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Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Chicken Doodle posted:

Nobody puts period in the corner.

My summer at Dairy Queen says :wrong:

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Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



This seems like something the thread will appreciate. Barely NWS but tagged anyway:
:nws: https://m.imgur.com/32wqpD9

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Pentaghastly posted:

Some old rear end white lady seriously came up to us during our shift meeting, said "I have just had the most ridiculous experience in this store. All I wanted was 4 vanilla bean scones and you were out, its absurd that you would be out of those"

So our SM goes to defuse the situation and she says "I have your store number, I am going straight to corporate, and I'll have you know I am the #2 reviewer on TripAdvisor and you will not be happy with what I'm going to say about this store."

She's the poo reviewer at TA? That explains the attitude. :v:

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



The Lord Bude posted:

wait; are you telling me American banks have loving drive-thru like a Mcdonalds?

They used to be common, though many of the staffed windows and vacuum tubes are being replaced with drive up ATMs.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Duckman2008 posted:

My favorite Drive Thru I have ever seen is Frozen Daiquiris in New Orleans. There are Daiquiri shops everywhere around New Orleans, which essentially is those frozen slushees you see at gas stations, but loaded with tons of booze.

You would think open container being legal in New Orleans would be good enough, but no, most of those Daiquiri places have a loving drive thru, so you can drive up to the place, get your alcoholic beverage, and drive away while drinking it.

It blew my mind on how bad of an idea it seemed to be for me safety wise.

The legal ruling was that it's not an open container until someone puts the straw through the lid. The shop didn't serve you a drink while you were driving, they just gave you a closed vessel and a straw. What happens after that is on you! :angel:

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Cythereal posted:

Sadly, Manager With A Spine eventually got fired for loving one of the bakery girls in a back closet.

A bone too far.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Didn't realize Wal-Mart gave their employees stock now :v:



What an incentive!

Stay alive, retail goons.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Aniodia posted:

Oh man, I've read the Acts of Gord, and I don't think I could come close to getting away with even half of what he did. Maybe if I was the owner, and even then...
Could probably come close to the quantity of stories, though, if I asked all the different employees about "fun and interesting customers".

It would be charitable to say that Gord exaggerated most of his stories.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



silvergoose posted:

Down with that. 100's are for depositing and casinos.

Also for rubber banding on either side of a thick wad of 1s if you want to test drive a much nicer car then you can otherwise afford.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Fresh Like Zafo posted:

Anyone had a customer and his friends roll up into their store, phone in hand recording, accosting cashiers with a dildo, even going so far as to slap a returns associate in the face with it?

Because that was my life last night. And I had many questions, like why did you think this was a good idea or why is a 250 pound white dude walking around with a black dildo?

Sounds like an attempt to become a YouTube sensation.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Malachite_Dragon posted:

What the hell is a jumper

Sweater in the UK or pinafore dress in the US.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Leal posted:



What can possibly go wrong with one of these?

I think you can get one of those in the most recent Final Fantasy from a secret boss.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Zenithe posted:

Over loudspeaker: The store is closed before the impending apocalypse, please finalise your purchases

*five minutes later

The store is closed before the impending apocalypse, please finalise your purchases

Steely Dan had a song about that which wouldn’t sound out of place in a store:

https://youtu.be/OG9yg1waqvA

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Pentaghastly posted:

DM emailed me. It’s happening. I’ve got to find coworkers that can corroborate and would be willing to meet with her as well.

:yeshaha:

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Is there anything particular about Cintas paper towel and soap dispensers that is bad? A few years ago it seemed like every store restroom in the DC area got them and then within a couple of years they almost unanimously just went to a bottle of Dial on the sink and a roll of Brawny on top of the dispenser. I know they make their money from selling refills to stores who get the machines and may have simply jacked up the price.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



EugeneJ posted:

The batteries die and no one knows how to change them, or the keys get misplaced

Changing paper towels in an automated dispenser is a slight pain in the rear end, but it's not a huge deal once you know how to do it

Yeah, batteries and keys are the bane of any powered restroom appliances, I didn’t know if these red Cintas things had anything weird like motors that are known to burn out or if it’s just a coincidence. Places that have other brands in the restroom seem to largely have them working.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Cowslips Warren posted:

My question for Amazon is, with the rumor of their self-driving delivery cars...how the gently caress do you insure the customer only takes their box and not every single one in the truck?

Set it up like the Amazon Lockers where each box is in its own locked cubby and your code only opens the door for your box.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Leal posted:

I thought Amazon was gonna be delivering stuff with drones. Whatever happened with that?

:henget:

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Leal posted:

Oh and we also have to put our tide pods and similar cleaning products under lock and key cause apparently crack heads throw it in bottles of water and drink it to get high?

They sell it. It’s useful enough and untraceable enough that it’s easy to convert to cash so it’s accepted as payment by parts of the underground economy.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Aniodia posted:

For as much as I hope you're joking about this, it sounds completely bat-poo poo insane enough to be totally legit.

It’s real:
https://consumerist.com/2013/01/18/how-tide-became-an-underground-currency/

https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/01/14/why-would-drug-dealers-use-tide-as-a-currency

https://amp.businessinsider.com/the-tide-black-market-2013-1

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Online personality tests are digital phrenology.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



7/11 never forget

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



The Lord Bude posted:

What the gently caress is juuling?

