A Hot Mess

That basically means that everything they sell is really fucking cheap in comparison to other stores (the Aldi near my house has priced a dozen eggs at eighty cents for a year now) and they’ve got a good selection of kind of weird stuff but it’s sort of unreliable is something is going to be around forever. Like they had a particular kind of gluten-free empanadas that I could eat but they only had them for six months and they’re not going to be selling them again.

You’re not supposed to sit or lean on shift because you should be using any downtime to do other tasks and sitting in front of customers might make it look like you’re not working hard enough/are lazy/some other complete bullshit.

Hello I am an aldi employee in Tennessee. Yes, this is the first job where I have actually been encouraged to sit (even on break it’s only the second isn’t that bonkers?). The quarters are also there to make sure that the carts do not get frequently stolen. This makes sure the company has less losses so that product is cheaper! We keep less employees in the store than most supermarkets so that we get paid almost double what they usually make and the product is cheaper! Our stock has our own labels and is a part of our brands but they are actually made from most of the same companies that make your name brand goods. We also don’t make commercials. This year is the first time I’ve seen one. This is so your product is cheaper! We also have a much bigger section and more options for vegans or gluten free or even just healthy! Our produce is the best and most fresh than any other job I’ve worked.

Okay so now that I’ve got the albeit true propaganda out of the way let’s talk.

If you ask for a quarter because you don’t have one I will gladly pop one out of my till for you. Please return it so that my drawer isn’t short at the end of the day. We have a five dollar wiggle room but it still looks iffy.

At the end of checkout you do not have to bag your items. This is fine and I will put your stuff up top as to keep it separate from the next customers items until you can grab it all and run. Do not yell at me I am timed.

If you don’t want to buy a bag (which is either 7 cents or 10 cents for the cheap ones at my store and they are all reusable) you can grab any of the empty boxes on the shelves. If you don’t use them we just bring them to the back to be crushed and then recycled. Do not yell at me I am timed.

Since we have less staff and we have MAYBE four employees in the store at a time on regular days that means we are all doing the work of about three people. There are time limits they want us to follow on the things we do on the sales floor as well. Since we have less staff we are also the same people stocking and cleaning and doing everything else. If we seemed rushed that’s because we are. Do not yell at me I am timed.

At the registers if it seems we are going fast that’s because we are. Now not all of the cashiers do it as well as I do but it drives me nuts if I don’t organize your carts to the best of my ability. Don’t hold your stuff at the end of the belt. Do not yell at me for putting your stuff in because you can’t keep up. Do not yell at me I am timed.

DO NOT take my cart from me when I put your groceries in there. Trust me I need that cart to do my job. I have no counter space so I have no space to put you or the next persons groceries and then you hold up my line and then I have to call the next cashier up to make up for me and that means they have to stop what they’re doing on the floor and someone else has to make up for what they’re not doing. Don’t yell at me I am timed.

when it is, ideas to do, the hellenic version and how to celebrate whilst in lockdown

When does it occur?

In the Northern Hemisphere on April 30st to May 1st

In the Southern Hemisphere on October 31st to November 1st

What does it celebrate ?

The peak of spring and the fact that summer is coming

Honours the earth

Fertility, Sexuality and love

Light, life and growth for the coming summer

For Wiccans is the night of the sacred greenwood marriage

What crystals are important ?

rose quartz

emerald

sunstone

What to decorate your alter with?

flowers (daisies and roses in particular)

green cloth or ribbons

hanging or sprinkling seasonal herbs (thyme, rose , fern)

using candles or incense with earthy scents such as wood or rose or jasmine

hawthorn branches

red, green and yellow candles to represent love, fertility, growth and summer

What activities can I do in lockdown?

mediate with the crystals mentioned

make daisy or flower chains and crowns for good luck

braid flowers into your hair

make mayday masks from items in your garden or draw them from paper

make a small mayday pole and dance around it by yourself or with people your isolating with

if in isolation with them, have sex with your partner : it’s a traditional aciticity done today because of the sacred wedding but it’s also a celebration of love and fertility (only if legal and you feel comfortable ofc)

spend time with loved ones you’re in lockdown with or via ft

make baked goods and give them to friends, family and neighbours

create a wish box and put inside all your hopes and wishes for summer

cleanse your tools

wear red,green and pink and get dressed up even if you can’t go anywhere

practise self love

have a milk bath

make amulets for yourself and people you love

give rose quartz as gifts to those you love

send your loved ones handwritten letters

make sigils and herb pouches for a good summer

Be with nature : go for a walk if safe

Learn about herbs or nature if you are unable to be with it

masturbate and perform sex magic

make fresh juice from summer fruits

leave offerings of milk,honey, oats, lavender and rose for the fae: it’s their day too!

make oat based products : they’re sacred to beltane and are good for luck,hope, safety and love

What spells and rituals should i perform?

fertility

growth

love

safety

good luck

protection of the home

What Hellenic Gods are sacred today?

The day honours Lady Maia as it’s about summer and the earth growing

Apollo as it’s the beginning of summer and the days will start to become longer and sunnier

Dionysus as it’s the coming summer and beauty of nature is about to hit its peak : also the rising of Dionysus

Demeter was traditionally worshiped on this day

Aphrodite due to her being a fertility and love goddess

Hestia for cleansing the home and protection

What are some Hellenic things to do?

Do something to take care of the earth

give offerings to Apollo : traditionally fruit and cypress branches decorated with flowers were used or put on temples

cleanse the home : thank Hestia for keeping you safe

Look into all the gods and goddesses celebrated and connect with them

Learn about the rising of Dionysus or even reanact it

Give offerings to Demeter and perform a ritual for banishing poverty in her name

Traditionally there is a greek blessing that says “May you have all the goods of May” along with a curse that says “ May all the hours of may find you” : say these to people with the intention linked to it