Originally Posted by docbungle

Slim, I don't know where from my posts you get the assumption that I have a "lack of control" or am overly stern in punishment of employees. I am stern when I need to be and I make the job as fun and interesting as possible. There is a limit to all of this, of course, as it is not a party but a job. Things need to get done. Everyone seems to be making excuses for these poor crappy workers. I give them a chance; if they mess up I give them the benefit of the doubt, just like I do everyone else. But if they repeatedly ignore what they are told, or repeatedly miss scheduled shifts, then the playtime is over. I am not here to entertain them. I have a business to run.

And, um, no, I didn't walk uphill in the snow...etc...etc...but a lot of people out there seem to be sliding downhill in the snow, fast, and at the bottom is a...well...nothing, actually.