E/D job

Is there any information on how Eric & Dylan acted while working at that pizza restaurant? Like witnesses, etc.

All reports from Eric's supervisors and co-workers indicate he was an exemplary employee. I do recall one supervisor of Dylan's at Blackjack pizza alleging that he hit her once after she had to reprimand him about something. Several of their co-workers indicated that both E + D hated jocks, hated Columbine, and did talk about "blowing up" the school.

There's a lot on it in the 11K, Eric going by Reb and talking about German music, trying to get people to listen to it. Eric apparently went out of his way to serve girls that came in.

Dylan brought a pipe bomb to work and got fired for it, before being reemployed. As stated, a lot more in the blackjack witness section in the 11K.

thelmar wrote:

All reports from Eric's supervisors and co-workers indicate he was an exemplary employee. I do recall one supervisor of Dylan's at Blackjack pizza alleging that he hit her once after she had to reprimand him about something. Several of their co-workers indicated that both E + D hated jocks, hated Columbine, and did talk about "blowing up" the school.

That was Michelle Hartsough. I also read in a few statements that some of Their friends didn’t like her very much. I don’t see how he would’ve been hired back if he hit her.

I think she’s also the one in the car Wax commercial who yelled I don’t like that kid when Dylan was on camera

Screamingophelia wrote:

thelmar wrote:

All reports from Eric's supervisors and co-workers indicate he was an exemplary employee. I do recall one supervisor of Dylan's at Blackjack pizza alleging that he hit her once after she had to reprimand him about something. Several of their co-workers indicated that both E + D hated jocks, hated Columbine, and did talk about "blowing up" the school.

That was Michelle Hartsough. I also read in a few statements that some  of Their friends didn’t like her very much. I don’t see how he would’ve been hired back if he hit her.

I think she’s also the one in the car Wax commercial who yelled I don’t like that kid when Dylan was on camera

Agreed. The whole hitting incident was pretty vague. Basically a he said/she said type deal. There was no real evidence to back it up or disprove it either. So who knows if it happened or not.

ChaotixBoy wrote:

Is there any information on how Eric & Dylan acted while working at that pizza restaurant? Like witnesses, etc.

Blackjack was very, very laid back as a job environment. Sure, they had to serve the customers, but beyond that, it was very chill. Bob allowed them to play their own music very loud (I recall someone even mentioning "Weird German polka music"), eat and take stuff from the kitchen for free, didn't care much if they were late etc.

Bob would sometimes drink too much and he left Eric in charge. He trusted the guy. Eric was said to be a very good employee, although it was mentioned that he would somethimes get annoyed and lose his temper with some phone orders. Dylan on the otehr hand would be late, leave early, forget stuff etc.

Blackjack seems to have been one of these places where friends invite friends to work and soon you have a whole group of people coming from some specific background or hobby etc. In Blackjack's case it was fireworks. One of the female employees was a daughter of a pyrotechnician and she and Eric talked a lot about fireworks and explosives etc. Bob himself was a licensed pyrotechnician and he would bring his fireworks and allowed E&D to bring their own fireworks as well. Sometimes they even put on a makeshift firework show for the guests.

Maybe its my wrong impression, but it feels to me like Blackjack was less of a job for them and more of a place to go and hang out with friends while being able to tell their parents: "I'm off to work".

I think you are on the right track Sabratha. I agree. Eric always seemed like a hard worker but it is no wonder that Blackjack was Dylan's only long term job that he kept. Except for Computer Renaissance, I do believe Sue when she wrote that he chose to leave because it was getting overwhelming. The long hours plus school work plus the plays and I THINK diversion was during that time...