How to scare your children into doing well in school

[Not_Giving_Up]

My husband works for a pizza delivery chain. I'll let them remain nameless here. This letter was given to all of the employees at a meeting. I'm not changing spelling, and I apologize in advance for the caps, but this is verbatim. The STORE MANAGER wrote this.

I USED TO THINK THAT IF I LET SOMEONE GO THAT I WOULD BE CUTTING OUR THROATS, BUT THAT STOPS HERE AND NOW AND I AM NO LONGER DOING THAT. IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING KEEPS HAPPENING, THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES. WE ARE FINISHING VERY STRONG THIS YEAR AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US FINISH EVEN STRONGER NEXT YEAR. ALL OF YOU KNOW HOW TO DO YOUR JOB AND THERE ARE NO EXCUSES FOR NOT DOING YOUR JOB PROPERLY. IF YOU DO NOT THINK THAT YOU KNOW HOW TO DO YOUR JOB EFFICIENTLY AND PROPERLY, DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK A MANAGER SO THAT WE CAN BETTER ASSIST YOU IN THE PROCESS.

#1 ALL TEAM MEMBERS WILL WEAR PROPER UNIFORMS
#2 ALL TEAM MEMBERS WILL BE HERE ON TIME ACORDING TO THE SCHEDULE
#3 ANYONE MAKING PIZZAS OR ANYTHING ELSE WILL FOLLOW ALL PRODUCTION PROCEDURES
#4 ALL PREP PROCEDURES WILL BE FOLLOWED TO THE TEE
#5 ANYONE CAUGHT NOT WASHING THE DISHES BEFORE THEY ARE PUT ON THE SHELVES WILL BE FIRED
#6 THERE IS NO EXCUSES FOR NOT USEING THE CHEESE AND MEAT CUPS IF YOU THINK I'M PLAYING JUST TRY ME
#7 THE FLOORS IN THE WHOLE STORE WILL BE SCUBED EVERY NIGHT WITH NO EXCEPTIONS THIS STORE HAS LOOKED TERRIBLE BUT ITS GETTING BETTER
#8 THE WALLS AROUND THE MAKE TABLE WILL BE CLEANED EVERY NIGHT
#9 THE MAKE TABLE AND OVENS AND RETARDER WILL BE CLEANED OUT EVERY NIGHT
#10 ONCE WE GET CAUGHT UP ON THE RACKS THEN THEY WILL BE SPRAYED OFF EVERY NIGHT
#11 NO DRIVERS WILL CASH THEMSELVES OUT FOR THE END OF THEIR SHIFT IF CAUGHT YOU WILL BE TERMINATED
#12 ALL TEAM MEMBERS WILL CHECK OUT WITH THE MOD BEFORE LEAVING AT THE END OF THEIR SHIFT
#13 ALL TEAM MEMBERS WILL LEARN HOW TO ANSWER THE PHONES IF YOU ARE A DRIVER YOU WILL ANSWER THE PHONES WHEN YOU AREN'T DELIVERING
#14 CHECK THE ATITUDE AT THE DOOR
#15 WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM NOT APART AS AN INDIVIDULE
#16 FOR THE CSR'S I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU SITTING DOWN OR TALKING TO YOUR FRIENDS WHEN THEIR ARE PLENTY OF THINGS TO DO
#17 FOR THE WHOLE CREW WHEN YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SOMETHING WE AS MANAGERS EXPECT THEM TO BE DONE NOW NOT WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE OR WHEN YOU ARE DONE TALKING TO THE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS
#18 AS FAR AS REQUESTS GO FIRST COME FIRST GET I WILL ONLY ALLOW TWO MEMBERS TO GET THE SAME DAY OFF SO PUT IN YOUR REQUEST OFF EARLY
#19 DOUGH STACKING AND SPRAYING PROCEDURES WILL BE FOLLOWED TO THE TEE IF YOU AREN'T SURE ASK AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IT
#20 ALL EMPLOYEES WILL CHARGE FOR THE EXTRA ITES:ECT:RANCH,BLUE CHEESE,MARINERA,GARLIC SAUCE.
#21 THE FACT THAT PEOPLE LIKE TO WRITE ON THINGS IN THE STORE WILL COME TO A STOP THAT INCLUDES THE T.P.
#22 MY DESK IS OFF LIMITS TO ANYONE EXCEPT MANAGEMENT THAT MEANS DONT TOUCH ANYTHING OR MOVE ANYTHING AROUND ON MY DESK THE DESK DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU
#23 THE WALK IN COOLER WILL BE SWEPT AND MOPPED EVERY NIGHT
#24 THE BOXES WILL BE BROKE DOWN AND STACKED NEATLY AT THE BACK DOOR EVERY NIGHT IF NOT TAKEN OUT
#25 SMOKE BREAKS WILL BE TAKEN ONLY WHEN AURTHIRIZED BY MANAGEMENT MAXIMUM OF TWO A NIGHT
#26 THE BATHROOM IS NOT TO BE LEFT LOOKING TERRIBLE OR USED FOR A SMOKING ROOM
#27 GAMES AND BOOKS ARE NOT ALLOWED IF YOU ARE CAUGHT SITTING DOWN WE WILL FIND SOMETHING FOR YOU TO DO
#28 IF YOU LEAVE YOUR WORK STATION FOR ANY REASON YOU WILL LET A MANAGER KNOW
#29 TO ALL CLOSERS NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO LEAVE UNTIL EVERYONE IS DONE WITH THE CLOSING PROCEDURES
#30 I WILL HOLD EVERYONE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR DUTIES AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES MANAGERS SO IF YOU DONT WANT ANY OF YOUR MANAGERS TO GET INTO TROUBLE THEN DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME
#31 IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE THE OPERATIONS OF THIS STORE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW
#32 _____ IS GOING TO BE A BACK UP MANAGER FOR THE TIME BEING
#33_______ WILL BE TAKING A MATERNITY LEAVE SOON

