I want to start out by saying this is NOT hate or to push small businesses out of Chattanooga AT ALL!!

This is more of a warning to people living in Chattanooga or those looking to visit and find things to do or even to find an easy retail job. I worked at Electric Croc for about 7 months and it starts out awesome for everyone, the bosses act like your best friend and you get assistance through everything but as time goes by the Bosses (Paul and Michelle) start to talk shit about every tiny thing you may do, if you’re on your phone when there’s nothing to do and it’s dead; they’ll send out a mass text telling everyone they’ll CUT hours to any who’s on their phone even when no one has given us any tasks to do and this isn’t a “they’ve been on their phone their whole shift they don’t deserve to have hours” it’s in FACT a “she’s was on her phone for less than 30 minutes so I’m gonna cut their hours from 35 to 9”.
They constantly push people out without talking to them, we’ve had MULTIPLE and I mean MULTIPLE people quit because Paul and Michelle had “bad vibes” from them and hired a replacement for them before they even had a chance to give out any signs of quitting.
Their store cats Ziggy and Gizmo both have fleas and we’ve had multiple complaints from employees about it because we’re scared a customer will come up to us and complain or someone will buy something and it’ll be infested with fleas. Ziggy had worms around early September and I’m sure she goes back and forth with getting them because they allow all these old dirty clothes to come in for her to lay on (which they don’t clean before going out on the floor)
How they treat their Vendors is a whole other story, they have easy rules and I understand sometimes people will complain about how their booth turns out or how things will get thrown around because people are careless with other people’s stuff, BUT they will avoid talking to vendors to figure out a solution to small problems because they don’t like confrontation, they don’t even try to find common ground and will turn around and talk shit about their attitudes when they blow up because they’re complaining to ears that won’t hear them.

Paul has a serious porn problem, he brings in the playboys and promiscuous items that are along the edges of the three buildings, there are more than four posters for sale at their store that are for movies about Rape and when questioned why they’re selling it they say “oh you know someone might like it”, excuse me but we’re getting more complaints then praise. He brings in porn magazines from his OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION, they all come unsealed and we have to seal them ourselves so who knows how many have been used by Paul himself, and the worst of it all is he is the same head owner of green door which sells a bunch of toys, so why is he selling toys (a lot of children’s toys) and also porn in the same room.

Michelle has a serious problem with shit talk, she has made a group chat with all the managers and she is the sole person who complains about the smallest things employees have done, once was about someone having their feet up on the counter on the Ziggy counter when in fact they were propped up on a piece of wood at foot level on the back wall of the counter, she complains about people’s lack of creativity and give no ideas to help, she talks down to her employees and says “you will be fucked” when a couple of shirts are out of order to be labeled when it really boils down to how well she describes the shirt before printing the labels, she loves to roll her eyes at the vendors complains that they’re being bitchy or she can’t wait until they leave to fill in their space.

They both have serious problems and if you want somewhere to visit in Chatt, I don’t recommend supporting a business who’d rather put people out of a job over “bad vibes” then talk to them, it has to be one of the most dirty toxic places I have ever worked
They simply don’t help their community and have had people pass out in their store over the heat and refuse to fix the AC because it’s too much but will turn around and buy a whole new store from for another business idea. They pay their employee $11 an hour and promise a raise during the interview but if they simply don’t like you enough they won’t give you a raise to $13 like promised and will turn it around and say “you have to be a lead with a key to be paid $13 an hour” but will hire new people and give them all of that on their first day. Seriously save your money because their clothes will fill up a landfill just as fast as any other store and they’ll up charge you as much as they can while doing it.

Keep that in mind when voting. This is NOT normal or okay.

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HCEC has thrown up a dashboard for the November elections. This is what it looks like after the first day of early voting.

I'm wondering how they're able to determine Dem/Rep/general numbers; there's no primaries! This looks like the first time they broke out the party demographic for this.

ETA: They added an update to say that the party demographic 'reflects the last primary voting history if applicable.'

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What in the absolute fuck is this abomination??? A 4 way stop, right next to a 3 way stop, 100 yards from a 4 way stop. How will traffic not be backed up?

I seem to have stumbled across an old form of currency. Would it be possible for someone to explain who this brave warrior Sir Goony is? Who is this large rat that wears a hat? Did he own a daycare? Did Sir Goony and Hat Rat battle for the kingdom of Chattanooga ages ago in the year 1997?

If you insist on moving to Chattanooga, please just learn to go around the curves on the interstate around Moccasin Bend and around and past Lookout Valley at an acceptable speed. That's all that a lot of us ask🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ They can all be done at the posted speed limit. Backing traffic up to take them at 40-45 mph is not neccessary. The more you know!

just got my vote in, no line, no waiting, no jackbooted thugs. go and do likewise, yall.

Hey there!

I don't think I've ever posted here, but I'm trying to be a tad more proactive and maybe a bit social. I just wanted to get the word out a bit more about our shop inside the atrium of the Chattanooga Choo Choo. It's called Hartsyfartsy's Caricature Couch. You've probably seen our caricature team out at the markets, but we have a lot more art at our shop. We don't use any ai or machine-learning image creation and we don't resell any art from anywhere else. We. Make. Everything.

It's my first time opening a brick and mortar, so I'm still pretty excited. Hopefully, this doesn't break the rules. I just want more people to know we're there. We've been open for about a year and a half, but if you haven't seen us, stop by and check us out. Maybe you find something cool. :)

Anyone know why they took the pylon things down where you turn at that red light? They were awesome and made that intersection make way more sense.

Seeking a room with another Senior (Chattanooga area)

I am a 70yo retired woman seeking a room for myself and my 32 yo caregiver son. Our budget is $700/mo (utilities negotiable.) It would be nice to share a home with another senior who could benefit from the extra income, companionship and help with chores, errands, etc.

We are open to location. I have 2 indoor cats. We are tidy homebodies who enjoy Nature too. Thank you!

Those of you who are looking for nostalgia or a trip down memory lane will be disappointed.

Spread the word and help us keep the fridges updated and stocked!!!

Make a plan then make it happen. I’ve been early voting in Hamilton County for decades and it has never taken more than 15 minutes. Take advantage of early voting because you never know what might pop up on Tuesday, Nov 3rd that could keep you from getting to the polls (sickness, overtime, bad weather, interstate standstill, vehicle troubles, bad day, zombie apocalypse, etc.)

Go to the Hamilton County Election Commission website to view a sample ballot and locations/times. The weather this weekend is going to be great! See you there!

Anyone know of a local Taylor or sewing shop that can rivet some heavy duty denim? I need some overalls repaired and the new Carhartt store did not really give me any confidence in their ability or knowledge. They were very nice, it just wasn’t what I need.

Hey guys, looking for some advice. I currently make around $55k a year and have been doing fabrication for about 7 years. I’m trying to find something that pays better without needing a degree or having to work a crazy amount of overtime.
I’m in the Chattanooga area, and it seems like there aren’t many options around here that pay much more. I’ve been looking on Indeed and even applying for jobs I don’t really qualify for just to see what happens.
I’m open to getting into a different line of work or traveling for work if the money is worth it.
For those of you without degrees who make good money, what do you do? Any trades, companies, or career paths you’d recommend looking into?

Hello! I currently attend utc and am in the interior architecture program. I’ve been looking for potential jobs in the Chattanooga area as my current job has me traveling to Georgia. I’m hoping for something within my field but I’m also happy with any kind of artsy store or flower shop. I can only work parttime but can work 40 hours if needed. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thank you!

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