Retail Milestones

[Teysa]

Unfortunately, I have experienced a lot of those milestones-from getting stuff thrown at me, to creepy customers, to customers making me cry. It makes me glad I spent the summer as a dishwasher. At least plates and glasses don't argue with you.

[Jester]

Guns? Knives? Suddenly I feel very, very lucky, as those are milestones I haven't experienced either.

Post Of The Year.

While I humbly thank you, I have to say...I've done better. As have many others. But again, thank you.

[Mytical]

I've posted about them already, all in one go since there was only bits I remembered, but they honestly were not all that. I even mistook the knife for a stun gun at first. No clue how, just did. Besides those three though, I've actually been lucky and missed a lot of milestones myself. For instance, never had somebody basically try to molest me on the job. Never been vomited on, or had blood splatter on me..so all in all there are worse milestones.

[XCashier]

Never been vomited on...

I forgot about that one, and I have had that happen to me!

Perhaps we should make a checklist post?

[Mytical]

Oh my, now that would be a thread for the ages. *laughs* It would be an amazingly long checklist.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Oh my, now that would be a thread for the ages. *laughs* It would be an amazingly long checklist.

That would be the Never-Ending Checklist, for just about on a daily basis we see or hear something here that hasn't made it to the list previously.

[Grendus]

A few more:
- Stood by policy only to have the manager fold like a bad hand at poker.
- Accidentally picked up a stalker.
- Had to help protect a coworker from a stalker.
- Had a customer intentionally trash something (display, table, bathroom, etc)
- Had a customer intentionally damage something to demand a discount.
- Had the cops arrest a customer.
- Had the cops arrest a coworker.
- Had the cops called on you.

That's just off the top of my head. Had most of those happen to me during my year working night shift at Walmart. Kept things exciting.

[PepperElf]

- Had the cops arrest a customer.
- Had the cops arrest a coworker.
- Had the cops called on you.

Oh? This sounds interesting.

[Grendus]

Had a hooker caught in the bathroom wearing about a dozen pairs of stolen underwear, plus some other stuff. Got caught when our greeter noticed a cart outside an open stall. Cops got involved, dragged her out... I pity the guy who had to collect the evidence.

For the second, someone on the day shift was apparently stealing out of the registers, which was causing the night shift to come up short due to craptastic money counting procedures. I wasn't there, but apparently they caught her and charges were filed.

The third didn't happen to me, it was another story on CS.

[Syriilord]

When people try to offer me religious material, I tend to politely decline with "Thank you, but I've already tried [Religion] and I'm satisfied with my current religion: Orthodox Pastafarian." Then, while they're confused, I carry on with whatever I was doing until they're out of line of sight and begin sniggering to myself.

I don't have anything against any religious faith, or those who believe in them. I just have no personal interest in them. But if someone's going to try to convert me, why can't I have a small bit of fun with them if it doesn't insult their faith?

[CorneliaMarieRocks]

I pity the guy who had to collect the evidence.

I too, pity the "probie" who had to "bag & tag"

cookies for reference

[KatherineB]

Got subpoenaed for a court case because of information you provided to the police as part of your job.

[siskaren]

I too, pity the "probie" who had to "bag & tag"

cookies for reference

Well, when I hear the word "probie", I think NCIS.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Well, when I hear the word "probie", I think NCIS.

Gotta be. Couldn't be anyone else but poor McGee being tormented (as usual) by DiNozzo.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Cleaning up the restroom when it looks like somebody did a Mr. Creosote in there.

Having to push the motorized shopping cart across the store to the charger--after it was used for an extended period of time by an usually stinky person.