Rather than "we're short staffed tonight," maybe try "Hey, want to pick up a shift tonight?" The passive aggressive tone kills me lol
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The reason the manager didn’t do that is because this is a screenshot of a fake conversation.
Oh no, what happened to Buster?
He got blown up a few times, among other things. I don't think the original survived Mythbusters
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I have had similar conversations with managers in the past, this may be staged but it's all too real.
i thought that was obvious. I mean the contact name is "manager"... isn't the point that people wish they would respond like this?
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You know what's going to be asked next, so here's the response:
"Sorry homie, I've been drinking"
"If you need extra hire, a friend is looking for a job, I could get you in touch"
In my restaurant there's a four drink minimum before you can start cooking or serving customers.
I got the least serious bollocking of my life from the manager of the bar I worked in when the exec team of the bar I worked in bought me 12 jagerbombs in a single shift
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And no maximum?
Remember this scene in Ratatouille where Colette talks about the sordid pasts of the kitchen staff? Now consider that that was bowdlerized for a kids' movie, compared to reality.
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Actually used this once, and it wasn't a lie or stretching the truth
Good call, never lie to your boss. Crack open a cold one as soon as the first text comes in
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At my wife's union job, if they are understaffed, they send a text blast needing more folks.
And here's where it gets awesome. They bid. Sometimes it's a flat extra $100-500. Other times, it's DOUBLE your hour wage.
Unions are pretty awesome.
Hell Yeah, Unions FTW!
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That's how it should work for all shifts IMO.
Youre a manager. manage to get your ass in there
✏️ downvoted by a manager apparently
lol, who let a manager onto the the fediverse?!
Gotta get that instance mass-defederated ASAP before we have a problem.
don't do that, just add them to a shadowban list maintained by an out-of-touch psychopath.
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At work, I don’t appreciate implications. It leads to mistakes and misunderstandings. Bad for business.
implications
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The … always gets me
Yep, the text is great, but that's the punchline.
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It really bugs me that they spell good luck as a single word.
It's because they've been drinking
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The proper thought to have when an employer says they're short staffed is "Why didn't you hire enough people?" not "Gee, I should chip in!"
"If you have time to text me you have time to work"
Or you could just not reply.
That’s what I’ve always done, wait until the shift is nearly over and be like “just saw this, hope it all worked out!”
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"Holy cow, well, good thing you're a manager! Manage it."
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