>ANON, how many times do I need to show you how to do this? You keep messing up, hurry up and pay attention.
Should have worked at a spaghetti factory
>tfw freak out and panic hard whenever I do something wrong and immediately assume my coworkers hate me for being a dumb fuck
FIFTEEN AN HOUR
>get job driving a forklift with zero experience
>minimal training
>2nd day guy is screaming at me red in the face because I'm not going fast enough
>drive toward the exit, leave the lift running, get in my car, go home
>>24071568
Sorry dad. I mean, boss.
>>24071594
oh god. i feel you there
>>24071568
>Used to work at restaurant before quitting
>Worked at the back at the grill
>Apart from a few chores hardly anything to do
>Spend most of shit just hanging around waiting for the torture to end
>Boss comes around the corner into back
>Yells at you for not doing anything
>Coworkers, half of which are drugged or drunk, would ignore me and give the cold shoulder
Glad I'm not at that shit hole anymore.
>Work at pharmacy for 1 year
>Never learnt shit at school
>Always have to ask to coworkers
>Get depressed everyday because I feel useless
>Drop work and become a neet
>Depression gets worse every day
Good fuck I cannot imagine working a job like this for more than a few minutes. Working at a busy restaurant full time must be beyond a nightmare. I worked full time as a night security guard and my biggest struggle was fighting off sleep, and even that I couldn't do
Who /awfulworker/ here
>worked at a restaurant
>remember doing something extremely basic in making an order
>keep messing up, can't do it right
>anon, if you can't do it correctly you're going to have to find another job
>spend a month trying to get it right
>work there for a year sucking
>new people get it right in 30 minutes
>>24071734
i don't know how the fuck people work in restaurants.
anything to do with people and their food is a giant FUCKING HELL NO to me. i'd rather clean toilets than deal with people and their food.
>>24071617
bleh. Thats shitty. I nearly killed someone my second day driving a forklift. Went right instead of left. Woulda broken his legs 100% if he didnt jump, probly worse. Now I just go slow as fuck. That feeling of panic, ill never forget it.
>>24071766
You'd rather deal with the by product of humans food than the food itself. Yer an ass kill yourself
>fail up through high school
>quit early 2004
>do nothing for the rest of the year
>do nothing 2005-2006
>get put on the dole
>shuffled around various job service providers - privatisation is better dontcha know - from 2007-2011
>get diagnosed depression
>get diagnosed autisms
>2011 get shit together
>2011-2012 redo school
>2013 cert III patisserie
>2014 cert III commercial cooking
>August 2014-June 2015 work as chef
>August-March veg section, a few bumps but doing okay, don't make the same mistake twice, other two guys on the section are fucking lazy and do just enough to get through their shift and where I leave it with stuff prepared for the coming days they leave it almost completely bare
>another chef is a fucking psycho and bullies me, head chef is always agro and I bare it working next to the pass
>March-June larder section, prep is easier than veg, but Im fucking terrible at it, can't coordinate my shit with mains, can't keep track of dockets, can't get shit up in time, not given training on sections prep list, ordering requests ignored
>chef gives me final written warning
>can't figure out how to do the stuff I am supposed to do and certainly not within 1 week
>email him he should terminate me now and save us another week of grief
>July-now sitting at home doing nothing back on disability
>>24071568
>work same slavewage job at a shitty fast food restaurant
>absolutely lazy idiots get hired all the time
>everything in the store is forever falling apart
>owner keeps cutting costs like re-using food from the day and sometimes two days before, while advertising "freshness"
>constantly get called in early
>other people leave early
>at the end of my shift, half the time either the kid working the next shift is there or just doesn't show up at all
>finally get new owners after nearly 10 years
>miss one shift
>get fired
>too depressed/anxious too look for another job since
food industry is the worst too, I just want to mop a floor or even scrub toilets and avoid dealing with people
Food isn't so bad once you get used to the routine and how shit works. I wouldn't work there again since you have to deal with people.
I work in a major shipping warehouse and its easy as fuck. A lot of downtime where I just stand around and space out. I don't get along with some coworkers but I have a few I can small talk with so it isn't too bad.
>>24071823
Oh I had worked in the industry before chef btw
>kitchen hand 14 months whiles doing certificates
>shitty upmarket pretentious burger joint 6 months before that
>>24071597
Dealing with that kind of shit is so bad, they deserve $15 an hour.
>>24071766
Not really. What was hell was having to work there 5+ hours PER DAY including WEEKENDS. But even that was nothing compared to your bosses getting mad at your for doing nothing when you're not getting customers but you've already completed all the jobs for that day. At that point it's literally kitchen wipedown going at a snails pace #339 for the day.
>>24071766
I used to get really fucking stressed when it got busy back when I worked at a restaurant. I could deal with the orders no problem but I would just completely shut down and not talk to anyone after the rush.
Working at a restaurant really opened my eyes to how much of an asshole I really am and I fucking hate it.
I would gladly take working as a line cook than retail or waiting tables or anything with speaking to strangers.
>>24071719
pharmacy is the most bullshit underpaid retail job.
>>24071619
>Sorry dad. I mean, boss.
FUCK
I quit my first job because this happened
>>24071846
What sort of food? If its stored right it is fresh and fine
>>24071856
fuck you, it's flipping burgers. They should be lucky they haven't been replaced with a machine yet, which by the way would probably be more affordable than current minimum wage.
Jobs seem really hard. This thread makes me want to stay a NEET for as long as possible.
>>24071568
"i don't gotta listen to you nigger!"
>>24071594
Can't speak for all your co-workers, but I sure do hate you, you dumb fuck. Who even hired you?
>>24071908
Then fucking invent the robors already, but until then those employees deserve a wage that they can survive on, that's literally the least their labor deserves. Making fatties pay $14 a burger would be a great thing for this nation.
>>24071913
At first working at a restaurant, you feel and are literally fucking useless.
You need to get the hang of everything and it will become somewhat easier.
>>24071766
same:
>>24071846
when it comes to food, it makes people extra demanding and anxious and in hurry and picky and selfish and generally in a bad mood.
I actually briefly worked a job that involved collecting and cleaning plastic trays at the food court of a shopping mall, and also cleaning the mirrors and sinks of washrooms but not the toilets themselves, and stress-wise it was just so much better. Unfortunately it was just like 3 hours a day and also the place was dead so it was just me and my 50+ year-old co-workers standing around in silence.
