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03-02-2006, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike P
My uncle told me the origin of the term "Jamoke".
It was the name of a race horse back in the 40s or 50s. It ran at Narragansett Park and Suffolk Downs, and apparently was one step away from the glue factory. It became a term applied to a mopey kinda guy--"he's a real Jamoke"  |
that is true or at least what I was told.
its also the name of the hamchunk's (vietnamese kid ) dog in the movie " the green beret " |
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03-02-2006, 02:29 PM
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I wish that I could rig the 12 item register to charge double for item # 13, triple for #14 and so on. It should be expensive to be an inconsiderate idiot and this way the fare is pro-rated The dumber you are, the more you pay and the less likely that you'd notice.  |
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
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03-06-2006, 07:09 PM
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I worked as a shelf stocker in a Stop and Shop and it was the most miserable job of my life. I had this b*&#$ of a boss who was on some type of crazy power trip and I got stuck stocking the womens higene aisle. Try stocking tampons while a 50 year old lady is standing next to you browsing. Not to mention I was making minimum wage minus taxes obviously and 10 $ a month union fees.
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03-07-2006, 12:43 PM
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The key is RR2, you were paying union dues. You should have gone to the shop steward (or in your case the Stop and Shop Steward) and made a claim that you were allergic to the aroma of unused beach whistles and that you were unfairly put in a position where your background did not allow you to respond to patrons' questions regarding, scent, cardboard vs. plastic, mini, maxi, or full size mattress. I bet you would have found yourself in a nice cush job in the frozen food aisle, with a reprimand to that boss.
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03-07-2006, 01:28 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
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Except that the dept managers at Stop&Shop are also union members--or at least were when I worked there. The union would be placed in a position of having two members pitted against each other. At best, all they could do was try to mediate a problem
Only the store manager and asst store manager were considered "management".
A good dept manager made the job a pleasure---a bad one could make it miserable. |
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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