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COMRADES posted:Also content: She's an actress playing the part of Annie Wilkes for a promo video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQGkRhyFW5A http://www.vulture.com/2016/08/chick-flips-out-bookstore-meltdown-video-explained.html
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Zil posted:Women knowing more than them intimidate and emasculates them, see the same kind of poo poo in hardware and tech stores. This is no joke. I am a computer/phone tech and I am always getting people asking for "The GUY in the back". rear end in a top hat, I AM the guy in the back. I'm the only employee. Some rando told me "You're too pretty to work on computers" What does that even mean?? I swear I won't get menses all over your electronics.
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Jun 14, 2017 18:09
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From being an assistant manager at Starbucks: Creepy old dude that would always try to pass gay porn mags to the teenage male baristas. Dude that would come in and scream at new hires if they didn't know what his 'regular' was. There was this quiet nerdy guy that would come in and sketch on a big artists pad. We had a girl working there that thought he was kinda cute and she decided to chat with him; after he eagerly showed her his work she came back with an expression between horrified silence and barely contained laughter. Turns out it was all diaper furry stuff. But the worst part of it: the employees, so much stupid teenage drama between employees that necessitated complex scheduling to make sure that Employee a and employee b that happened to be banging and or fighting this week would not be on the same shift and starting poo poo.
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Jun 14, 2017 18:11
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Screaming at the staff to make your regular order seems to be a good way to make your regular order a tall with a couple pumps of spit.
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Jun 14, 2017 18:23
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If a customer visits a store enough to have a regular, the store's bosses probably value the customer over any of employees 
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Shoggoth bgosh posted:This is no joke. I am a computer/phone tech and I am always getting people asking for "The GUY in the back". rear end in a top hat, I AM the guy in the back. I'm the only employee. Some rando told me "You're too pretty to work on computers" What does that even mean?? I swear I won't get menses all over your electronics. I learned all about intersectionality from hearing all the hosed up ways people combined racism and misogyny when dealing with my store's phone repair tech who was a tiny black woman She was my favorite employee of all time and one of 2 coworkers I ever blazed on-shift with
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This isn't retail but I need to share this. I did personal banking for a credit union for a little while, and this early 20's girl comes in on a Monday wondering why her balance is so low. "I got paid on Friday, why do I have so little money?" You, uh, spent it. "Well no you see I don't have any more stuff. Well I'm seeing here you spent $$$ at Club, $$ at Fancy Restaurant etc etc. "But.....I don't have any more things like I didn't go shopping or anything." I...well yes that's true.. She wasn't even mad, just couldn't quite grasp the concept that you don't need to acquire stuff and things to spend money. She was still a little incredulous at the end of our exchange and I came out the other end as bewildered as she was when she walked in.
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Jun 14, 2017 18:49
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Shoggoth bgosh posted:This is no joke. I am a computer/phone tech and I am always getting people asking for "The GUY in the back". rear end in a top hat, I AM the guy in the back. I'm the only employee. Some rando told me "You're too pretty to work on computers" What does that even mean?? I swear I won't get menses all over your electronics. I hate that what people say to me or my coworkers has to be based on gender to some degree. It's incredibly stupid, I know, but I encounter a little of my own even as a dude. It's completely trivial, but it still annoys me and is real. Partially because we have a TV there (which I usually change the channel on as soon as I get the chance anyway), I get asked about the latest sports ball team updates. Why would I know? I don't watch sports. I have to explain this to people on a daily basis that I don't watch sports and if they're making me put a game on I'm not paying any attention. The girls who have worked in my position get asked this way, way less. It's a little insulting both ways, really. That loving old dickbag who wouldn't leave workers alone because he desperately wanted a friend asked me once about playing sports and I said "No." Then he asked me if I was a "car guy" and I said "No." Then there was a pause... and he asked if I was "like a computer guy". Maybe I said "yeah sure" I don't really remember, but like oh no I don't do a manly man hobby I must be one of THOSE guys.
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Jun 14, 2017 18:49
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yo man maybe retail isn't the best career for you to be pursuing
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Jun 14, 2017 18:56
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Kelp Me! posted:How often do you get people Not that often. Whole cone hops are mostly used for dry hopping and most people stick to pellets. It happens more with grain and yeast substitutions. I hate when people ask me advice and get mad when my solutions for them aren't good enough. Home brewers, for the most part, are pretty chill, interesting people. I've learned more from the customers about beer making than through my own research. You'd think, though, for a hobby involving alcohol, some people would be more relaxed.
