this is a combination of sucky customers and sucky coworkers.
I understand but...
I understand you want cigarettes. However, PLEASE do not ask my coworker to go and get one item off of the shelf. If you can walk to the smoke counter and ask us for your Winfields (not her cigarette brand), then you can walk and get the one item you needed-we can put it through for you around the front. (on the upside, she did buy a ticket for our raffle)
Don't push me
Had some customers yesterday who after I told them about the reason why we can't violate certain policies for them, decided it would be fun to pull my leg. Cue me needing to run to the lunchroom to calm down and therefore blowing my chances at any sort of promotion whatsoever. They apologised, but I swear I'll be walking when the next customer pulls that stunt.
You arrogant sack of...
When I told our resident Justin Bieber look alike (*) the fact that several of us would walk out if he was EVER promoted before the staff who deserved it, he seemed to enjoy it. AND LOVED the fact that our manager seems to pamper him.
(as for me, I get the feeling that they'll not promote me and say that "I can't cope" when really my moods have gone UP when I'm left in charge)
Nice try but you FAIL
Some guy tried to steal one of our display phones. However when I had to call my coworker over to grab the keys to the case where said display phones are kept, my coworker took his time hunting for said key, so the guy left.
Newbie brain burp
This isn't the first time I've seen this happen, but one of our new staff members walked out the store the second the store closed up for the day. We're ALWAYS scheduled for up to 30 minutes beyond closing time. He won't be getting fired, just will be getting an explanation as to why he can't do that. (the first time was at my old store with one of my favourite former coworkers)
Smoker oddities
I had THREE people yesterday ask me for "4 by 40 of the Longbeach <something>"
How hard is it to say "I want a carton of <brand?>"
PLEASE do not ask me for "8's" "4mg" or a strength number, while I know that generally you're referring to the lower strength cigarettes, companies strength names change between brands, so what Original is in one brand might be different in another (for instance, one brand may have their 12mg cigarettes as the blue, while another brand might have them as their red)
When you say "mid-range" cigarettes, ALL of us will assume that you're referring to strength unless you say otherwise. Consequently, very few of us smoke and those that do, will smoke different brands.
Also Picky Meat Guy has a new nickname now-Bipolar Picky Meat Guy. Reason why? He always seems to be friendly to us if there's no meat, yet the second he has meat, he becomes a psychopath. He also almost set off another coworker. He keeps this up, I pray he's banned.
I understand but...
I understand you want cigarettes. However, PLEASE do not ask my coworker to go and get one item off of the shelf. If you can walk to the smoke counter and ask us for your Winfields (not her cigarette brand), then you can walk and get the one item you needed-we can put it through for you around the front. (on the upside, she did buy a ticket for our raffle)
Don't push me
Had some customers yesterday who after I told them about the reason why we can't violate certain policies for them, decided it would be fun to pull my leg. Cue me needing to run to the lunchroom to calm down and therefore blowing my chances at any sort of promotion whatsoever. They apologised, but I swear I'll be walking when the next customer pulls that stunt.
You arrogant sack of...
When I told our resident Justin Bieber look alike (*) the fact that several of us would walk out if he was EVER promoted before the staff who deserved it, he seemed to enjoy it. AND LOVED the fact that our manager seems to pamper him.
(as for me, I get the feeling that they'll not promote me and say that "I can't cope" when really my moods have gone UP when I'm left in charge)
Nice try but you FAIL
Some guy tried to steal one of our display phones. However when I had to call my coworker over to grab the keys to the case where said display phones are kept, my coworker took his time hunting for said key, so the guy left.
Newbie brain burp
This isn't the first time I've seen this happen, but one of our new staff members walked out the store the second the store closed up for the day. We're ALWAYS scheduled for up to 30 minutes beyond closing time. He won't be getting fired, just will be getting an explanation as to why he can't do that. (the first time was at my old store with one of my favourite former coworkers)
Smoker oddities
I had THREE people yesterday ask me for "4 by 40 of the Longbeach <something>"
How hard is it to say "I want a carton of <brand?>"
PLEASE do not ask me for "8's" "4mg" or a strength number, while I know that generally you're referring to the lower strength cigarettes, companies strength names change between brands, so what Original is in one brand might be different in another (for instance, one brand may have their 12mg cigarettes as the blue, while another brand might have them as their red)
When you say "mid-range" cigarettes, ALL of us will assume that you're referring to strength unless you say otherwise. Consequently, very few of us smoke and those that do, will smoke different brands.
Also Picky Meat Guy has a new nickname now-Bipolar Picky Meat Guy. Reason why? He always seems to be friendly to us if there's no meat, yet the second he has meat, he becomes a psychopath. He also almost set off another coworker. He keeps this up, I pray he's banned.
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