S03.E17: District Manager

[fishcakes]

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Laurie, the new district manager, visits the store and decides to make some cuts to save money. Amy and Jonah plead with her to not fire anyone and search for other ways to make up the money. Meanwhile, Mateo struggles to prove his skills on the cash register.

[belladonna77]

Nothing about Jonah and Kelly moving in?  In fact, Kelly wasn't in this episode at all.  Also, I hope this isn't the last we see of Myrtle.

[tomsmom]

I live in StL and Craig Moeller really is Channel 5’s weatherman! LOL 

[tennisgurl]

You cant rid of Myrtle! Shes a fixture, like the lights! You cant fire the lights!

Of course Garret would create an elaborate revenge plot because Mateo dissed Star Wars and Star Trek. They're not the same thing, Mateo! 

"I dont like it!" "I dont like it either but I cant stop!" So, no Kelly this week? Maybe it was her day off. 

[BuckeyeLou]

I find things going on in the background funny too....the guy drinking soft drinks & then putting the carton back on the shelf and the guy trying to open the plastic bags: that is Me :)  I can Never open the plastic bags for my fruit & vegetables!   I wonder if the District Manager lady will appear again...I rather liked her with her dry comments & she was impressed with Amy & Jonah's financial skills.  Dina trying to hide her baby bump made me laugh :) And I like Mrytle, I hope they don't get rid of her.

[TimothyQ]

19 hours ago, tomsmom said:

I live in StL and Craig Moeller really is Channel 5’s weatherman! LOL 

And shots of Urban Chesntut beer on the shelves. Love those place setting details in this show!

Edited March 30, 2018 by TimothyQ

[meatball77]

BEES!!!!!!  Killer Bees!!!!

[Texasmom1970]

I do not care who Jonah and Amy end up with, no interest. That being said I did not miss Kelly at all in this episode. I actually think i liked it better without her.

[VartanFan]

I was happy to see the Jonah and Amy friendship back.  It's like...the stories of each week are clearly after the previous ones (Dina's pregnancy is progressing, Jeff quit his job) but the small details seems to flip and flop around.  

 

Mateo - I'm with you on Star Wars/ Star Trek.  DO NOT GET IT.  

[saylubee]

23 hours ago, tomsmom said:

I live in StL and Craig Moeller really is Channel 5’s weatherman! LOL 

I’m in Texas and during Hurricane Harvey Craig Moeller came to our local station to fill in.  I never figured out where he came from since it was never mentioned while I was watching and didn’t think to Google it.  I almost fell off the couch when they mentioned his name I double-taked hard!  Craig Moeller is real!

And yes, the episode was way stronger without Kelly.

[theatremouse]

Mateo sort of deserved the repercussions, given he apparently doesn't even know what UPM means well enough to realize Garret was scamming him.

[Hero]

Myrtle is so damn cute!

[idiotwaltz]

I shouldn’t have laughed at Oprah hosting the holocaust, but yet I did. 

“I see we’ve solved sexism.” The breakroom conversations might be my favorite part of the show. 

[fishcakes]

I don't know what's better, Myrtle's inexplicable hatred for Ginger Rogers or the fact that Marcus can name several movies in which Ginger Rogers was better than Rita Hayworth.

How many of Glenn's cars does this make as stolen or destroyed? It's at least the third time (the other two I can think of are when the staff was locked in the store and watched a guy steal it and someone breaking all the windows with the power washer), but I feel like I'm missing one.

[belladonna77]

I'm glad to see Mateo finally have some repurcussions for so rude all the time. Not everyone is just going to blow him off and I liked seeing it happen. 

[janie jones]

3 hours ago, idiotwaltz said:

“I see we’ve solved sexism.” The breakroom conversations might be my favorite part of the show. 

I I like the conversations, but I don't understand the meetings.  At the beginning of this episode it seemed to me that it was before the store opened, but when they have random ones in the middle of the day, who's on the floor?  And if there are meant to be people on the floor during the meetings, how are they chosen to be the ones to watch the floor while everyone else is informed about what's going on? 

[Skyfall]

1 hour ago, janie jones said:

I I like the conversations, but I don't understand the meetings.  At the beginning of this episode it seemed to me that it was before the store opened, but when they have random ones in the middle of the day, who's on the floor?  And if there are meant to be people on the floor during the meetings, how are they chosen to be the ones to watch the floor while everyone else is informed about what's going on? 

IIRC most of the cast are not cashiers. IIRC when Walmart does meetings they ask for everyone available to join in. Meaning if you’re on the floor doing nothing you go to the meeting while the cashiers, door security, etc stays at their stations.

