Mark it up!

[Tama]

I need to start readin' the mighty fine print before taking a job. Or at least read forums like this so I know what's coming.

Points if you guess the veiled references to my new favorite movie.

Read the Goddamn Screen!!!

Here at Malmart we have recently changed how we process checks. Instead of inserting check, and then you sign the electronic thing, now you have to hit "yes, I accept these charges" before your check will even go through.

Unfortunately, only about 7-10 people have figured this out in the last few weeks with no help.

Look, I know sometimes you forget. But when I tell you to hit "yes" on the screen, if it's not at immediate eye-level, what SHOULD you do?

READ. THE. ENTIRE. FUCKING. SCREEN.

This may sound like a minor issue, but it's happening so often I am at my damn wit's end!

Guess what portion of the population is the worst for this, and continuously asks where it is? 80% of the time I have to physically walk around and tap 'yes' FOR THEM!

Please stop this. I beg of you

Please. For the love of all that is good and holy, do not fill your paper bag with cold items and then set it on the belt. I will have to empty it. It is best you just hand me the bag to start with!

Why is this such a hot-button issue?

These people have the nerve to give me the stink-eye when I empty the bag. As if I am supposed to be able to scan the bag with their 24 ice creams in it, and charge them for it all without emptying the bag to scan the ice creams.

Lawn and Garden

I got to work in lawn and garden today. You know what boggles my mind? People who come there and expect me to scan and bag all their stuff. This isn't a problem when you have a tray of flowers or a tree. THis is a problem when you have things you should be taking to the front register, like ice cream and 5 rugs and a lamp.

Why is this different than the registers elsewhere?

Because L&G only has two sections to take bags from. It's stationary. Does not turn at all. So PLEASE, don't give me the mean eyes when I take forever to bag your things. It's because I have to bag two bags of stuff, put that in your cart, and rinse and repeat many times. PLEASE. UNDERSTAND.

I realize you may have come in by the L&G side, but...sigh...

You know you're burnt out when...

Not sucky, but I actually got so burnt out today that I started praying to god that people with huge cartfuls of stuff wouldn't go in my line.

And I'm not religious...

[Nyx]

Points if you guess the veiled references to my new favorite movie.

I know Morningchaser will get it.

Actually the first thing I did after reading the title was hum the tune...and wonder if the post had anything to do with organs.

[Tama]

Sadly, no.

I'd take that job over this one any day.

I saw it yesterday and I can't get enough of it. Watched it another 2 times already!

It helps that it's rather a short movie...

Oh, I have $7 left in my itunes! I know what I'M getting!!!

[RayvenQ]

Man, I'm so tired I saw "Lawn and Garden" as "Lewd and Garden" I wasn't half dissapointed as I read on

[ravevolution]

I worked 1 year of my life for Wal-Fart, 1 year that I can never take back, 1 year that took my innocence, 1 year that made me hate the majority of society. I feel your pain.

Granted it was my first job. But oh so never again.

New years eve was my last day, I straight up was like "I quit this bitch! I will not see you next year" Lol

[Tama]

I'm trying to secure a job many states away so I can get out of this hellhole, but...slow going.

[Bented]

Perhaps some Zydrate will help ease the sting of dealing with all the SCs.

[Kaylyn]

Doh, got beaten to it by Bented...Repo! the Genetic Opera ftw!

[Tama]

I just saw it the other day...and frankly, I was expecting to hate it.

But holy crap!!!!!

And just to stay on topic, I keep getting ignorant people with the new check system. Why, why, why can't people read?


Also, Zydrate sounds good. Then I'll just feel NOTHING AT ALL.

[Mongo Skruddgemire]

Lawn and Garden

I got to work in lawn and garden today. You know what boggles my mind? People who come there and expect me to scan and bag all their stuff. This isn't a problem when you have a tray of flowers or a tree. THis is a problem when you have things you should be taking to the front register, like ice cream and 5 rugs and a lamp.

Why is this different than the registers elsewhere?

Because if your Mart of Walling is anything like the ones in my area (and there are 4) you can consider yourself fortunate if they have four of the thirty-six checkout lanes open at any given time.

The Super Center in fact holds the record. They had seven out of the thirty-six open at the hight of Christmas Shopping season.

But there is no reason that these people have to take their frustrations out on the cashiers. It's not the cashiers fault that the powers that be are unwilling to embrace the technology of the self-checkout for those of us who hit the Walmart to get the 5 items we need right then and there.

[Kristev]

Yes there is. Once they get self check-out, they'll intentionally lose even more cashiers and not replace them.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

The Super Center in fact holds the record. They had seven out of the thirty-six open at the hight of Christmas Shopping season.

Well, yeah. During the rest of the year they probably only have 6 or fewer lanes open on a normal day.

And during Christmas they play that dopey ad with the cashiers playing with their lights and promising to have more open lanes than ever before.

Shit, at the swamp we have six or seven lanes open during the busy times as the holidays approach. But then again we only have eight checklanes to begin with.

[Kaylyn]

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Hehe, I totally have Graverobber on my desktop right now.

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[superhotelworker]

Repo The Genetic Opera = Love.
I giggled and started singing when I read your topic.
And Sorry for the ice cream de de des. We really don't think! :P *has done it once, but it was only 2 ice creams*

[Project_Mars]

I kinda know how you feel, working in an electronics department at a star-mart where we have 2 registers in the department. Fortunately, since it's not near any doors, the only people who seem to come back with a cartload of stuff are either the clueless who don't know we have to have high priced items at certain registers (i.e. The ones back here and the Cigarette registers) and I'm by myself (and can't take it to one of two other registers I'm allowed to take it to up front) or people who want to try to steal high-dollar electronics (which is easy to stop. ring the expensive stuff up first, keep it behind the register and not move from the spot until the checking out done and it's- oh, you want to know where the Irons are? Over in housewares. *watches guy walk off out of hearing distance* Okay, he's not coming back, but I'll just wait on the highly unlikely chance he does.)

I have been pulled over to L&G thrice to "check-out", though. and all three times i wound up having to watch the door because the other person of the two people minimum workers there either got pulled or just wasn't there. the little i checked out, wasn't too bad though... i wonder just how long my luck can hold though.