Donor Brian sticks with a job as long as he can. His seniority mads him well regarded by his peers and famous on the internet for his outstanding Northern work ethic. So how did Giant Eagle feel they can go about not paying him the wage he deserves other than giving him excess swag?

Certainly the money they save by not paying out for swag would be better spent giving it to their employees. Yet, since supermarkets run on a 2% profit margin they seem to think that part of their costs should consist of making promotional materials that they expect their employees to wear. Pins of flair and other motivational devices tend to backfire and are the hallmark of poor upper management ideas. My free management speil would consist of a few dictums. In regrads to employees, I suggest treating them better and get better results.

I worked at a Giant Eagle when I was sixteen. I worked at one of the very rare Giant Eagle franchises. The owner and his namesake men were alright guys except for the second son. Jeff was one of the worst slave drivers I have ever worked for in all my times of employment. No real stories about him as his air tells the story more than my words can.

Jeff did get it from one of my co-workers named Rodney. In one of the best kiss-offs at a job I have ever heard of at anytime. Jeff tells Rodney to do something like tuck in his shirt. Rodney responds, "Fuck you bitch, I ain't going to do it." "What did you say?" "I said fuck you bitch, I ain't going to do it or work for this fucking company ever again." Rodney gets props for that one. Sadly, I did not get to see the interaction go down in real time because I was in the parking lot sweeping cigarette butts.

I remember quitting that job on Halloween and getting a hug from a girl named Joy. She was certainly cute, but sadly married to a cowboy. That tends to be my luck. Guys who are of a lesser quality than I snatch up the great women who would only benefit from getting with me.

My final memory from my time at this Giant Eagle is of winning a television for donating blood at the bloodmobile that came by one weekend. For a slightly more in-depth recollection, please read the American Red Cross free shirt write-up.