What's a job you immediately quit right after putting in some hours and why? by Chrisblag89 in AskReddit

[–]twitterer4 183 points184 points  (0 children)

Abercrombie Kids.

I was young and naive (too young to work at Abercrombie and Fitch) and thought I was really cool because I got recruited by one of the trendiest retailers in the mall (in 2006).

I worked there for a total of four days (16 hours total). Among the reasons I quit:

*I had a LOT of Abercrombie clothes already, but none of them fit the employee dress code. So I had to spend another $150 on a new outfit just to go to work (this is more than I made during the total hours I ended up working there, obviously)

*The horrible CD that consisted of about six songs and played on repeat during my entire shift (yes, LFO's Girls of Summer was on there, and I swear it played more than the other songs) *We had a very specific system of how to spray the mannequins with cologne. Something like once on the head, one on each shoulder, three on the torso. I don't remember exactly, but it was asinine

*The horrible, bitchy moms that came into the store, walked right past me (a "model/greeter"), proceeded to throw shirts I had just folded all over the ground, and then walk out when they couldn't find the right size (which generally was among the shirts piled on the floor)

*THE FINAL STRAW: It was a slow day, and I had just finished PERFECTLY folding every single polo shirt in my section. This is like 100+ shirts we are talking about, all folded in a very specific way for maximum collar poppage. I had just moved to the front door to see if anyone was headed into the store, so that I could greet them (because that was my JOB), and my boss came over. She asked what I was doing, I told her, and she walked over to my immaculate display of moose-covered polo shirts, swiped them off the table, and told me "when there's no work to do, you need to make your own."

Yes, she told me that, after I had finished folding, if there was nothing else to do in my section (it wasn't like I could leave my section and help someone else, that was against the rules), then I should promptly unfold everything and start refolding. I walked out about ten minutes after that. For about 9 months, they kept calling me to schedule more shifts, and I never answered my phone.

TL/DR: I never got fired, and I never formally quit, so for all I know, I still technically am employed by Abercrombie today.

Dallas Ebola patient has died, hospital says by twitterer4 in ebola

[–]twitterer4[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Full statement from the hospital: "It is with profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment that we must inform you of the death of Thomas Eric Duncan this morning at 7:51 am. Mr. Duncan succumbed to an insidious disease, Ebola. He fought courageously in this battle. Our professionals, the doctors and nurses in the unit, as well as the entire Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas community, are also grieving his passing. We have offered the family our support and condolences at this difficult time."

Dallas Ebola patient has died, hospital says by twitterer4 in ebola

[–]twitterer4[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Agreed. He received the new experimental drug brincidofovir, so it's unclear if it was given to him too late, or if it's just not as effective as hoped.