One of my fondest memories of working for the company is when the VP Rich came to my store for the first time. It was the day after Hurricane Wilma landed and my store was told to open in order to provide car chargers and batteries to all the people who are in need at a small fee of course. The VP of the company shows up in our store and joins in on our efforts, he even sat down with me during my lunch break. We had Oodles of noodles and talked for about 5 Min's. now i know he would not remember something like that after the years went by but he laughed at my jokes and we discussed American idol. Just for that 5 Min's i felt as if i worked with the company not for the company. That was the turning point for me as far as my point of view towards the company. After that day I bought into the companies plan 100% before then I was only at 80%. Clock in do my job and go home, was my mode of operation. VP showed me he was not a cruel business man who was out for the bottom dollar "screw everyone else".

Then the unthinkable happens last year VP comes into the new store I work in and reintroduce himself to me and asked for my name, work title, and why am I in the backroom. I answered all questions without letting him know we spoke before. He then goes on asking me to walk him through what i do in my inventory position I do so. He thanks me and walks away. when he leaves the store my assistant manager comes to me and tells me in an aggressive manner next time VP comes to the store we need you out in the sales floor as a customer coordinator. I asked why, and was told not to ask questions just do what I have been told.

I was in total shock VP was the cool-es businessman in my eyes he could do no wrong. You might say I kind of looked up to him as one of the new age managers. this guy is a Young man in shape and very cool with the people down to earth laid back dude. I feel as it the second meeting between us crushed the mountain that I placed him on and I once again felt as if i worked for the company not with the company. Now I am FREE !!!!!!!!!

I remember one famous encounter i had witha customer. The customer came into the store to report her cell phone missing. the rep assisting her placed her on the phone with customer service inorder for her to file the report.Our land line phone dropped the call in the middle of the conversation. the customer calls back and starts from scratch then the call is dropped again. She then goes back to the sales rep to ask him to note the account of the transaction, he did.On her next months bill she finds a bill for 11,000 dollars. she flips out. she storms into the store demanding that someone explains this bill to her. From looking at the bill a rep let her know that min. were used along with text messages. Both you and I know that the owner of this phone would not use so much mins in a month to accur such a bill. She asked for something to be done, the only offer that was given to her was to pay half of the bill and the company would void the rest. Can you believe that she did not make those calls and accured all thos mins yet she has to pay half of something she doesn't owe. when she say the company wasn't budging she storms out and later gets a very famous lawyer to defend her. Bug business gets thier lawyers to look for loop holes and gues what big business wins again that poor customer is paying off half of the bill she probebly was sent to the credit buearo who knows. she got screwed in my opinion but the law is on the side of the corparations not the people. Wake up America Wake up !

big business funds a lot of political campaigns and they need cheep labor to make more money. the best palce to find cheap labour is through illegal immigrants. unfortunately the most illgal immigrants happen to be latino. LAtino's reall stick together as a south floridian I see how much a lot of polititions gain from the latino vote. the latin community has really developed themselves as a very important part of the community. they have their own businesses and really contribute to the up keeping of their homes and surrounding enviornment. I have compared little Haiti to Little Havanna and if I were to choose who to cater to as a politician I would choose the latinos.

I am amazed of how florida labor laws are more in favor of the employers instead of the employees. I am happy that their is a union to help out the people for the cruel hand of corprate america. florida law states that an employer can terminate an employee for any reason they feel is inapropriate to their needs? I really can't beleive no one has done something about this yet.

Allow me to open the window to my soul ad release some stress. Put my mind to rest everything I do I strive to be the best. Make right equal left find reasons of life and death the struggle for breath. It just brings me more stress can’t wait for the day I get to rest. I know that my soul is blessed, because I talk to God day and night asking for the meaning of this fight. He told me Jesus is my guiding light. Follow the path of righteousness and at the end of the darkness you’ll find the brightness! Throughout the way the Holy Ghost will guide and help you day to day. All I ask is you continue to pray and the weight on your shoulder I will contain.