Occupational folklore from the rent-to-own industry, 2002.

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Occupational folklore from the rent-to-own industry, 2002.

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Explains that most stories told by Rent-A-Center employees are about the relationship between customers and employees. Subcategories of these stories are irrational customer stories, humorous or shocking stories about customers' lifestyles, stories about employees getting even with difficult customers, and stories about the unpleasant or dirty requirements of the job. Identifies the sharing of stories as a way of building status among co-workers. Describes a "status inferiority complex" of customers that results in conflict between them and employees. Asserts that the situations the stories describe exist because society is materialistic.

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Harold B. Lee Library

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Warner, David Jarom

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Warner was raised in California. He was married and had one daughter as of April 2002. He was a student at Brigham Young University with plans to study law in California after graduation. Warner worked at a rent-to-own business for two years and was frustrated with his job. From the description of Occupational folklore from the rent-to-own industry, 2002. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 77077085 ...

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Plans for the David O. McKay building began in 1952 after an evaluation by the Brigham Young University College of Education concluded that the existing building for the College of Education were no longer meeting the growing needs of the program. Plans were officially announced in February of 1954 with the completion deadline being set for December of the same year. The building was officially dedicated on December 14, 1954 by President and Sister McKay along with members of the First Presidenc...