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Pingiivi posted:Really... Mashed potatoes aren't that hard to make yourself. Spoken like someone who doesn't make mashed potatoes often (or uses a cop-out food processor).
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rolleyes posted:That's fine and all Mr Kellogg, but the kind of people who misuse coupons generally aren't the type to get embarrassed easily. They prefer to have an adult temper tantrum to let as many people as possible know that they've been 'wronged'. Yes but now they can't sue for emotional disturbance or whatever crock.
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Meow Cadet posted:I plan to write a note to management that I am a conscientious objector to pushing candy to our customers. Is this a terrible terrible idea? Yes, it shows you aren't willing to be a team player over loving candy. It says "I think you are bad management who institutes immoral policy" and can only hurt you.
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Aug 28, 2010 11:43
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Avalanche posted:This job has made me borderline hypocritical. I don't believe I ever once actually felt realistic hatred towards people until this point in my life. Now, I am loving embarrassed I even share a common country and flag with some of these individuals - fat, ugly, lazy, unfriendly, robotic, mean, demanding, self-entitled, without worth. Some of us run on our feet 8+ hours a day playing indentured servant for $9/hour while the rest get to poo poo themselves in office chairs all day for twice that. They just consume and consume and consume while the rest of us barely make enough to keep our bellys full. And this is all ok! This country is perfectly fine accepting of the notion that the retail peon is in that position because he or she did something bad to deserve to be there. It helps if you pity them for what they are and tell yourself it won't last forever. Oh, and get this out of your system before college. If you've already been, I'm sorry. If you're not going, consider a trade school.
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Sep 9, 2010 10:15
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Cicero posted:How do people steal games so easily? At Wal-Mart/Target/etc. aren't they usually locked down behind those glass doors? Don't they have security at these places? I mean I guess I can understand theft that happens occasionally not being caught, but day after day, week after week of the same thing? Inside job, maybe? Employee theft is the biggest theft, yes.
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Sep 24, 2010 18:33
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Megera posted:I've graduated with a BA in Art, but don't have a portfolio. How could you possibly have done this? Did you ask anyone whatsoever at any point in time what the first thing artists need to get a "real" job is?
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Sep 27, 2010 03:17
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The Robins Taley posted:She later called and complained about me and lied saying I rolled my eyes at her (not true) and made her feel stupid and that she was overreacting (true). IT'S JUST BLEACH Uh, sorry if I have a leaky bottle of bleach in my cart and I don't notice, there's no way in hell I'm buying those groceries, especially if I have an infant to worry about. You don't know bleach didn't soak in around plastic wrap (or that it was liquid tight to begin with), for example. You should have thrown everything out, and you've totally opened the store to major lawsuits.
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Sep 28, 2010 07:12
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Casull posted:They cannot fight you either - what can they do, complain that you were too nice? "Your employee was patronizing me in front of the entire community! I'm shocked an establishment such as yours would employ such a rude cashier, I feel harassed and embarrassed, and I demand they be fired!"
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Oct 5, 2010 08:51
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Hietala posted:Bonus story: My brother works for a shipping company and was once asked if he could ship something to Hawaii by land.  Yes, we can ship that cabinet to Hawaii by land, no problem, let me just crunch the numbers here... OK, does Wednesday the 7th work out for you? Wednesday the 6th you mean? Sure. No, the 7th, as in June 2023... Construction, you see. Your total today will be 73.5 billion dollars, will that be cash or credit?
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Oct 5, 2010 09:14
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The General posted:To be fair, that's pretty hosed. His store manager would probably be in legal poo poo with Starbucks if they caught wind of it. You can't just put up signage, use the uniforms, and claim you're another store. <Regional Grocery Store> cannot dress their employees up in wal-mart uniforms, put up the sign, etc. just because they're reselling merchandise bought from them.
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Oct 19, 2010 10:15
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spankmeister posted:This always amazes me. What is it about these people that makes them so hostile? Capitulation to previous hostility.
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Oct 26, 2010 08:57
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SisterFister posted:If you're as 100% sure as you say you are, I would tell him that you have video of him stealing and that you'll sit on it as long as he stops trying to get you fired. You're really not risking much (if you were in the room with him when he did it then he has no way of knowing you weren't recording) and if he's trying to get you fired anyway, then gently caress it. Opinion, meet fact: quote:Whoever, under a threat of informing, or as a consideration for not informing, against any violation of any law of the United States, demands or receives any money or other valuable thing, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
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Nov 2, 2010 09:22
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SisterFister posted:You have no video and he's not going to have any evidence that you threatened him. Not that he's going to try and report you for it anyway, it's his least attractive option. Again, if you're going to get fired anyway, who gives a gently caress. You know he doesn't have a *real* hidden recorder around? Not worth risking jail time, blackmail is one of those crimes judges really don't like because you have malicious intent pretty much from start to finish.
