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okay no I’m reblogging myself because I was clicking through just curious to see what kind of results you can get and one of them is fish. FISH. what kind of fish? dunno. just a fucking fish. goldfish? clown fish? angler fish? fucking... deep sea monstrosity that no one’s even named yet? JUST A FISH. why not “mammal” or “bird.” WHY FISH.
i honestly think that the reason that the whole "staff shortage" thing still hasn't been resolved is because employers legitimately aren't trying to remedy it.
like as this "shortage" drags on it seems less and less like a natural phenomenon and more like excuse for employers (especially large employers like grocery store chains) to see just how few people they can have in their stores and still make money. like this pandemic has given them the perfect opportunity to see just how shit they can make the customer experience while still turning a profit
and when you look at it that way, the countless stories of people being denied jobs that were supposedly in DESPERATE need of filling totally make sense! because even if your store has ten-person lines at every cashier, if it isn't hurting your bottom line, why would you care? businesses are finding out now just how much that they can get away with before losing business, and it's WAY more than they previously thought
and i think grocery stores are such a good example because they're realizing that they can more or less do whatever the hell they want because customers essentially CAN'T choose not to shop there...people HAVE to get food and if all the stores around you are doing the same thing then there's no reason NOT to just cut staffing levels to the absolute bare minimum and secure that extra profit
Me and my husband both worked in retail management (big store chains) for years.
When I first started, my manager completely disregarded labor budgets. Every night (afternoon and evenings were our busiest times) there were at least 4 people scheduled (not at a big chain grocery story, but a big chain pharmacy/store). This way, if someone called out, we still had a decent sized staff to get through the night. Every Thursday, which was our truck/delivery day, everyone was scheduled so we could get through it fast and efficiently. For the seven years he was there, the store was organized, clean, fully staffed, and customers didn’t complain beyond the normal annoying customer bullshit.
When he left, the assistant manager replaced him, and this guy. Oh my god. All he wanted to do was kiss corporate ass. He would schedule two people a night and if one called out, he’d rarely call someone to cover the shift. Thursday nights made no difference. We were so backed up that our back room was actually dangerous. Crates and totes were piled up way higher than they should have been. The office was an absolute mess. The store was a disaster. There were times on a Saturday that only one person was in the store to work and when they asked how they were going to take down the sale signs, put up the new sale signs (which hadn’t been cut or sorted yet), ring, and face the store all on their own, they were told “You’ll figure it out.” (they quit on the spot and then when he spoke to me about it I got an entirely different version of the story).
The only reason I stayed as long as I did was to be there for our younger employees, and since they started quitting and he wasn’t hiring anyone to replace them...no reason to stay. Plus, I was pregnant, so fuck that. I wasn’t working sometimes 7 days a week just because he refused to schedule a full staff.
As for my husband.
The biggest store he worked in did approximately $2M a week. Obviously a store that did this much weekly revenue needed an appropriate staff to keep the building running well. Yet, every week, my husband, who ignored corporate’s labor budget in order to have the store operational, was yelled at and threatened by district managers and higher-ups. Despite the fact that he proved time and time again that he needed that labor for the store to turn the biggest profits, they were mad. Because he had the audacity to give people hours. Because he knew it was better for customers if there were people there to provide customer service.
Eventually, he left that company to work for another. He had the same problems, of course, but in addition to them, he was expected to work 50+ hours a week. He would be gone every day for at least 10 hours. Our second kid was only a few months old. Our oldest was just getting ready to start school for the first time. When he mentioned to his new boss that he wasn’t seeing his kids as much as he wanted, the fucking asshole literally said “I don’t see mine much either. That’s what we have pictures for.” Needless to say, my husband didn’t work with them very long.
So, yeah, these companies have been doing everything in the power to test these waters for years. The pandemic just gave them a perfect excuse to do it even more while whining about some fake labor shortage and claiming ‘no one actually wants to work’.
they're already calling it 'shrinkflation': even when you're paying the same prices, you're getting worse products and less service. corporations are turning record profits while their skeleton staff suffers and dies for them, and their customers just have to put up with getting poor service by overworked workers who literally can't do any better.
like, we just had to buy three dishwashers because the first two came with defective parts. it took a month longer than we expected because of shortages in supply and labor. meanwhile i'm working so much overtime at my factory because they 'can't' hire enough people but are still taking plenty of orders.
anyway, support any and all unions. collective bargaining power is the only way to break capitalist overlords out of this insane death spiral we're all stuck in.
i never want to have to deal with the horror that is three dishwashers ever again
So there's this comic on Tapas called Almost Home.
When it starts the characters are already in the middle of a conflict so it leaves you wondering how they got there. Then you follow them along a bunch of adventures as you get to know them and some really fun side characters too! There's so many different genres and art styles that the creator messes around with throughout. It's honestly great, but is criminally underviewed.
Check it out:
https://tapas.io/series/Almost-home
Check out Almost home on Tapas https://tapas.io/series/Almost-home
some folks on twitter are trying to get “finish infinity train” to trend, so I figured I’d draw some art for the push! This show is so unique and clever and I’d hate for it to end before its story is finished being told. Finish Infinity Train!
