When you hire someone that worked at a grocery store..

[BIGNASTY]

Not making ugly comments about your find of a hard working person, but isn't it strange that we find it so rare as to make a comment about this. It use to be normal ?

 

[Wiredawg]

Not making ugly comments about your find of a hard working person, but isn't it strange that we find it so rare as to make a comment about this. It use to be normal ?

Big,

I think the BIG point OP is making is that someone doing so well from different line of work or career. Reminds me when I was stationed at Andrew's AFB, one of the best IT Project Managers I ever saw was a former Security Forces (military cop). He outperformed many who had been working many years. Again, it was superior ATTITUDE was the reason.

There's lots of folks with GREAT attitudes and they should be recognized. I was (am) one of those too. You definitely know when you meet one.

Cheers, Ron

 

[BigPapa]

Price break on a quantity of 48 if you want to check it with your local dealer...

I appreciate the heads up, but we use less than 20 a year.

 

[GCroyle]

I think we're also sorta commenting give someone that might not have the background you're needing but otherwise a good candidate a chance.

Someone took a chance on all of us.

 

[dieselshadow]

At least they’re not saying hiring you was like firing their best 5 guys. LOL

 

[Wiredawg]

I think we're also sorta commenting give someone that might not have the background you're needing but otherwise a good candidate a chance.

Someone took a chance on all of us.

ABSOLUTELY!

EDIT: Great on MWilson for recognizing the potential in giving this individual a chance. That's the other part of the success equation is providing opportunity. This IS what makes America GREAT!

Cheers, Ron

 

[Regcabguy]

As any of you know that have to hire people lately it is a rare occasion when you hire someone with a great attitude combined with a willingness to learn!

I was extremely fortunate to get this guy!!!

Doesn’t mean that we won’t mess with him a little....

The local Von's here has some real slacker baggers. One kid was wandering the parking lot,on his phone with a shopping cart used as a stabilizing device as he walks. I had to work fast and hard when I worked for the markets. They even tolerate man-buns a new low in trending male hairstyles. it's a different world.
A shop I use has a young apprentice with a desire to learn and has a great attitude.

 

[Wiredawg]

We have a chain of grocery stores in TX called HEB. They have scholarships and tuition assistance for employees. I do most of the shopping and I've yet to see any baggers on the phone and nothing to do. I attribute this to two things: engaged supervisors AND motivated kids. Slackers likely get a warning and are gone.

I talk to these kids, many not entitled and are working their way through school. I see more positivity there and with the kids at Whata burger too.

Next time, talk to these kids and see what they are doing.

Cheers, Ron

 

[BIGNASTY]

The grocery store that my mom used had baggers with special upright two wheeled parking lot carts. They bagged your goods and wheeled the load out to your car and then placed them in the trunk or where ever.

Green stamps! next it will be gas jockey's fill up with premium sir? check the oil today?

Nah kid, just three bucks wash the glass all around.

That 3 bucks got you almost 8 gallons back then 1973.

Just to let you know Old School Politeness is still around. When Penny goes into town without me they bag her groceries take them to the car and put them in the trunk, where she buys gas they serve gals AT NO EXTRA CHARGE living in the BACKWARDS Country has still the values of yesteryear.

 

[GCroyle]

BIG,

Good to hear old school politeness is still practiced and courtesy is the norm in small town Big Sky Country.

But now I digress (again) back to my gas jockey days in the early 70's.

Customer pulls in, bell goes ding ding. We had to jog on out, ask for a fill up, suggest oil check and washing glass was SOP. they even had mystery shoppers that checked your service to the customer. Those SOB's would buy a small amount and always pay with a card so they'd get your initials.

But now it's saturday night and the cute girls are headed out looking nice and such. Mind you, we're working for basically gas money. We had a code to let the other guy know that might want to come help us with a car.

All we had to do was stomp on the bell hose a few times while washing glass or walking around. Ding ding, ding Ding etc.

The other jockey would waltz on out ask some stupid question and check out the situation.

Ah yes, the good old days.

Hi Penny.

Gary

 

[BIGNASTY]

Not Big Sky Gary, small town Indiana, Had a scare in Montana with my implant prosthetic knee getting so cold I couldn't bend it, hips failing rapidly I had a job opertunity in Indy (Ive since permanently retired after 2 years) of babysitting a bunch of Millennial educated half-wits on decisions that could be made for a oil company by an old retired ? I proved my point (TO MYSELF ) that I could have done the job if I wanted to be a caged rat had I chosen that path.

Greencastle is like Mayberry on the TV show. People are decent to one another, ask how your doing and truly care, and don't even know each other. The biggest topic is the weather after all its biggest resource is Agriculture. 40 miles out of Indy its like stepping into a Time Machine that transports backwards 50 years.

