The Brit Considers Leaving Pizza Hell For The Second Time

TheBrit here.

If you've been a reader of mine regularly this past year, you know I am somewhat of a job-gypsy. I don't stay in one place for very long. There's a reason for that. I PICK FUCKING SHITTY PLACES TO WORK. I seem to have this uncanny ability to go somewhere awful, let them treat me like shit, then move my ass on down the ole dusty trail.

The reason I bring this up is because I am seriously considering leaving the Pit again. Last night Don and I were working together. He's a pleasant enough young fellow (and rather easy on the eyes) and we generally have a good time together. I went out for a smokey-poo halfway through the shift and a customer comes in, orders a pizza, and pays with a gift card. Big fucking whoop. Don rang him up and everything, since I was on break.

I get a phone call from Rude today while I'm enjoying lunch with my family, and he's seriously fucking screaming at me about this gift card. A) I didn't even fucking do it. B) the gift card system we have in place is really fucking peculiar. You have to sacrifice a goat to the gift card gods, paint yourself in blood and dance around the register five times before the gift card will go through. Or something. My point is, gift cards are a huge pain in the ass. I've never dealt with them and Don had. So that was mysteriously my fault. Also it was my fault that a customer never picked up their order so I had to cancel it. How dare I.

Shanaynay was here when I came to work today. She was sitting with one of my favorite customers, glaring at me as I went and clocked in. Much to her amazement, the customer actually likes me, and came up to the counter to chat. The look on her face was priceless, like she had simultaneously swallowed a lemon then had one shoved up her ass. I'm fairly sure she's been spreading rumors about me because staff who were friendly to me before are hostile now.

I have the opportunity to work for the pizza section of a popular natural foods grocery store. Should I take it?

Love, kisses, and FUUUUUUUCK,
TheBrit.

Comments

[The Last Archimedean]

Nice to see Shanaynay get her comeuppance, even if it was just for a moment.

Question: since Don was the one who handled the gift card order, why wasn't Rude yelling at him? If *I* were a manager and something went wrong with a transaction, I'd blame the clrek who actually, you know, PROCESSED THE TRANSACTION. But then again, I have common sense and think logivcally, which clearly renders me incapable of being a manager.

As for job-hopping, that one's your call. Do you thnk it'll be any better?

[NC Tony]

If I were in your shoes, I would have cut Rude off halfway into his rant and said "Don handled the order, take it up with him.", hung up and turned my phone off and ignored any messages from him when I decided to turn it back on. As for BitcFace... I mean Shanaynay, if the bitch is spreading rumors about you, it might be a good idea to get out of there before things go from bad to worse.

[Riferous]

I would just like to say that a smoky-poo sounds like something you would do after a particularly spicy meal. And a lot less pleasant than what I'm sure you meant.

[Fortune Cookie]

Maybe you could ask one of the other employees what's up with the cold shoulder treatment towards you. Just be like "Did I do anything wrong?" And then see what Shanaynay said.

Also, YES, take the pizza section thing at the natural foods store :)

[Moved_On]

Walk away and never return....to Pizza Pit, that is.

[SammyKat]

If you have the opportunity to move on and get out, take it. This place is no good.

[Skittles]

It sounds like you need to take a look at what you are using to make decicions and try to figure out where you are going wrong before you move on.

[c]

If the same things keep happening at different places,I would question if it is a vibe you are sending. Just a thought.