This could be a tad "lengthy" but I'll try to keep it brief.
Needing a pkg. of HOT DOGS for the ol' NE "stand by" saturday nite meal of "franks and beans", yours truly journey's to the LARGE chain Supermarket.
With "20" check-out" positions, of which only "4" are OPEN, with lines out the "ying yang", I head for the service center to pay for my "Dogs" ! An Intelligent looking young woman, stops Bagging groceries from one of the "4" (Only) lines that were open, and make her way to the UNSTAFFED customer service counter.
( NOTE: keep in mind that this is a saturday afternoon @ a LARGE supermarket chain here in N E. )
"How can I help you " ? ............ "I want to pay for this package of HOT DOGS Please" As she's glaring Silently at me, a co worker says ..."we need HELP, there Not enough baggers, not counting yourself" !
"I KNOW, I KNOW" she replies, BUT this is ALL "they" scheduled. The next baggers don't come in for another 1/2 hour. My GOD, you'd think they'd scheduled more PEOPLE on a saturday afternoon" !!!!
While she kept glaring @ me, I stared Silently @ her, then replied......."Young woman, THIS is why the "majority" of folks are Occupying WALL Street, and (here) @ South Station/Boston ! Somewhat uncomfortably she replied,
"I KNOW, you're RIGHT". "ALL "they" care about is how much MONEY they make, the fact that you're working like a MAD Woman, is very low on thier priority list" I said.
She replied (again), "Sadly you're right" !
Reality is a BI...TCH, ain't it ??????????
Needing a pkg. of HOT DOGS for the ol' NE "stand by" saturday nite meal of "franks and beans", yours truly journey's to the LARGE chain Supermarket.
With "20" check-out" positions, of which only "4" are OPEN, with lines out the "ying yang", I head for the service center to pay for my "Dogs" ! An Intelligent looking young woman, stops Bagging groceries from one of the "4" (Only) lines that were open, and make her way to the UNSTAFFED customer service counter.
( NOTE: keep in mind that this is a saturday afternoon @ a LARGE supermarket chain here in N E. )
"How can I help you " ? ............ "I want to pay for this package of HOT DOGS Please" As she's glaring Silently at me, a co worker says ..."we need HELP, there Not enough baggers, not counting yourself" !
"I KNOW, I KNOW" she replies, BUT this is ALL "they" scheduled. The next baggers don't come in for another 1/2 hour. My GOD, you'd think they'd scheduled more PEOPLE on a saturday afternoon" !!!!
While she kept glaring @ me, I stared Silently @ her, then replied......."Young woman, THIS is why the "majority" of folks are Occupying WALL Street, and (here) @ South Station/Boston ! Somewhat uncomfortably she replied,
"I KNOW, you're RIGHT". "ALL "they" care about is how much MONEY they make, the fact that you're working like a MAD Woman, is very low on thier priority list" I said.
She replied (again), "Sadly you're right" !
Reality is a BI...TCH, ain't it ??????????