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25 Nov 2023 12 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
An Arcadia storefront in its former and future state At Todd’s insistence, Monday will mark the day of Edgar and Ken’s big road trip odyssey. Well, in fact, Todd did not specify a day, only that he wanted Edgar to pick one, for taking this f...
24 Nov 2023 17 minute read 1 comment jasonmcgathey
Deli area as a “metaphorical” crime scene: cross this line at your own peril The question is, though, which scenario is better? This is the thought occupying his mind as he drives to Lorena on Saturday morning. That Todd would latch onto a n...
23 Nov 2023 19 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
“Todd canceled the scales order,” Vicky announces, bursting into the employee break room. “What!?” Edgar halfway shrieks, seated at one of the long tables, behind his laptop, “you’re kidding!” Vicky clearly is not, however, shaking her head...
22 Nov 2023 11 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Side window of main office — at least for the time being It’s hard to say why things have gotten so antagonistic around here. They are after all working towards the same objectives. On his secret score card, Edgar (and surely many others) wo...
21 Nov 2023 13 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Do internet outages affect The Cloud as much as a desktop app? That's the real question. Of course, though Edgar is physically in the Palmyra store on average about twice per month now, and Marla surely no more than the same, the next time h...
20 Nov 2023 28 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Dreamy nighttime view of a Wholesome Shopper Market One thing some of them have been wondering about, though, is Rob Drake’s take on all that’s happening around here. He has dropped curiously out of the frame for months now, by far his most...
19 Nov 2023 10 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
organically merchandised frozen section Of course, when an opportunity presents itself, he wishes to follow up on this notion of “delegating” certain tasks to Sharon, too. Especially considering this was apparently the main factor in his mid...
18 Nov 2023 13 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
One of the stranger aspects about Todd’s remarks, apart from the fact that they had nothing to do with the topics at hand, is that Slingshot is nowhere near dead. Much as they might wish it were. But no, Edgar is still required to continue doi...
17 Nov 2023 11 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
The yearly reviews arrive next. And while token raises which may or may not keep pace with inflation are really swell, many employees almost look forward to this more as a chance to get some shit out into the open. In this respect, the revie...
16 Nov 2023 14 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Information on screen: data guy’s problem. Whether device has power, connects to internet, or for that matter bursts into flames? Not so much. “This program is like, what’s that one huge house out west? The one that old woman just kept addin...
