Lesson Seven - Stuffed Shirts, Money and Nostalgia

Well it's been a week now and I am still posting in this blog! Hurray for diligence!
(There was much rejoicing).

Today was a big day at work. We were on our toes for most of the day. First we had all our new Nintendo Wii things come in today. But they can't be sold until Thursday. Just seeing all those cool gizmos and games made me want to buy one. But I need to save my money for my Sydney trip. I am aiming for about $1000 for the trip. Of course money is going to go towards airfares and the rest for accommodation and then expenses. But I digress, it was also a big day because some big shots from head office were coming in today. I gotta tell ya, they sure are a bunch of stuffed shirts. They seemed nice enough though, but that could have been just business formality.
They came today to inspect the store and make sure all our promos and products were in the right spots. The state manager simply said, 'It looks good.' But the assistant store manager who was with me when he said that, said that our state manager is known as the silent assassin. He'll tell you something is good, but then when he gets back to his office he'll blast you about how badly something looked. Apparently that is the case, she said it happened to a couple of stores he inspected.

Lesson: Beware the silent assassin.

Oh well, I am just a lowly sales assistant, therefore I am a grunt. Grunts don't cop it. Managers cop it.

Lesson: It pays to be at the bottom sometimes.

But to be honest I really don't think our store was that bad. So if the stuffed shirts didn't say much about our store (which was the case) then I don't see why they should complain in the first place. Especially when we have done as we're told. Guess I'll be able to tell from the look on my manager's face tomorrow.

There was something that was even more annoying than usual today. Money. Or rather, the lack of it. It has been at least ten days since the State Election, therefore I should have gotten paid for working it by now. But no, I have not. I need that money. My car is running on the smell of an oily rag at the moment, can barely make it to work!

Lesson: Be frugal with your money, because a fool and his money are soon parted.

Lesson: I am that fool. :(

Yeah, my Dad said he hasn't been paid for it yet, and neither has my Mum. So hopefully soon I will get that money. I need to also return some games, they're either too easy, too crap or too short. Damn. Sooner I get paid sooner I can start doing things.

I also managed to get some old school games to play on my PS2. Old games are fun for the reason that they go back to the fundamentals of gaming. Sometimes I think the newer game developers forget that. I loved the old 2D Sonic the Hedgehog games, they were so good. I was really good at them. I bought Sonic the Hedgehog on XBox 360... and well, let's just say it's not very good. No, that's being tactful...It's crap.
Nice graphics, great even. But far out, it's so not playable it isn't funny...
Neo Geo Battle Coliseum for PS2, good fighting game, but too damn short. Boring.
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja? Not enough characters to play as... I love the Naruto series, but this game only had 12 characters. I finished it in days! Games should last months, not days!
Oh well, hopefully there's some better ones out there, because to be honest the ones I currently have are not worth it. I'm going to return them to work and get my money back.

I have no work during the day tomorrow, I start at 10pm. Nintendo Wii Midnight Launch!! It's going to be crap because all these people will be getting one, and I won't.
Oh well, I really want to go to Sydney, so I guess it'll be worth it once I get up there.

Take care of yourselves.

James