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[Mr442]

AMEN 442!  Now that's a strong, healthy attitude to have--med free, I'll bet 

Med free since 1995 when I got off of shift work and went to 8 hour straight days.  Prozac was my friend for the 3 years preceding that change.  Nothing like 22 years of shift work to create a festering hatred for anything and everything.  I can look back and laugh now, but at the time...........

I gave up a lot financialy, but what I gained in peace of mind and better health was priceless.  Plus, I didn't end up in jail, or worse.

[Mr442]

KFC got turned on its ear!!!! We have a guy from corporate that comes in 2 times a year to give our stores a performance review. I found out today, that from now on the usual guy from corporate, will no longer be doing our reviews. The KFC corporation has hired a company that aren't employed by KFC.  Kind of like being oursourced in a way? Of course everything is in an uproar, because these new inspectors are extremely by the book. They have a completely different set of standards. I don't know why this all happened, unless corporate thought that there was favoritism being shown. I think to an extent there was. I've got a feeling we're in for it. Our store is far from by the book. I try to do things by the book as much as I can though. It ought to be interesting to say the least. 

A good independent audit can be a good thing.  It will keep people honest and reveal the BS.  Just make sure you are doing, or at least trying to do, things by the book.  Be truthful when asked, but DO NOT volunteer info.  An old auditor's trick is to not say anything, and wait for someone to get nervous and break the silence with unrequested information. 

Yeah, I enjoy doing audits

[kimmi]

Our school system just had a curriculum audit that looked at everything from the school board policy down to how many pencils each child gets at each school.  It was awesome.  Finally, the blame isn't completely on the shoulders of the teachers.  They have tried to fix us for years! haha Not too many school systems that are not in trouble get an audit done but we are always the exception to the rule. 

[Dexter Morgan]

A good independent audit can be a good thing.  It will keep people honest and reveal the BS.  Just make sure you are doing, or at least trying to do, things by the book.  Be truthful when asked, but DO NOT volunteer info.  An old auditor's trick is to not say anything, and wait for someone to get nervous and break the silence with unrequested information. 

Yeah, I enjoy doing audits

I think we've had it.  I guess this new guy has failed a bunch of them already. He's super strict from what we've been told. We keep our drinks in the back, away from any food source, and now all of a sudden ,we have to keep lids on them. WTH is that about?? I wonder if there are security cameras in place, and we just don't know it? Some of my coworkers think it's funny to put stuff in each others drinks. How juvenile huh? It makes me wonder what's going on? 

[Dexter Morgan]

Our school system just had a curriculum audit that looked at everything from the school board policy down to how many pencils each child gets at each school.  It was awesome.  Finally, the blame isn't completely on the shoulders of the teachers.  They have tried to fix us for years! haha Not too many school systems that are not in trouble get an audit done but we are always the exception to the rule. 

I think teachers get too much of the blame. Usually, most of the problems are systematic. It's not just one problem it's a bunch of them. The teachers just get the heat over everything.

BTW... Have you heard anything about how that student of yours, that got in trouble is doing? 

[kimmi]

No emails from mom lately, but I've seen his younger brother that I had last year and he tells me that Taylor is doing good.  That could mean a whole bunch of things, but I would like to think that he is honestly doing good.  I may shoot her an email tonight. 

[Dexter Morgan]

No emails from mom lately, but I've seen his younger brother that I had last year and he tells me that Taylor is doing good.  That could mean a whole bunch of things, but I would like to think that he is honestly doing good.  I may shoot her an email tonight. 

I hope everything is going well for him. Maybe with treatment he can have a normal life. Sometimes kids just need a little extra help, and love, and attention too. I was a problem child,I had issues, but I never got love,and was always treated with negativity. I turned out pretty good.    OK.... I'm a little nuts... but we can't all be sane. 

[Sunny]

My biggest beef about my job is that I work for a "non-profit" agency & now that I'm in an administrative position, it's much clearer what an oxymoron that term is...

[Dexter Morgan]

My biggest beef about my job is that I work for a "non-profit" agency & now that I'm in an administrative position, it's much clearer what an oxymoron that term is...

That sounds about right. 

