I just have to go clothes shopping at 4 AM.

Can I just give a shoutout to the Best Server Ever, who expertly handled our Table of Six from Hell (husband and me, my parents, his dad, and his Evil Stepmom) at the Hotel Paisano in Marfa, TX on Christmas Eve 2009? If you are reading this, I hope our tip was sufficient to make up for the nightmare that ensued that…

One of our friends is a great waiter, but he requires the occasional bailing out. His ability to handle a breakfast shift while drunk is awe-inspiring.

I would love Whataburger for xmas. I consider that tasty, tasty giant A-1 burger very festive.

When I worked at Whole Foods during grad school, they said I had to choose between "my career" and school. I said immediately, "School. If you're telling me to get a new job I can start looking tomorrow." My store team leader was so shocked, he just told me to leave his office. Then my team leader asked me if I would…

That's so gross.

Whattttt????I'm pretty sure I would try to slap someone with an iguana for suggesting that to my child.

As someone whose family member was in the hospital over the holidays - thank you and all the nurses who worked those days.

I've spent a lot of time in hospitals, with both my parents having cancer. I would just like to thank you for being there, especially on days when it seems like practically everybody in the world gets to be somewhere else.

My kid took a part time job at a local pet supply box store. After a month, they told her she had management potential, and suggested she quit high school so they could promote her.

Jesus Fucking Christ, I knew someone was going to pull this shit.

I love it (and by love I mean hate) when companies just obliviously offer absurdly sub-par wages and then go "Golly gee willikers, nobody wants to work for us, wonder what's wrong with them?"

I politely declined stating that furthering my education was really important to me and had to be my first priority. The woman interviewing shrugged in a "well, fuck you, you ungrateful little snot" sort of way and then said, "I won't make this offer again if you change your mind."

Let me share a story of a restaurant owner who cared. I worked with a lawyer who helped her younger sister open a restaurant. Fabulous, hearty Italian fare. They gave their workers benefits bc they desperately wanted a staff that they could train and retain. And they were innovative. They hired a dishwasher with…

Also couldn't Goodwill have given their employees today off? If there was no stock market today then no reason why more stores could not close. It seems employees that get better pay ie stock brokers and others in the stock market get more days off then clerks and cashiers do along with those in restaurants.

I got offered a full-time manager position at at Tim's - but on the condition that I quit university to "give the business my full attention". I said no.

That is pretty crappy. I'm 99% sure that the ones in my area were closed on Christmas. Not sure about today. Must be a franchise thing-they can open or close. The franchisee who made that sign is a douche.

Remind me to tell you about the diaper changing event at my local Aussie themed steakhouse.

It might make you a target for gangsters though. They love those things apparently.

They would even mix it in with their sweet tea.