The Nightmare is Over
A little over a week ago, I finished working at Ole Grapevine Cigar & Tobacco Shop for a second tour of duty. Once again, I found this particular place of employment extremely toxic and dysfunctional. With the exception of one other staff member, the crew at the shop were too chummy with one another in very unhealthy ways. Similar to the first experience, I was micro-managed and isolated from feeling a part of the "family", as the manager liked to call the company. I never felt included...only taken advantage of and then made to feel inferior and worthless. The customer base wasn't too much better than the work environment. In some ways, the customers were worse...a bunch of entitled, rich people who wanted their way while everyone else be damned. Spoiled-rotten brats! The manager summarily decided, without even consulting me, that I would be moved to an "on call" position. Since I'm not naive, I realize this means I'll never wor...