AttackonRetail

AttackonRetail t1_j9y6nsd wrote

Creeped your profile. Recommend you hit up Freeplay Barcade. (You don't have to drink). Also hit up the local game shops. They do pokemon and stuff and one is super close to Smug Brewery (if you do drink)

There can be TONS to do just as easily as there can be nothing. It depends on your interests, prespective, and motivation.

I had friends who came out during the winter to see if they could like it as much as they did during a summer visit for a possible move.

In five days we: Had some bomb food at India Restaurant, followed up by some amazing drinks at Clementine, followed by some loud and bad singing at Boombox followed by a late night session of party video games at home.

Next day we drove to Gillette Castle in CT, hiked around, ferried across a river, hit up some some food and a brewery, drove down to Mystic, tried Julia Roberts pizza (because our friend had just watched the movie) went to the aquarium and village then hit up Foxwoods for some dinner and dancing.

Next day we drove down to Newport and hit up Ragged Island, tried to crash Rail Explorers (closed for the day or season but no worries) went to the car musuem, headed to the cliff walks but said F that because the wind was too chilly so stopped in for a fucking cheeseboard at Bellvue boards. Went home cause we were gassed from the day before and made dinner and played board games and caught up.

Next day was a late start, we cooked some breakfast, walked arounds roger williams park with our doggos, hit up providence and gave them a tour and capped off the night with some dinner at Sartos and then mother f'n Annie at PPAC.

Final day, walked down the east bay bike bath with doggos to some tasty borealis coffee, took them to olnyville for hot weiners and coffee milk, went to RISD musuem for free. Went to bayberry beer hall for early dinner and then panicked when they told us their flights home were out of BOS and not PVD like their arrival so we lickity split up to Logan. We got them there just in time and had a blast.

The weather was wild between 20-57 and we had a blast. They said they definitely wanted to move and we'll see in the coming months if that's true or if they just lied to us to make us feel better.

You can find shit to do, you just have to go looking for it.

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AttackonRetail t1_j68qw5j wrote

Maybe I'm crazy, but I'm not connecting the dots between financial mismanagement and the article bringing to light communucation and diversity inclusion training and pronoun misappropriation.

Does that make UG behavior right? No of course not. But I'd like to understand more about why their business model is failing because I would imagine these problems are more internal facing and customers would probably not easily catch this

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AttackonRetail t1_j1c7ug9 wrote

Pretty sure I articulated my point. There is a big difference between entry-level 60k (before OT) utility workers and someone making minimum server wage in RI (remember that's still 4 bucks per hour).

Like I said, I'm less inclined to feel bad for that particular group of workers. That doesn't mean I don't feel bad. I could just as easily call YOU or OP out and ask why you didn't mention retail workers in your defensive rant. What makes these people better than everyone else?

But I didn't.

I work the holiday. Sure, I'd love to be home, but my family adjusted a long time ago. Also, I don't frequent retail on holidays to spoil their bottom line.

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AttackonRetail t1_j1c5j2g wrote

I hear you, but there are a lot of folks who have to work. I'd rather go out of my way to show appreciation to someone underpaid stuck in a job (not career) to pay the bills.

I'm not saying we shouldn't care any less for utility/emergency workers/etc. Just pointing out where I like to focus my attention... on Retail workers, customer service gigs etc. To each their own.

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