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klapman posted:Also at least in minnesota its like a legal mandate that you're supposed to get a 30 minute break every four hours you work, much less five, but we all know how much bringing that up would help. It's a 15 at 4 hours, a 15 and a 30 at 6, and 2 15s and a 30 at 7 hours. So if he actual does start breaking compliance (consistently), there's gonna be someone interested.
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I'm working the Christmas Eve shift tonight. We close at 6pm. I'm worried how many people are going to show up around 6pm furious that we're closing, and we'll probably be out of stock of the most popular games. A story: The other day a guy came up to the till, yabbering away on his phone, with a Steam-labeled game box we use to scan in the $20 and $50 USD Steam wallet codes. We do not sell the codes in gift card form. The codes are printed at the bottom of the receipt. It has always been that way, and it's the best we can do. So I tell him, "sir, this code will be printed on the bottom of your receipt, are you okay with that?" He nods his head, gives me a thumbs up, and I proceed. I show him the code on the receipt, and tell him how to redeem it on Steam. He snatches it out of my hand, saying, "How the hell am I supposed to wrap this?? This is a gift! I want a card!" Long story short, I give him a refund, and he leaves displeased. Don't come up to the till when you're talking on the phone if you're not going to make any attempt to listen to me.
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ijii posted:Also people never piss during their breaks. Why didn't you take a piss when you went on break 10 minutes ago Because I didn't have to take a piss then 
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8.5 hours of continous work and no break because I forgot. I cut about 350 lbs of meat worth about $8000 My current team leader is doing a 22 hour shift. He came in at 2pm today and isn't leaving until 12:00pm tomorrow. ijii posted:Why didn't you take a piss when you went on break 10 minutes ago
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Dec 24, 2014 03:23
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If there's a better feeling than getting paid to pee, it's probably illegal.
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Dec 24, 2014 03:26
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Saturday: Crazy busy, but understanding customers. Sunday: gently caress you I was at home watching the Pats and Bruins. Yesterday: Busy, but understanding customers. Today: Assholes out in force. Customer antics today:
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Pumpy Dumper posted:8.5 hours of continous work and no break because I forgot. I cut about 350 lbs of meat worth about $8000  Also that's a lot of money for very little amount of meat. Are you cutting prime tenderloins or organic meats?Byzantine posted:If there's a better feeling than getting paid to pee, it's probably illegal. Pumpy Dumper posted:So I can get paid to pee Blade_of_tyshalle posted:Because I didn't have to take a piss then Antifreeze Head posted:No better pee than one you're getting paid for. 
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Dec 24, 2014 04:26
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I did get paid to take a poo poo today. yay.
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Kilonum posted:Saturday: Crazy busy, but understanding customers. A customer actually getting arrested for physically assaulting a retail worker is about as close as this thread is going to get to a Christmas miracle. Hallelujah!
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ijii posted:Also people never piss during their breaks. Why didn't you take a piss when you went on break 10 minutes ago Why would you use some of your precious unpaid break time to stare at the stained bathroom tile when you could use "I gotta pee" as an excuse to get the gently caress away from the insanity for just two more minutes and get paid for it? Me, if I gotta go and I'm off the clock, I'm going. I don't care that much about the two cents I could earn while in the bathroom. Also, the last few days have been relatively slow at work and the closing manager put on a different Christmas music rotation... all instrumental, thank goodness. I'm off tomorrow. Thank you, Santa!
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Kilonum posted:I did get paid to take a poo poo today. yay. They don't pay you to eat, but they DO pay you to digest.
