Five Black Fridays at the mall food court
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Re: Five Black Fridays at the mall food court
#2"Gloria Jean’s was the best job I ever had, because it was the only time I felt like there was community to be found in an unnatural environment built solely for the purpose of buying things. I care more about the women who worked there than I do, no offense, about anyone I met in school or from Twitter"
Makes me think of the movie Clerks, and other depictions of this spirit of community in a unnatural commercial environment. Somehow the environment greatly strengthens these human connection. I do have nostalgia for these days. Corporations, instead of perfecting this kind of warmth and making the working environment tolerable, perfected exploitation. Always short sighted short term profit.
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#3"Gloria Jean’s was the best job I ever had, because it was the only time I felt like there was community to be found in an unnatural environment built solely for the purpose of buying things. I care more about the women who worked there than I do, no offense, about anyone I met in school or from Twitter" Makes me think of the movie Clerks, and other depictions of this spirit of community in a unnatural commercial env…
Shared struggle builds emotional bonds between people. Think military bootcamp.
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#4Is it just me, or is HN becoming a dumping ground for worthless stories from internet "media" rags like Vox, The Atlantic, etc.? Are these outlets spamming their stories to HN, or are people simply karma-whoring?
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#5Is it just me, or is HN becoming a dumping ground for worthless stories from internet "media" rags like Vox, The Atlantic, etc.? Are these outlets spamming their stories to HN, or are people simply karma-whoring?
The interests of HN participants is wide ranging. I suggest the liberal use of the "hide" link for stories you're not interested in.
Re: Five Black Fridays at the mall food court
#6meh
TLDR: his boss at a mall coffee shop was great and being a teen, he loved working for pocket cash on black fridays. i think the author has it all wrong and is mistaking his nostalgia and youth experience for the reality of modern day black friday. the fact he liked working is not a consequence of a particularly good boss.
not really worth the 5 minute read.
Re: Five Black Fridays at the mall food court
#7meh TLDR: his boss at a mall coffee shop was great and being a teen, he loved working for pocket cash on black fridays. i think the author has it all wrong and is mistaking his nostalgia and youth experience for the reality of modern day black friday. the fact he liked working is not a consequence of a particularly good boss. not really worth the 5 minute read.
If you thought the author was a “he”, you obviously didn’t read it very closely.
Re: Five Black Fridays at the mall food court
#8meh TLDR: his boss at a mall coffee shop was great and being a teen, he loved working for pocket cash on black fridays. i think the author has it all wrong and is mistaking his nostalgia and youth experience for the reality of modern day black friday. the fact he liked working is not a consequence of a particularly good boss. not really worth the 5 minute read.
If you thought the author was a “he”, you obviously didn’t read it very closely.
yeah, this was very clear.. I mean there were even pictures.
Re: Five Black Fridays at the mall food court
#9"Gloria Jean’s was the best job I ever had, because it was the only time I felt like there was community to be found in an unnatural environment built solely for the purpose of buying things. I care more about the women who worked there than I do, no offense, about anyone I met in school or from Twitter" Makes me think of the movie Clerks, and other depictions of this spirit of community in a unnatural commercial env…
Brings to mind one of my favorite Onion articles:
"Partygoers Mocked By Catering Staff"
https://www.theonion.com/partygoers-mocked-by-catering-staff...
Experts say mockery of the well-to-do by the serving class is a millennia-old tradition.
Re: Five Black Fridays at the mall food court
#10"Gloria Jean’s was the best job I ever had, because it was the only time I felt like there was community to be found in an unnatural environment built solely for the purpose of buying things. I care more about the women who worked there than I do, no offense, about anyone I met in school or from Twitter" Makes me think of the movie Clerks, and other depictions of this spirit of community in a unnatural commercial env…
Brings to mind one of my favorite Onion articles: "Partygoers Mocked By Catering Staff" https://www.theonion.com/partygoers-mocked-by-catering-staff... Experts say mockery of the well-to-do by the serving class is a millennia-old tradition.
That reminds me of one of my favorite comedy series, Party Down. It was canceled largely because two of the actors (Adam Scott and Jane Lynch) were pulled into two major network shows (Parks & Recreation and Glee, respectively).
You can watch the first episode free here: https://www.starz.com/series/partydown/episodes/5131/details