Misery Loves Company : A Job Experience

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I've talked plenty about where I work and how much I loathe it at times. I haven't, however, talked about the other people who work there and what they think of it. Not all of these people are my "coworkers" as they work in different departments. We don't even work in a "co" setting, and so I just considered them other employees, though nice enough people. "How ya doing today?" I might be asked by the meat clerk. "You know how it is." I would reply. They just nod in agreement and go on about their business. There was one meat clerk, that doesn't work there anymore (atleast I havent' seen him in awhile) and he was on the verge of retirement. He had been asked to stay for awhile, and so he did. I asked him one time why he chose to stay and he said "Well it's something to do you know?" We all (all the different departments) have our own qualms about each other, and about our uppers. We all unite in the fact that we aren't a fan of the main manger of the store. The man is a condescending type, and he definitely isn't the type who truly cares for his employees. He's fake, to sum it up. I hate those types of people, as I have said before. In any case, there is one guy in particular who used to work for the company, quit and has now come back. He apparently quit but then reapplied at another location a few months later, only to be transferred back to the location I work at. He has been promised this and that for so long, and then gets overlooked. He's finally getting a bit of a break and is getting more money and more responsibility. He definitely deserves it. The sad truth is that those who work their tails off are the ones overlooked, but those who don't are the ones praised. It does no good to complain because we are seen as the enemies so to speak if we do.. Back to the upper most manager of the store. A few years ago I had to get a doctor's note to be let out of work for a few days. I won't explain why, but let's just say it was pertinent that I stay near home. The manager's only concern was when I would be back, and couldn't I come back tomorrow instead of two days after that? Yeah... Needless to say, while he wasn't my favorite person then, he definitely wasn't after that. Anyway I know that there are a lot of managers / bosses that are like that. It's nothing new... but the main topic of this is that most people who work where i work? Have worked there as long as I have, if not longer. We may be a miserable bunch, but atleast we stick together...