Montana, Seeley Lake in particular has changed into Calif with all its AH buying property to leave calif but bring their liberal politics with them. We've made some significant land purchases that are paying for themselves Farming isn't much of a family endeavor the plus side to that is that Industrial Farming doesn't live on the land so the 10 miles we live outside of Greencastle is pretty devoid of anyone but family on a dead end road with lots of acreage between us and our neighbors.

 

[GCroyle]

BIG,

So home is now Indiana? We've been to Mt. Airy NC the town Andy Griffith called home and that town lives off of the nostalgia of the TV show. Festivals, T-shirts and old Ford cop cars giving guided tours and the museum.

Maybe that's what we need is more home town kindness instead of the evening news cell phone captured junk.

Mike, we gonna get a pic of you two for grins?

Gary

 

[jhenderson]

Good manners never go out of style. People without them make me loose my cherub like demeanor.

 

[JR]

Paper still alive and well in nowheresville, Ohio. Check out clerk AND Baggers included

Mamma gearing up for a little holiday baking. My sole role in this operation is chief taste tester

 

[BIGNASTY]

BIG,

Good to hear old school politeness is still practiced and courtesy is the norm in small town Big Sky Country.

But now I digress (again) back to my gas jockey days in the early 70's.

Customer pulls in, bell goes ding ding. We had to jog on out, ask for a fill up, suggest oil check and washing glass was SOP. they even had mystery shoppers that checked your service to the customer. Those SOB's would buy a small amount and always pay with a card so they'd get your initials.

But now it's saturday night and the cute girls are headed out looking nice and such. Mind you, we're working for basically gas money. We had a code to let the other guy know that might want to come help us with a car.

All we had to do was stomp on the bell hose a few times while washing glass or walking around. Ding ding, ding Ding etc.

The other jockey would waltz on out ask some stupid question and check out the situation.

Ah yes, the good old days.

Hi Penny.

Gary

Hi Gary

We're at a Christmas program rehearsal at the university Gail's a few credits short of a Degree in music something else he wanted to prove to himself he could attain.

Yep!! Indiana I can grow veggies better than any in the grocery stores, even Gail's found his green-thumb in growing sweet corn Silver Queen to be precise Excellent is an understatement. A close second & third is his Shiny Boy watermelons (he & the grandchildren have seed spitting contests off the deck NOT the most elegant sport I've seen but funny to watch) & his Cantaloupe thats name alludes me, filled with his hit & miss motorized ice cream maker ice-cream. We'er expanding our garden to a few more acres along with his corn patch a hobby thats gotten out of control but fun to be a part of the Farmers Market in town during the summer. He's found Old Tractor central here and is always working on some kind. His Beef & Pigs are gaining in popularity with folks lots of people raise & buy Freezer Beef & Pigs instead of buying store bought.

Thats about all for now BYE!!

Penny

 

[jhenderson]

Silver Queen is by far my favorite although it’s not easy to find around here. Folks tend to gravitate to the latest new trend. I find tried and true to beat new and improved every time.

 

[BIGNASTY]

We try to grow Heritage, Heirloom veggies only, lots & lots of homemade compost goes into our garden. Indiana soil is like concrete (clay) when its dry. Gail put a three rail fence around the house and entry drive lined with October Glory Maples. He threatened to use Dynamite to dig holes. Theres lots of companies that sell select varieties of long forgotten styles, we use Johnny's Seeds, I believe their in Maine. The Wifi here at the University won't let me search its Website "Johnny's Select Seeds" New and improved is just another name for "Ships & lasts Well" in transport.

Gail swears its the use of his Mules in tilling & cultivating the garden thats the reason for the quality. I don't know how on earth he does it with hip replacments one leg and it has a prosthetic knee. I think its this places serenity.

 

[jhenderson]

I’ll trade you rocks for your hard, clay type soil. Digging a post hole in my end of town involves iron bars, shovels, manual post hole digger, ( pto types constantly bind on the football size rocks braking shear pins) and a carefully crafted sailors duffle bag full of bad words. There’s no such thing as a straight as a string fence line here unless you trench it with a backhoe and possibly employ a drill and feather and wedges.

 

[GCroyle]

Penny n BIG,

When my eyes saw Silver Queen I couldn't read another word they kept jumping back to it over and over. I'm a Buckeye and grown in the back yard and sold in the front yard sweet corn is a summer treat and I miss it a lot. My favorite way to cook it is soak in water for a b it and then on a grill over wood coals.

Good to hear things are working out for you folks and hopefully the Mules made new friends. Yup that area should be full of farm pride and parts.

Gary

 

[BIGNASTY]

He's got one but uses it on every other hole using a clamshell digger on the others, HE'S AS STUBBORN as his mules sometimes even worse!!
The picture with the flour reminded him of our Christmas Cookies. He took a hand full and out the door singing