Pharamcy's micromanager writes up employee for pants that aren't 'black enough,' so employee goes to Hot Topic to change: '[I became] a goth girl in my mid-forties'

If you are a goth or have ever had a goth phase, then you know the plight of never having the right black clothing. It is either not dark enough, the undertones aren't matching up, or it fades in the wash. It's a constant cycle of buying black pants, them fading, and you having to get new ones. At least you can depend on the make you go through because you're definitely using that up way before it can fade or go bad in any way. So when someone who has never had a "goth phase" calls you out for not wearing something that is "black" enough, you can straight up shove it in their face, because they are not credible in the subject! 

 

So when this employee, who never had a goth phase, gets called out for not having black enough pants at work, she turns to the goths for help. As she should. 

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  • She went to work and her micromanager took one look at her and decided to write her up for pants that weren't dark enough. Annoyed, the employee went to Hot Topic that night. That's right, the early aughts meca for goth aesthetic. She bought an entire black ensemble, even some skull accessories, and turned to her local goth for help with the makeup. When she went to work, her micromanager was aghast, but she technically wasn't breaking any rules. So she couldn't do anything. PLUS, that manager got in trouble for not “smiling” enough that day. It was a beautiful day for the goths. 

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  • "Black Pants"

    I was a pharmacist at a Safeway in Arizona and my boss was a malignant narcissist, like textbook case. I enjoyed talking to customers and answering questions, which she hated as it was something she couldn't control. She was a fanatic about small things,
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  • like putting covers over the computer keyboards every night when closing. Pharmacist positions in that town were scarce and I couldn't afford to quit so I obeyed her weird directives and didn't say anything.
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  • When the regional manager came to town they'd go out to lunch for hours (yay) and gossip. I grew tired of her intense and constant supervision but there wasn't much I can do, she was desperate to find something about my work she could criticize. One day I arrived to
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  • my shift and she looked at me closely, then announced that my pants weren't black enough and proceeded to write me up. The dress code was black pants or skirt, black shoes and white coat.
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  • I went out after work and bought a couple of pairs of black Dickies work pants about three sizes too big and a chain belt from Hot Topic as well as some goth jewelry, lots of skulls and stuff. Also some Doc Martens, effectively becoming a goth girl in my mid-forties. I figured out the
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  • make-up with the help of a neighbor's kid. Next shift I showed up and she was speechless, but there wasn't a thing she could do, nothing in the dress code said I couldn't wear that. The RM showed up and they took a really long lunch, but couldn't figure out a way to write me up again. What
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  • really got to her was when a secret shopper showed up and I helped him with some over the counter items, and subsequently was awarded a "smile award," (I did make him laugh when I explained how to take Metamucil powder more easily). I got a free donut and cup of coffee while she was sent to "smile school" because of her dour manner.
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  • tcollins317 My fav part was asking a neighbor's kid for help dressing goth.
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  • TheEvilSatanist "effectively becoming a goth girl in my mid-forties." I laughed entirely too hard at this! ☺☺☺
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  • Pinkfatrat I'll bite, how do you taking Metamucil easier. TapirRide OP Stir the powder into a half glass of water or less, drink it then chase it with a full glass of plain water. That way you don't have to drink 8 oz of gritty stuff.
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  • breadandfire "smile school"? Now that sounds dark. TapirRide OP The corporate world is really weird. I didn't ask what happens at smile school, but I'm sure she didn't like it one bit.
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  • gullwinggirl Sounds like Ruby Tuesday's. I got fired from there after just a week, bc I "didn't smile big enough". Seriously, that was the reason. I was going through the worst depre is on of my life, be glad I could smile at all!
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  • Wells1632 My dad had to do this when he entered the job market after 20 years in the military. His natural resting face could be interpreted as being a bit of a frown, so when it came time for interviews in the civilian world, he found that he had to practice smiling in order to get better results from his applications. The fact that he was entering a more public facing job in the first place also benefitted from the practice.
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