I Am Not the Information Desk
What makes people think that just 'cause I'm at register one that I can answer all their questions, and am somehow in charge?
The guy from the Tribune constantly hands me receipts for the paper, the propane guys ask me for the keys to the cage, and various other folks tell me to do things only managers can do.
Then there're the customers who expect me to know where everyone is and who's working today.
The other day I was ringing up a customer, and there was a man over a customer service, not ten feet away from me. He picks up the sign with the hours on it and waves it at me. "This says Customer Service opens at 8 o'clock."
"Yes, it does."
"It's 8:04!!!!!!"
"Perhaps she's running a bit late, Sir."
"But it's 8:04!!!!!!!!!!"
Seriously, it took everything in my power not to walk over and slap him silly.
I'm Not Sure How I Feel About This One
Very nice woman, my last customer of the day. She has a huge order ($300+), and winds up needing a second cart. She was very nice to me throughout the process, she helped to pack, she put everything in the cart herself, and she didn't kick up a fuss when I had to get a manager to confirm that she did this every month, and I didn't need to get ID. You see, she shops for a bunch of handicapped people, which I think is very nice.
So, because she was so pleasant, and because she was my last customer, I decided to take her second cart out to her car. Which was parked in a handicapped spot. Yes, she did have a tag, but I'm nearly certain that this woman was in no way handicapped herself, and that the car belonged to one of the people she shopped for. (No way should someone physically handicapped enough for a tag be able to handle that many groceries by herself.)
All of which leave me feeling very ambivalent towards her. No matter how nice she's being, it doesn't entitle her to use a spot that other people are likely to need more.
Don't get me wrong here, I do understand that people can be handicapped without looking like it. My dad's ex-fiance had permanent tags on her license plates, but if she was feeling well enough to do a grocery shop that big, she damn well wasn't going to park in a handicapped spot and potentially take it away from someone who needed it that day.
What makes people think that just 'cause I'm at register one that I can answer all their questions, and am somehow in charge?
The guy from the Tribune constantly hands me receipts for the paper, the propane guys ask me for the keys to the cage, and various other folks tell me to do things only managers can do.
Then there're the customers who expect me to know where everyone is and who's working today.
The other day I was ringing up a customer, and there was a man over a customer service, not ten feet away from me. He picks up the sign with the hours on it and waves it at me. "This says Customer Service opens at 8 o'clock."
"Yes, it does."
"It's 8:04!!!!!!"
"Perhaps she's running a bit late, Sir."
"But it's 8:04!!!!!!!!!!"
Seriously, it took everything in my power not to walk over and slap him silly.
I'm Not Sure How I Feel About This One
Very nice woman, my last customer of the day. She has a huge order ($300+), and winds up needing a second cart. She was very nice to me throughout the process, she helped to pack, she put everything in the cart herself, and she didn't kick up a fuss when I had to get a manager to confirm that she did this every month, and I didn't need to get ID. You see, she shops for a bunch of handicapped people, which I think is very nice.
So, because she was so pleasant, and because she was my last customer, I decided to take her second cart out to her car. Which was parked in a handicapped spot. Yes, she did have a tag, but I'm nearly certain that this woman was in no way handicapped herself, and that the car belonged to one of the people she shopped for. (No way should someone physically handicapped enough for a tag be able to handle that many groceries by herself.)
All of which leave me feeling very ambivalent towards her. No matter how nice she's being, it doesn't entitle her to use a spot that other people are likely to need more.
Don't get me wrong here, I do understand that people can be handicapped without looking like it. My dad's ex-fiance had permanent tags on her license plates, but if she was feeling well enough to do a grocery shop that big, she damn well wasn't going to park in a handicapped spot and potentially take it away from someone who needed it that day.
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