I seriously want to work as a one-man janitor but I never see anything listed in my local job websites nor do I know which companies I should apply to.
>>24071908
I hope they replace people with machines faster, just moves us closer to basic income
>>24071908
>its flipping burgers
Its not undercooking or burning them
Its meeting a high volume of demand
Its properly rotating stock
Its cleaning the grill at the end of the night
Its working in an extremely hot environment
Its working in a stressful demanding environment
The only job where you don't deal with people is dish washing but holy shit does that job suck ass after awhile.
>>24071908
>I have never worked and have my energy and sould drained working in fast food
There's a reason people do things like in >>24071846
>Getting called in early so people can leave early
>No one bothers showing up sometimes
When they do that they're actually hoping to get fired. Also that's the reason most fast food workers will be buzzed with narcotics or alcohol during a shift, it helps pass the time and take away the pain of having to work there.
>>24072005
dish washers are extremely underrated tb.h
>>24071866
Kinda. It's hard, and you have to deal with people and their problems, it's not like any store where someone buys buillshit and moves on, they come here, ask you about a lot of shit, they tell you their problems and even ask your for advice about unrelated shit. People think you're their fucking psychologist.
Somehow I managed to stay for a fucking year, but that job was too overwhelming for a robot
>>24072045
No they're not, I used to get $27AUD/hr on a Sunday when I was a kp
>>24071899
Bread. I worked at a not-Subway sandwich place. They advertised that their bread was "baked fresh everyday!" and that was such a huge lie. Literally everyday we would either intentionally use last night's bread, left on the bread rack and not frozen or anything, to make catering orders at like 8 in the morning 3 hours before the store was actually opened or have to take out frozen bread from unmarked bags in the middle of the day because we'd run out of bread for the afternoon/evening shift. Then the evening shift would always have too much bread at night and leave it out overnight and repeat the cycle.
Oh and we'd make salads maybe like once a week.
>>24072095
Well that's because you're australian
nobody here in the us gives a fuck about dishwashers and they get dick
>>24071568
This was me at BK for the month I worked there. I get mad every time I think about it.
>>24071617
This is why you don't work in a warehouse anon. I read the same thing for most of those jobs.
>>24071866
You shut your bitch mouth. Pharmacy techs are the most entitled, spoiled "retail" workers I ever saw in my time doing that. They think they're so goddamn great because they got their little community college cert and all of the sudden they're too good to do actual work like making bales or taking out trash. These spoiled fucks are also left alone by management most of the time.
>>24072007
When I was washing dishes one of the cooks would literally do lines of coke off his cutting board to get through the night
I used to work for this dying pizza chain and it was the first comfy job of all the jobs I've ever had. Hardly anyone ever ordered shit, shit was simple to make, got along with the manager and coworkers where we could just fuck around and cook the stores food for free.
Even smoked during closing and play vidya on the stores tv since it was so dead, The only time I ever got along with coworkers.
>>24071866
>underpaid
bruh i get paid 10.75 to put pills in bottles and then pull medication out of a bin ordered by last name to give to old people.
it probably couldnt get any easier.
>>24072118
No dishwashers no restaurant
what's a good job for an 18 year old that's partially deaf in one ear and has no experience whatsoever
>>24072127
Kek did any get into the food? Would be funny if someone started to get high after eating a fish or something.
>>24071568
Wagec-u-cks, when will they learn?
>>24072007
>Getting called in early so people can leave early
Oh no I meant that I would be the one guy to be called in early for the morning shift besides the manager, and the other people working the day shift would work like 3-4 hours and get a nice lunch break, and then when it was my time to leave at 5 I would usually get a phone call saying "hey uh bro imma be late a bit aight?" and them showing up 45 minutes late or "hey uh bro I have a thing I can't come in bye" and I'd end up working 12+ hour shifts.
I couldn't even sleep in on weekends either because I'd constantly get phone calls that "so and so is not feeling well (he or she is hungover from being a Friday/Saturday night normie) and can't come in" at like 9 am.
I'm actually sort of grateful that the new piece of shit owners fired me, working at McDonalds would actually be a step up now.
>Normie: Don't worry, anon. We're all supportive here! If you make a mistake, just try it again. If you have any questions, don't by afraid to ask!
>Robot: Oh normie, so sorry to bother you, I'm not quite sure how t...
>Normie: **sigh** (passive aggression pouring forth)
>>24072111
Left over bread is dicey, especially if they weren't storing it any way.
Parbaked bread is perfectly fine. It is a bit of a lie but yes it is as fresh as if it came straight from the baker.
>make salads once a week
What do you mean subway make to order
>>24072181Prostitution or male escort.
>>24072209
>tfw I'll never be 18 again
>tfw mom won't let me be a neet anymore
>>24071846
>avoid dealing with people
Security jobs are good for that.
Also, if you have one near you amazon warehouses will hire anybody and barely speak to you if you get the work done fast enough.
>>24072209
Have fun when Donald "Meme" Trump takes all of your autism/disability money away because you're not a soldier with PTSD.
>>24072127
It is a soul rushing industry
>>24072263
Don't they have a terrible reputation?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta7hTfI69xc
I worked with Fedex and it's a lot better considering how shitty warehouse jobs can be.
>>24072265
Rethuglicans hate veterans benefits too, especially for sissy mental disorder they think everyone's making up because they believe everyone's to make a buck at everyone else's expense through deception and fraud
>>24072209
>when will they learn
Learn what? How to get parents to leech off of? How to turn brown so I can move to Sweden?
>>24071759
top keke son
>>24072263
>Robot
>Security job
You need at least some self confidence for it.
>>24072256
sux2bu
I'm 28 and counting, never worked a day. Life's good.
>>24071568
Do you have to talk to your co-workers as a McDonald's cook or is it too busy for conversation?
>>24071865
Ha, I have a linesman who was like this for a long time. It took him a good 6 months to break out of it. I was the sous chef at the time. I tried all manner of coaching to no avail. Finally I would position myself next to whatever station he was on or if it was a 2 person station I would work with him. I would remain calm and crank,shit out through rush with him and just small talk and help him break down his station. After a solid month of that he began to loosen up. I was able to slowly space myself from him and he was able to function without my help.
I'm the exe. Chef now he has made his way as one of my sous. Out of all of the restaurants I consider him to be top 3 sous chef.
