were supposed to; same amount of money, but not the correct type, if that makes sense. Well, like I said, I'm new, so I didn't really know if it mattered or not. So, I asked. She FLIPPED OUT because she didn't fully understand what I was talking about, made a scene, then realized it wasn't a big deal, and said, "Uhmmm. Just give him $10. Duh." Then proceeded to tell whoever she was on the phone with, "Oh, nothing just an employee being retarded."

No. No. Homie don't play that. 

I've literally had FOUR shifts. I'm NOT going to be perfect, especially because they DON'T train you. At all. You figure it out yourself. I was shown ONCE how to work the register. It's okay if people correct me, but it's not okay when they humiliate me and make me feel small. 

So, what should I do? I've never had this problem before. Have you? Any advice? 

WHY YES IT IS, LISA!!!

(That is her name, yes?)

Anyways...

I'm attempting to write a new fanfic. It's been a while, but I'm hoping to stick with it. I'm looking for some fellow campers to write with. You know, motivation and such. So if you're interested in doing some sort of WC tonight, or pretty much any other night, let me know here. I can add you to my gmail account and we can get some sort of ADF writers group going. Yay!

It's time for a challenge! The first out of fifty-two challenges has been posted on the PTB Blog.

#1 - Rocky Horizon

I wanted to take it easy for the first challenge, so what I have for you is a picture prompt.

Want to participate? Sign up today at: http://projectteambeta.com/writing-challenge-2013/

Posted with permission by LJ Summers

We are currently staying on vacation up at Bass Lake, CA for some down time with the family. We had a notification that tonight Carol Cole O'Dell will be reading some exerpts from the books and then will have a Q&A session. 

The flier says that we can hear about how the author took Indian mythology and made an alien creature from it. Genre is Science Fiction/Historical fiction. 

So have any of your read these books? THe titles are Mountain Game, Mountain Calling, and the Golden City?

I need to RSVP and also decide if I need to cut out time of the family vacation to go. 

Let's say that I have the opportunity to watch either Homeland or The Wire. Which should I choose and why?

Hi
I just went to read And With Thee Fade Away to see that derdriu ofaolain has pulled all her stories.
If anyone has a copy I'd be most grateful.
Thanks 

please contact this camper privately if you can help

because we don't ever post our emails on public forums! we practice safe internet!



 

LADIES. YOU'VE ALL HEARD OF THE GIRL MARRYING THE EDWARD CUTOUT, RIGHT?

WELL, THAT'S ME. NOT KIDDING. JANDCO & WTVOC & EKSMITH can all verify, and I NEED YOUR HELP.

My BD1 cardboard cutout arrived, I opened the box, AND IT'S THE WRONG CUTOUT. The company is now sold out of the one I ordered, AND I CANNOT MARRY ECLIPSE EDWARD IN A JEAN JACKET.

Does anyone HAVE a BD1 cutout? Would anyone be willing to ship it to me and allow me to use it in the wedding? I will send it back ASAP, and pay for shipping both ways! PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN.

RANGER EDIT:  This lovely lady also needs Twilight/Edward themed ideas for her stagette.  HELP A SISTER OUT! (and contribute to a way cool project while you're at it) <3 - EK

So aside from DVD release shingdigs, I think it's safe to say that the days of seeing the cast play dress-up are over. So, let's have some fun and look back at some of the best and worst getups that we saw on the red carpet over the years from our beloved Cullen and co clan. What outfit stuck out--in a good or bad way--in your mind?  Was there one particular look that made you go, "Holy fuck, I didn't think that INSERT NAME could look any better/worse." Who has grown the most in regards to red carpet style?

It's Fashion Police, ADF-style!

One of my Facebook Friends posted a link to an article in a blog that I felt would be interesting to discuss here.  I am really interested in hearing your points of view.  The article is a little long but the point is pretty important, in my opinion.

Just-Shut-Up

What do you think Campers?

Jandco,

I know there are many of us wringing our hands with worry about you after your post yesterday.  

Here's the link to that campfire: http://www.adifferentforest.com/Campfires/19152

I know I should have put this within that campfire but didn't want to have it get to buried at the bottom of 3 pages of comments.

Has anyone heard from her?  

Prayers for her please!

Withdrawal was driving me mad.  I need a regular dose of Rob like I need chocolate and coffee.

Here he is New Year's Eve.  Oh yeah, and Kristen too.

To make this interactive:  is your interest in Rob (or KStew) on the wane, due to the end of Twilight / Robsten oversaturation?

Has a new fandom grabbed you?  Who is  your new man to photostalk?  Or is there no one at all and you can get on with real life finally after five years?

So I've been reading books by R.L. Mathewson and I swear on my toes that her writting seems so so familiar. Does anyone know if she was ever a fanfic author and if so what she wrote.

( Also she had the names Michael, Rose, Robert, Edward, Kate and Alice as side characters. This cannot cannot cannot be a coincidence, cmon Shelly!)

