That new Throne of Eldraine Magic: the Gathering expansion is coming out in about a month. That’s one positive to the job… So I’m pretty sure I reached that point in my career READ THE REST ON PATREON
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With certain managers and other various Office folk taking an interest in what I do here I’m keeping my comments behind a paywall of Patreon. If you’re going to watch what I’m doing and see what I’m thinking, I’m going[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yo! I got this Patreon thing here! It happens time and time again with certain store managers I’ve worked for throughout the years. There are those that are confident, schedule appropriately, and make sure people are, for the most part,[…]↓ 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…
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 site here! Bonus stuff and drawings and you could even be part of the comic!! I got a crazy email from a reader here: “Oone night I was working the nük desk at the front of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help support the site! You could see extra drawings and comics, giraffe doodles sent to you, and you could even be part of the comic like Amanda! You could even see the latest comic strip posted up a day early[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help Support Mike: Bookseller! I need all the help I can get and I give you extra stuff! You could even be in the comic like Suzi here! I’ve seen this happen more than I’d like. A customer comes in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have a Patreon here and I would love to have your support! You get to see cool extra drawings and doodles, heck you could even be in the comic like everyone in this strip here! Please and thank you![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help Mike: Bookseller!! I need all I can get! I have had a few managers in the past who would take all the credit for when the store would do well and blame all the employees when the sales were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Help make Mike: Bookseller successful! You could be part of the cast and see all sorts of extra drawings! Amanda, Allison, and Christiana joined and they’re cool people! You could be cool people too! The next threshold reward is less[…]↓ 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…
Bigwig visits from higher up management leads to furious activity of dusting and making the store look “just right” for the arrival of the Home Office God or whoever. If you know your supervising manager though, there are some tricks[…]↓ 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…
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…
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…
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…
Ever have a project assigned to you by a manager, and you finish that project exactly the way the manager wanted you to do it only to have that same manager come in and tell you to undo all your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…