I FEEL THAT EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TO DO THEIR JOB BUT YALL JUST DONT CARE ABOUT HOW THE JOB GETS DONE CLEANLINESS AND WELL BEING OF OUR CUSTOMERS IS WHAT METTERS AND YOU WILL DO WHAT IT TAKES RO MAKE THE CUSTOMER HAPPY IF YOU DONT KNOW HOW TO MAKE THE CUSTOMER HAPPY THEN COME ASK WE WILL HELP YOU NOT DO IT FOR YOU. YALL WILL LEARN HOW TO HELP WITH EVERY CUSTOMER PROBLEM WITHOUT HAVING TO COME TO THE MANAGERS EVERY TIME. I DO REALIZE THAT WE ARE VERY BUSY AT TIMES AND ARE SHORT STAFFED HOWEVER THAT IS NO EXCUSE FOR THE WAY THINGS ARE BEING DONE AND THATS COMING TO A STOP HERE AND NOW WE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE EMPLOYEES.

Now, obviously this guy has problems with his grammar, spelling, punctuation, and his employees. Wouldn't you like to work for him? Wouldn't you like to BE him? (After all, he's the big dog, the manager!)

See kids? An education is very important!

[yardwork]

1. My opinion is that he needs to lay off the meth

[Not_Giving_Up]

4. Funny you should say that

The rumormill at the store has it that he's definitely a meth-head.

[tjdee]

2. No one is going to read 30+ pointers and the rest of it. Right to trash!

Oh my.

[Not_Giving_Up]

3. They had a meeting where he read this to them

It lasted 2 hours

[tjdee]

5. Your poor husband!

This manager...he's not going to be managing for Donald Trump, that's for sure!

[mcscajun]

25. No one ever told him...Emphasize Everything and you emphasize Nothing

Moron.

[Not_Giving_Up]

27. Not only was the original in all caps

It was also all bolded an in size 10 font. He didn't give them five or six things to ponder, he basically ran through every rule that exists. I want to know how many people have been fired. My husband was off for the last three days, but I'm going to ask him when he comes home tonight if anybody was missing.

[Menshevik]

6. reminds me of a few managers I've had...

love the use of "YALL"

[Not_Giving_Up]

8. What can I say, it's Texas!

He didn't manage to spell it right though...He's not real big on apostrophes. (YALL, DONT)

[Left Is Write]

7. Oh, yes, indeed. I'd love to work for him!

He sounds like a real peach.

Incidentally, and this has nothing to do with this particular business, can I just say the use of the phrase "team members" to refer to employees has always bugged me? I know, I know, it's supposed to foster a sense of camraderie and the spirit of "working together", but all it ever did for me was annoy the hell out of me.

[Not_Giving_Up]

9. I worked for a grocery store that called us partners

We got profit sharing checks every quarter based on the store's profit. I don't think they do that anymore though (this was when I was in college, over 10 years ago).

[Blue Diadem]

12. "Team Members"

I agree with your point on the whole "team member" crap. I don't care where you work...there is no team. There is only the "M" and the "E".

[Left Is Write]

21. It's sort of like retail establishments referring to their customers as

"guests." I am not a guest. If I am a guest, why do I have to pay for everything?

[Wapsie B]

26. Same here.

Team building is the mantra of the HR wonks in any industry you can think of. While we're sitting through a boring workshop/lecture on team building, I could be doing some productive work.
Pardon me while I :puke:

[NightTrain]

10. Reminds me of this ignoraums of a fast-food manager I worked for in 1983.

Her lack of education showed in every aspect of her personality. And like the idiot who wrote your husband's memo, my boss couldn't spell (or otherwise use the English langague) worth a damn. One of her favorite written phrases was, "For now on."

