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I've been extremely lucky in the fact that I can count the number of SCs I've had on one hand. (Worked part time at a store in an airport, and just happened to luck-out and not get the brunt of the SCs. My co-workers have some stories, though.) This is the story of the SC I never actually saw, but who still felt the need to complain about me to my coworkers.
One of my jobs in the store I worked in was to stock pins. These are little metal pins our customers buy, collect, and (sometimes) trade with our store employees. They are a HUGE seller, and therefore fly off the racks throughout the day. I was standing in front of one of 3 displays, my cart of pins off to the side. Now, when I stock pins, I try to stand to the side of the display, so people shopping can still peruse them. If someone asks me to move, I happily oblige them and move my cart (or myself) out of their way.
My pin stocking went well - no one asked me to move and I got all of the pins on the display in the correct order. Everything looked great. I packed up my cart and took it inside to put my leftovers in the stockroom. When I came back out, I went to take over a register, and had the following conversation with my coworker:
CW= Co-worker
CW: Hey, Moose! This lady was complaining about you earlier.
Me:
What? Why?
CW: She said that you kept getting in her way while she was trying to look at the pins.
Me: But I wasn't in the way! I always stand to the side when I stock pins.
CW: Yeah, but she said you were. She asked how she was supposed to buy pins if she couldn't even look at them.
Me: I didn't see anyone behind me, and no one even asked me to move! If she had asked me to move, I would have!
CW: I didn't know what she wanted me to do about it. I asked her if she wanted to speak to a manager, but she said that she didn't have time and left.
I was SO pissed off. If I was "in the way", then why the HELL didn't she say anything? I didn't even notice her behind me - if I had, I would have moved to the side and acknowledged her. I guess the only consolation is that she was too much of a lazy bitch to actually talk to my manager about it.
One of my jobs in the store I worked in was to stock pins. These are little metal pins our customers buy, collect, and (sometimes) trade with our store employees. They are a HUGE seller, and therefore fly off the racks throughout the day. I was standing in front of one of 3 displays, my cart of pins off to the side. Now, when I stock pins, I try to stand to the side of the display, so people shopping can still peruse them. If someone asks me to move, I happily oblige them and move my cart (or myself) out of their way.
My pin stocking went well - no one asked me to move and I got all of the pins on the display in the correct order. Everything looked great. I packed up my cart and took it inside to put my leftovers in the stockroom. When I came back out, I went to take over a register, and had the following conversation with my coworker:
CW= Co-worker
CW: Hey, Moose! This lady was complaining about you earlier.
Me:
What? Why?CW: She said that you kept getting in her way while she was trying to look at the pins.
Me: But I wasn't in the way! I always stand to the side when I stock pins.
CW: Yeah, but she said you were. She asked how she was supposed to buy pins if she couldn't even look at them.
Me: I didn't see anyone behind me, and no one even asked me to move! If she had asked me to move, I would have!
CW: I didn't know what she wanted me to do about it. I asked her if she wanted to speak to a manager, but she said that she didn't have time and left.
I was SO pissed off. If I was "in the way", then why the HELL didn't she say anything? I didn't even notice her behind me - if I had, I would have moved to the side and acknowledged her. I guess the only consolation is that she was too much of a lazy bitch to actually talk to my manager about it.
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You are all great and do a fantastic job despite slightly more stressful environments. 
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