May 7th, 2008 | Jobs survey

Employee successfully endures Five Years of Cashiering, Mopping and Stocking with no Benefits, Vacations, Raises or Promotions.


This is from a story about Dean Rechler by The Onion:

In addition to dehumanizing, servile labor, Rechler endures daily reminders of his inadequacy in the form of deeply degrading lectures on how to properly mop, sweep and wipe countertops, not to mention the constant suspicion of theft every time his till is counted at the end of a shift.

Rechler is also regularly forced to submit to a Shop 'n' Thrift chain-wide policy requiring employees to wear a variety of embarrassing promotional and customer-service-oriented buttons. The buttons, which cannot be removed on pain of suspension without pay, include such soul-crushing messages as, "Ask Me About Two-4-One Hot Dogs"; "Be A Winner—Play Lotto"; and "Am I Smiling? If Not, Report Me Immediately At 555-4578."



Employee successfully endures Five Years of Cashiering, Mopping and Stocking with no Benefits, Vacations, Raises or Promotions.


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Bmccue7
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Georgia, United States

posted May 8th, 2008 at 16:44 CDT

It's a free country.

Glasses49
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Florida, United States

posted May 8th, 2008 at 13:29 CDT

He got "PAID" - simple.  He wanted a paycheck.  He wanted money to eat.  He knew there were no bennies and he is also required to do all his duties to keep his job.  If he doesn't like the rules of the position any longer, he can go find another job.

Bmccue7
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Georgia, United States

posted May 8th, 2008 at 08:47 CDT

No, it's fiction; Dean Rechler doesn't actually exist. The Onion is a satirical site.

Gigglybritches
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Texas, United States

posted May 7th, 2008 at 21:36 CDT

He isn't forced to work there and in other countries people would kill for his job.

Scott
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Florida, United States

posted May 7th, 2008 at 19:28 CDT

Is it a famiy business?

Bmccue7
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Georgia, United States

posted May 7th, 2008 at 16:24 CDT

That's only fair, I guess.

Spatulagirl
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Gibraltar

posted May 7th, 2008 at 15:08 CDT

You give me a story from the Onion, I give you a sarcastic answer.

Drowlord
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Texas, United States

posted May 7th, 2008 at 15:04 CDT

As a 30-something, I would probably resent that kind of employment.  However, I believe that the world provides opportunity for people who are motivated to pursue something better.

 
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