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ing about pellets vs. fresh or whatnot?
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Efexeye posted:yo man maybe retail isn't the best career for you to be pursuing maybe if you're not reading the whole thing this isn't the thread you should be posting in 
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Efexeye posted:yo man maybe retail isn't the best career for you to be pursuing I'm working retail until I get into grad school, I can't imagine doing this as a career even with all the government benefits I get.
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Jun 14, 2017 19:05
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Starman Super DX posted:maybe if you're not reading the whole thing this isn't the thread you should be posting in i read the thread, guy- there's lots of other jobs you can do while you're in college and if you think a degree is a magical escape haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahaha i mean ten years in retail? i'd rather write gay slashfic for amazon
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Oh well in that case I'm just not interested in your ignorance. Have a good day, sir. 
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Starman Super DX posted:Oh well in that case I'm just not interested in your ignorance. Have a good day, sir. people who seem to actively hate everyone as you seem to generally have vocations that are less public-facing, is all. you work in retail because you enjoy being a dick to people, or you'd have figured out something else edit: to clarify i did do a 6 month retail stint at a gamestop which is why i would never work retail again, ever, and i worked in foodservice for ten years which is arguably even worse
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Efexeye posted:people who seem to actively hate everyone as you seem to generally have vocations that are less public-facing, is all. you work in retail because you enjoy being a dick to people, or you'd have figured out something else Did you need assistance? Customer service is on the front end, ma'am.
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Efexeye posted:people who seem to actively hate everyone as you seem to generally have vocations that are less public-facing, is all. you work in retail because you enjoy being a dick to people, or you'd have figured out something else I'm glad you got the choice to not work retail but that's a choice a lot of people don't really have. It's kind of weird that you're equating "I don't want to have a conversation about sports with a customer I don't even like sports" with "you work retail because you like being a dick to people" 
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Jun 14, 2017 19:28
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you dont do something for 10 years without making a choice to do it, is all im saying 'im not keying in poo poo, and i'm throwing your sticker away' 'i won't even engage in polite conversation with a customer' 'i take delight in being a stonewalling rear end in a top hat because i'm not paid much' ...doesn't bode well for retail also what does that mean, 'no choice but to work in retail'? i handwrote bibles for $6 a page once when no one else was hiring. there is always a choice boar guy fucked around with this message at 19:33 on Jun 14, 2017 |
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Jun 14, 2017 19:30
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Someone didn't want to discuss sports with him.
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Jun 14, 2017 19:35
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Efexeye posted:also what does that mean, 'no choice but to work in retail'? i handwrote bibles for $6 a page once when no one else was hiring. there is always a choice do you live in the 13th century?
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my experience in food service make me extra cautious to be really polite to service people because i know its a terrible job. i used to hate it when people called me by name as wellcanyoneer posted:do you live in the 13th century? im pretty sure it was just an indoctrination technique. i made it 20 pages and quit
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It's funny to me when people who are clearly the rear end in a top hat customer come in here and think that their words are some kind of magical cure all. Yeah, I sure have never heard any of those things before. I'm sorry that you're bitter about your hand cramps and it makes it so difficult for you to goonishly dole out "advice" nobody really needs or wants to hear. Try acting like a human being next time you're dealing with a retail drone- you might be surprised to find that they're not rude or sullen at all!
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Jun 14, 2017 19:40
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'waaah, someone pointed out that the situation i'm complaining about is largely of my own making' (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Jun 14, 2017 19:41
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Uh yeah. That's why I said I dug myself into this rut? You may be able to write but clearly your reading comprehension is less than subpar.
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Don't know if Efexeye is a horrible customer but he's certainly a horrible poster!
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Jun 14, 2017 19:42
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sorry, go back to feebly bitching rather than learning basic human empathy. my mistake 
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Efexeye posted:sorry, go back to feebly bitching rather than learning basic human empathy. my mistake lol the entire point of the thread is that a complete lack of human empathy from virtually every angle (customers, superiors, corporate policy) is why retail workers end up with such a generally dim view of people your reading comprehension really sucks but you're like the 3rd or 4th person in the thread to inadvertently expose themselves as a dickhead so it's just more  fodder tbhEfexeye posted:
loving lol dude
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Efexeye: "Listen up Next up: Efexeye wonders why those gosh darn youngsters aren't buying diamonds. Don't they know they are killing the industry???
