butter pimp

[spankerella]

UH!

I work for a shitty money-grubbing company. I just realized really how shitty they are today. There was this staff meeting yesterday that I didn't go to. I honestly forgot. But also, we always talk about the same things. Except there was one thing different about this one apparently. We are not supposed to offer butter for the popcorn anymore. If they ask for it, yes, but we are not to OFFER it any longer. Because our butter cost is too high.

What the shit is this shit? The butter cost is too high? WTF?

Honestly. It's F*CKING butter. How expensive can it be? If they didn't spend money on crap we don't really need like a new time clock with barcode readers, digital slide projectors that play video ads so this company can make even more money, and new computer sales systems, then maybe it wouldn't be such a big deal to ask someone if they'd like butter on their popcorn. Not that I'm in concession often, being the one and only projectionist currently (another subject for bitching about), but when I am in concession, I'm gonna be pimping that grease like it's ass at a whorehouse. I'm going to be hollering out if they'd like butter with that. I may even offer butter whether they have popcorn or not. I really need to find another job. That sort of penny-pinching BS goes against my comfort zone. Don't get me wrong. I am all for saving a buck, but this goes beyond being ridiculous to me. I feel like I'm working for "The Man" or something. I can't contribute to that. I'm too bohemian to work for such a place.

Comments

[dream-mancer.livejournal.com]

Wow. If my dad went to a movie place and they didn't offer him butter on his popcorm, he'd be pissed.

Butter?!

[spankerella.livejournal.com]

It's just stupid, and I hate it.

[dryad-duinath.livejournal.com]

I'd like some butter with my chocolate, please.

*is disgusting*

[spankerella.livejournal.com]

It's just that petty BS like the butter thing so sparks my inner rebel.

[jo_anne_storm]

*blinks* It's the THEATER for God's sake! The one place you can buy popcorn loaded with butter and not feel guilty. Your theater is insane.

[spankerella.livejournal.com]

I know it. They also don't like to give their employees more than an extra quarter for their raise evals. That's why I'll still be offering the butter. I also use the "more expensive straws that we are only to hand out if they buy a large or extra large drink" even if I'm drinking out of a small cup. Because I'm bad that way.

[brendanm720.livejournal.com]

[blinks]

Okaaaaaaaaaaaaay...

The people who own your theaters aren't the people who just bought the theaters around here, are they?

'Cause the ones around here are doing the same kinds of things.

*cough*jerkwads*cough*

[spankerella.livejournal.com]

Might be. I work for the largest theatre company in the US. They've bought out quite a few smaller chains.

[brendanm720.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing that it's not Carmike. Carmike only has 311 theaters, and I know that AMC has something like 450.

I have seen claims that Regal is the largest operator of theaters in the world, but I don't have hard numbers.

Carmike, though, is worse than GKC was.

[brendanm720.livejournal.com]

GKC being the old company.

[spankerella.livejournal.com]

I don't want to go naming the company I work for, but it's in your comment.

[azulkan2.livejournal.com]

I hate to be a downer but let me tell you that there are more shitty places to work than good ones any more. If you are "upper management" you get everything, if you are anything less you are treated like shit. The company I work for has always treated it's employees like shit, now they merged with another company and we have to be crooks on top of it. That's why I'm "retiring" at the end of the month. I don't do crooked. I'm hopping to find something a bit better afterward but the way the economy is going I'll probably end up a baglady. Oh well, wonder if there are internet portals under bridges?
Sorry to be such a downer.

[spankerella.livejournal.com]

Ok, perhaps I wasn't being specific enough. I *DO* work at a "more shitty" place. I have been trying to get another job for the last year. I am categorized as "upper management" yet I get paid and treated like staff. I am the only one at my theatre who can do my job. I am being run into the ground for being expected to do everything, yet they are too lazy and cheap to hire another projectionist or even train someone already employed to do it. The company is not only cheap, but I think they steal from the public as well. $5 for a cinnabon pretzel? Anything to make an extra buck with them. ANYTHING. They treat their employees like dirt on their boots. It doesn't get much worse than where I work, but I don't like to go heavy-in on it. It only pisses me off. At least people that work at other crap jobs make more than minimum wage and have some sort of health insurance. I barely make above minimum wage and have no insurance, and I can't even feel good about my job anymore. It used to be fun. It doesn't get much worse than this, in my opinion.

[corruptedjasper.livejournal.com]

I hate to be a downer but let me tell you that there are more shitty places to work than good ones any more.

Any more?

[dreamstrifer.livejournal.com]

Hmm... I'm not allowed to ask people what filling they want in their cakes when i take orders at the bakery, because we make absolutely NO money on them (and even lose money sometimes on the strawberry filled cakes). Plus sugar went up 50% due to the hurricanes.

But then again people EXPECT butter on their popcorn while most don't think about filling cakes unless it's split lemon.

And I work for my dad, who owns the business, and it's not a money grabbing company.

[spankerella.livejournal.com]

I work for what is supposedly the largest theatre company in the US. They don't need to be like they are about the butter.

[dreamstrifer.livejournal.com]

That's very true. I was trying to look at it from their point of view and realized you are absolutely right. I mean, it's butter.