Vaping.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Eric the Mauve posted:

In my experience 90% of the time that rear end in a top hat is also driving a semi

Brake pads and gas both cost money.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Rainbow Knight posted:

i dealt with a guy a while ago and when he got in my face the first thing i did was size up his throat. is this a normal thing? i'm not making assumptions about you or anything but i'm curious and this stuck out

edit: we got a new department head and

Classy Freddie Blassie has a primer for you on this topic.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Eric the Mauve posted:

I live in eastern PA where both Wawa and Sheetz exist and a lot of people are fiercely loyal to one or the other and I'm always like... :psyduck:

They're gas stations. They're nice gas stations, sure, but you can get better food or better coffee almost literally anywhere else so who even cares which is the superior place to pump gas and get munchies?

I will say that in my experience Sheetz bathrooms have been absolutely gag-me disgusting almost 100% of the time.

Sheetz more like Shiitz!!

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Alkydere posted:

Amazon switched to scanners fixed to our stations via their USB cables because they were tired of us shipping our hand scanners to customers.

There’s a lot to be said for cords. At work awe have an inspection robot on the end of a cord that I refuse to upgrade to a radio controlled untethered unit because I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve retrieved it by pulling the tether. Haven’t lost one yet, and have spent $0 on batteries since it plugs right into the wall.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



ijii posted:

Our company has finally started its move to a dark place with no return in sight.

They just eliminated some store management just because they made too much. Not just the store manager, but co-managers too. They got a nice severance package then promptly got the boot to open up for cheaper paid management. They could have kept their jobs, but would have to reapply for their job at a much cheaper salary.

The Circuit City strategy, let’s see how it pays off this time.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



cephalopods posted:

I just googled "rocket cart" and that thing looks very similar to the dairy racks my store retired 10+ years ago and only keeps around for emergency freezer-pulling

Why on earth did this company decide these things are suitable for using like proper carts and who the gently caress at your store decided they're suitable for carrying heavy things? gently caress

Good luck with your workers comp claim

I googled it and the first three results were for law firms asking if I’d been run over by a rocket cart.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



NerdyMcNerdNerd posted:

That one Terminal Lance comic strip, except retail.

"The only thing that would be better than dying right now is watching all these customers die first."


https://terminallance.com/2010/02/02/terminal-lance-9-the-natural-age-progression-of-a-weapons-platoon-commander/

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Eric the Mauve posted:

Yes that's definitely what a person zooming at 60MPH past 33 cars and then veering in front of the first car-length opening he sees is doing

I forced a guy trying to do this into a guardrail once when he was more focused on yelling and flipping me off than driving. It may be the best thing I do in my whole life. :feelsgood:

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



:justpost:

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Pentaghastly posted:

What’s the most grandparents anyone has ever had? Because I think I have a record holder in my store.

Shame they keep dying, though.

Theoretically unlimited if all your grandparents have an Elizabeth Taylor kind of thing going on. More than a half dozen is getting implausible, since having just 8 would require 100% divorce and remarriage at that generation or a full complement of biological and adoptive family still living.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Inspector 34 posted:

Including step grand parents I ended up with 10 total, maybe 11 but I can't remember if one of them ended up remarrying or not. Not that I was super close with all of them. I think I only met my stepdad's parents/step parents on a couple of occasions when I was around 12 years old. But they existed and that's a leg up on people making up fake deaths in the family I guess.

Good point, I didn’t consider doubling from one’s parents remarrying.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Aniodia posted:

I get a text message this morning "Hey, what's wrong with the computer?" As in, the computer where we see who has store credit, how we keep track of who bought systems, how we look up prices for tradeins and audits, basically the whole brain behind the operation.

Error: Chrome OS is missing or damaged.

Ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqzTmzyMmtU

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Aniodia posted:

On the plus side, I found out there's a bank right within, oh, a half-hour walk or so that apparently is looking to hire tellers, so at least getting my foot in the door there may not be a bad thing.

...

Best I can think of is to go to the bank to grab change tomorrow, and see if I can't get even just a balance statement from the teller to see what's going on, under the guise of "Hey, I'm the manager of X store, I want to put in an accessory order, but I don't actually know how much is in the account and I don't want to break the bank." Shady is as shady does, at least for the moment.

If you’re serious about the bank job I would be cautious about unauthorized access to banking information, especially if it’s the same bank.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Leal posted:

So goons, you are going out with your SO or your date or whatever. You both then start getting a little warm and tingly inbetween the legs. So where do you go to let off some steam?

A: Your place
B: Their place
C: The car
D: A back alley
E: 3 am at a discount grocery store in the lady's (aka the nastiest) bathroom?

The display bed in the home goods department.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Elmnt80 posted:

Does this count for assistants too, because god drat I really do not want to sleep with any of my direct reports. Looks like quittin time at the ugly factory in here. :v:

turn on your monitor

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



The Lord Bude posted:

Karens are way to high in cholesterol and saturated fats. No self respecting horror monster would defile their body by eating that poo poo.

Sometimes you just crave junk food after a hectic day.

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Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Volmarias posted:

So what's the over / under on this place loving with your friend's paycheck and pretending they're just too dumb to understand it?

0.5, like it is with every binary proposition.

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