1 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: When the rents past too and the carball Star when 2 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: the only sponsors by broke hardware. Hanging on this JANKI 3 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 1: stream too your voices in the glue of a streams 4 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 1: the worms to let it laugh. Welcome back. It's a 5 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: brand new episode. This is Laughing Me a podcast with 6 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: Jeremy odam Maan I'm your home. Hey, it's j O Man. 7 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: It's good to be back, Johnny. I'll tell you what. 8 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 1: It's good to see you on the ones and twos 9 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: over there. Always good for a brand new therapy session. 10 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: That's exactly what this is for me. I hope you 11 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: can relate. You gotta have that out You gotta have 12 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: that outlet. Man. You gotta be able to say what 13 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: you need to say, whether whether it's to nothing to 14 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 1: someone or somebody's you got to be able to get 15 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: it out there. Fortunately for me, I get to lay 16 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: it all out there to you all. Thanks for listening today. 17 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: We've got a very important topic to discuss, something that's 18 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: near and dear to me, and that's the take your 19 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: child to workday type situation. I just saw on Facebook 20 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: actually just the other day that there was this child, 21 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: four year old. He had his fourth birthday and he 22 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: wanted to spend his fourth birthday working at the grocery store. 23 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: So the grocery store set up you know, you know, 24 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: situations throughout the store. They had him a little shirt, 25 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: he had a little polo on and a little name tag, 26 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, he was he was gonna go 27 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: to work. And there's pictures of him. He's in the bakery, 28 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: he's trying cookies. He's he's in the produce department pointing 29 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: at the lettuce like he's he's doing all the things right. 30 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: He's going around to each department and getting a little 31 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: bit of a taste of what's going what goes on 32 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: at the grocery store. I'm sure this was a situation 33 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: that lasted maybe an hour, you know, which ended in 34 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: some cake. I'm sure in the uh, in the conference room. Fun, 35 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: fun for everybody. But here's the deal. We do this thing. 36 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: We do this thing that it used to be real 37 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: popular back in the day where you take your was 38 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,239 Speaker 1: it take your daughter to work day, take yours and 39 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: then it turned into take your son and then take 40 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:46,959 Speaker 1: your kids and they go and they shadow you at work. 41 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: I did this when I was a young lad. I 42 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,679 Speaker 1: hopped in the truck and my dad. He he delivered 43 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: periodicals and I spent a day work with him and 44 00:02:56,200 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: we delivered. We delivered that day and it was fun. 45 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: It was fun to see what's up. I got a 46 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: glimpse into the life that is. No, there wasn't any 47 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: like tastings and no birthday cake at the end. I mean, 48 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,679 Speaker 1: there was nothing like that. It was a It was 49 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: a complete shadow of the job, and it was awesome. 50 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: I learned a lot. And I think we're doing a 51 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: disservice to these kids creating these events where it's it's 52 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 1: become a party for them. It's been a fun day 53 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: of activities for them, instead of shadowing an actual work day. 54 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: I think that's the more important thing here. Kids are 55 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: getting a not a true glimpse into what the workday is. 56 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: I really, I really think we need to get back 57 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: to it. So I kind of thought about that. You know, 58 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: if I was if I was still working at the 59 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: grocery store and it was take your kid to workday, 60 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: what would that entail? What would we what would we do, 61 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: what would we show this kid? What would a true 62 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: day of work look like for a little Tommy. I 63 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: think it's important I think I think this is where 64 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: as a as a society, we need to get back to. 65 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: Because it's not all samples. Okay, it's not all photo 66 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: ops at the at the wet rack with the lettuce. 67 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 1: It's knowing what's expected when you have four thousand strangers 68 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: or more coming through your door every single day and 69 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: expecting perfection. I'm not kidding about that, expecting perfection at 70 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: all moments. I mean, think about it. It's true. You go, 71 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: when you walk into a grocery store, the very first 72 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: thing you see is the beautiful produce, the beautiful produce, 73 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: and it does look amazing when it's presented. Right, Well, 74 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: what are we really looking for? Kid? Little Timmy, little Tommy? 75 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: What are we calling this guy? Johnny? What did we 76 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: have a name? Break out? We're gonna go with Timmy 77 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: or Tommy, depending on how I'm feeling. I think little 78 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: Timmy walks in, Oh yeah, look at this. It looks great. Yeah, 79 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: but we're not looking for the good stuff. No, no, no, 80 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: we're looking for the bad stuff. Because think about it, 81 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: when a customer walks in the door, they don't they 82 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: don't go, oh yeah, you guys look awesome today. No, 83 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 1: they notice they noticed the apple right on top or 84 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: even on the bottom, which is worse with the sunken 85 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: hole in it. We need to be looking for the 86 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: for the miscues, Timmy. This is where bananas and avocados 87 00:05:55,800 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 1: go to die. Frankly, they're not growing anymore. This is 88 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: as good as they're ever gonna get, and they are 89 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: on the decline. We need to find the ones that 90 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: are past their prime, and we got to move on. 91 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: We've got to move on. So that's the first thing. 