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Nov 2, 2010 09:43
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Leal posted:Like 10 minutes later I hear the same woman screaming before being escorted out. This needs to happen more often, it can only happen so many times before they change their behavior (I hope).
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Jan 7, 2011 09:27
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Indulging "light" racism is a good way to get on a customer's good side. In a way, they're fishing because they want you to make a deal of it, to throw it in everyone's face. If you just smile and nod they think you're in on their stupid ideas and won't put up as much of a fight if there's a conflict. You can also deflect any of their concerns by blaming, with disgust, their issues on "this guy who just got fired, you know one of them".
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Jan 25, 2011 12:18
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TShields posted:but goddamn, $13k who can get by on that living on their own? Can you figure out a way to move to rural Alabama? $200 a month for a one bedroom.
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miscellaneous14 posted:So, I'm kind of in a semi-moral dilemma (while we're playing The Dilemma Yes report him immediately to corporate HR because unless you know your manager well he'll just as likely as not gently caress you over legally for causing him trouble. His behavior doesn't belong in polite society, which a public facing employee is certainly in.
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) about a theoretical situation that could very well happen soon. The really, really dumb new guy I mentioned who constantly farts out these aborted attempts at derisive comments against me caught wind of my orientation (I honestly don't care if people know, but it only came up in a conversation with some other employees who are generally nice); I know this because, within earshot of me, he was murmuring with some other guys (naturally while I was actually doing real work) about how "Yeah, I know he's gay! Hurhurhurhurhur!". And now people have been telling me about dumb rumors they've been hearing about me, almost positively coming from him.
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TShields posted:Edit: Christ, I shouldn't have clicked on the "What salary would you be comfortable with" or what-the-gently caress-ever thread. People are making $100k+ and want more? Good God drat, I don't know what I'd do with all that money! I swear to you, if I ever claw my way out of retail and start making over $100k somewhere, I will financially sponsor a retail Goon until they can get out of the retail hell-hole. $100k for a person and their spouse in rural Alabama will buy a 16 room mansion. In relatively low priced for a city Chicago it would cover a nice 4 bedroom house in the near suburbs. Hardly extravagant, but add 3 kids and a need to save for college and retirement and it all gets used up. Live in the city proper and 2 $100k salaries will get you a brand new 3 bedroom condo. Go over to NYC Manhattan and 2 $100k salaries will get you a 2 bedroom apartment maybe. So yes, $100k a year isn't out of the question at all if you're supporting a family near a city.
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Jan 28, 2011 10:07
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miscellaneous14 posted:Y'know, there's the distinct possibility that the guy intentionally went into the store to harass the sales clerk in some delusional effort to impress his own girlfriend. It's very likely considering both individuals are either incredibly dumb, or ridiculously drunk, or both. Hell they could *both* be getting off on it.
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Dodgeball posted:If you know how to stand up for yourself you probably should NOT work retail. Not saying retail workers are spineless, just that pride has a good shot of getting you fired for mouthing off. Anyone who has a professional job would either get fired or swallow their pride on day one. edit: quote:How can I best suck up to get this? It's a pretty major pay increase (almost twice what I currently make) and since it's for the department I currently work in, I actually know and like the stuff we're selling. Is sounding ambitious a detriment in this environment since they want their staff to be loyal and stay in the store? Generally, at the department/single POS store manager level the turnover rate is going to drop substantially. A grunt can be trained in a week, two weeks if they're slow and after six months they're pretty much as good as they're going to get. Managing skills and political maneuvering ability will only tend to improve. Your best bet I think is to tell them you're very exited about your chain and in 10 years you want to be at the regional manager level. You're glad to have the opportunity to talk with them because of ideas 1, 2, and 3 about improving items x, y and z in the store. baquerd fucked around with this message at 09:49 on Feb 3, 2011 |
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HookShot posted:I posted a few pages back about how I would on a semi-regular basis be completely ignored by men in the store, or they would refuse to be served by me and ask to speak to one of the men on the floor. They're snubbing you because you are in their field, the one they went to so they didn't have to deal with scary women who intimidate them.
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Kemper Boyd posted:Back when I worked as a shop detective, we'd nab people for doing that, detain them and call the cops to write them a ticket. People really let you detain them for that? I'm just picturing you getting funny looks and people walking out.
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Feb 21, 2011 08:20
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Ninja_Orca posted:It kind of makes sense. I mean, if it's a perishable item, it's a loss of money for the store due to the customer. I'm not so sure about a ticket as opposed to "make them pay for it", but I can see some logic in it. No, I get it, I just can't imagine someone who gives no gently caress about doing it in the first place just waiting for the cops when "they haven't done anything".