>>24072299
Yes amazon is viciously anti-union
>>24072266
He actually said to me one night "I actually was a dishwasher like you but then all the chefs quit one day so the owner taught me the menu and now here I am overworked and underpaid"
I left soon after that
i work at Mcdonalds on the Las Vegas strip and we are definitely underpaid.
the other city block Mcdonalds, they are shit, fuck them unless they are the busiest locations in the city, they don't got SHIT on tourist spots.
in my job you don't ever get to stop moving, you get two 10 minute breaks and if you take too long the customer and the manger both give you a hard time at the same time.
80% of the customers don't speak english, 20% of the customers are heavily intoxicated and/or hookers (its Las Vegas).
the customer can treat you any way they feel like and i've even been disrespected by muslin and indian kids and i've heard anti-american slurs directed at us.
try hearing anti-american slurs while keeping your cool. we are underpaid.
>>24072181
Work at a doggy day care.
>>24072327
No ones forcing to converse with coworkers but it will probably make you highly uncomfortable standing by yourself trying to make yourself look busy with no one to talk with.
>>24072327
During the rush you'll only be talking to say order up and ask whoever gets shit to top you up
During quiet times you can chat
>>24072233
idk about Subway, but again our store was all high and might about how everything was so fucking fresh especially the salads.
The way we made them was pretty awful as well. We'd get entire heads of Romaine lettuce that would already be half-rotten by the time we got to using them and we were supposed to have one of those lettuce-spinning things that you use to dry off lettuce after you rinse it, but the one we had was broken for about... 7 years... so every thing of salad that we made once a week was filled with like an inch or two of water and just sat there.
I used to think that working at that local sandwich/fast food place was the right thing because muh globalization and we got to look out for the local businesses but jesus man Subway and McDonalds are a step up for both the customers and employees.
>>24072299
I worked at a warehouse for one day before quitting. It was the single worst experience ever, and would rather not have a job then have one but at that place. It was severly depressing. Especially when the manager was some batshit crazy 50 year old women that would harass and yell at you for not taking up the amount of hours she'd give to you.
>>24072327
Probably too busy. I work at Taco Bell and I could never talk to the chubby latino cutie I worked with.
She's engaged now.
>not working for the mafia
>>24072305
That's just what the politicians do.
>>24072384
>optional overtime
>it's mandatory if you want to keep your job
>>24072263
>>24072317
Security sucks. Everyone always has a grudge against you and lets you know it, it's a safe way for pathetic people to let out their rage on an authoritative figure while being safe because it's not a cop. Also shit pay and no respect.
>>24072263
This. I work for Amazon right now, and they'll hire anyone as long as you do your job. It's hard as fuck, especially right now during peak season, but generally you're left alone outside of the gay but entirely necessary stretch sessions.
>>24072384
What were you hours? My shifts were 11 hours a day from 3pm to 2am. Mon-Thursday. It was for a sporting goods store. I've never wanted to just end my life then when I was working there.
>tfw truck driver
>comfy job
>5 minutes is the most I have to spend with someone
>10h a day on my own with chill music
>Get to play vidya when I'm taking a break
>Eat nice meal mom made because she won't be seeing me in days
Best feel.
>>24072393
>muh Internet fantasy job
>>24072368
Guy with the shit chef and life experience greentext here
One time chef pulled me aside and told me off about being quiet and not talking and shit :/
>>24072431
How do you go to the toilet? Are there trucks with their own?
>>24072396
I know, its called projection
>>24072416
what's a stretch session? Do they take all current workers into a room and make them stretch?
>>24072428
>3 day weekend.
>44 hour working week
That sounds okay. What was the pay and what specifically made the work so awful?
>>24072470
With coworkers right? That's stupid as fuck. I've had many jobs and I never talked with anyone. Just did my work right and never bitched.
That's one thing I hate about jobs, people love to complain and talk about themselves a lot.
So what are the best-to-worst robot-friendly jobs?
>Stocking at a store or supemarket,bonus points for night shifts
>Warehouse work
>Dishwasher/line cook/prep at restaurants
>Security
>bag boy
>Pizza delivery
>Fast food
>Working the drive-thru and cash register in fast food
>???
>???
>???
>???
>???
>Customer service/sales
my mom was pushing me to get a job in telemarketing through like the son of her friend, but I already feel like a piece of shit without having to scam old people during their supper time.
>>24071617
I would of done the same thing.
>>24072472
There are gas stations every 30min/1h depending on the country and in some roads you can just park, take a piss and keep going because barely anyone is going through there,
I've never seen a truck with it's own toilet.
>>24072329
Wow, you're a fucking hero anon. I'd work with you any day.
>>24072428
I don't exactly remember, but it was like 5 or six in the morning until 2 or 3 in the afternoon for a couple times a week.
> apply to be a shoe shiner
> 5 years minimum professional experience
> Bachelor's of Business in Footwear
> must have experience with all 340 shoe-shine polish formulas
> must know history of shoes (DON'T JUST READ THE WIKIPEDIA PAGE I'M ONTO YOU)
> must be able to work outside for 12+ hours and carry 50+ pounds on a regular basis
> be fast-paced and detail-oriented!
> able to build houses out of toothpicks a BIG plus!
> this is an unpaid internship
> you will get GREAT exposure as a shoe-shiner from this!
>>24072472
not him, but you ever seen piss bottles alongside a highway?
Pretty much a career meant for robots.
>>24071617
>work as a front desk person
>boss comes up to me
>anon, can you help me with this physically demanding thing
>hey boss, tell [other coworker] to do it, anon needs to learn to be on the phone
>feel like shit and get the fuck out of there before anyone sees me crying
>never go back
>>24072299
>Don't they have a terrible reputation?
Yeah, the place and job I worked was alright. Different places are likely run differently, and maybe pickers have it worse.
The 13$/hour and overtime were what made it worth it for me.
And if it's really bad quitting is always an option.
I was just okay with the work, and it paid enough money to be tolerable. At the time I got it I was just desperate for work after being a 20 year old with 0 work history.
>>24072472
literally truck drivers are pissjuggers
>>24072354
>go to McDonalds
>the most American thing ever
>in Las Vegas
>the most American city ever
>go there to spend your money to support the American company in the American city
>be anti-American
are those kids retarded and/or ironic?
>>24072470
:/ that sucks bud sounds like you worked for a shitty chef.
>work warehouse job
>job consist of lifting light ass boxes and stacking them on pallets
>get along with my coworkers and made freinds by the 2nd week
>boss is okay with me working part time
>dont have to deal with shitty customers
Why are you guys so bad at life lmao?
