It\u2019s always good to support nearby small businesses. Here\u2019s a behind the scenes sneak peek at what it\u2019s like working for establishments that are the backbone of our community.<\/p>\n
Local Bagel Shop Owner:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are no longer claiming to be \u201cfixing the hole problem\u201d and we are rescinding the statement in our last email blast \u201cWe\u2019re feeling pretty good about it (the hole problem) this year\u201d. We are at a total standstill, it\u2019s unbelievable. The boomers think it\u2019s too lewd but the kids think it’s capitalist greed withholding the center! It can be more than that! it\u2019s an everything bagel!! It can hold multitudes! This isn\u2019t some fancy, jelly-stuffed donut shop, it\u2019s bagels. Not that anyone even likes donuts with filling. They\u2019re too heavy, aren\u2019t they? You can\u2019t stand it, can you? Don\u2019t you wish you had a break? Perhaps a perfectly sized missing section in the center? Get over the hole! You need the hole! If this plea doesn\u2019t work, I\u2019m going with the anti-semitic angle next.\u201d<\/p>\n
RUSSIAN COMIC STORE JANITOR:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt smells so bad here all the time. I actually phoned wife to say goodbye one shift because a Magic the Gathering meet-up was being held and very unclean, very sweaty men were open dropping stink so radioactive it reminded me of Chernobyl. Not metaphor. I was there in my twenties, it smelled the same. I was actually never supposed to smell again but this stank was so penetrating it defied all humankind\u2019s physiological wisdom and I was brought back to my childhood. It was almost\u2026 beautiful. Anyways, now I wear gas mask and they all think it\u2019s a cool reference to something. They all say different names or shows. Whatever works for them! Crazy stinky Americans. How we lose Cold War is beyond me. And to think I was a dentist in Russia *** unintelligible cursing***.\u201d<\/p>\n
MOVIE THEATER EMPLOYEE<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a guy who comes in totally wasted every day for the 1:30 matinee and he just shouts nonsense on the screen for hours then falls asleep. I\u2019m 16 years old girl so the thought of dealing with a belligerent old man scares the shit out me. Like my manager is also a 16 year old girl and no one else works this early so we just let him stay. I\u2018m too old for this shit. Did that sound mature? I learned to say that from TikTok. Anyways, the guy seems really sad. He\u2019s either like, on his deathbed, or he severely sun-damaged. Is that a thing? Now that I think about it, he\u2018a probably racist based on what he screams. It\u2019s definitely the first time I\u2019ve heard someone call an Asian person a \u201cmoon cricket.\u201d Like, how does that even work?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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