#so thats a walmart fucking “policy” and they are fuck fucked

[pixelizedprince]

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[goat-yells-at-everything]

Had a semi Karen moment at Walmart today.

I'm picking up some meds and this worker in a reflector vest comes up and tells me that Rosie has to go in a cart from now on. I'm like, what?????? He goes "its the new policy. All dogs gotta be in the cart with a pad in it. Its cuse people are allergic to dogs."

I'm like... what???? Thats not... thats now how this works????? She weighs 60+ pounds??? How the HELL am I suppose to lift her into a cart?!

He replies, "well, thats our policy now and if you can't follow it then she can't come back in here." And he just fuckin walks away?!

The kid at the pharmacy counter is just as confused as I am.

So I finish and go up to customer service. I tell the girl "I'm really sorry but im probably gonna have a Karen moment" then explained what happened. She looks at me like I've got 2 heads and im about to go off if she says the same thing he did. Legally they CANT make that required. Not by the ADA. Its an undue hardship on the disabled person and ive got receipts to back me up that I printed and fucking laminated and keep in my wallet.

But she just looks at me and goes "who the hell told you that?!"

So she takes me to her supervisor and we explain it all again and SHE looks at me like I'm nuts and says "what??????"

Long story short, no. Thats NOT the policy at Walmart.

The new policy is, IF you have a small dog that you DO put in a cart (like a pet or esa or even an SD that doesn't need to be on the ground to do their job) then you need to have some kind of barrier between it and the cart. Food and safety put that into effect cuse of people with allergies and the fact our Walmart has fresh food.

It is NOT that a person with a disability has to hoist their 60+ pound dog into a cart to go shopping.

Someone got their ass chewed out and, y'know, I ain't sorry. Fuck him for giving me an anxiety attack for no reason except that he's ignorant of policy/possibly on a power trip.

Another supervisor, i think she's one of the store managers, saw us a bit later and she always comments on how cute Rosie is when she sees us but this time she does a quick screech to a halt and goes "oh hun! I wana say how sorry I am about what happened. I'm gonna make sure this is addressed with everyone so it doesn't ever happen again. You know you and her are ALWAYS welcome here. You ever have an issue again you come find me and I'll raise hell, ok?"

Love people who stand up for our service dogs.

[oceanlandworld]

re: target requiiring a doctors note for a bottle of water ?? what?? im guessing the doctors note is 'they need this water bottle so they can take a medication' but jesus thats so fucked up. they need this water bottle because theyre a person with a body. why are they so strict about people having water bottles?

LITERALLY I DONT UNDERSTAND???? like i assume any doctor would be willing to write such a note but its such a baffling policy, i think it has to do with wanting to maintain a Professional image bc walmart does not have a similar policy unless its truly store by store and my last target was just Weird

[thegalaxysyst3m]

A System Fic because Times are Rough

letting you know ahead of time this isnt edited worth a damn. have fun reading, friends.

It was all the boy could do to walk his feet up the stairs. It brought him to his knees. A place he hadnt been in a while. The floor. Crying. The floor. Why are you in the floor. You're better than this. He could almost hear him saying it to him. But the Doctor was kinder than that. Kinder than cruel words and bitter thoughts.

His doctor was always kind. old and angry sometimes, sure, but always kind to him. he was pretty sure, that if he'd asked, The Doctor would stop the world for him. And he loved it. Appreciated it more than the timelord probably knew.

and here he was crying on his hands and knees sobbing like a little girl. he wasnt a girl. he wasnt little. he was 16. stronger than this. god he hated this. none of the events were even that big of a deal. he knew that, truly. it just sidnt seem to matter to his idiot dumb brain.

a sigh escaped his lips as silent tears streaked and salted his cheeks. "Adam?"

fuck. great. just what he wanted. the one and only person he couldnt yell at had walked in. at the worst possible time. god why couldnt he just learn to shut up and keep his mouth shut. why couldnt the peoplw in his head just stop taking over his life and acting for him. why did they have to keep reacting like this at irrational dangers that didnt really exist. so what if he was throwing up because he ate too much popcorn. thats no reason for someone to get angry and start a stupid arguement about wallmart and their dumb glasses policies with a stupid stubborn adult who hasnt been to get glasses at walmart since 20018. fuck. now he was basically tLKING out loud. even worse.

it took a great weight for the system to sigh as the doctors footsteps got ever closer and ever quieter as they crossed the metal and glass floor of the orangy lit up console room. he quietly sat down showing his hands like he'd learned to over the years before making any effort to touch the boy during emotional times.

"hey... I'm here"

"i'm sorry, doc. I'm really not worth your time. I think you should just take me home. take us home. It'd save you a bother."

"save me a bother? take you lot home? the ever famed Galaxy System wants to go home?"

"yeah..."

"okay..." he had that face on again. the sad one. the lonely one. "are you sure? I mean, I will if thats what you all want. but, please, listen to me. I promise. I will not ever think of you as a burden, Adam. Not you. or any of you for that matter. So if you're just saying you want to leave because you think you're too broken or too wrong to stay, then stop- please- stop thinking like that."