92 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: We can't just get all excited about how beautiful this looks. 93 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: We need to dial in and make sure that it 94 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: really does. But then if we want a real, true 95 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: work experience here for little Tommy, Okay, little ten year 96 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: old Tommy, let's throw them on the rech stir. Let's 97 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: get this first customer interaction right off the bat. And 98 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:37,359 Speaker 1: how are we gonna do it. We're gonna do it 99 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: like the real life. There's not gonna be much training. No, 100 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: not anymore, not in twenty twenty six. There is not 101 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 1: gonna be much training. If you're lucky, you may have 102 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: gotten the opportunity to watch like an online video that 103 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: walked through and you're not paying attention you're on your phone, 104 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: you're scrolling your texting, and you're not really paying attention. 105 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: Long gone are the days that you had one on 106 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,919 Speaker 1: one interaction with a coworker where they tell you and 107 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: run you through many and many scenarios. Now you you'll 108 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: get to be in a room full of other people 109 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: talking and complaining, and you'll get to maybe pay attention 110 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: to a little bit of this video just how it is. 111 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: So that means you got no training. You're rolling in 112 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: just on vibes, which a lot of times I think 113 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: I can roll with that. Just give just give me 114 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: vibes and I can probably figure out. But I don't 115 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: know about ten year old Tommy. You get a customer 116 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: coming up and hey, these grapes were two ninety nine. 117 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: The kids like, all right, but the sign said they 118 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: were two seventy nine. I mean, what do you the 119 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: kids are? That's I can't control that, sir. I mean, 120 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: that's literally going to be the answer. And now we've 121 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:53,119 Speaker 1: got an upset customer. But this is where it really gets. 122 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: This is this is where we really hit them, because 123 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: this is the stuff that happens. Now you've got a 124 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: customer busting out a a old receipt showing that the 125 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: price was far cheaper in twenty fourteen. See what he 126 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: used to be. Everything was cheaper back then. Yeah, yeah, 127 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: it was, so was gas and hope. I mean that's 128 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: just life. Baby, Tommy, You're gonna have to learn to 129 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: roll with the punches here, and we also need to 130 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: get them experienced in the big spill. These spills are 131 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: gonna happen. I can't even tell you how many spills 132 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: I've cleaned up. Still, I cleaned up spill yesterday. You 133 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 1: don't tell them how to do it, You just roll 134 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: with it. Gallon of milk explodes to the ground. They're fragile, 135 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: all right, kid, Come on, little Timmy, let's go. Kid's 136 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: gonna be sitting there, standing there with paper towels, probably 137 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 1: not knowing what to do, definitely wishing their parent had 138 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 1: been a bet their not a grocer. Get that mopbucket, brother, 139 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 1: And then if you think, oh I wish my parents 140 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: were a vet. I love animals, Ah, we'll send you 141 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: back to the Beats apartment. You won't. We'll teach you 142 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 1: about love for animals. You like cows, Oh yeah, I 143 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: love cows. Yeah, you're gonna become a vegetarian after seeing 144 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: what we're gonna chop up today, I distinctly remember in 145 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: my in my coming up as a young guy in 146 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: the in grocery you having to having to break down, 147 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 1: having to break down a big old slab of beef. 148 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: You gotta know all the cuts. I don't. I don't 149 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: think they teach them that anymore. Maybe they'll get to 150 00:09:54,520 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: watch a video. I think the fun one might be 151 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: when you have to like get to meet a lot 152 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 1: of the regulars. The regulars are not okay, none of them. 153 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 1: They spend their time. I mean, they spend their time 154 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 1: at the grocery store. I mean, think about it, this 155 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: is what they do a lot of times. I don't 156 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 1: want I don't think they have jobs. I don't think 157 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 1: that's possible. They spend way too much in the grocery store. 158 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: But I think it would be fun to assign little 159 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: Tommy to one of the regulars and when they come 160 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 1: in at six twelve, just be like, here you go, 161 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: and then that regulars like, hey were you here last Tuesday? 162 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: I think I've met you? Like, no, how was that recess? 163 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 1: They always recognize the new people, you know what I mean, 164 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: they're there every day They know everybody, but whenever you 165 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: introduce them to a new person, they're always like, oh yeah, 166 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:04,439 Speaker 1: we've met. No, you have it. We dragged this poor 167 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 1: fool off the streets. You don't know this one. Okay, 168 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: welcome back. I'm Jeremy, and this is laugh with me. 169 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: We got Johnny on the knobs, say hi, Johnny. No perfect. 