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Corkscrew posted:What's it like to run a garden department on a weekend during the busy season when I have a calloff, two people who just got fired, and one guy in another dept because they're shorthanded too? Sounds fun, you guys on a hiring rush to fill those open spots?
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SymmetryrtemmyS posted:Real quotes I have heard from customers: To be fair, I heard similar to the bolded above from an employee as a customer; I was at Best Buy a week or two ago and spent five minutes chatting with one of the male sales associates on the floor, then ended up talking to a woman in customer service to actually make my purchase. She asked me who I had been talking with previously, I realized I hadn't caught his name, and described him as accurately as I could and she just gave me this blank look and said "That describes just about all the guys on the floor here"
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Jul 1, 2014 17:19
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Robin Sparkles posted:I did it, I'm out of retail! Hopefully forever. I got hired at an inbound call centre I'm sorry
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Jul 7, 2014 18:27
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That is a dumb way to say it though, to be fair to the idiot.
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Jul 26, 2014 15:51
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Buggiezor posted:They think she got out with around $200 of merch. You have to PAY ATTENTION. Yeah but you know who she is, so shouldn't following up be easy?
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Aug 7, 2014 17:08
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Shnag posted:Is it that rare to bring a lunch with you? A sandwich is good, but left overs are even better if you have a microwave. "Are you eating FISH?!" Home Depot anti-discrimination video flashback, agh.
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Aug 9, 2014 21:07
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:I don't like "Employee of the Month" stuff in general. I don't know how it's determined who gets the award at my store, but maybe half the people who win are the same three people from framing over and over, so if it's because of customer compliments, that would definitely explain it. What you want is a Homer Award. Varying levels, bigger chunks of cash every higher level, I don't remember how much it is anymore, it's been years since I worked at HD, but I think $50 for a bronze, $100 for a silver?
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Aug 12, 2014 18:33
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"Oh, Geoff helped me with a wonderful $3400 framing job to memorialize my dearly departed parakeet, Mr. Whistler. He's the best employee here!"
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Faerunner posted:They also buy These things.
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Oct 9, 2014 22:19
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Rangpur posted:There's plenty of quality Christmas music, but most of it is explicitly Christian-themed Well... yeah?
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Oct 29, 2014 01:53
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Pornographic Memory posted:Oh man I loving hate people taking vacations during the holiday season. Like I understand that it's a stressful time of the year and would love some vacay time during the busiest most miserable part of the year at work too, but anybody who actually does this is being a huge dick to their coworkers. I seriously wish November and December were just flat out barred from being used for vacations. There's an old woman in my department who takes a vacation in December every single year, usually one of the bakers does it too but I think the double vacation he took in October (two weeks back to back) tapped him out for paid off time and if he has any more it's just like two personal days. And what's with those assholes who refuse to work Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day? Who the gently caress do they think they are that they're better than anyone else and don't have to be there just in case someone wants to go buy something last minute? Your kids will be there after work, you selfish pricks! But in all seriousness, really dude?
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Nov 2, 2014 03:56
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Sam's Club (and Costco as well I imagine) it's in the member agreement that you agree to have your receipt checked and they check every single receipt, bar none. I make polite chit-chat with the people at the door when I shop at Sam's Club and help move things around so they can count my items. Anywhere else "No thanks, have a nice day!" and just keep walking.
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Nov 3, 2014 23:39
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TheModernAmerican posted:I haven't worked in retail for about 8 months but I had a dream that at my old cashier job they gave employees stools to rest on and it was the happiet dream I've ever had. I don't know about anywhere else, but the cashiers at Aldi get to sit
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Nov 15, 2014 03:56
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Nocheez posted:Some of us were just doing our part to not shop today, hoping that retailers will stop making your poor souls have to work ridiculous hours on a loving holiday. The world doesn't stop spinning just because it's a holiday, man.
