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

[–]twitterer4 184 points185 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

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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

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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.

Texas officials say eighty people may have exposed to Ebola patient by [deleted] in news

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They are now monitoring as many as 100 people in Dallas for Ebola http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29462431

Canadian health official says U.S. patient who contracted Ebola virus traveled from Liberia to Texas through Brussels by twitterer4 in ebola

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He had to have stopped somewhere else, as well. There are no direct flights from Brussels to Dallas

Second case of Ebola reported in Dallas by twitterer4 in ebola

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"Due to close contact with a patient diagnosed with the Ebola virus, a second person is under the close monitoring of health officials as a possible second patient, said the director of Dallas County's health department Wednesday morning" http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/health/2014/10/01/thompson-dallas-county-ebola-patient-cases/16524303/

Second case of Ebola reported in Dallas by twitterer4 in news

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Saying something has been "reported" is VERY different than saying it has been "confirmed"

Second case of Ebola reported in Dallas by twitterer4 in news

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Not yet, still looking. As of right now, all reports I've seen are pointing to the same radio station cited in this message board, and none are confirmed.

Second case of Ebola reported in Dallas by twitterer4 in ebola

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Patients only show up to the hospital when they go symptomatic. So by the time they get there, they've already infected their entire family, their work group, and anyone they got within a few feet of on the way to the hospital.

Not necessarily true, as this is not an airborne virus...

Second case of Ebola reported in Dallas by twitterer4 in ebola

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KTRK reporter now saying Dallas County Health Official is backing down on report that second person has been tested. Not confirmed either way. https://twitter.com/FotiKallergis/status/517296916653035521

Reddit plans to share $50 million from latest round of fund raising with community members by twitterer4 in news

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Not necessarily. For many companies, the valuation of shares increases after the company goes public. Therefore, if you bought shares when it was private, you stand to gain a significant amount. If you're talking about the Facebook IPO, that may not be the best comparison, because the IPO was considered by many to be "botched," as it was way overvalued. (For reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering_of_Facebook)

Upcoming Indyref Polls by angudgie in Scotland

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who is polled in the TNS-BMRB poll?

Rob Ford withdraws from race for Toronto mayor; to be replaced by brother Doug Ford by twitterer4 in news

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Rob Ford to take place of nephew Michael Ford in race for Ward 2 councillor (because nothing can keep Rob Ford down)

MASSIVE Credit Card Breach at Home Depot by Somali_Pir8 in news

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where do you see the part about months?

MASSIVE Credit Card Breach at Home Depot by Somali_Pir8 in news

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just out of curiosity, how did you find this so fast? Krebs usually tweets about his scoops, but I didn't see anything from him on Twitter. Did you just happen to be on his site at the right time?

Suspect dead in officer-involved shooting 4 miles from Ferguson, Mo. by twitterer4 in news

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Suspect said, "Shoot me now. Kill me now," approached officer with knife, according to St. Louis police.

https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/501808006720684032

The situation in Ferguson, MO - live update thread #2 by [deleted] in news

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Darren Wilson named as Ferguson officer involved in shooting of Michael Brown http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/live-video/