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ijii posted:That's it, I'm starting a pee log to monitor the amount time wasted. TOYS R ME TOYS R ME
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Faerunner posted:Why would you use some of your precious unpaid break time to stare at the stained bathroom tile when you could use "I gotta pee" as an excuse to get the gently caress away from the insanity for just two more minutes and get paid for it? This is basically my reasoning. Also when I'm on break I'm probably eating something or having a drink, needing to use the bathroom usually doesn't come until after the break is over as a result 
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Ockhams Crowbar posted:A customer actually getting arrested for physically assaulting a retail worker is about as close as this thread is going to get to a Christmas miracle. Hallelujah! I think it was more the fact she did it in front of a cop (who, in the interests of full disclosure, I happen to be friends with and live literally next door to) than anything else. The other two (!) times I have been assaulted by customers they only got a summons. First one got 6 months probation and 2 years of "Don't even park your car in the lot", second got 1 year suspended sentence and court-ordered anger management classes.
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Byzantine posted:If there's a better feeling than getting paid to pee, it's probably illegal. Kilonum posted:I did get paid to take a poo poo today. yay. It's this, Byzantine ^
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Byzantine posted:If there's a better feeling than getting paid to pee, it's probably illegal. You guys are all weird. Using public toilets is disgusting, I just pee before and after my shift.
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Antifreeze Head posted:No better pee than one you're getting paid for. this goes for number 2's as well.
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Dec 24, 2014 11:53
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ijii posted:I've been doing a lot of 8+ hours shifts with no break because we're short handed and no experienced help I work at a whole foods so you can basically add 50% to normal beef prices. Like out choice tenderloin is 29.99/lb and choice export ribs 18.99/lb
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We've had a lot of people be like "Oh, I can't believe you're open on Christmas, you poor thing. Anyway, see you then!" It's like it doesn't even occur to them that we're open on Christmas because they want to shop on Christmas. posh spaz fucked around with this message at 13:32 on Dec 24, 2014 |
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Dec 24, 2014 13:26
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The Lord Bude posted:You guys are all weird. Using public toilets is disgusting, I just pee before and after my shift. I used to be like you, my friend. My work bathroom may be disgusting, poop-smeared, and with a 3/4" door crack , but if I can help it, I will wait until the end of my break, clock in, and then use it. Problem with retail, and having a boss who hates confrontations, means the only help I have many mornings spends three or more 45 or so minute "bathroom breaks" in the handicap stall during his 6 hour shifts. When confronted by a lower level of management he explains that he is on medication. When called on the walkie-talkie he always says "I'm just going into the bathroom and I'll be out quickly" despite having been in there already 15 minutes and not leaving for another 20. Weeks ago I gave up timing him. I just continue to do double work like any other retail employee should.
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Dec 24, 2014 18:11
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I've never worked anywhere with gross bathrooms, even across several factories in multiple states
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Timing your coworkers when they are using the restroom makes you the weirdo
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mike- posted:Timing your coworkers when they are using the restroom makes you the weirdo I think it's safe to say the other guy is a weirdo too, though. There's definitely people who abuse the fact that they can go to the bathroom whenever they want to avoid work and it's frustrating when you're working with somebody and they disappear to the can a half dozen or so times per shift.
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I would just take the guy on face value when he says its related to medication and not worry about it. Someone shouldn't have to explain to all his or her coworkers why they are using the restroom.
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One of the corporate guys here has cancer and his medicine gives him the mega shits.
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mike- posted:Timing your coworkers when they are using the restroom makes you the weirdo Why do people (men in particular) have so much trouble making GBS threads? I once had a perfectly healthy kid take 40 minutes to poo poo. How can you be that bad at making GBS threads that it takes you 40 minutes? I've never spent more than five minutes dropping a deuce.
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The managers at my old job used to take half-hour+ bathroom breaks... one would chain-smoke, one would watch TV on an iPad. From the smell of smoke and the noise of TV it was pretty obvious, so why did they need to occupy the store's only bathroom to do it?
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The Lord Bude posted:You guys are all weird. Using public toilets is disgusting, I just pee before and after my shift. Guess who is the janitor in my store. Hint: It's me!
