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Patreon is a cool place where you can help support my comic! Extra cool stuff for Patreon supporters found only there! Paypal is a nice little option too if you don’t want to sign up with Patreon, check the upper[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wanna see these comics early, or in color? Patreon!! Or if you don’t like doing that but still feel generous, may I direct your eye to that donate button in the upper right corner? It happens around this time every[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support my comic here on Patreon! I’ve had to work with my fair share of idiot managers. Lark, Pat, Beulah… The worst part is that I don’t have to stretch reality much to fit the narrative of how truly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Want to see this comic early and in color? You can through my Patreon Page and help support my comic at the same time! There are those coworkers you look at and can ask this question but ask it for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let me preface this comic by saying this first: I totally understand people with legitimate health issues and crises that pip up that need a day or more to figure out. I hope you all have an understanding management team[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Beulah was a really hard person to deal with. From the outside it felt like she would purposefully not remember simple instructions, or conveniently not know how to answer a phone. Beulah was a person who just wanted to do[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the comic on Patreon! By becoming a Patron you get to see all sorts of cool extra stuff! You could even be in the comic strip like Suzi here! Oh Beulah… There are many memories of dealing with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
help support the comic strip here on Patreon! You get to see all sorts of fun extras! You could even be in the comic like Amanda and Trevor here! I got a fun email from D: “I was in costume[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Check out the extra comic that’s only for Patrons! You can see other cool stuff too! Help support a fun comic and you get more fun stuff to see! What’s not to like? Some employees are sent home early because[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help Mike: Bookseller out and Mike: Bookseller will help you out by giving you more comics! There are certain cafe workers in there that once you see them you know you’re order is safe. Better than safe. …and then there[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support Mike: Bookseller! You get to see cool giraffe drawings! Extra doodles from time to time! There are extra awesome things that I’m gonna spoil you all with once I reach certain thresholds! You could even be in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the site! Maybe become a Mike: Bookseller cast member while you’re at it! We have all had these three types of coworkers at some point. We may still be dealing with a few of them right now. We[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Allison joins the ranks of Patreon supporters! Jump in early and more comics get made of you! Bragging rights! Show the comics off to your jealous coworkers and friends! there are many different employed peoples that work at The Bookstore.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I need your support! Thank you so much! I think a lot of people need a sharp, hard slap in the face. Political warriors on both sides of the party, lazy “customers” who abuse your job and what you’re paid[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When you’re working in a customer service oriented job you’re going to face a lot of questions. Sometimes these questions won’t come from a customer but a coworker. Maybe a new hire needs a little bit of a guided hand[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Inspired by an email from Tracie: “we have meetings at my store to go over numbers, what’s going to change, and to remind us what we signed up for when we took the job. Just the normal boring stuff they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It never fails. Every time, EVERY TIME I have a clear, flat surface, I turn around for ONE SECOND and some idiot throws crap all over it. The clear space isn’t for you drop what you’re doing and run away,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These are all sadly based off of true stories. Granted, not all of them were perpetrated by a single manager, but it goes without saying, there are a lot of stupid people that get into management positions that have absolutely[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s hard to fathom that a manager, or the management team in general doesn’t devolve into passive aggressive threats and outright insults when holding the daily store morning meeting. Now, I have been in stores that have hosted such meetings,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are countless times where I have been setting up displays, or processing returns, or even shelving a cart, and found ridiculous discrepancies in how things are supposed to be set up. A lot of what has been put into[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is always fun to do. Especially in front of another bookseller. You can earn some great bragging rights pulling off one of these moves. Not needing to look up a title is one thing, being able to READ SOMEONE’S[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Imagine leaving work after your final shift for the week, or imagine going on vacation, hoping that everything in your department will be taken care of in some fashion that is close to how you manage it. Then imagine coming[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are times that you hear things about the personal lives of coworkers and employees that make you mad, sad, or even more cynical. Hearing that a coworker’s normal everyday not-work clothes are ALL sweats is unbelievably depressing.
We have all had the bad manager, we’ve all had the really awesome manager. Sometimes we get the worst of the worst: The Idiot manager. Someone who SOMEHOW got into a position of power despite the obvious lack of intelligence[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Beulah is an amalgamation of the worst idiots I’ve had the displeasure of calling coworkers. I’ve missed out on breaks due to how the Beulahs of the workplace handle customers or other employees at the register. The question “how did[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I do really wish that these situations with Beulah were made up, but no. This is all true idiocy at work. One does wonder how these people made it through the interviews and screening processes to be hired.
Trying to show someone like Beulah how to do anything is akin to slamming your face into a brick wall. You will never get through. Having the pleasure of cross training quite a few Beulah-types throughout my illustrious bookselling career,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Being extremely busy with helping my family move out of state I have once again ask for my friend Rachel to help me out in a tight spot. One aspect of Beulah was how she was way past 50 years[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, I had a coworker who at one point in time was taking cat medication. She would never shut up about her cats. Having a crazy cat neighbor is pretty bad, you’ll probably have to endure a long-winded story or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was pretty clear from the first few days as a manager that Beulah had no idea what she was doing. “Oh, I didn’t know” became her catchphrase. So many mistakes were made. These things will of course be made[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When Carol finally left we were all relieved. Little did we know that that the next 3 hires were ALL Carols. AND ONE WAS A MANAGER!
