Tuesday, January 03, 2006
New Job
Twas a week before Christmas and all thru the King,
Managers were buzzing about the rumors flying.
The Owner of ours franchise for the past 18 years,
might be selling his business, all of us feared.
I'd been with this man since mid 94
was there for the good times and there for my divorce.
A boss who's a friend, and treated every one fair.
twas rumors that soon he would not be there.
Then in thru the back door the boss man did walk,
"come into the office Vince, we need to talk."
At first I was nervous, to the store he rarley came
I was fraid it might be another sexual harrasment claim.
"The rumors you hear are bout to come true.
I'm getting rid of all my stores except the one run by you"
"I'm telling you first so it's not a surprise,
but you're part of the sale to the Heartland Franchise."
When he said he was giving me up, I almost wept.
He had no other chioce, he was in so much debt.
"But in order to do this" he went on with his score,
"I need to switch you with a manager from another store.
I trembled with fear, cause I've heard this before,
there was Marseilles, Joliet, and the Blue Island Store.
But he said Aurora would be my new beat
I sighed in releif, it was right up the street.
He Said "I really appriciate all that you do,
but I know running one store is not the end for you"
"There's room for advancement if you play your card's right.
They have 250 BK's" I smiled with delight
Two days before Christmas we all met the new Owner,
I was ready for this, but soon felt like a loner.
I knew this gentleman, and not for somthing dear.
he left my store last week, an angry Customer.
We were not allowed to sell the Star Wars Toys without a kids meal.
It was explained to him thrice and he made it a big deal.
I showed him the sign, he didn't give a shit.
I said "Are you Deaf, Blind, or just Illiterate"
I don't know if her remebered me as we all sat and mingled,
but he gave me a look that made my spine tingle.
He said not one word about the ordeal.
but I fear that a promotion is not in the deal.
We'll meet one on one later this week
and the sale will take place soon after the 15th.
we'll see what goes down, if that day I do rue,
what's a 31 year old with no College to do?
Managers were buzzing about the rumors flying.
The Owner of ours franchise for the past 18 years,
might be selling his business, all of us feared.
I'd been with this man since mid 94
was there for the good times and there for my divorce.
A boss who's a friend, and treated every one fair.
twas rumors that soon he would not be there.
Then in thru the back door the boss man did walk,
"come into the office Vince, we need to talk."
At first I was nervous, to the store he rarley came
I was fraid it might be another sexual harrasment claim.
"The rumors you hear are bout to come true.
I'm getting rid of all my stores except the one run by you"
"I'm telling you first so it's not a surprise,
but you're part of the sale to the Heartland Franchise."
When he said he was giving me up, I almost wept.
He had no other chioce, he was in so much debt.
"But in order to do this" he went on with his score,
"I need to switch you with a manager from another store.
I trembled with fear, cause I've heard this before,
there was Marseilles, Joliet, and the Blue Island Store.
But he said Aurora would be my new beat
I sighed in releif, it was right up the street.
He Said "I really appriciate all that you do,
but I know running one store is not the end for you"
"There's room for advancement if you play your card's right.
They have 250 BK's" I smiled with delight
Two days before Christmas we all met the new Owner,
I was ready for this, but soon felt like a loner.
I knew this gentleman, and not for somthing dear.
he left my store last week, an angry Customer.
We were not allowed to sell the Star Wars Toys without a kids meal.
It was explained to him thrice and he made it a big deal.
I showed him the sign, he didn't give a shit.
I said "Are you Deaf, Blind, or just Illiterate"
I don't know if her remebered me as we all sat and mingled,
but he gave me a look that made my spine tingle.
He said not one word about the ordeal.
but I fear that a promotion is not in the deal.
We'll meet one on one later this week
and the sale will take place soon after the 15th.
we'll see what goes down, if that day I do rue,
what's a 31 year old with no College to do?
# posted by Vince L. @ 10:35 PM 