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2508084 posted:Theres "waiting" and theres "we have your description and license plate information to give to the police if you flee", then possibly "leaving the scene of a crime" depending on the value of the destroyed product? I'm thinking this must be rural now. Good luck getting a license plate in a city, your food spoiler would be gone and the cops would be pissed at you for calling them over that.
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Kemper Boyd posted:Yeah, over here in Finland it's a comparable to a misdemeanor to destroy property or attempt the same, but if someone tries to walk out after being told they're being detained, we are actually allowed to use force to stop them from leaving. In America you would generally sue the security guard and the business (winning your case) and attempt to file charges for assault and battery.
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miscellaneous14 posted:The actual owner of the company came in today. What is it with these types that they can't directly tell you what the find wrong with your performance so you can actually take something away from it, instead just giving you the passive-aggressive stance in some decided effort to make you feel paranoid about losing your job? Because they don't know you or your record and don't care, and the vast majority of retail employees are doing *something* wrong. Keeps you on your toes as you say.
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ProfessorDandypants posted:So I had a phone interview with a furniture store today, and they want me to come in for an in-person interview next week. After the interview was over, though, I hopped online to research the company. Apparently this company sells really lovely furniture and has suspect customer service practices. It's panned across a bunch of different review sites and consumer complaint boards, however... Typically when you see this type of deal, you have enormous pressure to sell and you will be let go the instant you have bad sales numbers. Salesmen don't get to have a conscience if they want to live well.
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Mar 9, 2011 09:14
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TShields posted:But goddamn, where have all the good job postings gone?! I can't find anything like what I was applying for a month ago. Hindsight=20/20 and all. The new fiscal year opened up headcount in a lot of headcount frozen teams.
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TShields posted:Oh my good god.. I had an employee do something incredibly loving stupid- gently caress something up, not come to me, then fix their mistake with their own money. :arghh: Just ask a manager! More than likely, they can fix the problem.. but I'll be damned if I'm going to pay his rear end back! Showing initiative and customer service at the same time? Fire their rear end, that poo poo doesn't belong in retail.
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I hate to tell you this, but you've been indoctrinated, there are other ways to run a business than to insist on 100% accountability for minor discretions taken with company funds. All it takes is good decisions with hiring trustworthy people and the proper financial incentives in company growth.
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miscellaneous14 posted:Logically, you pick the guy who does literally twice the amount of work than everyone else, constantly communicates any issues to managers, and is always seen to be extremely friendly with customers. It's not that I'm not friendly with the managers, no, it's literally just because I don't have a favorite football team or whatever that's causing me to be overlooked. No, you lead those people on with a carrot and a stick for as long as possible, keeping your managerial bonus high. It works because the productive ones are usually the most gullible anyway.
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Mar 22, 2011 09:27
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spite house posted:The smell hung in the air for a good half-hour after that. Funny thing is he was eating rancid fish oil because it doesn't really have a strong odor, so it wasn't any good for him either.
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Zo posted:Well I don't mean to say this to offend anyone, but I've noticed a generally unpleasant attitude and sometimes downright sociopathic behavior from a good portion of the regular posters here. Not just this recent derail either, but basically all the time. Maybe that's why some of you are stuck in retail? No, that's just retail. I was like that when I burger flipped in my teens too.
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Mar 28, 2011 12:46
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The Robins Taley posted:I had a grown man call me over to our movie theatre's ice cream counter to inquire whether or not we carried breast milk ice cream. Breast milk is "in" now. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/feb/25/human-milk-ice-cream-sale
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The General posted:As long as you realize that you're wrong, there's no harm to you You sound like you need more perks, go hog wild and take your full federally mandated break today.
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Robzor McFabulous posted:So he went to the back office safe, got a couple of bags of ten pence pieces and slooooowly counted out £18 in change for her. I'm told the look on her face was priceless, and she went ahead and scooped the whole lot into her purse and left without a word. Instead of actually doing that: "I've got to go to the back safe, this could take a while are you sure you want to wait?" If she waits, after 10 minutes: "Looks like they took the lot to the bank, only 10p pieces back here, will that work?"
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Robzor McFabulous posted:He told her he'd just opened and had no useful change for her, then asked politely if she could pay with smaller change instead, but she decided to be a bitch and straight-up refuse to use the change she told him she had. At that point she gave up any right to a reasonable response. Definitely, my point was just that he could have dragged that out and notched the  factor up.
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Ninja_Orca posted:I'm assuming he drives a large truck for delivery jobs, probably a stick shift. It can be difficult stopping and starting again with a stick shift, especially if you're driving in an urban environment. Running a red light often lets you keep your momentum and not hold up traffic like you would if you had to stop and shift back up to speed. If you own a stick shift and are at a disadvantage to other drivers in terms of getting "off the line", practice more.
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Ninja_Orca posted:I'm just going off of what I know from riding around with my dad, who is routinely pulling heavy equipment through big cities. That was my fault, I didn't scale it up to a semi, which would make more sense.
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