[Dexter Morgan]

Well, I finally found out what all the big deal has been going on at work. All of this chaos has been over a food sanitation incident in New York. It was reported heavily in the media several months back. KFC corporation has taken extreme measures, to make sure food sanitation procedures, are followed by the book. Infact, corporate is retraining all of its management on food safety. They are going to every single store KFC owns, and individually retraining each manager. They will be at our store this coming Friday. The crew is NOT being reviewed. The management is. 

[Dexter Morgan]

My boss loves to cause pain and suffering.  Today,she started a rumor at work about one of the managers. She's telling everybody his wife is cheating on him. It could be true, but it's between his wife and him IMO. She came to me, and said"I would love to get a picture of her with another guy."  I didn't even have time to think,and I said "Karen do not get involved in that, don't get involved" then I said" do you realize how hurt he would be, do you realize the hurt that would cause?" She never said another word to me about it. Why does she get off on hurting people? Sometimes, I truly believe she is the devil incarnate.  She is a demon from Hell. 

[Sandy Eggo]

Dex, you gave her excellent advice. Sadly, it seems like her life is so empty that she thrives on the misery of other people. I worked with a lady and her husband once. One of our coworkers claims that she knew the woman's husband was cheating on her. She said that another woman had moved with to Maryland to be with him when they moved to Maryland from Louisiana. She was telling myself and another coworker, giggling the entire time. I didn't see the humor. The woman she was talking about was a sweetheart. She seemed to have it all. A nice husband, kids, home and she was in her 40's and looked 30...easy. She had such a young baby face. The giggler didn't have any problems with this woman, no one did, she's a very nice person. Anyway, I flat out asked her. Why are you giggling? What's so funny about someone else's pain? Her response? "I went through it. My husband did that to me and didn't care that he tore me apart and drove our kids away from me"  So I told her, "then you should be most sympathetic of all. You have first hand experience how awful this could be for her, if it's true". She rolled her eyes and continued to spread the rumors until they got back to the woman. The woman very nicely confronted her and the giggler defended her rumor by citing the source. The woman went to her desk and called the source and told her that she was wasting her time w/those lies because she knows that her husband loves her and hung up. I didn't hear anymore about it after that. That's not saying that more wasn't said, but I distanced myself from the entire situation after that day. Not only is it mean of her, but it's irresponsible to cause problems like that in the workplace.

[Palehorse]

Some peoples lives are so miserable that they become numb, and the only way they can "feel" alive is to cause misery in the lives of others. Some of them get real good at it too! 

[kimmi]

Dexter just remember that karma is a bitch!  You may not see it and this guys wife may not see it, but eventually your boss will get hers!!  People like that don't ride the Good Karma train for long!

[Dexter Morgan]

Dex, you gave her excellent advice. Sadly, it seems like her life is so empty that she thrives on the misery of other people. I worked with a lady and her husband once. One of our coworkers claims that she knew the woman's husband was cheating on her. She said that another woman had moved with to Maryland to be with him when they moved to Maryland from Louisiana. She was telling myself and another coworker, giggling the entire time. I didn't see the humor. The woman she was talking about was a sweetheart. She seemed to have it all. A nice husband, kids, home and she was in her 40's and looked 30...easy. She had such a young baby face. The giggler didn't have any problems with this woman, no one did, she's a very nice person. Anyway, I flat out asked her. Why are you giggling? What's so funny about someone else's pain? Her response? "I went through it. My husband did that to me and didn't care that he tore me apart and drove our kids away from me"  So I told her, "then you should be most sympathetic of all. You have first hand experience how awful this could be for her, if it's true". She rolled her eyes and continued to spread the rumors until they got back to the woman. The woman very nicely confronted her and the giggler defended her rumor by citing the source. The woman went to her desk and called the source and told her that she was wasting her time w/those lies because she knows that her husband loves her and hung up. I didn't hear anymore about it after that. That's not saying that more wasn't said, but I distanced myself from the entire situation after that day. Not only is it mean of her, but it's irresponsible to cause problems like that in the workplace.

I just can't imagine anyone getting enjoyment, out of other peoples suffering.