My former boss had 30 years in retail and during COVID experienced the same thing since he retired. This is a man who had to walk to work with a shotgun in LA during the Rodney King riots.
Things that frustrate us all
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Things that SHOULD frustrate us all? The continued moronic behavior still directed against Officer Michael Fanone and his family.
Believe me, I know. A vast majority of upper class believe that, based on their behavior that I encountered.
What's worse is that even a lot of those who are not well off have been acting that way, too.
How hard is it to remember your street address?
Too many first time customers come into the store and I ask them for their address and they give me a blank look and they fumble for their ID and hand it to me.
I know the address of the store, my current home address and the address of the house I grew up in.
Too many first time customers come into the store and I ask them for their address and they give me a blank look and they fumble for their ID and hand it to me.
I know the address of the store, my current home address and the address of the house I grew up in.
I can kind of understand that. We got a new home phone number when we moved. It's been two years and I still forget the number from time to time. I never call it and the people who are closest to us usually call our cell phones. I wish we could get rid of the home phone but hubby insists we keep it.
Phone numbers I can understand. It used to be I had my family and friends memorized, or keep a little black book with names, phone #s, and addresses on hand; however, with the advent of cell phones, no one takes the time to memorize them.
I was talking on the phone to a service rep who was supposed to cancel my service, but of course they tried to talk me out of canceling and while we were talking, one of her coworkers started talking to her, telling her a story and they were laughing and carrying on. Another good reason I was canceling that service. Pleeeez send me a survey.
Yeah, I worked at Wal-Mart so I know very well what retail can be like, I just thought CostCo was a nicer place where you wouldn't run into that kind of crap.
Depends on how often they have to give it.
I've messed up my newest address a couple of times and get anxious over getting it wrong so I check my ID so send assurance
People who advertise a product on eBay but when you click on the item the price advertised is for something related but not the actual product in the description.
Six-minute TV commercials about heart-rending subjects.
^ Especially the ones involving the phrase "moderate to severe". 
Oh, and whoever wrote that fucking Skyrizi ad needs to suffer some kind of penalty, such as death.
Oh, and whoever wrote that fucking Skyrizi ad needs to suffer some kind of penalty, such as death.
I surprisingly don't mind the Skyrizi ads.
Lessa offense that a lot of the proton and gamma knife for cancer ads I hear.
Lessa offense that a lot of the proton and gamma knife for cancer ads I hear.
That people have no shame these days. A little shame and embarrassment would do wonders for this country. Shame, regret, embarrassment are somehow non-existent. While some cultures have far too much of it, preventing them from moving forward in their lives, other countries (like mine) seem to have thrown ALL of it out the window. Balance is the key. If you're an asshole, you SHOULD be ashamed. Maybe it will keep you from acting like an asshole next time.
Well, when you say that person is the measure of all things, they are the only judges of their behavior, and I have to accept it, shame goes out the window pretty quickly. I've seen such a large swing in individualism in my work, and it really takes a recognition that my behaviors impact other people and to gain an increase social awareness of that impact.
Many people have lost that because of the hyperindividualism.
Not really, given such memories are stored in two different parts of the brain.
I have a weird memory in that way. I can usually go to an address once with help from Google Maps, then, for some reason, it's imprinted in my memory and I can drive to that same address without the aid of Maps; weeks, even months later. At the same time, I can also figure out alternative routes if the primary one is blocked or closed.