Comments on: 'Tis the season to be miserable https://imnotdoctorwho.moegamer.net/2008/12/15/tis-the-season-to-be-miserable/ Memoirs of a nobody Sun, 06 Apr 2025 22:25:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Janemk https://imnotdoctorwho.moegamer.net/2008/12/15/tis-the-season-to-be-miserable/#comment-3935 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:50:42 +0000 http://angryjedi.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/tis-the-season-to-be-miserable/#comment-3935 It's dark, and it's Christmas. What worse combination could there be…? I personally have attempted to solve the problem by hibernating, literally staying at home since October ;o) It doesn't seem so bad to me this year! No doubt that will change when I have to go out to work in the cold from January though ;O( I have a 4 year pattern (since I came back to the UK from Italy, actually – coincidence? I think not!) of quitting my job in December!

]]> By: Chris Whittington https://imnotdoctorwho.moegamer.net/2008/12/15/tis-the-season-to-be-miserable/#comment-3934 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:36:51 +0000 http://angryjedi.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/tis-the-season-to-be-miserable/#comment-3934 It's no phenomenon, my friend. Winter time always sucks balls no matter how you cut it. Every year I get Seasonal Affective Disorder (aka SAD…awww, pouty face) right around this time of year. It lasts until about March when the sun comes out. However, this year I'm taking medication for said ailment and haven't had nearly the problems that I've had in the past. Yay for (legal) drugs!

I can't imagine having to work retail during this time of year. I had to do it once when I worked at Toys R Us as a teenager. I don't remember much about the experience except for a few things:

1) My consistantly applied response of "No, we do not have the Micro Machines Van City and won't until next year." which was quickly followed by the internal monologue of "…unless, of course, a spare unit arrives with a bomb attached. In that case, I'll gladly FedEX it to your door so lil' Jimmy can suck on shrapnel."

2) Every God Damn word of "Save the Best for Last" by Vanessa Williams thanks to our corporate-provided holiday-mix CD that HAD to be played on repeat for extra-crunchy, torturous goodness.

3) Watching a creepy, 50 year old, chain smoking, life regretting, Toys R Us veteran hang out in the break room and laugh at the holiday hires all day. I affectionately dedicated "Working Man" by Rush to his memory (much to your brother's dismay, I'm sure).

…however, all was not bad. Being an avid toy collector at the time, I got first dibs on lots of "rare" action figures and learned all of the creative ways to hide said merchandise away from the hungry public. Heh-heh-heh…

As for today, remember this…2009 will rock undeniably and the Great White North is right around the bend. 🙂 Hug it out, mang.

]]> By: feenwager https://imnotdoctorwho.moegamer.net/2008/12/15/tis-the-season-to-be-miserable/#comment-3933 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:47:24 +0000 http://angryjedi.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/tis-the-season-to-be-miserable/#comment-3933 This is my 20th (!) Christmas in the retail trenches, and I can honestly tell you I've never had it be less busy and more hostile at the same time.

Best we can do is stick together in our Humbuggery. Up the irons!

]]> By: ajguy https://imnotdoctorwho.moegamer.net/2008/12/15/tis-the-season-to-be-miserable/#comment-3932 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:03:13 +0000 http://angryjedi.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/tis-the-season-to-be-miserable/#comment-3932 /hug AngryJedi

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