Evil

Well I finally have the time for updates! “Why?”  Because BLOCKBUSTER let me go, as they have done to so many valuable Managers.

No – my store did not close down (I’ve turned profits in every store I’ve operated) Unfortunately, I was fired due to politics.  I apparently did not kiss my District Manager’s ass enough.  Call me crazy, but when I can “fix” their broken stores and they send me from one store to fix to the next; I don’t feel I should be kissing his ass. (In my mind, HE should be kissing MY ass, but you know how life really goes)

Anyway, (on my day off) I was called and asked to come in a little early the next morning to assist my District Manager in finding some paperwork he was going to be auditing.  I agreed and met him at my store the next morning.

The next morning he came in and brought a Corporate person along with, and let me know that I was being terminated.  He said I had broken policies (even though he had directed me to do the things that broke policy) and that my “Mistake was going to cost you your job.”

Which brings me to my point.  FUCK BLOCKBUSTER! I gave my blood, sweat, and many tears to that company for nearly 8 years.  I had worked there during the “Glory days” to the “Doomsday days”, loyally and always defending BLOCKBUSTER’s stupid decisions..  Towards the end of my days, all Store Manager’s were being threatened weekly about how we had better get all these customers to buy a $3 Coke,Candy,Popcorn and $5 Coke(2),Candy(2),Popcorn bundles, with a 40%/60% mix of $3/$5 bundles — even though the customer’s do not want them, and it makes BLOCKBUSTER little revenue.  (The reason SM’s were being terminated for not getting enough of these bundles sold with a 40%/60% mix is that BLOCKBUSTER apparently counts on receiving “kick-backs” from Coke, Nestle, Hershey’s and Orville.)

I will never spend even a penny at a BLOCKBUSTER store, kiosk, Online or anything BLOCKBUSTER ever again – you shouldn’t either!