Haven't had a boss for a while now, but a good chunk of the most obnoxious shit I've heard [them] utter was always something like "We need to do <such and such>" and there was never any
we about it.
When I worked in that non-Blockbuster corporate video chain back in the day (2002) the regional manager had to come open the store on a stifling hot July Sunday because one of those always-calling-out-sick-female-employees didn't show/quit with no notice. So I got stuck working with this angry, middle-aged, uppity Indian dude. Upon locking the door after the longest, unnecessarily difficult shift I worked at that job, he lights up a cig and says "I know you're not supposed to smoke in here, but I'll smoke where I want" to which I gave him my standard "GFY" chortle.
He was always trying to motivate us via fax (
) to "beat last month's numbers!!!" and push dumb promotions like prepaid rental coupons and rewards bullshit...while limiting everyone but the store manager's hours to about 18-24 a week, at $6/hr. No breaks unless you smoked. The only reason anyone worked there was simple: get paid to watch movies and get free movie/game rentals.
These assholes were trying to sell new release single disc DVDs for $30 when there was a ma/pa type video/cellphone spot 1 block away, with all the same titles for $22. "Property values and taxes are high, there's money in the area" was the bullshit justification. Store was the first in the area to shut its doors.
