no banging your head on the display case, please

[thehefner]

So thankfully Peter, my boss, seemed to calm down a good deal before he gave me "the talk," which turned out to be a lot more about his plans for the future of the store than plans for MY future, necessarily. He's also fully prepared for and ok with the possibility of me leaving to get a bigger and better job. Just, y'know, so long as I keep him informed, of course. So yes, tazira, your help with my resume will be much appreciated.

Peter also mentioned another possibility for me. He said that in the near future I could, if I wanted to, work at the comic shop for 40 hours a week, presumably as a manager. Managing my own comic shop. Y'know, that was my dream job back when I was in high school and early in college. But 40 hours a week on little more than minimum wage (well, I can't imagine management wages would be hugely better, assuming I'm even working as a manager), plus no benefits or anything with all the stress of running a comic shop... well, it just doesn't hold the appeal I once thought.

Especially when you bear in mind that I hate about 85%-90% of comics coming out today, I would almost certainly secure my fate as Comic Book Guy. "Oh, so you want to buy that piece of crap? Never *mind* that for the very same price you could easily purchase a book of far superior quality, but that is your choice, as the consumer. That'll be $14.99 for that unmitigated, cliched, hackneyed, puerile piece of steaming crap. Plus tax. Thank yew."

Oh wait. That's pretty much me already. I'd just be saying it out loud instead of thinking it very loudly as I do now.

Comments

[kali921.livejournal.com]

I LOVE YOU, HEFFIE

YES I DO

No, thank yew.

I'm pulling for you to get a promotion. I'm so glad you didn't get yelled at at work...that was the last thing you needed this week, hon.

I also volunteer to help with the resume. I'm good at resume stuff.

[suburbfabulous.livejournal.com]

The key is to subvert those resources.
Ever consider using mind control to influence the droves' purchases?

[jellied.livejournal.com]

You know you could always accidentally drop something in their hold files.

Then again, what do I know. I'm just a comicbook drone.
(God, it feels to say that).

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Oh man, that's tempting. Maybe on my last day here, I'll run amok in the back room, slipping in quality comics I think they'd enjoy while "accidentally" dropping certain others.

Moo hoo ha ha.