"why?"

"because you're not. you will always be worth myu time. I will *make* time for you. I will make time out of thin air for you if I had to.... Do you really want to go?"

"..." I shook my head. "no. I wanna stay, Doc. I really do."

"good..." He lightly put a warm, calm, hand to my face, gently catching the running tears with his thumb. "now let's dry those tears and get you some nice chamomile tea, okay? Who wants tea? how many cups am I making tonight? Just us or one for Jessie and you? maybe one for jenna? I know she loves tea."

He was making us laugh again as he held our face with his hands, wiping the rest of the tears.

"just me is fine, doc. Thank you."

"no need to thank me, Adam. Please just know- I *need* you to know- that even if no one else you know cared about you, you will *always* *always* have me. I will always care. no matter what. SO stay for me, okay? Stay here. Stay alive. Stay strong for me. Because I know just how hard it is to think you're worth nothing to anybody. But you are worth so much to me. SO much to people you've never even met. and So much to people who might never even say it aloud to you."

"I know today has been rough. Hell. Just the last couple hours have been horrible. But please, please, know that I will always be here when you need me. All you have to do if I'm not there is ask for me and I will show up faster than you can say 'hello'."

"thank you, doc. Really."

he let out a hum as I finally sat my head down on his shoulder. peaceful. quiet. calm.

God it really was my favorite thing. I don't think I could ever have enough. I'd fallen asleeo like this many times before. and he had let me every time... "I love you..."

*"I love you too... get some rest, starlight"*

[trickstarbrave]

unethical businesses exist and if u think walmart will just let u contact HR for being wrongfully fired thats pretty shitty

honestly im not here to judge what ppl do or do not need (trans women can face violence trying to buy makeup that they need to try and pass so they dont get assaulted on their way home from work, some people may steal pens and pencils so they can do work at home, or may steal toys so their child can have Something nice to have without starving to death for it) but also know the risks that are faced when you do so. a lot of retail workers probably dont give a shit and are in a good enough place they will look the other way. other people losing their bonus at the end of the year may find it hard to move to a safer location, or will fall behind on rent and food.

the point isnt that i think people stealing are being held personally accountable for it bc frankly it is capitalists fault and im always going to be mad at the greedy scumbags who think it is more fair to punish the lowest tier workers. but also stop acting like “no one gets hurt ever if i personally steal from stores and if you think so you’ve fallen for capitalist propaganda” because HAVE these policies been made to pit poor people against other poor people? yes. its a win/win situation for capitalists. however your acknowledgement that those are what those policies have been made for does not make them go away. support people trying to protest this abuse, remind ppl it is fundamentally their bosses abusing them who will just look for some other excuse to rob them of their more than well deserved money even if all stealing stopped, but stop acting like it just. doesnt happen and is all made up bc you said it was stupid nonsense. 

of course its stupid. money itself is stupid. landlords lazy and just collecting money from ppl who need a place to live and constantly buying and selling needed resources and have a vested interest in keeping ppl homeless bc it makes them more money. that doesnt mean i suddenly do no have rent payments to make or can tell other people to stop paying rent. because it doesnt work like that. 

both “its your boss’ fault that you are illegally fired or made miserable bc other ppl stole from the store” AND “it really sucks that you lost your job bc of that and people should not act as though you are making it all up and cannot hate it when people do so” because the people complaining about this are not complaining because “someone stole and now i cant buy a video game” they are complaining because “my boss decided bc a 99 cent pen was missing i do not get to fucking eat for 3 months while i have to go looking for another job and what else am i gonna do? call the cops on walmart?” 

if you do not have to steal dont do it. if you do have to steal at least keep in mind that other ppl are also being harmed in the process bc this is a machine that chews up poor ppl and spits them out. 

[dollfacedxbrat]

