I work at a grocery store (that alone sucks) but the real icing on the crap-cake that is my job are lazy/ignorant customers. I cannot even believe that I have to say this but:
1. You know when you enter the store and you pick up your cart, do your shopping, and then come through my checkout? Well just because what you bought fits into two bags doesn’t mean you should just abandon your cart at the end of my register. It’s in the way and NEWSFLASH, there is only one entrance/exit, meaning that you are going to be walking right by the cart corral on your way out! When you leave your cart I have to leave my checkout and go put it back, which of course pisses off customers who come to my till and are wondering where the fuck I am.
2. Whenever the debit/credit machines go down (which aren’t often), trust me when I say that this situation is worse for me than it is for you. You are inconvenienced for 10 minutes, I’m dealing with irate customers, keeping track of orders, and general shittyness until the problem is fixed. Also, since I am in fact NOT the person who caused or can fix the technical problem, maybe lay off with the yelling, eye-rolling, and general piss poor attitude. I’m trying my best ffs.
3. I stand in the same position for six hours so please don’t act like it’s a huge surprise when I don’t know what aisle the obscure grocery item you are looking for is. If you give me a second I will call grocery who actually stocks the shelves and get them to tell me. Chill the hell out! On that note, I also don’t make the fucking prices so if you are pissed that grapes cost more than I make in an hour in that miserable place, talk to my boss, don’t flip your shit at me.
4. I know that I work with a lot of lazy bitches who aren’t friendly and wouldn’t know customer service if it bit them in the ass, but give me a chance to prove to you that I’m different before you treat me like I’m a customer SERVANT (which I’m not by the way). I will do whatever I can to help you but if you stand on your phone while expecting me to unload, ring through, bag, then reload your cart, don’t expect me to be all sunshine and lollipops. I won’t be cruel, but I will be neutral as fuck with you. I’m just reciprocating.
I know most customers aren’t like this and some are absolutely wonderful, but for you jock itches out there that think you are my boss just because I’m wearing a hideous smock need to take a long walk on a short pier. I’m not in this job forever but while I am I will do my job to the best of my abilities, but guess what? I am a human and I’m just asking you to treat me like one. —I don’t care if you take your business elsewhere!!
This article appears in Jul 18-24, 2013.
Don’t worry, it gets better. By the time you’re 20 you’ll be driving your own car and shopping for a house.
No, wait, you “know customer service” and then you follow it up with “but give me a chance to prove to you that I’m different before you treat me like I’m a customer SERVANT (which I’m not by the way). I will do whatever I can to help you but if you stand on your phone while expecting me to unload, ring through, bag, then reload your cart, don’t expect me to be all sunshine and lollipops. I won’t be cruel, but I will be neutral as fuck with you. I’m just reciprocating. “
Hahahahahahaha too fucking much. Seriously.
This is by far the Best Bitch This Week(tm). BBTW for short.
Now THIS is the spirit of the Bitch section. Wonderful post.
“Knows customer service” = —I don’t care if you take your business elsewhere!!
i always get great service, every where i go
eye rolling isn’t as bad as the big sigh
Definitely best bitch of the week – I wish I could be a verbal bodyguard for those brave employees who have to serve these cretins. I have no fucking use for abusive, self-entitled twats who channel their frustration and rage at someone who can’t fight back.
OP, you’re my fucking hero! I respectfully tug my forelock in your general direction.
you are a verbal body guard, just kinda short^^
Jeeze, Painey, I was always the tallest girl in school , middle row, smack in the center – this is the first time I’ve ever been referred to as short – killer funny, kid! I’ve become a lawn troll since my kid hit 5’10”.
the laziest workers are the ones that cant speak any english
I’ve been guilty of number #1. Sorry OP.
They just ate one too many.
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Doesn’t your store have high schoolers on staff who wander around collecting grocery carts? All the stores I visit do. TFB.
Unfortunately there aren’t a lot of part time jobs that exist for students outside of retail and washing dishes. Toughing it out is something I’ve had to do. At least you’re not working 12 hour shifts.
Dan have you been to CC lately?
I patronize the Ctuper Ctores frequently. The attitudes of the jungvolk are particularly refreshing, plus I purchase mein Zweiback mit Polonium filings in the Kosher section. The irony is delectable.
I’m only going to respond to #1- How do you know I’m going to pass a cart corral on my way out? News flash, not everyone has a car, so if I’ve only got two bags of groceries, I can very easily walk home, it’s not far and no, I don’t pass a cart corral on the way out. Since the in-store space for the carts is at the opposite end of the store, I don’t have a lot of choice but to leave it at the end of your checkout. Where else would I put it?
Otherwise, I can be on board with your other rants, even if you didn’t articulate yourself very well.
1. Your store hires people who manage empty carts at the end of your register. Pick up your little phone and call him/her. Ignore them afterward.
2. Invite the customer to speak with the manager. Ignore them afterwards. Ignore them afterward.
3. Your store hires people who manage stocking shelves. Pick up your little phone and call him/her. Ignore them afterward.
4. NO ONE expect you to unload or re-load their cart – BULLSHIT! Stop lying.
if your reference to jock-itches is a thinly-veiled allusion to men, maybe you’re a bit gender-biased? Work is shitty when you do menial work – get over yourself!