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I figured i need to make an attempt to post here more, so here goes two things that happened before i learned of this site, plus something that happened tonight.
Your timely lack of cents is no reason.
So let's start with something that happened when i first moved into my current department, and was still learning the ins-and-outs of register duty. Back when I was overly paranoid about messing up. A couple had bought somethings, paid in cash, and as soon as the register was open, then said they had the change. Being new, I apologized, explained I was new and that I didn't think I could do that (thinking that it had to be exact to the number of coins and such. oh-ho. silly me I say now.) and they got annoyed. Then the girl pipped up with this jewel of wisdom: "Maybe you should be a janitor if you can't do math."
Oh yes. She went there. I didn't really retort back and they left after getting their change.
I'm too attractive for sanity, apparently (either an obvious lie or a monty python joke that made no sense. Sorry, but Five REALLY is right out, and so i went with obvious lie)
Fast forward about a year. Back-To-School time and I've got the hang of shepherding people around to where they need to go to find things, and how to best tell them we are currently out of certain items that the students need. (I don't recall any major suck either from the college students. amazing.) This story doesn't involve a sucky customer. Rather, she was really nice, and politely asked where the voice recorders were so she could record lectures. I pointed them out, and went to help a customer or two, ending up behind the register. She checks out back here, and the following occurs:
Girl: Thanks for telling me where those were, you led me right to them.
Me: Not a problem.
G: God must have told me to ask you where they were.
M: ....
G: Is there anything I can pray for on your behalf?
Perhaps a little background is in order. One of the Local Colleges is a Christian College known for being good at a certain sport. That last line made it abundantly clear. Granted, not all students that go there are like her, but it's not likely you'll find students like her at the other two colleges. At this point I kinda wanted her to go away a bit, and wanted to remain professional.
M: Umm, I don't really have anything to pray for. No one I know is really sick or hospitalized.
G: Well, just know that Jesus is always there for you.
At this point I finish the transaction, tell her to have a good day, and then she says something I can't entirely hear over the noise that suddenly rose (... conveniently?) but I think the gist of what she was saying was god wanted me to be some kind of leader. A Co-worker noticed and wondered if she was flirting with me, but did think it kind of odd.
Now i do want to elaborate further on my exact feelings about this... but that's a discussion for a different post. (possibly in this same topic) but it generally boils down to: People that cause me to be put under a stereotype that I don't like automatically when I say I have something in common with them annoy me.
And yes, that situation did come up a time or two to me.
Annoying Stroke of Luck
So earlier tonight I checked a customer out who paid for a hundred-something dollar purchase using 40 One-Dollar Bills. Yes, forty Folded-in-half-so-setting-them-down-to-count-is-harder One-Dollar Bills. Then handed me tens and fives to pay for the rest of the purchase. I'll refrain from jokes about certain nighttime locals missing customers, but it did cause a slight delay. The lucky part? I was down to about 4 - 5 ones before that, and would have had to call for more change, had he not done so.
Hmm, telling some of the older stories was kinda amusing. Perhaps next i'll share a tale or two from my First job. or if someone complains about me checking ID on everyone in the group, i'll recount a few of THOSE stories too. And then there's that one phone caller... but for now i need sleep.
Your timely lack of cents is no reason.
So let's start with something that happened when i first moved into my current department, and was still learning the ins-and-outs of register duty. Back when I was overly paranoid about messing up. A couple had bought somethings, paid in cash, and as soon as the register was open, then said they had the change. Being new, I apologized, explained I was new and that I didn't think I could do that (thinking that it had to be exact to the number of coins and such. oh-ho. silly me I say now.) and they got annoyed. Then the girl pipped up with this jewel of wisdom: "Maybe you should be a janitor if you can't do math."
Oh yes. She went there. I didn't really retort back and they left after getting their change.
I'm too attractive for sanity, apparently (either an obvious lie or a monty python joke that made no sense. Sorry, but Five REALLY is right out, and so i went with obvious lie)
Fast forward about a year. Back-To-School time and I've got the hang of shepherding people around to where they need to go to find things, and how to best tell them we are currently out of certain items that the students need. (I don't recall any major suck either from the college students. amazing.) This story doesn't involve a sucky customer. Rather, she was really nice, and politely asked where the voice recorders were so she could record lectures. I pointed them out, and went to help a customer or two, ending up behind the register. She checks out back here, and the following occurs:
Girl: Thanks for telling me where those were, you led me right to them.
Me: Not a problem.
G: God must have told me to ask you where they were.
M: ....
G: Is there anything I can pray for on your behalf?
Perhaps a little background is in order. One of the Local Colleges is a Christian College known for being good at a certain sport. That last line made it abundantly clear. Granted, not all students that go there are like her, but it's not likely you'll find students like her at the other two colleges. At this point I kinda wanted her to go away a bit, and wanted to remain professional.
M: Umm, I don't really have anything to pray for. No one I know is really sick or hospitalized.
G: Well, just know that Jesus is always there for you.
At this point I finish the transaction, tell her to have a good day, and then she says something I can't entirely hear over the noise that suddenly rose (... conveniently?) but I think the gist of what she was saying was god wanted me to be some kind of leader. A Co-worker noticed and wondered if she was flirting with me, but did think it kind of odd.
Now i do want to elaborate further on my exact feelings about this... but that's a discussion for a different post. (possibly in this same topic) but it generally boils down to: People that cause me to be put under a stereotype that I don't like automatically when I say I have something in common with them annoy me.
And yes, that situation did come up a time or two to me.
Annoying Stroke of Luck
So earlier tonight I checked a customer out who paid for a hundred-something dollar purchase using 40 One-Dollar Bills. Yes, forty Folded-in-half-so-setting-them-down-to-count-is-harder One-Dollar Bills. Then handed me tens and fives to pay for the rest of the purchase. I'll refrain from jokes about certain nighttime locals missing customers, but it did cause a slight delay. The lucky part? I was down to about 4 - 5 ones before that, and would have had to call for more change, had he not done so.
Hmm, telling some of the older stories was kinda amusing. Perhaps next i'll share a tale or two from my First job. or if someone complains about me checking ID on everyone in the group, i'll recount a few of THOSE stories too. And then there's that one phone caller... but for now i need sleep.
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