Some observations on my day yesterday

 I thought it was really sad.  

First of all I work where I do because God wants me to do it.  I have a mission, to reach out to the people around me.  I go to work to fulfill that and also to pay my bills but I'm not looking for satisfaction from my job. 

That's a good thing!   

All week the news has been crying *You have to stay home if you leave the house you're gonna die* profiling traffic accidents the last couple days where people slid on the ice.  

We have a "roster" feature on our employee work app, if we're clocked in we can see how many people are on duty and who they are.  We only had about 1/3 the staff show up to run my Walmart yesterday.  

Upper management were all there.  Our fiscal year ends this week and if the numbers are right they are due for a very large bonus.  I was very clear on Monday, I won't be here, the bus won't be running.  

(side note, the bus still isn't running)

I didn't say this but yesterday, for instance, a Uber to work one way would have been $40 not counting the tip.  I net $12.40 an hour after taxes: I'm not doing that.  So I was clear on that.  

I do "the thing" in my department no one wants to do.  I never thought much of that until Monday afternoon when a friend at work said "Text me your address and I'll get you tomorrow.  I don't want to sit at home and lose money" so I did that, she got me to work yesterday.  And I did the thing all day.  

God has really blessed me I actually had 2 people discussing who would take me home yesterday.  And the lady who did is getting me this morning.  Good thing, the bus still isn't running.  

The store was surreal, hardly any employees, even fewer customers.  The ones who did make it were either "man on a mission" types with diapers and groceries or gacked out zombie looking types I didn't want to turn my back on.  It reminded me of "Dawn of the Dead".  

But I did it.  

Now some employees actually *walked* to work in conditions that can only be described as horrific.  While the bakery, deli, and restaurant were shut down we had a whole store full of food.  

We didn't even get a "thank you" yesterday.  Or even a cup of noodles.  *Nothing*.  Management totally ignored us unless they wanted something.  

That's a really excellent way to lose all your best workers.