Do you realise I would've done damn near anything for you? Not because of the drugs or the sex or your looks or your brain. Solely because a few times here and there, I've been able to see your soul and I liked what I saw under that piece of shit hardass-asshole fucking bullshit exterior that you show the world. When I say anything I mean anything, I deadass applied at walmart on usa parkway so I could help you and your family pay your bills and pay off your tickets but you fucked that up. We can be homies that fuck sometimes and kick it and get high but I don't want you anymore in any other way. I really hope you end up happy one day cuz you're gonna end up breaking the wrong girls heart and you're gonna be done for. I may not have been in love with you but I definitely had love for you and I always will. However, I lost some respect for you man. When you were crying earlier I was crying with you and for you because seeing you hurt like that hurt my heart because guess what unlike everyone else youve been around I genuinely fucking gave a damn about you. I'm not saying I don't anymore, I'm saying I wouldn't hold your shit if we got pulled over or I wouldn't jump in front of a gun pointed at you. I still care about you but not ti the extent of putting myself in danger. Then when you said I had to go to Squid's room cuz you're gonna go pick up some ass. I kept my cool til I heard the front door open. I cried for damn near 2 hours dude, after you had already been home apparently alone and I don't cry like that. I don't cry in front of people and I was crying infront of squid. I may be an emotional person due to being a pisces or whatever but I don't cry like that about anyone or anything even my brother whos not actuamly my brother that I've known my whole life was shocked as fuck. Do you even give a fuck about me? Your friends? Your family? Can you please for the love of God stop being a dick to me for no reason all the time. I'm not the one who broke your heart, I've never stolen from you, and I've never done you any kind of wrong. Deadass I'd love to see you fucking happy for once. I don't even make your life hard, just your dick. Like wtf. I'm fuckin' trying everything I can think of to make your life any kind of easier because guess what? I don't care and I haven't cared if you date me, do I think it would be dope as fuck? Yeah. Do I think we'd last? Probably not. Everything I wrote in your room I meant. I'll never stop being on your team unless you do me real real dirty. Speaking of doing me dirty you never answered my question the other day. Do you really think I'm a skank? Don't tell me what you think I wanna hear, honesty is the best policy with me, cuz lying won't get you anywhere. When that went down and then you didnt answer me, it honestly hurt cuz the 4 months I was gone im Washington I slept with one person and only one once, I don't fuck just anyone, ever and I never have & never will. I bet you cant say the same. I can almost guarantee my body count is smaller than yours.

You know your x off calendar on your wall? I keep a tally too for individual people. Everyone gets 10 slots and once those are full theyre burnt for good. The only person thats made it to 10 is my mother, shes basically burnt obviously I cant fully burn that bridge cuz she birthed me. You have 4/10, kicking me out = 1, not letting me come get my shit after you kicked me out = 1, the disrespect last night = 2. I'm very big on respect, always have been, always will be and once you disrespect me the respect I have for you starts deteriorating. I'm not even mad that you were gonna get laid by someone else cuz quite frankly as long as you don't catch anything and clean your dick before you fuck me I don't care who or what you do, cuz guess what you're not mine as far as I'm concerned we're friends, with benefits. Until we discuss something else. It was the fact that I know you haven't showered since you fucked me yesterday morning which was disrespecting Cheyenne and that shit ain't cool with me. If you're gonna be a fuckboy/fucktoy then ay least be good about it.

Also, I didn't send over snap or in my notes cuz it wouldn't fit on either.

I hope this lil bit of drama doesnt end our relationship cuz that would be lame as fuck.

I also didn't say this all in person because I'd look at you and get distracted. Its your eyes prob.

Thats pretty much all I gotta say. @shaggyhaze21

[robertisbisexual]

I was hoping to come in for this update and be like "ha ha its all fixed guys!"

But life said eat shit malorie, but either way I wanted to make sure everyone knew how I was doing and got an update because every last person that helped deserves that.

So the tldr is: I was scraping by and now its kinda gone tits up.

The longer version is: I'm still only working 24hrs a week but because of the kindness you all showed me ive been managing to manage. I was able to get foodstamps and thankfully because of the pandemic benefits I was getting an extra 200 a month for that. Unfortunately that extra has ended and I now get a whooping 16 dollars month for food assistance.

Ironically that is also what I get for partial unemployment a week lmao. So yeah that's not great but I could have continued to buckled down and managed to manage.

Yesterday sorta fucked all that unexpectedly. I've been sick the past couple days and had to call out. That doesn't seem like a big deal but it is and thats because Walmart atm, due to the pandemic, has a forced 7 day leave policy.

So now I don't work at all next week and I don't even know if I get paid. I also have to get covid tested to even go back (my appointment for rapid results is already booked). Anyone who knows me knows I'm sick fairly often, its just how it is and while I tend to be optimistic and just think I have a normal cold but u want to be proactive and safe.

And thats what you've missed on glee (I joke to stay positive pls love me).

I've also been actively looking for a job (its a requirement of unemployment) but have only had a few interviews, sadly none of them have panned out or were for part time jobs with even less hours than I get now. To say it's been frustrating is an understatement but ill keep trying.

Anyways I just wanted to let you know how things were going because you've all been so kind and helpful and deserveto be in the loop.

I love you all lots.

Its embarrassing to even have to do this but for the first time in the 12+ years I've lived on my own idk how I'm going to manage to pay all my bills over the next 2months. Walmart has turned around and silenced everyone's hours if you called out at all during the pandemic (even if for being sick or having family die like I did 🤷‍♀️)

I've gone from full time to 24hrs a week its literally sliced my funds in half. I'm currently trying to find a second job or even just a new job but... pandemic issues. But I am trying.

If anyone has anything to spare to help a stressed and depressed bi gal out id truly appreciate it. If you're a fandom friend you can donate to my Ko-fi and we can talk details about a fic commission if you like? So you feel like you're actually purchasing something. Idk. Im just currently stressed tf out lmao.

Anyways if you're willing to help (please only if you yourself are able) or the commission thing

Paypal: Meeker2212@gmail.com

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