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Today is one of the only days working in retail where I actually broke down and cried on shift. There's one time a year where customers are supposed to be decent human beings and I've spent the entire shift getting yelled at, treated like a dog, and bitched at because we're not open longer. We only had two people working because ~it's a holiday, it shouldn't be busy ~ .
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I saw maybe a dozen cars and zero people on my ~1mi walk to the light rail station this morning. It was cool but also pretty eerie for being downtown in a city with 2.6m people. I'm glad the crackheads found somewhere to go today.
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NarwhalParty posted:Today is one of the only days working in retail where I actually broke down and cried on shift. There's one time a year where customers are supposed to be decent human beings and I've spent the entire shift getting yelled at, treated like a dog, and bitched at because we're not open longer. We only had two people working because ~it's a holiday, it shouldn't be busy ~ .
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It's me, I'm the rear end in a top hat in Walgreens on Christmas day. To be fair of the 4 people working at this one today the only one who celebrates Christmas is the manager.
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Kilonum posted:To be fair of the 4 people working at this one today the only one who celebrates Christmas is the manager. I don't "celebrate" Christmas, but I still think it's a bit poo poo that so many places are open. I really enjoyed how everywhere (except some bars/restaurants) shuts down on Sundays/holidays in Germany. They have quite a few holidays there too (10-ish), depending on the state. And if they happen to fall on a Thursday, a lot places are closed Fridays as well.
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posh spaz posted:I don't "celebrate" Christmas, but I still think it's a bit poo poo that so many places are open. I really enjoyed how everywhere (except some bars/restaurants) shuts down on Sundays/holidays in Germany. They have quite a few holidays there too (10-ish), depending on the state. And if they happen to fall on a Thursday, a lot places are closed Fridays as well. I wish more places were open, I'm bored.
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PCOS Bill posted:I wish more places were open, I'm bored. See, I was annoyed the first few weekends there, but once you get used to it it's great. Spend time with friends and family, go for a walk, read a book. So many great things to do. Edit: Almost forgot to give an update Cookiegate. People seemed to enjoy them. They might be silently plotting against me now, but only time will tell. posh spaz fucked around with this message at 21:48 on Dec 25, 2014 |
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NarwhalParty posted:Today is one of the only days working in retail where I actually broke down and cried on shift. There's one time a year where customers are supposed to be decent human beings and I've spent the entire shift getting yelled at, treated like a dog, and bitched at because we're not open longer. We only had two people working because ~it's a holiday, it shouldn't be busy ~ . Rule #1 of Retail: DO NOT TAKE WHAT THE CUSTOMERS SAY OR DO PERSONALLY
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posh spaz posted:See, I was annoyed the first few weekends there, but once you get used to it it's great. Spend time with friends and family, go for a walk, read a book. So many great things to do. Welp, now you did it. You should start sweeping a magnet over your food to check for razor blades, and checking underneath your car for explosives.
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Irish Joe posted:Rule #1 of Retail: ALL CUSTOMERS ARE CUNTS UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE FTFY Cuntstomers.
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It's not even that I take what customers say or do personally. I get yelled at on a daily basis and it rolls off my back. It's more that I've lost faith for humanity in general and I know it's only going to get worse as spoiled children become spoiled, self entitled adults. Last year, I missed the whole Christmas season due to a bad accident. I don't even remember the months of Nov through Jan, so I was hyped up on Christmas cheer until this week. God forbid I even get a "hello " or "thank you " from somebody.
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posh spaz posted:I don't "celebrate" Christmas, but I still think it's a bit poo poo that so many places are open. I really enjoyed how everywhere (except some bars/restaurants) shuts down on Sundays/holidays in Germany. They have quite a few holidays there too (10-ish), depending on the state. And if they happen to fall on a Thursday, a lot places are closed Fridays as well. Well this particular store (not sure if Walgreens exists outside the US) is a 24 hour pharmacy and I needed to fill a prescription for meds I need to take daily and had forgotten to take care of on Tuesday (as it is on my way to/from work)
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