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I used to work at a casino. Literally everyone working there has heard "Which machine is gonna pay?" so many times that you couldn't get in trouble for pointing to the ATM.
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Efexeye posted:my experience in food service make me extra cautious to be really polite to service people because i know its a terrible job. i used to hate it when people called me by name as well Obviously that ain't gonna pay the rent, then. Perhaps you should stop using it as an example.
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:I used to work at a casino. Literally everyone working there has heard "Which machine is gonna pay?" so many times that you couldn't get in trouble for pointing to the ATM. I was in Vegas in February for work and while the general casino scene was some great people-watching, by far the saddest were the ones who were clearly lifers - at the slot machines at 10AM with a beer and a half-full ashtray, and you know it's not that they're starting early, it's that they've been there all night Also having slot machines in bodegas is really hosed up and I'm sure is just another reason for sketchy fuckers to hang out in there all night VideoTapir posted:Obviously that ain't gonna pay the rent, then. Perhaps you should stop using it as an example. "yeah guys anybody can find a non-retail job, it's super easy! Myself, I found a great new job right away! How long did it last? Don't ask!" also lol at 10 years in foodservice that's literally the closest analogue to retail employment possible Snow Cone Capone fucked around with this message at 20:02 on Jun 14, 2017 |
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you don't have to work retail. you could always join a cult instead!
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:I used to work at a casino. Literally everyone working there has heard "Which machine is gonna pay?" so many times that you couldn't get in trouble for pointing to the ATM. Haha I like that as a witty response. There aren't enough of them to most of the typical catchphrases. None that I've been sharp enough to think of on the spot, anyway.
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Kelp Me! posted:I was in Vegas in February for work and while the general casino scene was some great people-watching, by far the saddest were the ones who were clearly lifers - at the slot machines at 10AM with a beer and a half-full ashtray, and you know it's not that they're starting early, it's that they've been there all night Working Beer is LEAGUES better than being on the front, but when poo poo like alcohol gets involved or in your case gambling too, it's a lot more depressing. I've got a kid who's gotta be 23-24 and he's in a couple of times a day, every day for a 25oz of Twisted Tea. He's got the red nose and everything. Plus, if people are buying these one at a time and not getting cases, it's almost certainly because they're trying to hide it from someone. 
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Or maybe he's panhandling his way from drink to drink?
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Anyone who goes to a casino to play on a machine is already trolling themselves far more than any employee ever could.
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dont work retail, sell drugs on a street corner pays better and your customer base will treat you better. win-win.
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VideoTapir posted:Or maybe he's panhandling his way from drink to drink? Ehhh I can usually tell the bums apart from the people who have SOME kind of source of income. Although The Lush's source for a time was trying to return razors he had just taken off the shelf.  Honestly, the couple of homeless kids that I see don't usually cause any trouble. They usually just use the restroom and then briskly leave.e: no, they don't take anything to my knowledge. at least not in my department anyway.
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Chomp8645 posted:Anyone who goes to a casino to play on a machine is already trolling themselves far more than any employee ever could. The sad thing is aside from food and people-watching and generally wandering around the casinos baked as gently caress with my wife laughing at everything, the one actual gambling-related thing I wanted to do was play an old-school analog 3-reel/pull-arm slot machine. Sadly I was unable to find a single one, it's all digital now They also seem to be phasing digital slot machines out in favor of these absurdly-sponsored PopCapGames-style gambling. I poo poo you not I saw Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Big Bang Theory, Duck Dynasty, and about a million other pop-culture-branded games and they were all super-incomprehensible aside from "put money in press some buttons walk away"
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Starman Super DX posted:I hate that what people say to me or my coworkers has to be based on gender to some degree. It's incredibly stupid, I know, but I encounter a little of my own even as a dude. It's completely trivial, but it still annoys me and is real. Partially because we have a TV there (which I usually change the channel on as soon as I get the chance anyway), I get asked about the latest sports ball team updates. Why would I know? I don't watch sports. I have to explain this to people on a daily basis that I don't watch sports and if they're making me put a game on I'm not paying any attention. The girls who have worked in my position get asked this way, way less. It's a little insulting both ways, really. retail sucks but holy hell you sound like the gooniest loving goober someone shove this nerd in a fuckin' locker
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