170 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 1: We roast our fears in real time, tell the truth 171 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: and twist the line. Take this shame, make it shine, 172 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 1: turn the woods into punches. Wait what redownloads all their phones? 173 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: Jeremy Texas Mama link. She says she'll get to it soon. 174 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 1: Week three, someone writes from vom listen my night shift 175 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 1: tav and smiles. His dad moved out. Week six, they 176 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: recorded blankets neighbors banging on the ceiling. Johnny whispers, keep laughing, 177 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: and this is a classic line. I've been watching this 178 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: store longer than you've been alive. I don't know how 179 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: many times I've had a regular tell me one of 180 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: those it's not a flex, guys, it is not a 181 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: flex that you have been going to this star longer 182 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: than I've been breathing. I think Fun one two might 183 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: be at the register and just hit them with the 184 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 1: coupon folks. You know, you know, you got seventy three 185 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: coupons for like twelve items. I wonder like the coupon people, 186 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: and I know they're saving a lot of money, and 187 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 1: at times, some of the hardcores in this coupon biz, 188 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 1: they're saving a ton of money. And in the age 189 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 1: of you know, having the loyalty apps and that kind 190 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: of stuff, you've got many of different options in order 191 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 1: to save money at the register. But if you spend 192 00:12:54,840 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: an insane amount of time on this very area on upons, 193 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:04,319 Speaker 1: on the deals, what are you saving? Because in my eyes, 194 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: time is money. So you could be doing a whole 195 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 1: long list of various things to accomplish in your day, 196 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: or you could be working insanely hard and insanely long 197 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: to save fifty cents. That's the thing. I would like 198 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: to speak to somebody who's a hardcore cuponer and just see, 199 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: you know, and just see how much time they're actually 200 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 1: spending in it, because I would like to know their 201 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: philosophy on time is money in that regard. Anyway, I digress. 202 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: You give the kid, give little Timmy the coupon people, 203 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: and they're bound to have expired coupons in there. You know. 204 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 1: My favorite line from them is when you tell them 205 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 1: it's expired, time is just a suggestion. Suddenly they're very philosophical. 206 00:13:55,000 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: What is it philosophical? There? It is was not a joke, Johnny, 207 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: I just didn't know how to speak. This would be 208 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 1: a good one. Send your ten year old in now, 209 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: Little Tommy needs to clean the restrooms. Not a fun job. 210 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: Today's kids probably never even cleaned a toilet, never even 211 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: cleaned a toilet. In fact, now that I'm thinking about it, 212 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: I don't think my children have. I've got well that's 213 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: about to turn sixteen this weekend, and I don't think 214 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: he's ever cleaned a toilet. This is a problem. I'm 215 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: certain man by that age. I hate to be that guy. 216 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 1: But when I was his age, I've cleaned many toilets 217 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: at work, at home, which, by the way, my brother Kyle, 218 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: he was talking to my parents, I don't know a 219 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 1: few months back, and they were talking about that you 220 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 1: guys didn't have chores when you were growing up. Yeah, 221 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 1: we did the downstairs bathroom of our house. I know, 222 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: was one of my main responsibilities. So I had to 223 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 1: make sure that one was clean. I don't know about Kyle, 224 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: but I know I had to, so I had plenty 225 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: of practice of cleaning the toilets and especially at work. 226 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: And it doesn't get any easier the older you get. 227 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: Let's say you, let's say you get out of the 228 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: grocery business, you want to go work at the gas stations. 229 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: I think that's worse. You go in the restroom's area. 230 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you don't. You don't want to know the 231 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: kind of damage they're doing in there. Actually, if you 232 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: go back to one of the previous episodes laugh with me, 233 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: you'll hear all about one of the instances I had. 234 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: Oh man, welcome to the real world. This would be 235 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: the welcome to being an adult moment, I think for uh, 236 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: little Tommy, you know. And then there's stocking of the shelves. 237 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: It's not easy that you know. They we always joke 238 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: in the business like all we're just can stackers. But 239 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what, there is a talent or a 240 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: skill to be learned here as far as stocking shelves, 241 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: cause it can be quite messy if you don't do 242 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: it correctly. It also can can cause a lot of problems. 