Witnessing Stupidity
Corporate Slavery
The Roller Coaster
Alesia began the following Monday morning with a compulsory training session for her five new employees. Safely out in the field and structuring my day as I found fit, I was not required to attend, but encouraged to stop in some time during the week to meet everyone. On Wednesday afternoon I dropped in to … Continue reading
The Coupon Slave
The easy part about making the transition from cemetery sales to advertising sales was not being paid for anything. It did not matter at all where I spent my time. Technically I was still employed at the cemetery. Because I refused to quit and my sales manager Sandra apparently had no power to fire me … Continue reading
The American Way
Obviously, I am employable, but not by anybody who wants to pay for an employee. This is the general consensus among those who will actually hire me. For a career salesman, like myself, thousands of jobs exist. Having spent much of my career seeking out finer opportunities I know this to be true. There is … Continue reading
Monday Morning Meetings
Once you are on the government dole it is necessary to seek out employment. Something I was doing anyway, so not a real problem to keep track of where I applied for work and who had not called me. It is all a click, cut and paste away. While seeking work I still sought out … Continue reading
My Catch-22
Even with draw balance of $2,877.90, the highest Sandra had ever seen, she would not fire me. She sat across from me at her desk and told me that my draw would be cut off, then asked me what my plans were. It was as if she expected me to quit. I told her I … Continue reading
The Chains of Necessity
I can not pay my bills. Nor do I qualify for bankruptcy. I have two jobs and have made no money in the last two weeks. I must be doing something wrong. Working straight commission? Is that it? Could be. But what else do you do when these are the only jobs anyone will hire … Continue reading
Witnessing Stupidity 
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