Posts Tagged ‘7-11’

I haven’t played much poker of late, but for some reason I was compelled recently to write a series of vignettes from my days as a 7-11 employee. I figured I might as well post them here on days that I don’t have anything poker-related to say. Please let me know whether or not they are interesting to you; your feedback will determine whether and how I often I post future installments.

Sam

Sam was the store’s oldest and longest standing employee. A Vietnam vet in his late fifties, he only worked the overnight shift. I heard rumors that he had money and didn’t need to work but was just looking for something to do nights.

The overnight shift could drive you crazy, no doubt, but on the other hand one had to be a bit crazy already to request it. Most of the job was cleaning and organizing the store, receiving deliveries, and standing around idle and lonely (it was the only shift to which just one employee was assigned). The mundanity was punctuated by the occasional visit from the crazies who only come out at night.

Sam was everyone’s least favorite employee. He was a grouch and a hard-ass who would savagely berate whomever he was relieving for the smallest infraction: a sticky spot on the floor, a less-than-full freezer, or an insufficient number of milk cartons on display. I was terrified of him.  Read the complete post...