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Hey everyone! So, it’s only been a few months since I released Exploring the Land of Ooo, and shucks, I’m already working on another Adventure Time book. This time, however, instead of focusing on the production history of AT, I will be collecting essays that critically analyze the show, its world, and its characters. The best part? I’m editing it, which means that you can submit a chapter proposal for consideration. And while this is gonna be a academic manuscript, you don’t have to be a boring academic! Read on for more information!
CFP: Critical Essays about Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time
Overview: In 2010, Cartoon Network debuted a new animated series called Adventure Time, and within just a few short years, the show had become both a pop culture phenomenon and a critical darling; perhaps this reception is best exemplified by the words of the George Foster Peabody Awards Board of Jurors, which praised the show for “subtly teach[ing] lessons about growing up, accepting responsibility, and becoming who you’re meant to be.” But despite this admiration, not many works of scholarship have looked at the show through a critical lens. This proposed anthology, which will be released by McFarland and Company, thus seeks to fill a hole in the literature by giving the series the critical attention it deserves.
Chapters in this collection will focus on Adventure Time, with a critical emphasis on the profounder messages inherent to the series. Authors may choose to analyze the portrayal of certain characters, the show’s myriad story arcs, or even individual episodes. Chapters should function as critical readings or close analyses that employ a particular theory or theoretical lens (e.g., critical feminism, queer theory, psychoanalysis, Marxism) to elucidate the show’s deeper meaning(s). Possible chapter topics include:
Finished chapters should be around 4,000 to 6,000 words. This collection is aimed at a scholarly audience, but final write-ups should be as accessible as possible, employing simplified language, clear explanations of academic terms, and brief overviews of any major theories that might be employed. Please format chapter drafts according to the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition.
Deadline for Proposal: January 31, 2021.
How to Submit a Proposal: Formal chapter proposals of 250-500 words (or completed articles)—along with a brief biography, resume, or CV—should be sent to Paul Thomas (paulthomas@ku.edu) with the subject line “Adventure Time Essay Proposal.” Inquiries about potential chapter topics not mentioned here are also welcome.
About the Editor: Thomas—a library specialist at the University of Kansas—is the author of Exploring the Land of Ooo: An Unofficial Overview and Production History of Cartoon Network’s “Adventure Time” (2020), published by the University of Kansas Libraries. He has also written I Wanna Wrock! The World of Harry Potter–Inspired “Wizard Rock” and Its Fandom (2018), an ethnographic monograph published by McFarland.
About the Publisher: McFarland & Co. is a leading independent publisher of academic nonfiction. They specialize in books about pop culture, sports, military, and history, in addition to many other topics. McFarland currently offers nearly 7000 books in print.
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We were messed up kids who taught ourselves how to live, and I’m still scared that I’m not good enough.
Gosh, they have such sad, lonely origin stories! I’m glad they’re happy now!
I hope you like this meme because it took me a quarter hour
I apologize for all the memes, but this made me laugh
Some of my scene sketches from Mystery Skulls Animated - The Future! I love when I get to do unique drawings for specific shots and these were both super fun and emotionally painful to draw haha. If you haven’t already, please go and enjoy our newest music video on youtube!
It’s gonna be okay Jirou, the only reason he brought it up to begin with is that he’s tired of listening to Kaminari whining about you anyway
IT’S BECAUSE THEY’RE FRED & DAPHNE
FUCK YOU AND YOUR BITTER JEALOUS LONELINESS HOWARD STERN
YES SO GOOD!!!!!
Most folks with this guy’s mindset will go far in life.
I’m still proud of the fact that a couple of years ago, I tweeted to Sarah Michelle Gellar and asked if Stern had paid up on his bet. To my great surprise, she actually replied and said he hadn’t and he owed them money. 😂😂
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Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more…?
Nick and Charlie are characters from my debut novel, Solitaire. Heartstopper updates three times a month, on the 1st, 11th, and 21st.
I really appreciate reblogs and shares - please help me spread word about this comic! I’m so excited for people to read it!
black lives matter and pride are intrinsically linked. the black trans community have done so much for us, we owe it to them to not forget their movement this month. without black lives, there would be no pride. black lives matter, today and always
a black woman named zoe amira posted a video on youtube. this video is an hour long and filled with art and music from black creators. it has a ton of ads, and in result will rack up a ton of revenue. 100% of the ad revenue from the video will be dispersed between various blm organizations, including bail-out funds for protesters. it will be split between the following, dependent on necessity
turn off your adblocker and put the video on repeat. do not skip ads. let it play on loop whether you’re listening or not. mute the tab if you need to focus elsewhere. but let. it. play.
youtube will donate to blm for you.
@poguesgold Thank you for bringing attention to this. I checked the comments there and some Kpop fans who have experience with this say to not watch on repeat, and keep the volume at least 50% (but you can still mute the tab or plug headphones in)
I have no experience with this strategy, but as I’ve seen more than one comment there with the same advice I’d assume this is true about YouTube’s algorithm
Another youtuber called omuriceu also did this type of video where all the adsense goes to black lives matter organisations
below i’m linking places where you can donate to help george floyd’s family and the blm movements. black lives have been severely mistreated and disregarded for centuries in this country and others. don’t stay silent and complicit. don’t limit your activism to social media. speak out against bigotry and hate in your own families and communities. reach out to your representatives. vote.
text FLOYD to 55156
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