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Back story first: My name is Eric,I sell high end wooden play sets here in Phoenix. I've run the operations out of this location covering the entire state for the last 4 years for this owner. He live's in San Diego and comes out now and then to say hi and to give me an extra day off from time to time (I work 6 days a week, but am salaried). So back in 2007 an Adult DVD shop opened across from our parking lot. This location is in an industrial type shop area. These guys made it very clear the product they sell by painting on the side of the building a huge "Adult DVD's, Novelty and Theater". So when our lease was up we moved down the street to a better location. Now the parents don;t have to see the shop. But unfortunety there is a "Private Dance" Shop very descretly parked across from us. No biggie they are only out after dark, whereas we are not. So he has been struggling to make ends meet the last 7 months, and I work all these extra hours to try and make a living. Now the situation which I think is BS. I go and buy this beautiful 1970 black hearse pictured below. Love it. Traded it straight across for my 2000 Pathfinder and am happy as can be. Now I knew I was going to get crap for the car from my very conservative owner and even parked it way down the street away from the property. He told me not to park it in the yard where our customers can see it. No problem. The last thing I want is some snot nosed kids thinking he can climb on my car. We have an adjoining lot that is used for storing (inside,out of view) our product for installs. This lot is separated from us by a 8' tall brick wall. Once and a while I park it down in there as it is less visible than directly on the street. It;'s hard to see from the street as you drive down looking for our lot. The giant "Live Girls" across from us stands out a bit more than my dark Cadillac. No problem, or so I thought...
Today he drives out to drop off product for install latter this week. I knew he was coming so it wasn't a surprise visit. I had the caddy park down in the adjoining lot off the street. He see the caddy sitting there and goes completely nuts on me...asked me why the hell it was on his property and told me to move it. "OK, where?" In the street? He told me he couldn't stop me from parking it in the street but he did not want it on his property period. Now obviously I wasn't caught doing something I wasn't supposed to be doing..I was working away as normal when he came into the office.
This guy was so mad at me for not only having a "Hurst" on his (rented) property, but having my web site pasted across the windshield as well. I asked him what makes it better in the street than tucked away on the side and again he said he could not stop me from doing that. GeESs! WTF. So he goes out takes pictures of the hearse now parked plainly visible in the street, storms back in and tells me to leave. Stop what I'm doing and just go. "Take tomorrow off and I will let you know what I'm going to do about this" Take tomorrow off?!? It's my only day off anyway moron!
So now I sit here waiting to hear from him on whether I still have a job or not. For the past year he has slowly run this small business into the ground by making stupid calls. I let all my sales crew and installers go due to slow traffic. I was the last straw. I worked both sales floor and catalog drops. Built several play set displays as well as did several installs. I practically gave this guy my last 4 years without asking fro a single raise. Now because I have a hearse he feels I am ruining his business. I don't have to tell you people about the constant waves, thumbs up and cell phone assaults I get everyday with this coach. I can honestly say that children just don't know what it was used for. The only time a boy told me what it was, was when he was reffearing it to a car on GTA.
Being in the retail industry for the last 26 years, this is the most bizzare behavour I have ever seen. Personally I think it was an excuse to fire me so he wouldn't have to pay me unemployment. This sucks....To all the people going that extra mile for your company or boss, STOP! It ain't going to mean sht when it comes time to go.
OK, sorry, I had to vent to someone....
Today he drives out to drop off product for install latter this week. I knew he was coming so it wasn't a surprise visit. I had the caddy park down in the adjoining lot off the street. He see the caddy sitting there and goes completely nuts on me...asked me why the hell it was on his property and told me to move it. "OK, where?" In the street? He told me he couldn't stop me from parking it in the street but he did not want it on his property period. Now obviously I wasn't caught doing something I wasn't supposed to be doing..I was working away as normal when he came into the office.
This guy was so mad at me for not only having a "Hurst" on his (rented) property, but having my web site pasted across the windshield as well. I asked him what makes it better in the street than tucked away on the side and again he said he could not stop me from doing that. GeESs! WTF. So he goes out takes pictures of the hearse now parked plainly visible in the street, storms back in and tells me to leave. Stop what I'm doing and just go. "Take tomorrow off and I will let you know what I'm going to do about this" Take tomorrow off?!? It's my only day off anyway moron!
So now I sit here waiting to hear from him on whether I still have a job or not. For the past year he has slowly run this small business into the ground by making stupid calls. I let all my sales crew and installers go due to slow traffic. I was the last straw. I worked both sales floor and catalog drops. Built several play set displays as well as did several installs. I practically gave this guy my last 4 years without asking fro a single raise. Now because I have a hearse he feels I am ruining his business. I don't have to tell you people about the constant waves, thumbs up and cell phone assaults I get everyday with this coach. I can honestly say that children just don't know what it was used for. The only time a boy told me what it was, was when he was reffearing it to a car on GTA.
Being in the retail industry for the last 26 years, this is the most bizzare behavour I have ever seen. Personally I think it was an excuse to fire me so he wouldn't have to pay me unemployment. This sucks....To all the people going that extra mile for your company or boss, STOP! It ain't going to mean sht when it comes time to go.
OK, sorry, I had to vent to someone....
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