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[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 47 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

Used to be a phone salesman. Got there at least 15 minutes late every day. It got so bad that one time I got there 15 minutes early and when my boss saw me get there he shouted "Steve?! What time is it?!". Nobody cared because I outsold everyone else by so much that I was making double what they were, until the boss of my boss' boss decided to start micromanaging the branch and basically told me I would be fired unless I started showing up on time. Boomers have weird priorities.

[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 26 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Their weird priorities is because they were raised with the dumbass idea that showing up early somehow increased production and is rewarding. Hell I showed up 15 minutes early everyday and the boomer was still pissed because he didn't want to pay the overtime. Can't even make up their minds!

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Meh. It’s all about power. Same reason tucking in your shirt and being clean shaven is a big thing for some boomer execs, it’s just some bullshit they can’t use to force people to conform

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This seems more likely. The same guy also wanted me to buy a suit because jeans and military boots give clients a bad image of the company. We did all of our business through the phone.

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

He probably wanted you to buy a suit, but wouldn’t give you a stipend for it if you asked

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