Once I made “Penitence Muffins” for my coworkers because I had been a right twat the previous day. They were just blueberry/dark chocolate chip, but they sure worked as an apology!

This is an instance where a call or email to corporate would have lit a fire under management's ass. Particularly if you knew any names (although it sounds like no one stopped long enough for you to read the name tags). Shari's is a corporation, so if nothing else, you'd get some coupons.

Recommended for the phrase "DON'T GET SHIRTY WITH ME". I use this all of the time, and I have to explain it. Grrrr. You'd think that context clues were a thing, but they are not, apparently, a thing. Also, DON'T GET SHIRTY WITH ME!

What drives me crazy is when military folks don't have their id on them for a no receipt return. We have a couple of large military installations in our area, and as a military spouse, I *know* you are supposed to have your id on you at all times. I don't know if that's an actual rule, or one that I just absorbed over…

Tell him to go for it. I work there, and our greeters are one of our greatest assets, particularly if they know the lay-out of the store really well. I'm always asking the greeter where something is, because I'm trapped behind the Service Desk and have a crappy, wine-soaked memory. :) Does your dad live in Western WA,…

Callie Rossmeyer: I worked in a theater snack food bar, and I get it. I get it so hard. I am fortifying myself with a glass of cheap-as-fuck (tm) red wine and honey mustard pretzel thins to saturate myself in sweet, sweet BCO, and I have to take time out to respond to your story in particular. There is a special…

Yeah, Italian food is the stuff of life. You are wrong in the wrongiest of ways. ;)

When you find out, please let me know. I'd like to stop spending my energy on sushi. I don't like sushi, why do I keep trying it? Silly person. See also: stevia and green tea.

I can't remember if the class was required or just offered, because I was totally down with it, so it was a non-issue for me. But I agree with you. :) I wish I had learned more life skills in high school. Learning how to pay bills on time was so hard (for instance), just a little help with organization would have…

It was a beautiful picture of a Reuben sandwich. I haaaaate sauerkraut. I still had a Reuben the next day (I am patient and hold my BCO enjoyment until the evening so that I may enjoy the commentariat). I hate-ate that Reuben SO HARD. It was disgusting. I ate the whole thing.

Actually, in my part of CA, it was amphetamines. In the late eighties, prescription amphetamines, but soon enough, crystal meth got realllll big. We had a lot of empty space around for labs, and regulations were still lax regarding the purchase of large amounts of Sudafed, so, hey, why not?

I still have my spiral-bound notebook from the WIC nutrition class I attended in Alaska. It is full of good knowledge. Some states do offer (or require) nutrition classes in addition to assistance.

"There's nothing to eat." From my family. Every damned day.

My closer (retail service desk, not an easy shift to cover) called out yesterday. Friday and gorgeous outside. I certainly believe you, random retail drone.
One time I wrote my schedule down wrong, and I was late to my shift. Fifteen minutes into my scheduled shift, my manager called me in a panic because he thought I…

Copy/pasted to a Word document, attributed to you, and saved on my permanent hard drive, you beautiful creature.

It's delicious. Yes. Ketchup and Kraft Mac n Cheese. Sometimes with little "coins" of hot dog. *grin* I also like greens sauteed in olive oil with minced garlic, if that makes me fancy again. :)

That's fair, and I don't always tip the baristas at Starbuck's (for instance), but I *do* tip the locally-owned kiosk baristas on the regular. I don't have a rationale for that, but it feels right.

Thank you for the work you do. My kid was hospitalized twice for attempting suicide in January (we got safes for the prescription meds, and different pharmaceutical treatment for his depression), and the staff at the hospital were key to starting his recovery. He's got a long road ahead of him, but we have strategies…

May you be prosperous and earn lots of tips until the job in your preferred skill set becomes available to you. Brunch shifts are the worst. Ugh.

You are right, it shouldn't be a "who's job is worse" competition. Tipping is the standard in this country, and it's also a bad standard, and yes, one is obligated to do so or be looked upon as not holding up one's end of the social contract.