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Nov 29, 2014 05:55
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Faerunner posted:When I got hired at Macy's they gave me a handful of coupons that could only be used on "work-appropriate" attire from Macy's. So I got 25% off a couple of black sweaters that I proceeded to wear everywhere for the next two years. Their dress code was strict (all black all the time, dressy shoes for women, ties for men, etc) and my wardrobe still has too much black in it, but at least it wasn't a branded polo shirt. Same as when I worked Macy's, a long time ago (Or maybe it just feels that way, though it is like a decade ago), but with the associate discount and the Macy's Money for card signups and the coupons, I rarely paid much for anything there, uniform or otherwise.
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Dec 15, 2014 23:21
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ijii posted:Dear lord, there's not much worse than what you're experiencing right now. Just go to any grocery store and a get a job there. I'd rather be a janitor there than going through that kind of stupid poo poo. Plus custodial staff probably get paid better than McDonalds employees
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Dec 23, 2014 20:11
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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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Dec 24, 2014 05:24
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I've never worked anywhere with gross bathrooms, even across several factories in multiple states
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Dec 24, 2014 18:35
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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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Dec 25, 2014 21:42
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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. I grew up in a town that basically shut down at 4 and on weekends. gently caress that poo poo sideways.
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Dec 26, 2014 02:31
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Aristophanes posted:Absolutely. But the law here is that we're not allowed to sell R18 or R16 rated stuff either to minors, or if we have proof that it will be going to a minor. Like in my situation, the boy's dad/uncle whatever tried to buy it for him, but I already knew it was going to the boy. However, if he'd come up to me and bought the game himself in the first place, it would have been fine as I wouldn't have had any proof it would have been for the kid. It's kinda wishy washy but it's something I could lose my job over, so A parent can't buy an adult game for their child? What hellhole is this?
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Dec 31, 2014 16:21
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Inco posted:Yes, there's certainly no precedent for refusing sales of age-restricted products if there's a suspicion that it will go to someone underage This post probably sounded a lot wittier in your head.
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Dec 31, 2014 16:42
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Nessa posted:How do you guys deal with leg pain? I've been taking more hours and working longer days for the past month now, but I'm still not used to the pain that comes from an 8 hour shift. A good night's sleep doesn't seem to make it better either, as I wake up with legs that are just as sore and stiff as when I went to bed. Work out more
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Jan 15, 2015 16:17
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Retail Slave posted:Tell him to go gently caress himself sideways. You're a potentially paying customer now that he's saying he never wants to see again. And you know how to work the system, so to speak. Get on the horn to corporate and the next time you see him he'll be falling all over himself to give you a blowjob (not literally. I hope.) You want someone to be That Customer intentionally?
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Jan 18, 2015 03:29
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The Walmart I shop in is basically in Yuppieville, so everything is picture perfect most of the time and it's great.
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Jan 22, 2015 16:08
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WarLocke posted:I'm not sure you can call it 'willingly' when the alternative to having a job is usually homelessness. You could try developing a skill
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Jan 23, 2015 16:13
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Armacham posted:Yeah all those drat lazy McDonald's workers should just go get a better job. The better jobs are out there so...
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Jan 23, 2015 17:07
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Pumpy Dumper posted:I don't even know anyone who buys their college textbooks anymore. I just download the ones I need even though 99% of the time they aren't needed I have some young college aged cousins who are completely tech-unsavvy (One is going for graphic design so... condolences buddy.) who pay full retail for their textbooks every semester.
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Jan 23, 2015 19:23
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Back in the day I worked maintenance at the biggest big box retailer in America. I had more than one occasion where it looked like someone in the womens' room had done a ribbon dance routine with a used tampon in a stall. Blood just covering everything, everywhere, every surface. There was and is one thing I will not handle even when working maintenance, and that's human blood (Other than my own. I cut myself, I'm cleaning up the mess once I get cleaned up and bandaged). You are not paying me enough regardless of my pay grade, and there is never going to be enough PPE to make me feel safe. Yes I'm a big baby, but we all have our limits.
