# I've been working here for fifteen years! I have benefits! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 24, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546 "2010-05-24T07:08:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/61 "2010-05-24T16:26:08Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Then again, it’s a little hard to just say “fuck it, I’m working from home today” when you work at Starbucks. Meh. Based on current trends, there will be a Starbucks in every home by 2023. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/62 "2010-05-24T16:31:57Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > I haven’t worked retail in decades (and glad I got out of that). Some customers are, quite simply, the scum of the earth. They will make unreasonable demands, tie you all your time, and then expect some “special” discount" just for them. In the end, they don’t buy anything at all. They finish up, by complaining to the manager or the retional office, because they just want to make someone miserable. You know the type. There are those who will order some food, and then start screaming at the waitress, call for the manager, and then claim they ordered somethig else. Etc etc etc. > > I’m not a “people person”. I have a lot of respect for anyone who CAN deal with these “customers” without going bonkers. I couldn’t/wouldn’t do it. And OP, in the old days, I would have been the guy telling you to get out of my shop and never come back. Mistakes are made sometimes. OK, it happens. So what. You were a jerk. Get over it. I did six years in retail. And they never bothered me. They certainly existed, but for some reason I’m just one of those people that can shrug that off. My bigger issue in retail was that some retail managers did not posses superior management skills. Or for that matter, barely acceptable management skills. But then, it was pretty easy to switch stores if you didn’t like your manager. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/63 "2010-05-24T16:33:33Z")
From Sept. 8, 2009: > [@Craigslist wankers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-wankers/509365/1): > > I am selling a fairly big ticket item on Craigslist. It is very important that I sell this item, I need to pay a storage bill before they auction off pretty much everything I own. I’d say Stan’s jealous of someone with a job and benefits. Seriously, you called her a loser loudly enough for her to hear, and you’re pitting her for hearing you and responding? Because you call it a “private” conversation? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/64 "2010-05-24T16:36:57Z")
I think technically he’s Pitting her for the lousy comeback - but he’s still a douche. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/65 "2010-05-24T16:39:38Z")
> [@Stan\_Shmenge](#): > > What are you? Fucking Nostradamus? Sorry, but the dumbass \*\*coont \*\*hasn’t a leg to stand on. Is that some kinda bird or something? ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/66 "2010-05-24T16:53:14Z")
> [@Angry Lurker](#): > > I choose to give people the benefit of the doubt, even if they’re tards. That’s why I haven’t accused him of blatant trolling. > > Of course it’s up to you if you chose the same route, I may be being a bit too credulous 🙂 I would point out, however, that whether his intended meaning is a racial slur, or just “cunt”, those are merely different shades of assholery. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/67 "2010-05-24T17:02:53Z")
It seems the OP has curled his tail between his legs and left the thread. He may be learning. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby\_Slippers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@Ruby\_Slippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby_Slippers)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/68 "2010-05-24T17:03:48Z")
So, Stan, tell us how happy you are with your Manpower benefits. Especially when you won’t get paid for Memorial Day next week because you don’t have enough hours yet. I know this because I’m also a Manpower temp (permatemp to be more precise) and I know the so-called benefits are pretty negligible. But of course you’re not a loser! Nooooo… that only applies to people who hang on to a job. With your attitude, you’ll probably never be one of THEM. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/69 "2010-05-24T17:18:11Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > I believe the OP has recently found work as a [temp](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12339201#post12339201) clerking at a grocery store after a period of unemployment . Which I’m sure is a decent job, but I’m not sure I’d choose it over an apparently fairly stable retail position at a bookstore. > [@Stan\_Shmenge](#): > > … years, I would shoot myself in the fucking head with a gun. Have you … > [@Craigslist wankers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-wankers/509365/34): > > I have no phone. I am just going to fucking kill myself. I have had enough. all this lashing out is perhaps a cry for help. come mommy sayang and give you a big hug~~ 😕 don’t run! come back to the thread! ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/70 "2010-05-24T17:34:40Z")
