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  • #1

    really think it would work?

    Friday night, grocery store, out of 13 registers only 6 are open due to wonderful coworkers calling in for stupid reasons (I HAVE to go to school's football game tonight, I'm a cheerleader!), 2 sackers and lines you wouldn't believe! A lady walks up to register 5 --- no employee there, no light on --- throws groceries on belt and yells "there is no close sign, open up, I"m checking out here!" I love my manager last night. He just looked at her, shook his head, said "no, it's not open" and walked away, leaving her there to put her own groceries back in cart and go to the end of a line.
    I'm in back room with a drawer singing his praises and laughing my butt off.
    ANNIE

    Every day I work with you is two days of therapy!!!!!
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  • #2
    Haha! Brilliant manager.

    Also, on the football game thing: was she really a cheerleader? If so, and she had asked for Friday night off already, that's not a stupid reason.
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      pwned!
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      • #4
        a cheerleader attending a football game is not a stupid reason, when you sign up for any team activity you have to be there, otherwise everything is going to be FUBARed. that is, of course, assuming she pre arranged for management work with her on the schedule.


        SC got PWNED, your manager is awesome

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        • #5
          Annie, I think I love your manager! Can I PM you with my personal info so you can pass it along to him?

          "So, if you wanna put places like that outta business, just stop being so rock-chewingly stupid." ~ Raudf, 9/19/13

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          • #6
            Don't ya just love it?

            Saw something similar looong time ago at Aldi. Daddy's Girl bonde bombshell with an attitude the size of Kansas. Tried to pull that very same stunt...but when she started snipping at the poor clerk the manager* came over and boomed "IS THERE A PROBLEM HERE?", whilst fixing her with a stare that woulda fried eggs.

            She wilted like a flower in a microwave. Everyone within sight laughed themselves silly as Spoiled B***h gathered up her cart full of junk food and slunk to the back of the nearest line.



            *big old guy with a former-military bearing.

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            • #7
              Quoth KnitShoni View Post
              Haha! Brilliant manager.

              Also, on the football game thing: was she really a cheerleader? If so, and she had asked for Friday night off already, that's not a stupid reason.
              Eons ago, when I had a high school job, anybody with team obligations was responsible for requesting the time off far enough in advance. The management always tried to work with the schedules, but there were times when people didn't get their requests in on time, and they would be scheduled tto work. It's all a part of learning responsibility. They would then have to talk to co-workers to see if they could cover the shift. If they didn't get it covered, and called in 'sick' that night, they were held accountable for their actions.

              I was in the band, so I had to have all the home football games & basketball games off, got my requests in early, and never had a problem.
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              • #8
                I to admit to being annoyed when high school co-workers take off for football games, basketball games, and other activities, leaving me to cover shifts I normally don't, or end up with short turnaround between shifts.

                But then I remember that when I was in high school I took time off for the same things. I went to football and basketball games. I tried really hard to switch shifts with somebody when the basketball team went to state and I wanted to watch them (got somebody to do it ). I took time off for prom. It's all part of being in high school for many people.

                As long as they're getting in their time-off requests on time, it's really not fair to bust their chops over it.

                But back to the story: That was an awesome display of pwnage and I deeply regret not being there to see it in person.
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                • #9
                  As a member of management I can assure you they NEVER ask off for the damn games. Or at least not 2 weeks in advance like we require. Usually it's a day or two ahead of time. I then tell them to find someone to work for them or get suspended for not coming in. Football players seem worse about this than basketball or baseball.
                  Quoth KnitShoni View Post
                  Also, on the football game thing: was she really a cheerleader? If so, and she had asked for Friday night off already, that's not a stupid reason.

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                  • #10
                    I your manager.
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                    • #11
                      Hmmm so it was a good thing we went Saturday morning?? Err then again, we had to play dodge the carts the entire time.

                      Oh btw, you guys for the most part do have awesome managers.
                      Today was going to be just one of those days...you know, full of zombies.

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                      • #12
                        Just to reply to some threads ----

                        1- no, not one of them had asked off before hand -- they all "forgot".

                        2 - send me your info but I think his wife will be mad at me.

                        3 - Bunny, a very good thing you came Saturday!!!!! And yeah, the only manager that sucks is no longer manager but part time dairy now (she was evil, threw fits that included tipping over one of the motorized carts on a Sat. night)
                        ANNIE

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                        • #13
                          Quoth anniesbar View Post

                          1- no, not one of them had asked off before hand -- they all "forgot".
                          Okay, then your management sucks in that regard. Not getting the time-off request in on time should mean no time off. If they want the night off, they need to find somebody to cover their shift.

                          The people at my store are usually good enough to get their requests in, at least according to the schedule, which will show "unpaid time off" for their shift.
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                          • #14
                            Quoth jerkface11 View Post
                            As a member of management I can assure you they NEVER ask off for the damn games. Or at least not 2 weeks in advance like we require. Usually it's a day or two ahead of time. I then tell them to find someone to work for them or get suspended for not coming in. Football players seem worse about this than basketball or baseball.
                            Ah. Yes, that would piss me off, too. But then, I always gave management my activity schedules as soon as I got them, so they had a hard copy ahead of time of the days I needed off.
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                            • #15
                              Yeah, I never understood people not giving management enough notice... even now the first thing I do when I get a sylabus is to make a photo copy of it and give it to my manager so she knows exactly what my school requirements are... and you know what, she works with every single one of them because I told her well in advance what would be needed... now the dimwits who tell her the day before are told that they get someone to cover their shift, come in themselves, or face the consequenses from doing a ncns

                              eta- well that would be if management actually enforced any attendance rules...
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