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Skittles

(172,883 posts)
41. same
Tue May 19, 2026, 07:42 PM
22 hrs ago

and although my dad passed long before cell phones no WAY would he have allowed such blatant disrespect as I see constantly with idiots on their phones

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I would not have gone past the doughnut tray. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #1
And yet.... OhioBack2Blue Yesterday #2
About two years ago - local ice cream store. Kid was on the phone. 3Hotdogs Yesterday #3
If you have time to lean, you have time to clean. multigraincracker Yesterday #5
It's been long time since I heard that expression MIButterfly Yesterday #19
I usually got "get your ass to work" No cute slogans. Lochloosa Yesterday #27
LOL! MIButterfly Yesterday #29
Or pretend to work (Bill Hicks clip) cannabis_flower Yesterday #31
First thing I thought of.... lol nt Shipwack 13 hrs ago #44
My most hated saying from my Dad..... SergeStorms Yesterday #36
That's a good one! calimary 20 hrs ago #42
He hated seeing me..... SergeStorms 6 hrs ago #45
I think he would indeed be proud of you. calimary 2 hrs ago #46
Maybe this was her first interview ever. Did you tell her that the texting needed to stop? irisblue Yesterday #4
No. hamsterjill Yesterday #13
17 is not an age blessed with an overabundance of employment related intelligence tho irisblue Yesterday #18
But you learned, didn't you? hamsterjill Yesterday #21
Told her twice. She was there a total of ...maybe 15 minutes. 634-5789 Yesterday #16
Then, IMO, with that info you were right. Thx for the reply irisblue Yesterday #17
This message was self-deleted by its author WinstonSmith4740 Yesterday #34
17? She was probably just out of high school, or going into her senior year. WinstonSmith4740 Yesterday #35
That is a funny story...It is sad at the same time. Escurumbele Yesterday #6
Likely no exaggeration... Trueblue Texan Yesterday #11
I think your point is that the parents need to tell their kids FakeNoose Yesterday #7
The parents may be modelling this behavior! RockCreek Yesterday #8
I would have done the same electron_blue Yesterday #9
Does anyone remember the articles a few years ago? Mothers accompanying their sons on job interviews? 3Hotdogs Yesterday #22
I was at a local fast food restaurant when I noticed Dr. T Yesterday #10
I grew up in the 80s with that same environment - TBF Yesterday #14
Were they on their lunch or15 minute break? wnylib Yesterday #26
Or early... cannabis_flower Yesterday #32
I don't believe they were on break. Cars backed up at the drive-through, Dr. T Yesterday #37
Sounds like the manager didn't have authority with the staff. wnylib Yesterday #38
I would've told her straight up to put the phone away TBF Yesterday #12
same Skittles 22 hrs ago #41
A teenager, who works hard at our bistro Zackzzzz Yesterday #15
The employees collecting carts from the parking corrals at the grocery store stand in the corrals and use their phones, chia Yesterday #20
Kids also take notes on their phones Bettie Yesterday #23
Why didn't you demand she put her phone away? Picaro Yesterday #24
My kids were raised to respect work. byronius Yesterday #25
Let me just tell you what I saw today... BWdem4life Yesterday #28
What a difference 20 years makes, but I can understand the scenario only too well DFW Yesterday #30
The addiction starts early Remball Yesterday #33
We have severely underestimated the addictive power of mobile devices at the peril of our children's futures and ... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #39
It just not the teens ms.pamela 23 hrs ago #40
The new clerk at the store put the potato chips in the bag, first Ponietz 19 hrs ago #43
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