>>24072541
>office assistant
>bachelors degree
>3-5 years experience
>at least 3 professional references
>60+ wpm typing
>10-11$ per hour
Not as exciting, but this is real.
>>24072506
I wasn't especially talkative that afternoon because it was becoming a habit that I would have to come in up to an hour earlier for evening shifts because the other two guys on larder would get so little prep done
So I'd get in early and get shit done for that evening and then in the quiet time when I officially started get stuff done for the next day
(Always do what first what you need first bitches)
So pardon me if I was mr snappy mcchatty
>>24072501
It was $11.25 an hour and I was put on a 60 day probation period where I would get a $75 raise upon passing. Made it to about 45 days before just not showing up anymore.
The work dealt with clothing, shoes, and random sporting goods. You have your own area and with empty boxes where you place a certain amount of items and have tohit a button so it registers what amount goes where. You also have to do a certain amount within a time frame which is very stressful. I didn't get along with coworkers either which made it even more shitty.
>>24072499
Yeah, that's literally it. All the workers get with their respective managers every morning and after lunch and do a series of stretches. After lunch we also review safety guidelines (Amazon has a serious hardon for safety in their warehouses) and people can share their personal "success stories". If someone doesn't volunteer they WILL call on people.
The entire thing is gay as hell but you absolutely need to stretch regularly if you're gonna be working in one of their warehouses. They expect you to be on your feet for the entire ten hour shift, only stopping on breaks. There are no chairs or benches in the warehouse outside the break rooms, and if they catch you sitting on the floor you will be reprimanded. The average order picker walks about twelve miles a day at these warehouses.
>>24071991
Lmao listen to this butthurt burger flipper wanting recognition for dropping out of highschool
>>24072608
Why in the fuck would they require a bachelor's, 3-5 years experience and 3 professional references for an entry level job?
>>24072640
75 cent raise*
>>24072538
That's just being a good chef. There are all kinds of linesmen you just have to be patient firm and fair.
Really good chefs have very little turn over b/c they can help others grow and adapt to the environment.
>>24072588
the kids were from a 3rd world where they don't encourage manners, thats why they all rape and kill each other
i hear anti-American slurs from adults, not so much kids.
everything you hear about foreigners is true.
>>24072589
>so I suppose you haven't done the mayo huh? Just let that for tomorrow huh?
>what else huh? I suppose you haven't done the salsa huh left that too?
>negra too left for tomorrow right? Huh?
>No chef. I did the mayo yesterday and the negra and sala this morning and afternoon
>don't talk back to me anon I have 20 years experience
Or the afternoons when the sous chef or CDPs would bug out dead on 4pm, not clean up or restock the pass, chef would come in to run the evening shift, find his section a mess, get angry, and I working next to him have to cop his bad mood
>>24072508
Honestly, find a job at a restaurant.
Work as a line cook and you can probably learn how to cook your own meals.
Seriously, you don't really learn any useful life skills from working at retail save for controlling your temper when dealing with dumbfuckers
>>24072660
They're arrogant enough to think they can expect that. Professional development is dead, everyone expects everyone coming in to be god-mode instantly.
>>24072632
On veg I mean
Larder people were good, except refusing to show me what to do for the prep list
can I work in a warehouse if I'm pretty weak for a guy?
i worked at the home depot briefly, it was awful.
i had to do some training but the computers didnt work so they just sent me out into the store. i had no idea what the fuck i was doing or where anything was because the managers were missing and nobody gave me the initial walkthrough. my supervisor didnt know they had even hired me for his department. i "lost too many sales" because i couldnt explain much to old ladies and that was the end of that.
>>24072726
This. I couldn't even get hired at a fucking dollar tree when I started working. I had to whore myself to temp agencies to even find a job because they'll hire anyone and honestly if you speak English you're already more qualified than half the spics and niggers who come in there looking for a job. I started out folding boxes in a fucking warehouse and I loved the job but my manager was an asshole and didn't like me because I didn't go in for the overtime he told me I didn't have to fucking come in for.
>>24071568
>tfw you will never be able to work a local Video store or even a Blockbuster which involves mostly just hanging out and watching movies on like 8 TVs hanging off the ceiling and walls, and then recommending obscure movies to people who come in regularly and you know their movie taste by heart
th-thanks internet...
>>24072809
Why type of warehouse job is it? If its amazon or fedex usually you'll get thrown into what area needs you the most. I'm skinny as fuck and I've worked in some hard areas and it wasnt so bad once you get used to it. Might even get you in shape.
>>24072095
How do Australians make so much for shitty jobs? Is everything over there 3x more expensive? Are taxes ridiculously high?
>>24072809
can i work in a warehouse if i'm a girl?
>tfw they only want you as a clerk in a retail store since you're a girl
>>24072329
props anony
>>24072809
You never really lift more than thirty pounds most of the time. If you're folding boxes you'll bulk up quick though. Don't worry - if they'll hire women they'll hire you.
>>24072704
Yeah that was a horrible chef and someone who did not deserve the title.
>>24072820
I almost got hired for a dollar tree but they were using all the new hires as people to help remodel the store for the whole week at 6am to 12pm in the winter. We were mostly outside a lot. You had to complete the week in order to get hired. I quit after the second day.
>>24072470
>work in restaurant that would get packed with 2 hours reservation times from Friday to Sunday
>job involved me putting toppings on / making plates presentable before they're brought to customers
>was always quiet and awkward as fuck
>job required me to yell for food runners to come bring orders out to tables
>couldn't muster up the commanding presence to raise my voice
>when I did no one heard me or wasn't paying attention
>meanwhile 10 visible trays of food I finished are stretched out taking up 15 feet of my station getting cold
>this happened all the time. I actually didn't exactly hate the work either, was very past paced and busy, I just sucked too hard dealing with most coworkers and all the other kitchen bros knew I was a big beta too but didn't give me too much shit
I probably wouldn't have lasted as long as I did there if this lesbian chick that worked a grill by my station didn't do the yelling for me
>>24072846
>tfw u work in walmart at the electronics section
job is easy af but doing cash is stressful due to me being a huge fuck up. The job mostly consists of stocking light shit on the shelves like vidya or cables and talking to computer illeterate customers. It is not bad but the shifts can drag if the store is dead and there is nothing to do.