Are there any other books out there that you just know has to be one of the authors we hold near and dear? Let me know!

My son has a new girlfriend.  I like her ...  A LOT.  She is probably the nicest girl he has ever dated.  

Anyway, she made a point of loaning me this book and telling me how much she loved it.  I considered reading it when it first came out but couldn't get into it.  But I REALLY like this girl and feel I should give it a go.

So please tell me campers:  Love it?  Hate it?  And why?  Also, feel free to give me a spoilery synopsis, cause I love spoilery synopses (and yes, I did have to look up the plural form of that word).

Well, I'm back again for more help...

I need to do a interview/survey wtih children older than the age of eight.  

Here's my questionaire:

Name:

Age:

What book genre do you prefer, i.e. humor, thriller, mystery, etc.?

Why do you enjoy it?

What do you look for when reading a book?

What books do you find boring and why?

What are you currently reading? Is it for school or personal pleasure?

According to your teacher’s report, are you under, average, or above the general reading level (according to the accelerated reading program, where you do stand)?

Do you attend public school, private school or homeschooled?

If possible, could I get it back before Sunday night??

Thank you all so much!!!!  

I just read The Perfect Wife... why didn't someone stop me?

Have you read it? What did you think.

What bothered you the most?

And... why is this still posted? Aren't there rules on that website against some of that content?

And...just to make it more itneractive... what other stories, books or fanfic did you regret after you read?

So, Diana Gabaldon (author of the Outlander series) posted a rant an update on Facebook this morning concerning the status of the Outlander series being adapted as a tv series on Starz.  (Rant Update posted in the comments for those who might be interested.)

I am trying to be excited about this development, but in truth I am terrified.  I loved Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse books, but hated the HBO adaptation after Season 1.  And even though I stopped watching at that point, I have never been able to reread the books without seeing that cast in my head. 

Ditto Twilight, although it wasn't the movie adaptation that ruined things as much as the Robsten drama.  At one point I wasn't able to enjoy the books OR fanfic, although I've slowly been dipping my toes into fanfic waters with better success.  

But there is a special place in my heart for JAMMF and Outlander and I am so afraid to watch/read anything that will ruin the experience for me, ya know?  What if I hate the casting?  What if they aren't true to the books or to JAMMF's most excellent character?  How will I be able to stand to watch the scenes between Jamie and Randall at Wentworth without the aid of VALIUM?  

So tell me, what are your favorite or least favorite book to small-screen/big-screen adaptations, and why did you like (or hate) them?  What would you have changed or done differently?  

And, if you're an Outlander fan, what do you think of the books being turned into a TV series a la True Blood?

I know this topic is a real dividing issue. I didn't know how dividing it was until I watch this news video, which I seem unable to embed correctly here. Here's a link to the video if you're interested :http://news.yahoo.com/video/request-ketchup-philly-cheesesteak-leads-001204299.html

Here's the jist of the story as reported to WFTV 9:

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A confrontation over ketchup nearly led to a fight between a restaurant worker and a customer, officials said.

Luis Martinez said he stopped by a Subway shop in a Walmart on South Semoran Boulevard late Tuesday night to get something to eat. He said he ordered a Philly cheese steak the way he always does.

"American cheese, onions and ketchup," said Martinez.

Lawrence Ordone was working behind the counter.

"He wants ketchup on the Philly cheese steak and I have never put -- we don't even have ketchup at Subway -- I've never put ketchup on anybody's sandwich," said Ordone.

Martinez said he didn't want the sandwich without the ketchup and that a man next to him in line offered to buy the sandwich.

Ordone said that Martinez mouthed off at the man.

Martinez denied saying anything, but neither he or Ordone disputed what they said happened next.

"That's when I flew off the handle," said Ordone.

"He shoved a chair to the side, like knocked it down to come at me, and I said, 'This is going to be serious,'" said Martinez.

"I said, 'Let's go, fight me like a man,'" said Ordone.

"I was scared. Next thing, I'm thinking a gun's going to come out," said Martinez.

Ordone said he blocked the customer so he couldn't get out.

"He threatened to kill me in front of my wife," said Martinez.

Martinez called 911, but by the time police got there the Subway worker had already left.

Ordone said he was fired from his job Wednesday, and that he is baffled the confrontation started over something as simple as ketchup.

"There's ketchup three aisles down. You can go buy your own ketchup, and I promise to God, you can put as much as you want on it and nobody's going to say nothing," said Ordone.

Ordone was not arrested.
WFTV found out his case might be forwarded to the State Attorney's Office to determine whether or not to prosecute him. 

Come to think of it, I don't recall of seeing ketchup in a Subway before. Also, the idea of putting ketchup on a cheese steak is kinda weird, but personal preferences, yo.

So ketchup or mustard?

Do you draw a line on what you will put your favorite condiment on?

Why? I'm bored.

Keep it nice folks. Don't let it descend into chaos.