[janie jones]

Isn't that dumb guy the security guard, though?  He's always at the meetings.

[calguy]

1 hour ago, janie jones said:

Isn't that dumb guy the security guard, though?  He's always at the meetings.

Marcus works in the warehouse.

[janie jones]

He does?  Why is he the only one who wears a uniform?  What is he doing all over the store? 

[theatremouse]

5 hours ago, fishcakes said:

I don't know what's better, Myrtle's inexplicable hatred for Ginger Rogers or the fact that Marcus can name several movies in which Ginger Rogers was better than Rita Hayworth.

I LOVED when he rattled off those titles and that he acted like of course it was a brain freeze and everyone could've done same. Only time I think I've ever enjoyed that character.

[Skyfall]

28 minutes ago, janie jones said:

He does?  Why is he the only one who wears a uniform?  What is he doing all over the store? 

Only warehouse worker in the ensemble. Also he’s not the best employee so of course he wanders the store. Also I wonder if what OP called meetings is actually them on their break.

[femmefan1946]

5 hours ago, janie jones said:

He does?  Why is he the only one who wears a uniform?  What is he doing all over the store? 

Everyone wears a uniform. For most it's just the pinafore/vest. For Glenn, it's the tie.

Marcus is wearing a standard work outfit, which might be supplied by CloudNine. Put on that shirt and pants, add a clipboard and you could probably wander into the back of any large store with no questions asked. Maybe even take a forklift or two home with you.

[Kip Hackman]

20 hours ago, janie jones said:

I I like the conversations, but I don't understand the meetings.  At the beginning of this episode it seemed to me that it was before the store opened, but when they have random ones in the middle of the day, who's on the floor?  And if there are meant to be people on the floor during the meetings, how are they chosen to be the ones to watch the floor while everyone else is informed about what's going on? 

I don't really think about it. Justin Spitzer came from "The Office", so these are his versions of the conference room scenes. A certain amount of "suspension of disbelief" is required. 

[EarlGreyTea]

I hope the actress playing Myrtle is retiring or will be brought back next week, because I'll miss her and I don't like seeing an older actress lose a job.

On 3/31/2018 at 2:16 PM, calguy said:

Marcus works in the warehouse.

But remember he was fired in last season's finale. So maybe he was rehired as a regular store employee and that's why he's back with the normal vest.

I love Glenn's pink tie, presumably to make an impression on the female District Manager. Hilariously subtle.

Edited April 2, 2018 by EarlGreyTea

[janie jones]

1 hour ago, EarlGreyTea said:

I hope the actress playing Myrtle is retiring or will be brought back next week, because I'll miss her and I don't like seeing an older actress lose a job.

She may want to retire, though.

[possibilities]

11 hours ago, janie jones said:

She may want to retire, though.

I wish we knew. Maybe someone with a twitter account could make an inquiry?

[ItCouldBeWorse]

On 3/30/2018 at 12:32 PM, BuckeyeLou said:

I find things going on in the background funny too....the guy drinking soft drinks & then putting the carton back on the shelf and the guy trying to open the plastic bags: that is Me :)  I can Never open the plastic bags for my fruit & vegetables!  

Pretty sure it was beer . . . . And use 2 hands to open your produce bag before choosing your cauliflower!

[proserpina65]

On ‎04‎/‎01‎/‎2018 at 9:19 AM, Kip Hackman said:

I don't really think about it. Justin Spitzer came from "The Office", so these are his versions of the conference room scenes. A certain amount of "suspension of disbelief" is required. 

Oh, these are very much like the shift meetings at Walmart - anyone on the floor who's available attends along with anyone who's in the breakroom at the time.

[Nessie]

On 3/30/2018 at 10:18 PM, saylubee said:

I’m in Texas and during Hurricane Harvey Craig Moeller came to our local station to fill in.  I never figured out where he came from since it was never mentioned while I was watching and didn’t think to Google it.  I almost fell off the couch when they mentioned his name I double-taked hard!  Craig Moeller is real!

And yes, the episode was way stronger without Kelly.

I did a double-take on Myrtle name-checking Craig Moeller, too.  I live in SE Virginia and he was one of our weather guys before St. Louis lured him away about 2 years ago. 

Craig's getting around!  LOL

[femmefan1946]

On 4/2/2018 at 8:22 AM, ItCouldBeWorse said:

Pretty sure it was beer . . . . And use 2 hands to open your produce bag before choosing your cauliflower!

Lick your thumb and index finger.

Rub the thin plasic between the two. If you have the openable end of the bag, it will open. If not, try the other end.

Usually this works when you turn it around again.

[Melleigh]

It’s so sad seeing all these lovely comments about Myrtle now that she’s passed.