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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Bottle It Up

Early in 2013, a bottle bill, also known as container deposit legislation, was proposed in the State of Maryland. For those not familiar with bottle bills, in the United States, a person can redeem their bottles and cans for anywhere from five cents to a nickel. They are in place to increase... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 21, 2014

What if There Was a Change?

Since 2007, when I became a full-time employee, my work schedule has been five days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with Wednesdays and Sundays off. How would I feel were my work schedule to permanently change? I would prefer my work schedule to remain the same. However, I understand that there could... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

How to Wake Up an Employee

It was a Fall 2010 day. I arrived at Location B at around noon to relieve Eric Redman. I went on over to the booth. Eric was sound asleep. Eric is a hard worker, one of the hardest workers I know. Him falling asleep was just one of those things that was easily forgiven by me because of his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 16, 2014

Back to the Daily Grind

Today, I am back to work after a nice, relaxing one week vacation. When it comes to work, going back to the daily grind has never been an adjustment for me because I enjoy my job. This time will be no different. Josh Gabber and son Brian are on vacation somewhere in Virginia this week. I was told... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 15, 2014

"I Just Work Here"

I remember a day during Winter 2013 when Sunday employee John Booth worked a rare weekday at Location B. The car washes were in the midst of a busy run, and with the way employee availability worked out, Dad ended up turning to John to work that day. Anyway, Seeing that I was heading over to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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