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So, most of you know I've worked at a Movie Theatre for almost 18 year now and for the most part it's been part time. So when the original company closed the theatre, I figured "it was time to retire." Then, Mann comes along and buys the theatre and I get the call from a friend that no one knows how to run the projection booth. And not to boast or anything but I am probably one of the best around mostly because of time on the job.
So after many, many years of keeping the place nice and the film looking good, things were running very good, I knew I had to go back to part time and get a "real" job, which is what I did.
Sooooo, now I"m just hanging around 1 night a week and the theatre has taking a major nose-dive since I left. Again, no ego there, just the fact that most every film has been scratched, there are missing trailers and THX sound logo's on non-thx theatres, among other things like stuff breaking and general dirtyness.
Trust me when I say I can go on for hours about all that I did for the place. Mostly I was "dedicated" not because of the crappy pay, but for free movies and I really liked doing the job and I did it well. SO tonight I get a call from the Manager who tells me that she doesn't like the fact that I am only available for 1 night and that I need to open up my availabilty. My defence was that I have a full time job and I was just staying on to help out, since odviously they can't hire anyone to do the job I did. SO she says that if I can only work 1 day a week that she would have to move me to the floor, meaning popcorn and selling tickets. As insulting as that sounds and is, I told her no thanks and I quit. WHich was what I"m sure she wanted, for whatever reason. I was just sort of shocked at the "balls" to tell someone with 18 years experiance, and the facts that since I cut my hours the place has gone to $hits-ville that they can't work in the area of "expertness" and to go rip tickets? I don't have to work there, but what kind on nonsence is that? Plus doing it over the phone?
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