Ken is largely based, at least in his personality, on an old boss of mine. He ran the place like it was his kingdom, even though it was a little restaurant and most of his employees were kids working their first minimum wage job and would likely move onto much bigger and better things. Most of his employees didn’t like him, but there was a part of him that loved every one of his employees. Because for him, that job was like being president, and we were all his soldiers. It was his whole world. It was a lilly pad for us, but for him it was the pond. So he took it very seriously, but managed to have a sense of humor. His sense of humor always had a tinge of stress behind it and any joke was always followed by “get to work”. I write Ken thinking of that guy, and there is a certain level of nostalgia I have for that job. I’d say what it was, but I never want him to read this and think I was talking bad about him. Like many bosses of this type, he was also rather sensitive.
Today is the last day of the sale on books! I will sign them, sketch in them, and you can add an optional commission on top of it. Plus, it comes with a free zip file with five digital books inside.
A boss that is THAT devoted to their job & employees. Yes, they can be demanding, and they might make it seem like they’re watching you just to find your faults, but they get the job done, make sure everyone else gets their job done, and ultimately are alright folks (most of the time)
If it was just the “take job super seriously & damn the fools in my way!” type there’d be mutiny, but this…this is a solid boss.
Plus, when there’s that moment when defenses are down, and they say or do something so completely out of the norm that you just stand there, stunned that you just heard THAT joke from THAT boss…good times.
Well, that explains how the heck they have meatball subs.
I feel bad for Bert yet laugh at the same time because he welcomed the bear to Wow Mart without even realizing what he just greeted. Somebody’s been at his job for far too long.
Wait, is this the place where you once found that maggot infested chicken that had been left out too long?
Of course I check out for a month and miss the book sale >.<
DANG YOU SUMMER READING AT THE LIBRARY!!!!!!!
Why does no one care about Burton?