Not a good job, especially when you are only eligible to work part time. You never get promoted. You just try to sign up for a new position and it barely happens. Hence, one of the reasons why I recently quiet working there a few months ago.
I love the little straw! Definitely a Midwestern thing (And a few other places too!)
I live in Texas, but I was born in Illinois, so I should be on MST3K.
And yes, mininum wage in 1990 isn’t livable now *cough* Inflation.
If I’m not mistaken, Joel’s last two attempts at employment hasn’t last beyond his first day. While there were extenuating circumstances in those last two, he really shouldn’t be as optimistic as he is here.
As someone who worked at Kroger for over three years and is also a terminal smartass… Joel, you’ve got your work cut out for you. Get ready to have a customer complain that you “smile is weird”.
Yay, we’re back on the “earn a guitar” road. And Katey left her IQ on her makeup tray… Wow, minimum wage. Now, you have to be thankful that the cheap hot dogs are under $3.
Speaking of which, Joel at a supermarket. The chapter date says it’s only going to be 7 days/strips, but let’s see what he has to put up with. Given that it’s Minnesota and not New York or something, surely the decreased population numbers will mean that he will not encounter the WallMart Mutants, right?
Not a good job, especially when you are only eligible to work part time. You never get promoted. You just try to sign up for a new position and it barely happens. Hence, one of the reasons why I recently quiet working there a few months ago.
I love the little straw! Definitely a Midwestern thing (And a few other places too!)
I live in Texas, but I was born in Illinois, so I should be on MST3K.
And yes, mininum wage in 1990 isn’t livable now *cough* Inflation.
If I’m not mistaken, Joel’s last two attempts at employment hasn’t last beyond his first day. While there were extenuating circumstances in those last two, he really shouldn’t be as optimistic as he is here.
That’s $7.45/hr after inflation, and before taxes.
In this week’s lesson, Joel learns about payroll taxes.
Ah, a new episode of “Supermarket Weep”…can hardly wait to see how bad THIS job goes for him.
As someone who worked at Kroger for over three years and is also a terminal smartass… Joel, you’ve got your work cut out for you. Get ready to have a customer complain that you “smile is weird”.
Yay, we’re back on the “earn a guitar” road. And Katey left her IQ on her makeup tray… Wow, minimum wage. Now, you have to be thankful that the cheap hot dogs are under $3.
Speaking of which, Joel at a supermarket. The chapter date says it’s only going to be 7 days/strips, but let’s see what he has to put up with. Given that it’s Minnesota and not New York or something, surely the decreased population numbers will mean that he will not encounter the WallMart Mutants, right?
For a second, I thought Joel had grown a goatee in panel 1.
$3.80 an hour was considered big money back then? Sheesh… Times really have changed.
Oh, the supermarket Job. Best of luck Joel. You will need.
Remember back when $4-an-hour was considered a living wage? I sure as hell don’t.
Also, Kroger? I think you’re better off with Signature Select, Joel.