Managing Like a Hippie part II
Dan left work early today so I had the joy of conference call with Dave our District Manager. He strikes fear into the hearts of all. After doing a quick walk through of the guys update, Dan's all don't worry about conference call it's fine dont let Dave get to ya. So at 5pm I jump on with the other managers and MIT's. Dave quickly starts quizing us and making us look stupid. I felt like I was completely dumb and kept messing up, until I realized everyone was doing the same. I started to calm down a bit, this is after of course a half hour of this brutal self esteem lowering experience. He's quizing us about the update and all I hear is Eric what is blah blah blah, WRONG, Jeff do you know, WRONG, Mettler do you know, Wrong, Michelle, Wrong, Lindsay, WRONG! Ect... After 45 minutes of this I can barely listen to this anymore. He's then quizing us on where to find out how many hours we get for the day. I'm off by three when I guess, not a big deal. THen he starts listing how many hours everyone has used for the week. Tacoma over 52 hours, Bellis-Fair over 30, Bellevue over 48, South Hill under 20. At first I was happy because my store was the only one under on hours till Dave asked me to stay on conference call after everyone had gone. He then quized me on why it's bad to be under hours, which I explained nervously and stuttering. Then he asked if I knew anyone who had a degree who wasnt doing anything because we need to recruit, I was like ya I know a couple I could talk to them. Then he says as long as they're not as big of hippies as you are. I was like Dave I'm not a hippie. "Ha you're the biggest hippie in our district."
"Dude I'm not a hippie"
"Yes your the biggest hippie I know"
"Dave I eat meat, I take showers every day and I shave"
"Uh huh, right, Hippie"
"I have hippies friends I havent talked to them about this job"
"Well if they're cool and good looking enough hippies will be fine"
"I'm not a hippie!"
"ya you are Michelle"
Then he asks if I'm working tomorrow, I'm not, and he's like thats too bad because I'm coming in for a visist. I then tell him that if he wants I'll come in to the store. He tells me thats ok and enjoy my day off, he'll see me another time. Then I said ok "Dave have a wonderful day!"
He starts laughing and says "See only hippies would say that, wishing someone a wonderful day, alright dude talk to you tue for MIT conference call"
"Bye Dave."
I hang up the phone so angry, what the fuck is that guys problem, no body likes him, and he calls the girls whores if they're wearing mascara, singles people out on confrence call and makes fun of them, and is a total shit. I'm glad I have the day off so I want have to see him. I'm not a damn dirty hippie, and if I was who the fuck cares... My new store manager and a few brand reps confronted me about being too innocent, a bible thumper, and square because they think I dont drink.... I get bible thumper on one hand and a hippie on the other! These people have no clue to who I really am, all they have to do is ask instead of assuming... It cracks me up... The brand reps who I talk to the most think this is just as amusing as I do, and now I have two nick names, the dirty hippie, and the bible thumper....
"Dude I'm not a hippie"
"Yes your the biggest hippie I know"
"Dave I eat meat, I take showers every day and I shave"
"Uh huh, right, Hippie"
"I have hippies friends I havent talked to them about this job"
"Well if they're cool and good looking enough hippies will be fine"
"I'm not a hippie!"
"ya you are Michelle"
Then he asks if I'm working tomorrow, I'm not, and he's like thats too bad because I'm coming in for a visist. I then tell him that if he wants I'll come in to the store. He tells me thats ok and enjoy my day off, he'll see me another time. Then I said ok "Dave have a wonderful day!"
He starts laughing and says "See only hippies would say that, wishing someone a wonderful day, alright dude talk to you tue for MIT conference call"
"Bye Dave."
I hang up the phone so angry, what the fuck is that guys problem, no body likes him, and he calls the girls whores if they're wearing mascara, singles people out on confrence call and makes fun of them, and is a total shit. I'm glad I have the day off so I want have to see him. I'm not a damn dirty hippie, and if I was who the fuck cares... My new store manager and a few brand reps confronted me about being too innocent, a bible thumper, and square because they think I dont drink.... I get bible thumper on one hand and a hippie on the other! These people have no clue to who I really am, all they have to do is ask instead of assuming... It cracks me up... The brand reps who I talk to the most think this is just as amusing as I do, and now I have two nick names, the dirty hippie, and the bible thumper....
posted by Chelle @ 3:14 AM
3 Comments:
At 7:44 PM,
Anonymous said…
I think somebody isn't happy unless they are bitching. Rather than look at the bright side that he keeps YOU after above everybody else to ask if YOU know anybody to hire you look at the part where he is just teasing you. YOU don't know the answer to questions you should know the answer to and you get upset because he is upset with you. IT IS YOU WHO AREN'T DOING YOUR JOB!!!! He should have every right to be mad!! Look at the picture you left, he wants you to take your job responsibly and you are fucking around!!! How dare he get mad at you.
He asks if you know anybody who wants a job. Not any of the other managers. That probably means he thinks you are doing a better job. He is hoping you have friends who are like you. So quit bitching!!!!!!!
At 2:14 AM,
Chelle said…
Dude, you dont know this guy at all. ALl the managers hate him and employees. That picture was taken after we were all off work. He asked if I knew anyone cool or good looking enough. He kept me to bitch that we were under hours. No one knew anything about the update. The way he talks to his employees is totally shitty. Telling girls they look like whores if they're wearing mascara. I for the most part thought it was funny that he calls me the hippie, its when he doesnt let it go and drives it into the ground that I get upset. This was a shortend part of the story. He constantly is asking everyone to recruit. Though I found out the next day when he came in he thought the store looked nice. We worked our asses off to make sure of it. I guess you'd really have to know this guy to realize that no one likes working for him, and he's a major ass hole.
At 6:12 PM,
Anonymous said…
damn hippie square
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