>>24072166
10.75 is barely minimum wage
>>24072862
thanks m8
>>24072837
any type. I need to get a job soon and I'm thinking about getting a warehouse one. Also would they let you listen to music?
>>24072922
for what they pay you to do, it's pretty good senpai
>>24072902
I know that feel bro. I'm a pretty tall, broad guy and I just can't fucking yell. Every time I think I am nobody hears me. I think it's because my parents used to yell at each other a lot when I was a kid. Even now I get jumpy and angry when people raise their voice around me. I can't stand it.
>>24072647
That sounds pretty brutal depending on how physical that 12 miles actually is. Is it minimum wage?
>>24072942
Depends on the place but most I've worked at wouldn't allow phones or mp3 players cause of security and people could get hurt easily from not paying attention.
>>24072902
Believe it or not that is a common hang up that line cooks have. There are ways to guide them through it.
Another common hang up is asking for the server to clarify an order or stopping the chef to ask them somthing.
>>24072431
I know a truck driver. We met though a forum and he was in my state. We saw a movie together and I almost sucked his cock but I chickened out.
>>24072902
I know how you feel. I worked for a sub shop in a busy downtown area and was the one who had to yell names and give their food to people during lunch hour. Most embarrassing and depressing moment of working a job.
>>24072816
oh christ there's a home depot right down the road from where I live and my mom is always screaming at me to get a job there
>look at job availability
>have to apply through each department
>BUILDING MATERIALS: Must have 2-3 years working on construction sites, certified carpenters preffered
BATH: Must be a certified plumber with 6-8 years of experience
DECOR: Must be a University Graduate with a PhD in Interior Design, preferably with a certification & experience as electrician
KITCHEN: Must have at least 2 Michelin stars and fluency in Portuguese
OUTDOORS: Must have a PhD in Biology, Zoology, Botany, and have served in the Special Air Forces.
>>24072942
They won't let you listen to music most of the time. I've worked in Amazon warehouses twice now and electronics on the warehouse floor are strictly prohibited, cell phones included. You will get fired for having your phone on the warehouse floor. Dunno about any other companies but they're probably the same. Earbuds are a safety hazard since you can't hear what's going on around you either, but they give out free earplugs funnily enough.
Working at a movie theater isn't so bad if you don't have trouble dealing with people. It's pretty easy, you even get to watch free movies on breaks or whenever. You could ask to be the one who cleans the theater if you don't wanna deal with being a cashier.
>>24072961
It's twelve dollars an hour with benefits. I work there as a temp atm but I'll probably be hired for real after the holiday season. If you're a temp you get no benefits and the company will pass you over for a real employee for anything. Actual employees get bumped up to 13.50/hr after a few months and get shares in the company, and they'll even pay for you to go to college.
It really is brutal though. I can barely walk after my shift is done and I'm hungry all the time at work since I'm constantly burning calories.
>>24073006
they stuck me in garden. i was completely lost. at one point they told me to drive the forklift even though i dont know how and clearly dont have their forklift certification. they got upset when i didnt do it. and never mind the coworkers who would purposely walk away when customers got close. the whole thing was a mess.
>>24072971
I'd literally run out of room to work and prepare more plates / trays because servers would make chitchat instead of running the food. Was in Vietnam all night on Friday and Saturday
>>24071908
Not even flipping burgers. As seen in OP's pic, the grills come down and cook both sides at once and are timed for you.
>>24072994
would much rather yell at strangers than try to command coworkers that knew I was a beta
>>24073136
Holy shit they asked you to get on the forklift with no certification? That's a huge safety code violation. You were smart to say no - your health is mpre important than any job.
>>24073136
Did they drug test you?
I knew a friend who worked in the same type of DIY-bullshit sotre as Home Depot and you had to take a piss test as part of the interview & evaluation - but then everyone who worked there were complete stoners. I guess they just stopped giving a shit once people were hired.
>>24072384
>quitting after one day
You people are the worst
>>24073137
How the hell did the servers get away with that? I would tear a server a new hole for letting food die so they can chat.
FOH manager should have been on that shit immediately too.
>>24071594
Is that you, Larry? Jesus fucking Christ, can you every do something fucking right for once? The guys and I really tired of having to clean up your mess!
>>24071991
I worked at a Mcdonalds for almost 2 years, one right off the interstate in an expanding part of Florida and while I only did 15-20 hours per week, the job does not deserve $15 per hour. Maybe like the $9 they are getting now is fair imo.
>>24073187
I'd rather he quit after one day than stay on working only enough to avoid being fired while bitching the entire time.
Oh shit here's a fun one. How many of you line cooks can hear the ticket printer noise in any restaurant or hear that shit in your sleep.
Did you ever nick name it?
Back when I was a sous we called it skynet
>>24073187
Not everyone can be a willing goy.
>>24073187
>>quitting after one day
>You people are the worst
For what reason?
I did 2 months, but I wouldn't get pissed at someone doing a day.
If anything it's nice that a few working people have standards as opposed to slaving away for whatever scraps are thrown to you.
God I hate these 'my job is serious business' fuckers. Worked as a nightshift store clerk for a while and my day change was some 40+ years old faggot who thought selling people meat is as complex as building space rockets, so he criticized me for every little fuck up.
Damn it felt good to mess up EVERYTHING on my last shift.
>>24073164
the part i still dont understand is how they actually got visibly angry when i didnt want to break THEIR rules with them
>>24073175
they did, it was part of the initial interviews. had to go to a small doctors office and hand my pee to a cute nurse.
>>24071568
>Worked a 24 hour Dunkin Donuts
>Graveyard shift, midnight to 6-7AM
>6 night a week
>Sit around and do nothing but serve one coffee here and there to university students and truck drivers and prep/bake bagels and muffins for the morning shift
>have a smoke break right out front every 20 minutes
>stare at the stars in the night sky and listen to the distant muffled roar of the highway
>read a book in the back while waiting for customers
>just me by myself
>feels good
>friday-saturday
>3AM
>drunk rush from nearby bars closing
>people spilling their coffee and soup everywhere
>some of them drinking inside and throwing up and trying to smoke cigarettes
>build a bit of confidence in getting them to stop, mostly because police would stop by a few times a week
>6 days a week is too much though
>eventually lose my mind
>fuck a donut
>quit
actually one of my better jobs.
