It started as a joke.
Just something I'd say.
"Those are my Quittin' Jeans.
I'll wear 'em to work One Day."
First week at a new job,
they give you some useful things.
I got five uniform shirts
and five pairs of jeans.
We can wash mine at home.
Save the weekly fee.
Terri can do it. She won't mind.
And I took 'em to 203.
One stood out and was different.
Those jeans were a brand new pair.
Stiff with starch, and perfectly blue,
unlike the others, they'd seen no wear.
So next to the wall in our closet
the new jeans patiently wait.
On the original Cintas hanger,
that pair still looks great.
Now, each morning before the sun is up,
As I get dressed for the day,
My Quittin' Jeans quietly nod, "Hello."
then send me on my way.
Nine years and four bosses later,
Lots of changes here, it seems.
Each day a day closer,
To wearin' those Quittin' Jeans.
That, "One Day," I mentioned earlier?
Closer than it's ever been.
I'll show up in my Quittin' Jeans
and turn a notice in.
10-16-2025
Shout out to our Cintas Rep, Jim White. He is a hard working, positive guy with great attention to detail and follow through. He has a tough job, and he is always moving fast, and smiling.
Jim, and some time passing, has helped me get passed some hard feelings toward the Cintas Company for firing me years ago. When I see a Cintas truck on the road now, I think of Jim, and good things.