This individual thought she was hot shit because she not only worked her way up to the head manager's job, but also because the chain had named her as "Manager of the Year" in 1981. She strutted around like her shit didn't stink, and she didn't think twice about going off on one of her underlings, and that included the other managers. She even got one of the managers fired because she thought he was being too nice to the employees! And she constantly came in on her days off to make sure that we peons were doing our jobs properly. Not surprisingly, the employee turnover in that place was very high.

Thanks for reminding me of why I don't miss working in fast food!

[DS1]

11. I suspect a post-midnight beer-soaked rant

[DS1]

13. Of course, the rules don't state that you can't move the desk into the

cooler - so long as you don't disturb anything ON the desk ;-)

[Not_Giving_Up]

17. ROTFLMAO

Given the stories I've been told, I wouldn't doubt that this happens. Of course, most of the people working there seem to be a few sandwiches short of a picnic.

[HEyHEY]

14. "#5 ANYONE CAUGHT NOT WASHING THE DISHES BEFORE THEY ARE PUT ON THE SHELVE

Uh, I'd like to see the name of this place to make sure I don't go there...if this is THAT much of a problem

[Not_Giving_Up]

16. I know

My husband is 35, and has worked at many pizza delivery places. He says he's never seen one that "functioned" like this one. If they don't get all of the pizza crust off the pan, they just put it back on the shelf. After this meeting, my husband starting checking pans that other people put up. He's pulled 3 and taken them to the manager, letting him know who put them up like that. That's just nasty!

[salin]

28. this is so gross... that it made me laugh

just unbelievable... ick!

[Not_Giving_Up]

15. This made me think of

something Dr. Phil once said. No, I'm not a fan, but I was watching a show he did on ADHD kids, only because I have one.

He told a story about a pet store in his home town that always had a guy in an animal suit standing outside to draw in customers. He told his kids to do well in school or they would be that guy.

[Texasgal]

18. Papa Johns?

Am I correct?

[Not_Giving_Up]

19. No, you're not

I'm seriously not naming the name. He's worked for this chain before in other places and never had these problems, so I don't want to trash them.

[Texasgal]

20. Okay... I can respect that.

Horrid story, sorry that your husband has to deal with that.

[Not_Giving_Up]

22. The thing is

He really DOESN'T have to. He could get a better job, but this is what he LIKES to do. Many times over the years, various stores have asked him if he'd like to go through manager training. Nope, he likes to drive.

[Texasgal]

23. If he can deal with that

Then he must be on helluva guy! :)

[Not_Giving_Up]

24. He really can't deal with this

He comes home every night just ranting about what the idiots at work did. He's talking about quitting if things don't straighten out.

[Texasgal]

30. Maybe he can move onto greener pastures

I am sure there are plenty of Pizza places, if he enjoys that kind of work. In any event, I can not imagine having to work for some doofus who can't spell!

[Not_Giving_Up]

34. LOL

My husband's no champion speller either, and has told me I use big words to make him feel stupid. Not really, that's how I talk!

Edited to add: He's not as bad as this guy though!

As for greener pastures, who knows.

[Lady Effingbroke]

29. P**** ***.

Been there, done that, wore my car out in the process.

Edited title - no harm intended.

[Not_Giving_Up]

33. Come on, I said no names

Really, that's not nice.

[Lady Effingbroke]

36. Sorry about that - no harm intended.

I just recognized the company by some of the terms used in the memo. My experience working for them was similar to your husband's - psycho boss and all.

[Not_Giving_Up]

38. Thanks!

He worked for the same chain in South Carolina years ago, never any problems like this.

Plain old poor management.

[48pan]

31. I wonder what led to this.

Obviously, this guy is a bad manager. It sounds like he's got some pretty bad employees as well.

[Not_Giving_Up]

32. Basically

My husband says that the other managers don't care, and don't make people do shit. I think this guy is getting chewed on from above his head about the way his store runs. This is a recent awakening.

[proud2BlibKansan]

35. This kind of nonsense is all the motivation I needed to finish college

I worked retail. The management was so inept it was sad. But the other employees were worse. A lot of them couldn't take inventory or do anything on paper. Most of them were only good for running the cash register - and that was clearly too challenging for some.

When I was 20, I knew I didn't want to have that job when I was 40. I worked my way up to a management position and the store tried to talk me into entering their store manager training program. But I just couldn't do it and stay sane.

I am a teacher and whenever people say anything about how patient I have to be with kids, I tell them that it was much more difficult for me to patient with adults when I worked retail.

