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Mall Santas Fear Swine Flu {Holidash News}
Nov 19th 2009 2:39PM why do santa's get special treatment. alot of people work with the public and have been told too bad.
Wal-Mart's sick leave policy risks spreading swine flu {WalletPop}
Nov 6th 2009 5:36PM my company has some very strict rules on calling in sick. i work with the public and serve them food and drinks. we have no choice but to go to work when we are sick. my recommendation to everyone is to make a point to expose management every time you get sick. make sure to shake their hands or touch things on their desk. offer to get their coffee. maybe if we all do this these companies will rethink their policies. any time you have a Doctor's note they should not be able to punish you for a sick call. A Doctor's will keep people from taking advantage.
Would you tip this hotel housekeeper? {WalletPop}
Oct 12th 2009 9:19AM I have worked minimum wage and as a waitress. I'm not sure why you would work so hard for minimum wage. why not work at some clothing store instead? I travel for a living now, but I am not going to tip my maid. She makes a minimum wage. The difference is that a waitress doesn't. A waitress pays taxes on a tip whether you leave one or not. The maid doesn't. I am also sick of everyone wanting a tip. If you are making a legal hourly wage then the only reason I would tip you is if you went above and beyond your job for me. I would also like to point out that every investigative reporter has done a show on the filthy hotel rooms. These maids barely touch your room. I stay in nice hotels all the time that have nasty sheets and dirty glasses in them. I make sure that the maid really does have to clean the room after I leave. I mark up the bathroom floor, toilet and bathtub with some water and the bottom of my shoe. I put tissues in the sheets so that the next guest knows whether their sheets have been cleaned.
Author Urges Parents To Quit Hovering {ParentDish}
Oct 1st 2009 5:26PM in my neighborhood there are alot of parents that don't take their children outside. we have a park at the end of the street and it is always empty.i do believe that some parents need to lighten up, but i have also seen these free range children around. i have nearly run several of them over. they hang out at the grocery store parking lots riding bikes and boards between cars without a care in the world. they also have no idea what a stop sign means or how to use a cross walk. also do you know how many children have been molested by neighbors? ask around.
Galley Gossip: Fly Girls, a flight attendant docu-series airing soon {Gadling}
Sep 25th 2009 3:23PM i often think how glamorous my job is when i am picking up a couple of hundred meals and tossing them into the trash. the gum and snot rags and occassionally vomit people leave in the trays along with haveing to put my hand in the trash to push it down and make room for more is so glamorous.
Bag too big? Check with Congress {Gadling}
Aug 27th 2009 6:11PM i love the idea that congress will finally do something about the carry-on. do they really think those overhead bins will stay closed in a bad landing? how would you like to be sitting under all that heavy luggage when it pops out? i also can't stand people who bring big heavy bags down to the plane then think that i can lift in the overhead for them. i am 5'7 and i weigh 115 pounds. what makes you think i can lift it if you can't? what makes you think my family can afford me loosing time from work with an injury? they do have baggage handlers and they do not lift the bags above their heads.
Galley Gossip: More flight attendant pet peeves - the summer edition {Gadling}
Jul 28th 2009 4:51PM i don't understand why the FAA doesen't make it a law that all children are required to have their own seat and that children under a certain age are required to have car seats. this would save a lot of trouble on a flight. kids are or should be used to their car seat and will stay put more easily. they may even fall asleep. it will help keep them from kicking the seat in front of them and they won't be able to play with the tray table and call light. I also don't understand parent who will not put the seat belt on their children the proper way. they allow the seat belt to allow two kids to sit in it it is so loose. i often wonder if these parents just don't love their children. please bring snacks, toys, diapers, and at least one sippy cup. the sippy cup will help your children not spill their drink all over the place. i carry two sippy cups with my six year old. one for him and one for me. that way he can't spill his drink or mine.
Galley Gossip: Attention Sharon Stone, GIVE ME THAT BAG! {Gadling}
Jul 15th 2009 3:53PM i hope they can pass that luggage law. my airline recently put out a letter telling the flight attendants that we are suppose to lift these bags in the overhead bin for people who need help. for god's sake they weighed me in when they hired me. i can't lift all those bags without ending up injured and then how am i suppose to take care of my family? you think that worker's comp is going to help? i don't think so. my company can even fire you for being injured on the plane. they don't even make the baggage people lift the luggage over their head. you bring it you stow it. sharon stone should get over herself. she is an old hag actress and doesen't need to be showing her a$$ anywhere. i gaurantee you that she tried to get that flight attendant fired. maybe even succeeded. why should some worker get fired just because some old hag thinks she is so special?
What Airline Do You Fly? {AOL Hot Searches}
Jul 14th 2009 1:10PM imabeliever, any business is about making money. the airlines have to make money. you may have noticed the cost of living has gone up and this has caused many people and business to suffer. when this happens some services have to go. i don't think anyone wants to pay even higher prices just to get a nasty airplane sandwich and i can't imagine why anyone would want a almost never cleaned pillow or blanket. cutting these things out of service help an airline stay in business and allow you to have access to a larger selections of travel destinations and times when they are available. the only other option is for the government to take over and i know you don't want that to happen. look how the government runs the stuff they are already in charge of. i think the biggest change today is not so much the service, but the way people behave. if people would just try to be a little more understanding and patient and if you tried to be as civil as you can be then you will find that things will work out better for everyone. i miss the days when i could talk and joke with my passengers. some of the worst delays have been so much better when we all try to chill out about it. i am not saying this will be easy, but i think you find that you will feel better if you try. your flight attendants do want to give you a good service and we want to do a good job, but it takes the customers to help us make this happen. be aware that just like most everyone else our company has cut back on the amount of employees doing the work and that like everyone else we are taking hard pay benifit cuts. we don't have much to work with anymore. we just keep on trying to do the best with what we have and if you give us a little understanding it will make things better for everone. i think this will also help with other customer services. the big boys on top make the choices we all have to live with. please don't take it out on the little guy.
What Airline Do You Fly? {AOL Hot Searches}
Jul 14th 2009 12:43PM pets are not a problem in the plane as long as the owners make sure that the pet will fit comfortably in their container and that the container will fit all the way under the seat in front of them. we also have a big problem with people who will not keep their pets in the container and get ugly about it when asked to put animal away. the rules say they have to be inside of their container at all times. this includes keeping the container closed at all times. you can't believe some of the troubles we have had over this type of thing.
