"pot is bad, mmmkay"

[drunkenwildmage]

Note: Both stories happened at one of those generic national pizza delivery type places. Also in this state, possession and consumption of the leafy green recreational pharmaceutical is still considered illegal.

1) Store restaurant manager broke up with her boyfriend. Few days afterwards, as a ‘peace’ offering, ex-boyfriend shows up to manager’s place of work with a couple cigarettes.(hint: they are not Marlboros). The manager and a few other employees start smoking them in the location after closing it for the night. Some of those employees included the assistant managers for that store. While this was going on, the ex-boyfriend was secretly recording them with his phone. Couple days later a video appeared on you tube titled ‘smoking pot at maple street pizza place’. Not to long after it appeared on You Tube. Everyone in the video got shown the door, rather quickly. A friend of mine, who works at another location in this chain told me that his location had give up one of their assistant managers for a bit, while they replaced and trained new management for the original location. The video was taken down shortly afterwards.



2) Same pizza chain different location. (Actually it is the location that gave up one of the assistants in the story above). Driver takes a pizza out on delivery. Nothing to special, only thing noteworthy was the tip. When driver gets back to the restaurant, the manager in charge of the shift is on a complaint call. The complaint is the customer is accusing the driver of stealing their pot that was in the kitchen. (This meant that the driver, who is about the size of NFL lineman, would’ve had to go in the front door, past them, through the living room and into the kitchen without anyone seeing.) The manager who took the call asks if they could prove it, which they said they couldn’t. She then recommended that if they can prove it, then they really need to call the police to file a report. Later the manager asked the driver about the delivery,and the driver's response was ‘Wow, I guess should’ve taken their pot, it would’ve made up for the 3 cent tip they gave me’

[KuariKaydrith]

I've got nothing against smoking weed, but the last place you do it is at work. Even if you're in a state where it's legal.

For that second story, well, I think I know where the pot went - the customer smoked it all!

[mjr]

I've got nothing against smoking weed, but the last place you do it is at work.

This kinda makes me wonder if this were some sort of setup by the ex boyfriend. He could have assumed that the ex girlfriend would "take a toke" (and all her cares, go up in smoke...), and he could film it and try to get her fired.

So the "peace offering" may not have been a peace offering after all.

Just a thought.

[Argabarga]

"Someone stole my pot!"

I'd say call the police, but some people HAVE done that....

[EricKei]

I'm thinking the same as mjr. He was hoping to catch HER doing the stuff, or even just handling it, in an attempt to get her fired.

[drunkenwildmage]

We figured it was an set up, and that was the planned result. Don't know the other people were planned, or just collateral damage. Regardless smoking pot at work tends to be frown on and they all should've known it.

[RealUnimportant]

Oh it was definitely a set-up, and even if she wasn't busted directly I don't doubt she caught some flak in the ensuing mess.

[bainsidhe]

My first night closing at dice pizza, the manager, assistant, and a few assistants from nearby stores lit up in the back office. I guess it's a pizza place right of passage?

Also at dice pizza: A fellow driver was offered a hit (not sure which drug, wasn't that interested in knowing) as a tip.

Crazy though the place was, I worked with some fun people doing pizza delivery.

[Kittish]

While I don't condone using marijuana or any other mind altering substances while working, I gotta say you'd think by now people would be catching on to the fact that it's much more discreet to eat your pot than to smoke it. And it's ridiculously easy to turn into edibles.

[WishfulSpirit]

I've got nothing against smoking weed, but the last place you do it is at work. Even if you're in a state where it's legal.

For that second story, well, I think I know where the pot went - the customer smoked it all!

Exactly. I do live in a legal state, and while most people are responsible with their intake, some have totally forgotten that being legal doesn't mean legal everywhere. Yes indoor air quality laws still apply. No you can't use at work, just like you can't drink at work. Also please cut out the smoking and driving.

[Monterey Jack]

"Seems our boy was having some pot in the potty!"

"Pot's a misdemeanor...decapitation's a little severe."

[cookies for ref]

[Slave to the Phone]

YES!!! No smoking and driving! Hanging offense, just like drinking and driving, talking or texting on cell phones while driving or having sex while driving. OK, maybe that last does call for decapitation.

As far as public consumption is concerned, vaping is the way to go. But don't do that anywhere that people can't smoke tobacco. Follow the laws people.

Back when I worked for dice, I wasn't a store employee. I was the owner's assistant so of course I wasn't invited to the back room sessions, but I did observe evidence. I can look blissfully self absorbed while people are dropping flaming objects to the floor and frantically turning on fans and opening doors/windows as I strolled in before or after hours, clipboard in hand.

Much, MUCH to busy to notice what the workers are doing while I reading my work order.

(Of course I did notice and I paid attention to that store's numbers for a while, but the owner told me that if things weren't broken, I shouldn't try to fix them.)

[CyberLurch]

This kinda makes me wonder if this were some sort of setup by the ex boyfriend. He could have assumed that the ex girlfriend would "take a toke" (and all her cares, go up in smoke...), and he could film it and try to get her fired.

So the "peace offering" may not have been a peace offering after all.

Just a thought.

I can pretty much guarantee that it was a revenge plot. It was, in fact, the very first thing that went through my head when I read the original post.

[Pixelated]

I can pretty much guarantee that it was a revenge plot. It was, in fact, the very first thing that went through my head when I read the original post.

Same here. Your "ex" shows up at your workplace and starts handing out pot? And nobody thinks it's ... odd?

I never worked at a pizza place, but once, when I was working at night at the little weekly, I was sitting in the editor's office. It was spring so the windows were open.

Suddenly ... *sniff* *sniff*

I went out and ran across a couple of press guys and advised them they might want to move away from the building ...

The paper was on the edge of town so there was plenty of empty space for them to enjoy their ... refreshments.

[Teysa]

My first summer in Alaska after they legalized pot there, they told us in training that yes, we know it's legal now and no, you're still not allowed.