> [@Ruby\_Slippers](#): > > So, Stan, tell us how happy you are with your Manpower benefits. Especially when you won’t get paid for Memorial Day next week because you don’t have enough hours yet. I know this because I’m also a Manpower temp (permatemp to be more precise) and I know the so-called benefits are pretty negligible. But of course you’re not a loser! Nooooo… that only applies to people who hang on to a job. With your attitude, you’ll probably never be one of THEM. Good luck with Manpower. I worked as a “secretarial/WP” temp years ago; got several offers & finally accepted one. In times like these, you take the work you can get. I agree that Stan is upset that her benefits are probably better than his. Also note: Stan’s \*girlfriend \*was making the purchase at the bookstore. Stan was just hanging out & criticizing. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/71 "2010-05-24T17:44:19Z")
[Recognize yourself](http://notalwaysright.com/tag/bookstore), Stan? ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/72 "2010-05-24T17:48:49Z")
> [@Stan\_Shmenge](#): > > And of course you are as big a moron as this bitch. I just walked out of the place. What a fucking joke. Oh noes, a mean man called me names on the internet. I guess I’m not as cool as he is. How ever will I go on? > [@Stan\_Shmenge](#): > > If I worked at Barnes & Noble for fifteen years, I would shoot myself in the fucking head with a gun. > > > [@kidneyfailure](#): > > > > No you wouldn’t, you fucking retard. My cite for backing your assertion is his continued existence despite what he is today. [ul] [li]“Look at that person doing a job that sucks so much. I’m so much better than them. Why don’t I tell everyone that?” [/li] [li]“I’m feeling ineffectual and put upon, I guess it’s time to jump on the internet and let someone have it with both barrels.”[/li][/ul] What sad lives some ppl must have that this is what they spend their time doing. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/73 "2010-05-24T17:55:49Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Meh. Based on current trends, there will be a Starbucks in every home by 2023. 😃 [New Starbucks Opens In Rest Room Of Existing Starbucks](http://www.theonion.com/articles/new-starbucks-opens-in-rest-room-of-existing-starb,560/) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/74 "2010-05-24T18:07:01Z")
> [@Stan\_Shmenge](#): > > What are you? Fucking Nostradamus? Sorry, but the dumbass coont hasn’t a leg to stand on. Well, I was correct, bitch ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/75 "2010-05-24T18:17:11Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > [Recognize yourself](http://notalwaysright.com/tag/bookstore), Stan? It’s not a bookstore, but I’ll bet he ends up on [Acts of Gord](http://www.actsofgord.com/) a LOT. Hey **Stan** , don’t you have any cops to bitch about? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/76 "2010-05-24T18:31:42Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > It’s not a bookstore, but I’ll bet he ends up on [Acts of Gord](http://www.actsofgord.com/) a LOT. > > Hey **Stan** , don’t you have any cops to bitch about? Let she who is without sin… ---
**Author:** ![Chicagojeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/77 "2010-05-24T18:32:59Z")
> [@Angry Lurker](#): > > Clearly pretty obscure cause I can’t find it even on the US-dominated internet. Are you sure that’s what it means? > > Anyway my interpretaion is far more likely. Consider me educated as well.. here’s a link Lurker.. ``` http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=coont ``` Check #5.. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/78 "2010-05-24T18:48:47Z")
> [@Angry Lurker](#): > > Let she who is without sin… Excuse me? I don’t go around treating customer service people like shit. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/79 "2010-05-24T18:50:52Z")
> [@Chicagojeff](#): > > Consider me educated as well.. here’s a link Lurker.. > > ``` > http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=coont > > ``` > > Check #5.. I see that, but it has more thumbs down than thumbs up. And Guinnie, pet, I don’t want this argument with you as it’s fruitless and may do you some damage. I just hope you get some help soon. If you want some help and don’t know where to turn please PM me. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546/80 "2010-05-24T19:00:04Z")
> [@Angry Lurker](#): > > I see that, but it has more thumbs down than thumbs up. That may not mean anything, though. People could as easily “thumbs down” the entry because they disapprove of the expression itself. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-working-here-for-fifteen-years-i-have-benefits/540546.md?page=5)