>>24073187
it's better than letting them train you for longer and then quitting after having really wasted their time
>neet skelly with no muscle
>never exercised in my life
>mum gets me a job trial day (unpaid) at a fruit store and if I do well I'll get a job that week
>get the bus for 30 minutes, followed by a train and then a 20 minute walk
>get there and get sent out the back with two black guys talking about playing cod and smoking weed last night
>"these guys will show you what to do"
>get told to stack 15KG bags of carrots in a corner above my head
>really struggling, manage
>somehow stacked carrots wrong
>"I'll fix it, you stack the grape boxes"
>start stacking them
>corners didn't match up so he says just to stop and he'll find me something else
>go find the boss and ask if I can work out on the registers
>'you need to do everything here'
>leave after an hour
>>24073351
>fuck a donut
How did it feel?
>>24073331
probably because people like that can't afford to lose their job, and need a raise to pay the bills, while you're just some 19 year old kid who does it for weed & video game money
>suck at every job I've ever had
>can't even do the easy stuff right
>going to uni for computer science
>not very good at that either but I am trying
If I fail out of college or can't get a job as a programmer because I suck I will probably just an hero. I don't think I can handle working retail or fast food or anything like that for a living.
>>24072838
Melbourne is called the most livable city but it is so fucking expensive
>>24073351
>fuck a donut
kekd/10
Join the military you failures. It's like your video games, youll be the action hero. You get to kill normies and get paid.
>have dishwasher job
>mommie calls off for me one day
>owners get pissed
>dont get sent a schedule next week
>have to have uncomfortable convo to get my job back
>going back next week
shit
>>24073351
>fuck a donut
HOLY SHIT WHAT A PLOT TWIST.
>>24073380
Fuck do I care, go vent your problems on someone else, I'm not going exert my ass on a crappy minwage job and its ridiculous to demand that.
>>24073419
>tfw too out of shape to quit life and join the military
>not even fat, just weak and suffer from chronic fatigue
>can't even swim
>>24073377
Really underwhelming.
I like, really hyped myself up for it, and then finally when it happened I just stuck my cannon-hard dick through the donut hole (it was a whole-wheat honey-glazed just FYI) and that was it. I just had a donut hanging on to my boner. It tried grabbing it with my hand to make it tighter and humped it a few times but it just broke apart, so I just got mad and ended up jerking with honey-glaze on my hand & dick.
I should've instead stacked a whole pile of donuts on my dick, like those ring-toss carnival games.
>>24073434
Same job. I left during one of my shifts and had a pretty awkward with all my mangers when i went to pick my last paycheck. They were all typical sport chads.
Joking about that I must not like them and shit.
>tfw I'll never get a graveyard shift work
I don't even care about the money as long as it's enough to pay rent, cheap food and vidya
I just want to be alone by myself even at work.
>>24073380
>not living with mommy
>not working 2 days a week for weed
normie
>>24073459
those who can't put effort into the smallest of things can't put effort into bigger things either, anon.
>>24073460
Work towards getting in shape and fixing it, take some vitamins. DO SOMETHING, It will take awhile.
>>24072431
I've thought about this, but what are some of the negative aspects of it? For one thing I'd be worried about fucking killing someone driving that thing, especially in the winter. or getting stuck in the middle of an awkward intersection, backing up quickly, etc.
>>24073481
how long did you last at this job?
>>24072660
It's not required, it's just what they say to weed out the people who aren't ambitious. I got a nice, professional job with almost zero experience in it just because I applied and was able to sell myself. I was totally under qualified for the position, but I've learned a lot.
Don't let "2 years minimum experience..." Put you off from applying for a job
>>24073529
About 6 months. I've never had issues finding jobs. I easily lie and bullshit through interviews. Just make shit up.
>>24073419
I actually sorta envy amerifats who can build decent career in military, here in Russia army is something you avoid at all costs. Had enough serving one obligatory year.
>>24073434
Meh it's not bad here's a tip.
Next time you are Ill or cannot make work make the call you self give atleast 2 hours heads up. Always try to get your shift covered.
>>24073566
Though I think the Russian military is pretty badass. You guys have huge problems with hazing and people trying to pay their way out of draft though I don't blame you. It sounds scary.
>>24072952
Yeah but how can you support yourself on that if you don't still live with your parents?
>>24073484
graveyard shift is shit. having to sleep during the day isn't good for you and it just sucks.
>>24072942
If you live in Chicago I can get you a tempbjob in a small warehouse and I'll let you listen to music as long as you do your job. I'll be your supervisor
>>24073616
BLYAT! :DDD
I work at Burger King and I really hate customers.
>be me with headset in back making burgers and shit
>car drives up
>vroomvroom.mp4
>Coworker:"Hi welcome to BK, how can I help you"
>Customer:"Hi...uhh...can I have your Original Chicken Sandwich please?"
>start making sandwich
>customer orders a laundry list of other shit
>place perfectly made OCS on chute
>Customer:"Oh, nevermind I don't want the Chicken Sandwich, can I have blah blah instead?"
>have to now throw perfectly good OCS away in 10 minutes..
Fucking customers.. if you're like this, fuck you. Decide your shit before opening your dumb ass mouth..
I have a list of people I hate:
>people that order more than an order of tacos (2)
>people that order the new Buffalo Chicken Fries
>people that want "No Salt" fries
>people that order salads at peak hours
seriously, fuck you and your salad. Your dumb ass swears like ordering at BK is a healthy choice to begin with, stop kidding yourself.
>people that want "off the broiler" shitP.S. you're getting the same meat as everyone else :^)
>people that order their burgers on specific breads
>people that want to be special snowflakes and literally "have it their way"
>>24073616
Luckily I didn't encounter any serious hazing during my service, my butt also remained virginal, guess because I served closely to the capital. Shit does get bad in bumfuck regions
>>24072816
Just lie when they ask you about light or some shit
They don't know anything so you basically say whatever you want
>>24073509
Well, for starters, the licence is not cheap at all.
It's not easy to drive, semi-trailers are scary, not gonna lie, you need balls to drive that shit for the first time.
You need like 2 years of experience and international experience for almost every company
You'll feel lonely eventually, and sad. You have a lot of time to think and that's not always good.
Once you find a job, you barely have any free time, so forget about movies everyday, long vidya, friends if you have any, and a lot of shit. I play a lot on my psvita though, but I haven't played MGS V yet and it's killing me.
>>24072472
The entire road's my toilet, son.