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Jan 25, 2015 17:43
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EugeneJ posted:Wait...where the hell did they fit a Home Depot in Manhattan? Probably used Google Maps
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Jan 27, 2015 18:42
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mllaneza posted:Hell no. There are plenty of stores where items can be discounted at the whim of an employee - Home Depot for example, any employee can give up to a $50 discount on a transaction without managerial oversight.
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Feb 7, 2015 06:16
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At least they've put in a schedule request vs trying to rope someone into switching every day they get scheduled early or calling off those days. Everyone has a preference for working hours, would you poo poo on them if their reason was something else?
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Feb 11, 2015 07:32
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Dead Pikachu posted:So finally some retail stores decided they needed to hire some people and I got 5 phone calls on Tuesday for interviews. I literally got like maybe 2 phone calls in January, so this was a godsend. Sears wanted to hire me on the spot so bad with my past experience at Kmart, but they would only pay me minimum wage and would work me poo poo hours. Today I have interviews at Walmart (cashier, ugh), and both the "home improvement" stores. I hear that both home improvement stores are pretty awesome to work for, and I think it would be neat to learn a lot about home maintenance and stuff. I went through the phone screening for HD, and they offered 9.50 an hour with most weekends off. Hoping this isn't just a ploy to get me through the door. Home Depot is decent to work for if you have a good management team. The one I worked at years ago.. didn't.
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Feb 12, 2015 16:44
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Faerunner posted:My sister bought me the 2015 Writer's Market guide for my birthday. By ... writing? You're adorable.
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Mar 7, 2015 05:17
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:It's the Canadian Forces. They actually pay decent. It really isn't a bad choice. Looks good on a resume, too. Unless you're trying to get hired by a liberal, but then again, why would you want that?
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Mar 10, 2015 16:35
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Faerunner posted:arguing about what color toilet they wanted White or off-white. Are there even other options?
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Mar 11, 2015 03:58
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Faerunner posted:If I ever hit a level of management where they want me to work 41+ hrs/wk, I'm quitting. Overtime or not, it's just not worth losing your entire LIFE to retail. I'd take OT on top of plenty of hours over unemployment.
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Reynold posted:I did the whole 70+ hours per week thing over the fall and winter in 2013-2014. I was making $11/hr plus 1.5x overtime. I also hated my life and drank heavily in what little free time I had, spent a ton of money on fast food because I didn't have the energy or time to cook, and did absolutely nothing with my life for the whole 6 month period. I was also being taken advantage of because while it was more money than I'd ever made before, it was nowhere near how much I should have been getting paid running two stores pulling in the money we were. 15 years ago I was doing 75+ hour weeks at around $7/hr for a few years in a row to get by and put some money away. You do what you have to to survive when you have nothing to fall back on. Not everyone gets the luxury of saying "No, I'm just going to not do that because I don't have to" because they have to work to live. poo poo, I didn't even have the luxury of it being retail, this was real manual labor. In the hot sun or the cold depending on the season. WarLocke posted:Yeah, this. Also, it shouldn't be a choice between crazy OT or no job at all. Work your 40 hours, then live your life the rest of the week (because that's the whole reason you work, right?) Like I said, some people don't get that luxury of choice. I don't know anything about Faerunner other than she works for a big box retailer, but knowing the city we both live in her options probably aren't that hot for someone without experience outside retail, so I hope she has other skills or a degree if she decides a single hour of overtime expected of her is her breaking point.
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Pumpy Dumper posted:Yes but I've been told that unless you do something extremely hosed up it will never happen What, like vote Republican and drive an SUV?
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Mar 27, 2015 16:11
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klapman posted:Someone needs to potty train these fully grown adults. Jesus loving christ why is it always the women's bathroom If you look deep within your heart, you know the answer.
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Faerunner posted:How bad are customers at Costco and other membership-only retail environments compared to the ones open to the unwashed masses? Do you still get the same proportion of weirdos, creeps, and people having awful days, or are they generally better-behaved? I can tell you as a Sam's Club member that just what I've seen of other members is completely embarrassing as a fellow human.
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