Thar Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Today was a very interesting day at work. Right off the bat, I sing onto my register to start ringing up a sh*t-ton of people, and all the registers just shut down for no reason. We had people lined up to the aisles with carts full of groceries, and my manager just said to let them go with free groceries. When things appeared to have died down, everyone that was on a register went to put stuff away that people left in frustration. I later come back up front after finishing to see another line of people at the register. At this point, my manager said not to let anyone else out with free groceries. So I go up to the first person in line to tell him, and he responded with this: "I took a video of you letting all those other people out with free groceries. If I don't get the same treatment, this will look good on Youtube. You shouldn't discriminate me just because I was a few minutes late." I had to call my manager up at this point, because I was flustered as f*ck and clueless as to how to respond. She arrives and the customer repeats what he said, and she let him go as well as the rest of the line. ------ That was the spur of the moment. Here's my rebuttal: First of all: It is against the law to be taking video inside a store, let alone this one. He was violating the law that prohibits sponsors in a video without consent of the sponsored company. Had I'd known this, I'd've told him, though it wouldn't have made a difference. Second: Discriminate? F*cking discriminate? The guy was a middle-aged white man buying $50 worth of groceries and he thinks I'm discriminating him? That very description of him makes him the least discriminatory person in society. Blacks, Mexicans, Jews, women, stoners, and Muslims all suffer from discrimination on some level for their beliefs and motifs and this guy thinks he's being discriminated for not being allowed a handful of groceries because of a mishap on ethical reasoning for a backed-up front end? This guy blackmailed the store only for a couple of free groceries. The nerve of some people. /endrant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 This is why I am somewhat glad when I worked at Wal-Mart I never took them up on working as a cashier, my job sucks but it would've sucked more if I had to do that too. I hate those people, working retail shows you just how crappy people are. And managers are idiots. They have the right to refuse anyone anything if they're being unreasonable, but managers NEVER use that. Then they tell you to do it. Also on a side note, I saw this before your profile picture changed. Then I clicked after it changed. I got so confused for a moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thar Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 This is why I am somewhat glad when I worked at Wal-Mart I never took them up on working as a cashier, my job sucks but it would've sucked more if I had to do that too. I hate those people, working retail shows you just how crappy people are. And managers are idiots. They have the right to refuse anyone anything if they're being unreasonable, but managers NEVER use that. Then they tell you to do it. I've been trying to get moved to the back since I started working there, and I've been trying to apply for the back since before I moved here. I know full well that being a cashier just isn't my calling. I can run the thing, but it's the people I can't deal with. Maybe I appear to be calm and collected, but really I'm just burning inside, just WISHING I could ruin their day. Also on a side note, I saw this before your profile picture changed. Then I clicked after it changed. I got so confused for a moment. Dynasty Warriors 8 is my newest obsession, so a change was in order. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 "I took a video of you letting all those other people out with free groceries. If I don't get the same treatment, this will look good on Youtube. You shouldn't discriminate me just because I was a few minutes late."So.... Using his dumbass logic, everyone in the store, and everyone years to come, get free groceries?Also, that guy is nothing more then an arrogant stooge, being all: "UMG I USED MAI #SELFIE-CAM TO PHOTOGRAPH U NOT GIVING ME FREE SHIT!!11!11one".A, it's not YOUR fault your boss let everyone get away with stuff.B, it's not your problem that everything shut downC, the store would loose profits, off a minor issue.D, Just put on your pixelated sunglasses and say DealWithIt.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I get why you stepped aside and let the manager deal with it, I also get why the manager just let him go in an effort to alleviate any hassle, however if that was me I legitimately would have made it my fucking life's goal not to allow that motherfucker passage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thar Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 D, Just put on your pixelated sunglasses and say DealWithIt.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nathanael D. Striker Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Damn, I hope I don't go through this as a Walmart cashier. X__X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Damn, I hope I don't go through this as a Walmart cashier. X__X Spoiler alert. You will. And more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thar Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I don't even work for Wal-Mart and I know Cowcow isn't exaggerating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathanael D. Striker Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 At least I'm getting 9.50 part-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadenxAtemYAOI Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I'm going to be flat out honest. If I was just made to make a line of customers get by with free groceries chances are I would believe I'm being terminated later so with that said. I would have told him to go back and get the playboy magazines and vaseline because with that attitude of his he probably isn't getting laid by his wife which is probably why he's stuck shopping for $50 of groceries alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 At least I'm getting 9.50 part-time. Wow...I made 7.25... But yeah, good luck, Thar's experience is something you'll get to look forward to many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathanael D. Striker Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Wow...I made 7.25... But yeah, good luck, Thar's experience is something you'll get to look forward to many times. That's Oregon. Minimum is 9.10 here. And yea, I hope it doesn't happen often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Zero Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I get why you stepped aside and let the manager deal with it, I also get why the manager just let him go in an effort to alleviate any hassle, however if that was me I legitimately would have made it my fucking life's goal not to allow that motherfucker passage. This is exactly how I would've handled it. Ain't nobody getting up in LZ's face with that kind of flawed logic. Plus, in the off chance it went viral I would get that nice payday for 15 mins of fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thar Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 This is exactly how I would've handled it. Ain't nobody getting up in LZ's face with that kind of flawed logic. Plus, in the off chance it went viral I would get that nice payday for 15 mins of fame. If I wasn't flustered out of my goddamn mind at the time, that's what I'd have said to him as he threatened to post the video. Hell, if the video was meant to ruin business for Food Lion just because he couldn't get his way, then there'd be more people bashing his behavior rather than Food Lion's customer service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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