#FREEDOM
>>24073676
>people who say that they want the Specific Trio of Advertised Items on Sale but instead replace half the things and get a bunch of extra shit and then are like "how come I bought more things and it costs more money now?!?!"
I want to work in a poplar fast food place, but the possibility of working the drive-through really triggers my autism.
>>24073679
Got any stories?
>>24073227
>>24073294
>>24073306
>>24073354
>being a quitter
Didn't your dad teach you better?
>>24071991
Former fry cook here. Hated the work but it was not worth $15. I'd say $10-$11 at the very most. $15 is ridiculous.
>>24073676
When my mom would take me to Burger King when I was a kid, she'd ALWAYS specify them to make the burgers "medium well done". Looking back I get a laugh thinking about the cook saying "is this bitch serious?" and just preparing it the same way he prepared all 500 other burgers that day
>>24072835
I know this feel I want a video store job so bad they still exist here in Australia but for how much longer I'm not sure... :(
>>24073765
All I'm saying is I'd rather have a guy like that quit than have to put up with his useless ass if he stayed. Useless employees are worse than quitters because at least a quitter has the decency to leave and stop shitting up the place.
>>24073769
If you live by yourself it's certainly worth the money, Mr. Krabs.
>>24073733
there was this one time these guys wanted A1 Sauce on their Whopper and were angry because it costed them like 20 cents extra.
Dude drives away from drive thru angry and yelling at us like "fucking cheap shits"
I hate people
>>24073785
Exactly. Only when it's slow and the people are in the front do they actually check.
This middle aged fuck one time wanted the burgers "off the broiler and well done" for his Bacon Cheesburgers and was watching me the whole time as I made them.
It's like get off my back, it's just a burger. Eat the damn thing.
>>24073822
Don't you guys have the last remaining blockbuster?
>>24073715
yeah, fuq dat shit nigga
>>24073785
lmao
reminds me of this random lady who came up to this pizza place inside of a subway station where they just re-heat pre-cooked pizzas inside of an oven and she was just like IS THIS FRESH DO YOU HAVE GLUTEN-FREE OPTIONS HOW MANY CALORIES ARE THESE ARE YOUR INGREDIENTS LOCALLY-SOURCED and the Chinese/Latino kid was just like "eh I put pizza oven yes"
>>24072411
Just need to find one of the security gigs that lets you have a baton and taser or OC spray, instead of the lame mall cop shitcunt jobs where you just get to stans there with no powers
>>24071568
> tfw work at subs place
> work minimal hours because I do a shitty job making sandwiches
> formulas are annoying as fuck to remember
> gotta pass a test to see if you know all of your formulas
> its supposed to be "easy"
> tfw I failed 4 times
Managers and coworkers all know I suck anyway so screw even thinking about putting this on my resume in the future.
>>24073676
I love those chicken fries but out of curiosity, why do you hate when people ask for them? Is it some stupidly tedious task?
I used to work at a Chick fil A and let me tell you it sucked. They had to general areas to work in "front line" which is basically just any position past the kitchen door and "kitchen" which is self explanatory. I worked front line. I am really uncoordinated and really slow at learning and they had me working on a cash register, the drive through register, dining room (which was basically wiping tables, cleaning the floor EXTREMELY thoroughly, cleaning the playground indoors, and cleaning both restrooms all while keeping condiment stand stocked.), or worst of all, "headset". Headset was a nightmare for anyone who has trouble multitasking and talking while doing actions. You had to talk to a customer, take their order on a register screen, and make the drinks associated with that order as you are talking and hitting buttons also, no stopping in between orders even if some fucker has a carload of kids wanting every flavor of milkshake and ice cream under the sun (that takes much more time to make because it's a multi step process) so I basically shut down the first time they put me there and I mean stopped cold froze up and dropped a Dr Pepper on the floor. The second time I took some guys order wrong and I seriously thought he was going to jump through the window and skull fuck me so I just got a manager and went to a register, then the third time I kept getting cup sizes wrong (cfa has like 5 different cups) so the managers just didn't put me on headset until like 6 months later but by then I was fed up and got a job at a Winn Dixie stocking shelves until 11pm (literally didn't have to say anything to anyone except "it's on aisle whatever") moral of the story, never, ever work in FAST food if you're a slow uncoordinated learner.
>>24073676
I work at a McDicks and those little things piss me of as well.
I work at the register and it pisses me off when people say they want a milkshake or something else with their combo meal instead of the soda after they already ordered the meal. Also people not specifying what sauce they want with their nuggets and people who don't talk loud enough.
>>24073531
You forgot the part where your daddy got you that job.
>>24073898
Everyone who works there is so polite and seem friendly but I imagine deep inside they hate their jobs and life.
>Give too much change
>Hope no one notices so don't have to fix fuckup
>Repeat
>tfw business turned into a charity
>>24073831
It's always older people who treat workers like shit from what I've seen. Most younger people are actually pretty respectful.
Who the fuck actually asks for their whopper to be cooked to exact specifications though? It's literally mass produced food. Just pay the five and some change for it and fucking eat it.
>>24073827
It is, but even if I got $15 and worked 40-50 a week I still couldn't afford to move out. So I just quit.
>>24073640
>>24073484
IF you can get good sleep during the day, it's great if you're a night person who already plays vidya or frogposts until 4am each day regardless.
but if you have noisy sibilings/roommates/neighbors/parents or pets that will wake you up, it's not a great idea.
>>24073914
I did this as well. I just stopped giving a fuck. Even hooked people up with larger combos sometimes.
>>24073914
How do managers not catch this when counting down tills?
>>24073839
Yeah we got blockbusters where I live in the vicinity is one 10 mins walk from my house 15 mins drive 20 mins drive there are quite a few in my state soon but I haven't bothered applying for a job at any of them cause I doubt I'd get hired since the current staff probably don't get hours as it is.
What would a job be like with just /r9k/ coworkers?
>>24072704
>mfw irl chefs are exactly like the dumb rude assholes they get on hells kitchen
>>24073950
If you could harness the autism it would run really well
>>24073831
ooh I hate that shit. When you in a fastfood place and the old dude is staring down the cook and peaking over the counter and shit while monitoring his shitty pile of grease is being prepared for his massive 3 dollar investment. Fucking boomers
>Back in my day us fast food workers prepared only the finest food!
>Bought a house, car and raised his family off the mcdonalds paycheck
>>24073676
>people that order their burgers on specific breads
Holy shit, I didn't know this was a thing. Guess I'll be "that guy" from now on.
