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Seven Quick Takes Friday: Hit ’em High Edition

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Silverwynde

1) Current mood: 2) This is your weekly reminder that we live in a shithole country. 3) Thought for the Week: If I happened to be one of the migrants whom DeSantis DeathSentence had shipped to Martha’s Vineyard, I would … Continue reading →

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Playing Favorites

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Silverwynde

Things are getting interesting at the door. For the past few weeks, Kim the psycho hose beast has been getting Saturdays off. However, she’s among the crowds that are lined up at the door in order to shop when we … Continue reading →

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Seven Quick Takes Friday: Fandom Wank Edition

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Silverwynde

1) Current mood: 2) This is your weekly reminder that we are living in a dystopian hellscape. And we will be for quite some time. 3) Thought for the Week: Newly born elephants weigh an average of 250 pounds, which … Continue reading →

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Upgrades

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Silverwynde

Apparently, MIMO has been taken out and upgraded; our new cash dispenser is called “Suzy”, it seems. This must have happened on Monday or Tuesday, as MIMO was still present and active when I left Sunday night. I honestly don’t … Continue reading →

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Mentally Tired

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Silverwynde

I’m tired. Very tired. For the last couple of weeks, my days off have been split. I have my usual Monday but not Tuesday. Last week, I had Wednesday and Saturday. This week, it’s Monday and Thursday. I don’t get … Continue reading →

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Catching Up

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Silverwynde

Casi apparently went on maternity leave and the entire building heaved a sigh of relief. She’s known to micromanage everything in the blasted warehouse and no one appreciates that. Everyone feels micromanaged. Everyone. There’s a sign on the switch for … Continue reading →

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Lip Service

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Silverwynde

We had our yearly meeting on Saturday. It was the typical “hooray for us” sort of thing that I heard while working for Walmart. Mostly, it dealt with the business but it also covered things like our culture and so … Continue reading →

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Twenty One Days

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Silverwynde

It’s three weeks until BotCon. Three weeks. Twenty one days. I’m getting back to the grind, so to speak. Today was not nearly as busy as yesterday; honestly, I would call it steady. It wasn’t anything like Wednesday. Our final … Continue reading →

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Stormy Weather

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Silverwynde

On Friday, Brenda let me in on a little gossip: on Mary’s first day back at the door, not even an hour into her shift, Kim dragged Mary into the office to complain to the store manager that Mary was … Continue reading →

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Seven Quick Takes Friday: Stick a Hypo In It Edition

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Silverwynde

1) Current mood: 2) This is your weekly reminder that America is officially a shithole country. 3) Thought for the Week: If anyone ever tells you that this is going to be a “routine procedure”, trust me, it won’t. 4) … Continue reading →

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