243 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: I mean, we're talking about that the register things. I 244 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 1: bring it up right, just stock it incorrectly, and you'll 245 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: hear all about it. You gotta teach these kids. Here's 246 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: the thing. You're gonna have customers in there that are 247 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: gonna tell you when you're doing something wrong. Many times 248 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 1: you hear, I've been shopping here forty years. That's not 249 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: where that goes. They'll tell you just hang around an 250 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 1: aisle long enough. I just don't know why. That's always 251 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 1: their credential. Like I don't care the resume. Customer always 252 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: bothers me, like I care for each customer individually the same. 253 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: I want you to come in, have a great experience, 254 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: get what you need, pay for it, and get out. 255 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: I don't need your resume. It's not gonna earn you 256 00:16:54,960 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: special deals. And then anymore. The way you know the 257 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,119 Speaker 1: labor structure is, and as tight as it is, you 258 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:08,960 Speaker 1: don't have available hands to go do price checks. You 259 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 1: know you get the price check at the register. Guess 260 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 1: who's running from the register to go check it. It's 261 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:21,400 Speaker 1: likely you, soulfully little Tommy can run. You gotta go, man, 262 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 1: And I'm sure in the in the take your child 263 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: to work day situation like this where they're getting the 264 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: real experience. They'll find themselves at one point just staring 265 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 1: in the frozen aisle, staring at the frozen pizza, thinking, ah, 266 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: so this is it. Huh, this is what I do. 267 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: Johnny and I we've had that moment. Oh and then 268 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: then you get to five o'clock and the shift. It's over, baby, 269 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:58,880 Speaker 1: it is over. We are heading home. But no, it's 270 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:03,479 Speaker 1: four fifty nine, and the boss wants to know if 271 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 1: you can do one quick thing. Can you just go 272 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:07,360 Speaker 1: grab just go grab a few carts before you leave? 273 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 1: Can you just just run outside real quick and grab 274 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 1: in a few carts. It's not that easy, man, It's 275 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: not it that easy to go just go grab a 276 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: grab some quick carts and run in. He'll you gotta 277 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 1: fight the elements, you gotta fight the traffic. You never 278 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: know what kind of trash situation you're gonna find outside. 279 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: There was always the runaway cart. And I've seen different tools, 280 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 1: you know, like I've seen different retailers. They've got the 281 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 1: big motorized thing that catches all the carts and it 282 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: basically drives them for you. That's sweet, but that's an investment. 283 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: So not every retailer is gonna have that. You've got 284 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: the bungee cord. That's not safe. I mean kids that 285 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 1: things sprung back and pop them in the face. Can't 286 00:18:54,520 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 1: be doing that, especially not a little Tommy. But it does. Man, 287 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: getting carts they get heavy too. You got the old 288 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: saying they always say, like only taking five at a time, right, 289 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: because otherwise you're pushing those wheels and you're ruining those wheels. 290 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: But you can't just do five at a time, You'll 291 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: be going in. It's just not efficient. It's just not efficient. 292 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:19,159 Speaker 1: You gotta do more if you can. I get excited 293 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: about this stuff, Johnny, I get real excited about this thoff. 294 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 1: Oh Man. Then you get to the end of the day, 295 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: it's all over. No treats for the child, no samples, 296 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 1: no photo ops, just angry customers, broken carts. And you're 297 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:47,880 Speaker 1: always gonna have that guy who's just working in produce 298 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: since the eighties. This is what he does. He comes in, 299 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:54,400 Speaker 1: he does, really shift, he stocks, he leaves. He's got stories. 300 00:19:56,480 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: I don't want to know your stories. Man. Yep. Welcome 301 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: to the real world, Timmy, welcome to the real world. 302 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 1: That's all we need for these kids. Take your child 303 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: the workday. They need to know what it's really like 304 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 1: to go to work and put an honest day's work in. 305 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 1: And I didn't even get into the bosses that say 306 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: one thing but mean another. I mean the mind games. 307 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:31,680 Speaker 1: You know we're over on budget today, Timmy, I need 308 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: you to I need we need to cut eight hours, 309 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 1: but I also need you to add three shifts today 310 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: because we're short handed. The mind games, we didn't even 311 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:48,879 Speaker 1: sweep the floors or mop the floors. Don't forget to 312 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: face forward every aisle, every single item, all the way 313 00:20:51,640 --> 00:21:01,399 Speaker 1: to the lip. We didn't even begin to touch the 314 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,160 Speaker 1: real world situation of working. I'm so I'm tired. I'm 315 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: tired of seeing the photo ops. Guys, we're gonna take 316 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: our kids to work with us. Let's grind it out. 317 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:12,959 Speaker 1: Let's grind it out. They need to know. They need 318 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: to start to get mentally prepared on what's up. I 319 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: am advocating for no more take your kid to workday parties, 320 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: activities and fun times. Okay, we are going to work, 321 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: and damn it, we're gonna cry about it at the end. Johnny. 322 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: That's the way it should be, man, that's the way 323 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: it should be. Who's with me, anyone else with me 324 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 1: on this. Thanks for Listenings've been laughing me, Johnny, you 325 00:21:47,560 --> 00:22:05,640 Speaker 1: gotta be with us. Numbers climb in crooked lines. One 326 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 1: clip hits like a flare in winter. Suddenly the inbox 327 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:16,880 Speaker 1: floods come on tour, come to my city. Jeremy stares 328 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 1: at the stats and shaken over take out boxes. Johnny's 329 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 1: already mapping hotels on a napkin with greasy crosses.