>>24073950
Disaster waiting to happen once chad and stacy show up
>>24072232
I fucking feel you anon! Fuck these deceitful ass normies
>>24073244
>eating at a restaurant
>hear that BTT BTT BTT BTT BTT BTT
>>24073912
Oh yeah, we had to say "my pleasure" or else every fucker in a red shirt would crane their neck and flip the fuck out because you said "you're welcome" or "no problem" everytime i said my pleasure I felt like a fucking dildo.
>>24071594
I feel this, anon. I guess since were sharing stories and all, I may as well share one from my work.
>be me
>work as courtesy clerk at a higher end grocery store
>an hour before I get to go home, a latino dude asks if I could watch his groceries for him while he gets his debit card from his car
"sure"
>15 minutes pass, no dude
>leave his basket at the end of a checkstand, tell a checker that a dude might be looking for his stuff soon
"is there any cold stuff in it?"
"no, I checked"
>5 minutes before my shift ends, I decide to put away the dude's groceries
>Turns out there was eggs on the bottom of the basket
>mfw
>worked in fast food for several years
>fuck people I want a job with no people
>quit and get a job at a warehouse
>make good money but the work is grueling
>get injured and forced to quit
>I miss working with people but I don't miss the actual people
>get a job at a call center and dick off on the internet all day trying not to kill myself
>I miss talking to people face to face
Now I work at an oil change place, I know nothing about cars but the job is easy and the latest I can work is until 7 so it's alright. Pay sucks though.
>>24073950
As long as they didn't have to deal with too many customers I assume well enough. Most of the people ITT just want to keep their heads down and do their jobs so if you get a room full of them they'd probably work well enough with the right manager and not someone who will berate someone for not learning something right away.
>There's a discount available
>Don't tell the customer
Who clocks in exactly in and out on time? Like down to the minute?
Literally feels out of place if I clock in a minute early or late
Don't worry most jobs will be taken over by robots so we only have to work these jobs for another 10-20 years.
>>24073984
I hear that shit in my sleep too lol
>>24072838
Yes to both of those things
Taxes are rape here like you wouldn't believe, also everything is ridiculously expensive, like our high wages don't cover it, a normal house is a million dollars minimum unless you want to live out in the middle of nowhere
>>24073894
Because they're by order. Nobody really orders them, so there's no point in making a big batch like the regular ones.
So it means I have to stop making the other orders and go into the fridge for some and fry them. really only gets me mad at peak hours desu.
>>24073907
I wish I worked at McDonald's instead, I feel like I'm a cheap imitation. Except I get Onion Rings :^)
When I worked register, it's like yeah ok you can switch it out fine..
What gets me mad is that they try to change their order once they've been charged.. that's like, just suck it up.
Then I have to get my manager and fix that shit..
Oh and when you charge them for the money and they're like "Oh, here's the X cents, so you can just give me bills" it's like no I charged you, I can't change it now..
>>24073919
>>24073970
Yeah, like the other anon said. it's mass produced.. not of the fryer anymore.
And it's true, some older people seem more entitled than others.
>>24073974
fuck off.
Some lady on drive thru today ordered her fish sandwiches on the big whopper bun. Like the bun matters, the meat is still the same size made for the other bread...
So cooks, would you eat your own cooked fast food?
>Get paid shit, but we also have a tip jar
>owner installs a charity box next to out tip jar without ever asking or telling us
>also he "encourages" us to to give our tip money to the charity.
I was saltier than the meat we served.
>>24073984
Nah nigga thats my jam
>>24071861
>5+ hours is too much
I was /10hoursdaily/.
>>24073898
I've been on the register alone with nobody to bag orders for me or get fries/drinks for me with a line almost out the door.
If it happens again I'm just going to walk out and quit.
You guys had to have atleast one coworker you got along with r-right?
>>24074023
everyone here will clock out 8 minutes late so the the system rounds up an extra 15 minutes to your hours.
>>24074082
She was a qt and I only got to have a shift in the same time slot once a week or so.
>>24074040
Doesn't BK actually cook their food?
Here at McDicks they just take frozen patties and put them in an oven.
>Manager scheduled your shift for 7:45 hours instead of 8 hours to remove that extra 15 minute break from your day
>consultant in premium whole foods store
>90% of customers open up with "Is it fresh"
NO ITS FUCKING ROTTEN WITH PUS LEAKING JESUS CHRIST
>>24074082
I get along with everyone, there's even a kinda qt hitting on me, but I'm too much beta and she's WAY too normie to even worth a try. I just hide my powerlevel very good and they think I have a social life.
>>24074023
I worked at a local fast food place where we basically worked on the honour system and nobody had any fucking honor but me and like two other people.
We were supposed to show up like 5-10 minutes before our shift, so by the time the shift started on the hour we'd already be dressed and ready to go. instead people would show up like 10 past the hour and dick around on their phones for another 10 minutes and talk with other 16 year olds assholes in the back, and still sign in on time - and also leave early & sign out for later.
I would do the opposite, start to work early before my shift started and work after I had signed out as well. huuuuuge mistake.
Why didn't you become a manager, anon? Too much responsibility to watch cooks flip burgers?
>>24074118
>15 minute break
We get 10 minute breaks here
>>24074118
I hate that shit
>shift begins at 10
>but you gotta be early for 5-minute briefing
>that actually begins at 9:40
>break is 1 hour but administrator starts glaring at me after 40 minutes like I raped his wife
Nothing makes you appreciate a real job more than working at a minimum wage fast food or store job.
>Those regular customers that want to get to know you
>Work fast food at the register and absolutely hate it
>Job opportunity presents itself at a local gas station
Anybody here worked these 2 types of jobs before? Which is better/worse?
>>24074082
I got one job through a friend from school, which was a huge mistake because I couldn't be like "hey can you help me and do your job" without him being like "DUDE CHILL OUT BRO REMEMBER THAT TIME I BOUGHT YOU A SLURPEE" but for the most part I got along great with most people on a superficial level. I'm great at bullshit small talk as slong as it doesn't involve cars or sports.
Quite a few of them I also hung out with outside of work either to go to bars or to smoke a joint in the parking lot, and a couple of them I added on Steam. I even fucked one girl, got rejected by like three.
>>24074196
>its an old gay man
n-no
>>24074196
>Those regular customers that get visibly offended when you don't remember their "usual" that was week ago