[Not_Giving_Up]

37. I'd rather teach kids than deal with incompetant adults

Hands down. Any day, any time.

My son is ADHD, ODD and an Aspie, and I'd rather deal with him than these people.

[proud2BlibKansan]

42. Ain't that the truth

And I do deal with too many incompetent administrators in education, but at least they can - almost always - read and write.

[Not_Giving_Up]

43. What do you teach? n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

44. Special ed

self-contained 4th and 5th grades

[Not_Giving_Up]

45. Cool!

My son is an Aspie, I'm sure you've seen your share of Aspie kids.

[proud2BlibKansan]

46. I have one this year

but I rarely have them. I am in a large district and the Aspies usually go to the Autism program.

[Not_Giving_Up]

47. I wish we had a program

My son is finally thriving with wonderful teachers this year (5th grade), but previous years have been pure hell.

[proud2BlibKansan]

48. The problem with a special program

is that most special ed kids do better (in other words, get higher test scores:) ) when they are mainstreamed. The more mainstreaming the better. At least that's what they tell us the research shows.

I can only speak of my program, but a lot of my kids need a more diverse peer group. In fact, my Aspie kid's mom wants her kid back in regular ed, she thinks his peers in special ed are a bad influence on him. She also thinks he will make better progress academically if he is challenged more, as he would be in regular ed.

[Not_Giving_Up]

49. I think if mine had started in a program

He wouldn't have suffered so much socially. His behavior gets way out of hand when he overloads (SI). He's learning to deal with it now, but the other kids remember him freaking out.

[proud2BlibKansan]

50. Early intervention is the key

A lot of our special kids could thrive in a regular ed program after a couple years in self-contained special ed.

The key for most of my kids is being able to read. Most of them come to me as non-readers or just barely reading. My goal is to have them reading and writing when they leave me and go on to middle school.

[UrbScotty]

39. Rarely is the question asked...

"Is our children learning?"

[Not_Giving_Up]

40. I think this guy learned his grammar and spelling

from *.

[Not_Giving_Up]

41. Kickin

:kick:

Scare your children!

[SOteric]

51. You would be unpleasantly disturbed to know

how many executive chefs, - even the well-known and those with their own sketch on the Food Network, - cannot spell and comprehend grammar even this well.

It is not a requirement in the hospitality industry. You need to be able to cook, draft a menu and keep your food cost down. You don't need to be able to write, spell or compose complex sentences.

[Not_Giving_Up]

52. True, but this guy's not a chef

He's a manager at a fast food delivery chain.

[Not_Giving_Up]

53. One more shameless kick

:kick:

[Not_Giving_Up]

54. Kick for the morning crew

:kick:

[Not_Giving_Up]

55. One more kick...dropping fast!

:kick:

[DebJ]

56. With 15 years in Quick Service Food bus, this guy is NORMAL.

And I was a manager and a district manager myself.
Food service managers are themselves treated like total crap. You work all kinds of very long, oddball hours...sometimes you don't even get 8 hours between shifts, and they ALWAYS put you in a store at least 45 minutes to 2 hours away from your home...even if you live next door to another location. 8 hours minus 2 hours travel is 6 hours to sleep, eat, and bathe. Upper management kicks your butt hard about you must do it THIS way. Then when they come in and see you doing precisely that, they yell at you and say WHY aren't you doing it THAT way? It is insane. The pay is not so good.
SO WHO WOULD TAKE A JOB LIKE THAT? Desperate people (without education or other prospects.) Their lives are made just purely PHYSICALLY miserable, non-stop, no wonder they are miserable people and managers themselves...no sleep, no food, WHAT IS A HOLIDAY? WHAT IS A WEEKEND? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A HUMAN BEING? You won't find out in this industry.
Of course no one cares (YALL JUST DONT CARE)...they are neither respected nor paid enough to care... just like their boss.
I was a manager and a District Manager for a highly unusual chain that actually respected its' employees...for three years... then in came an Asshole with a capital 'A' as Operations Manager. All the good people like me fled...all of them. The chain has gone seriously down hill ever since.
I did not have a 'degree', and was desperate for a job.
Thank God I am out of there now...got married and hoping to return to college.
As far as the spelling, grammer, etc... I've worked other businesses and found out THOSE managers suffer from the same... these people are college grads and STILL can't write a simple paragraph.... people in insurance, finance, leasing, and other industries.
Literacy is an American problem.

[Not_Giving_Up]

57. Literacy IS an American problem

The teachers are more worried about getting the kids through a standardized test, not whether or not they can write a complete sentence.

As for the hours, this guy is hardly ever there. He leaves the assistant managers in charge, and they really don't give a crap.

Yes, I realize that these people are not paid much, and that their education levels are low. Hence the title of my post...If you don't want to be this guy, do well in school!