So I've been working at the same crappy job for a few months now. I worked at a sandwich shop that will remain unnamed, but I will say that it was franchised and by far the crappiest restaurant around. We didn't clean our sauce bottles, we shortchanged people on products (gave them less meat than we are supposed to under manager orders), and did many, many other unethical things (like the managers made us once scrub the floors with ammonia).

So for the past few months I've been dealing with one boss that was an ass and another that was a hypocritical cheapskate. Now our story begins yesterday, when I was doing my shift. One customer wanted lettuce on his sandwich and claims that I forgot to add it. My co worker had to remake the sandwich after I left work and my boss reviewed the video cameras to see who was responsible (this is a good time to note that my bosses monitored the cameras with a paranoid and compulsive fashion. Chances were that while at home they were watching us through damn cameras).

Well my manager deduced that I was the one that had made the sandwich, and told my co-worker that I was going to be charged for the sandwich. He called me and told me so and I decided to a little investigating. According to state laws, that was very illegal, so the next day I called her and told her so and I made it clear that it was the law and she couldn't charge me for 'damages and losses". Heck I couldn't have my check deducted if I threw a brick through their window ( I would never do so, but that fact was provided in the labor laws).

So I was scheduled to work today at around 4 in the afternoon. I had switched shifts with my co-worker so that he could work in the morning. When I got to work I had discovered by word of another co-worker that my friend had been fired (she didn't say why, but they have been looking to lay off or fire some workers for a while). Since we don't electronically record our shifts, but instead write them on a clipboard (something else I believe is against state law, as workers are supposed to be paid for every second they worked), I had the chance to peek next weeks schedule.

Turns out my name had been erased from both next week and the week after. I decided to call my boss and she gave me some bull**** response about it being slow and they were suffering. When I asked if it had to do with the sandwich she said no, that she had planned to do so a day earlier, and that I should ask my co-workers if I didn't believe her. Instead I called a reliable asset and asked for advice. My asset told me to just quit since they were d***ing me around. So I did. I told her she better get there because I was quitting.

She got there ten minutes later after I had had a conversation with a customer about the fun of crappy jobs (he sympathized with me). I showed my boss how much I owed her in the food I had eaten there (we recorded all of what we took and they took it from our checks, another illegal thing I'm sure)

Before leaving I tried mentioning that if she wanted to save her failing business then she should stop shortchanging her customers. She got p***ed and went off on my, telling me I was a terrible employee and that I knew nothing about business and that she stood up for me against another of my bosses (her husband, a boss that constantly berated me and disrespected me). I told her that she had been a decent boss and her husband had been a terrible one, that I would be back next week for my final paycheck and goodbye. I didn't feel the need to say or do anything in spite since she was already killing her business.

That same customer told me he heard her yelling, and told me to just '**** her'. Now I could get even in a number of ways, ranging from making phone calls to corporate, the health dept. and the labor board, staging a walkout with my old workers and even filling a suit for her 'creating a hostile work environment' (I did technically whistle blow, so it would be completely legit), or I could take the high road. Frankly I want to tell her husband how much of an ass he is and how much of a cheap skating ***** she had been, but my conscience is very strong.

Thanks for reading, I would appreciate any insight anyone can give me.

Well I'm sure someone was wondering how my date went so I'll tell you. Since it was the first date I'd ever been on it was both the best and worst date I'd ever had.

I got to the movie theatre that we were going to see 9 at a few minutes early and waited out in front of the ticket booth. in the theatre I told my share of jokes and relaxed; she did the age old girl thing of texting (if I ever find out who invented texting I'm going to punch them in the larynx. I have suspicion to believe that she was nervous since she was hyperventilating (which made me rather uncomfortable). While we watched 9 I sat there picking apart all the errors in logic the consumed the movies very flawed plot (not a bad movie but there's so many 'why didn't they just' moments).

After the movie we decided to take a stroll through the mall. When I get nervous, angry or uncomfortable I generally get cynical so I was at the peak of smartassdom. We walked into gamestop and talked about games. She has a wii (I don't hate her for it though). Another moment made me uncomfortable was when I caught her scratch her belly in the store in a very unladylike manner.

Before venturing out into the blazing sun we decided to have a romantic lunch of A&W (worst meal I'd ever spent money on). Just for the record it was the place she wanted to eat at. I complained about the food while discussing life's little intricacies with her; she was laughing her butt off.

We traveled over to a petsmart and looked at all the cute animals that were in the place. Few went to a bestbuy after that to look at all the nice things I couldn't afford. Since she has a full time job she was more than lucky but facts remain the same. I got close to her but didn't get to kiss her (something that would've made it a great date).

Finally we went into a bed bath and beyond because I'm cool like that walked around for a bit before I had to get ready for work. I was sore afterward but unkissed to my displeasure. Lets recap

Pro: likes me, got out of the house, got closer to her, finding a Christian girl in my area is hard

Cons: no kiss, belly scratch, hyperventilating, crappy lunch, she already has a boyfriend, no kiss, friendly but unwelcome jabs and shoves at me, no kiss,

Verdict: I'll probably go out with her one more time, but I don't think we're going steady.

In unrelated news I think I'm going to ask a co worker out. That will take courage but what the hay (she too has a boyfriend unfortunately). Do all girls have freaking BFs?

Greed:

Any man worth his salt can smell a gold digger a mile away. The most obvious signs are getting a little too interested into the revenue of the man or what they prefer to spend their money on. A sign that a girl's interested in the man's money and not the man is a red flag as that's not how true love is fermented (and yes, many men actually do care about committed relationships).

Gluttony:

I'm not saying that man want to date twigs and the stereotypical idea propagated nowadays is true, but what I am saying is that men want women that respect their bodies. As the good book says, they are temples. In the same fashion that women would prefer men who aren't muscle bound but in shape, many men would prefer women who do take care of themselves, physically and mentally.

Sloth:

I can't speak for every guy, but I would never be with someone who was going nowhere with their lives. Not because I'm the male equivalent of a gold digger, but because people who don't reach their potential fall into the same category as people who don't take care of their bodies. I go to college and try to make something of myself and it would be nice to be with an equal in that matter.

Pride:

Again the word is respect for yourself. Too much self-esteem is as bad as too little. Anything from mildly pompous to completely valley girl is far too much. Modesty is the word to remember.

Lust:

Modesty, give it a try. I really wouldn't want a girl who's 'been around the block' at all. The block is a nasty place. Besides, I don't like leftovers. Be with the people worth being with, and try not to make that a double digited number.

Wrath:

A relationship will only work if both members give without expecting anything in return. Neither party should 'make it even' or be judge, jury or executioner. That's how love has always worked and that's how it's always going to work, so nothing will turn a guy off like a woman who's wrathful even when the guy is trying his best.

Envy:

I suppose this is a tally of everything that's come before it. I once heard that women often compare themselves to other women, much so that they won't even hang around another woman wearing the same thing. People aren't suppose to covet just play the hands you're dealt. Either the guy will like you or he won't. In this world only two things about a person can't be changed: their common sense and their personality (at least not without an astounding revelation).

Two things to note: 1. This is written by a [christian] man so yes it is 100% biased and opinionated. I'm sorry if you feel it's unfair or if you're offended. 2. This is not complete; it still needs lots of editing and love.