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  • #1

    Clearly hates his job...

    I was in target today. Seems like I get the weird stuff when I'm by myself. Anyway, I was looking at something in the frozen section when a target employee says this:

    TE: Target employee

    TE: Looks like all the classes in high school were worthless. Now we're all doing elementary work.

    I didn't know what to do so I just helped him with his rant.

    Me: Yeah... I know what you mean. I haven't really used one thing from high school.

    TE: Yeah. Look what I'm doing. *sigh*

    It was pretty awkward. I felt bad for the guy though... He was pulling merchandise forward. Which really, I felt bad that he was upset not what he was doing.

    I changed the subject a bit to how freaking hot it is outside and stuff. Then I wished him a good day and told him I hope his day gets better and ends quickly.

    Maybe he just needed someone to talk to. I don't know but I hope he's okay.
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    That's stuff I've heard coworkers say to each other, not to customers. It was inappropriate, but good on you for assuming he must be having a bad day, and telling him that you (genuinely, I might add) hoped it would get better.
    "Is it hot in here to you? It's very warm, isn't it?"--Nero, probably

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    • #3
      I was in the grocery store the other day, and its a Here Everyone's Bitter Plus! so think like a super wm....anyway, I'm all the way at the back of the store, near the paper products (and i don't know about other chains, but for this chain, the paper products is at the opposite end from produce) and there is a "child" somewhere ( i never saw is or the parents) at least 1/2 way towards the produce, if not closer.... and it is shrieking in that "oh, i just like the way my voice sounds, and the look on mommy's face is funny when i make that sound too" kind of way... and one of the employees is doing 'go-backs' and i hear him say, rather softly, "oh shut up" ... I just smiled, and told him I understood; because honestly, i hadn't been in the store 5 mins, and already was feeling the same way... I'd already heard it that many times....

      le sigh
      I am well versed in the "gentle" art of verbal self-defense

      Once is an accident; Twice is coincidence; Thrice is a pattern.

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      • #4
        Fronting and facing product is more of a collegiate level skill -- marketing.

        Yes, it's a primitive form of it, but it is regardless.
        Fixing problems... one broken customer at a time.

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        • #5
          I had a coworker announce to a customer "yeah, *big box retail* sucks!". Um, then why are you working here? The customer was asking something along the lines if we were having a busy day (you know, a nice customer making conversation) and coworker just stomped over to my customer and made his comment.
          A lion however, will only devour your corpse, whereas an SC is not sated until they have destroyed your soul. (Quote per infinitemonkies)

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          • #6
            It's work they may not care for, but it's also easy to unappreciate at least having a job.

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