What does "Closed" mean to you?

[Pingfah]

That reminds me actually, when I used to work in a gorcery store an old chap walked in one day, a regular as it happens, picked up a crunchie bar off the shelf paid for it, then stood with his back to me eating it in an aisle. When he had finished eating it he made a long drawn out groaning sound (which seemed a bit odd) and then walked out.

After he left the large pool of yellow liquid on the floor tipped me off to the fact that the long drawn out groaning sound was the sound of him urinating down his leg

 

[Trekker4747]

That reminds me actually, when I used to work in a gorcery store an old chap walked in one day, a regular as it happens, picked up a crunchie bar off the shelf paid for it, then stood with his back to me eating it in an aisle. When he had finished eating it he made a long drawn out groaning sound (which seemed a bit odd) and then walked out.

After he left the large pool of yellow liquid on the floor tipped me off to the fact that the long drawn out groaning sound was the sound of him urinating down his leg

Hey, when you gotta go you gotta go.

Today I'm in my shop working on some things when a customer comes up, walks behind the counter, crosses part of the shop to a desk and picks up an ad we have sitting there and starts flipping through it.

 

[Kirk's_Tights]

Doesn't matter if you are closing in a minute or two, the customer isn't "wrong" for walking in and deciding, as annoying as it is, to start doing some shopping or browsing. My mom used to be a manager at a bunch of clothing stores in the mall and people would always walk in a few minutes before closing time but there isn't much you can really do about it. They are the customer, if they want something, that is a sale.


I don't understand why the general public doesn't understand closing times and doesn't understand that these people have lives and want to go home after an 8 -13 hour day of work. It's annoying but, technically, they did walk in before the actual closing time. Just gotta put up with it.

Worst job I ever had was as a cashier at a grocery store. One guy came in and had a coupon for like 50 cents off of peas and it was expired so I told him it was no good anymore and he threw his groceries down and walked out. Over $200 worth of groceries this guy decided to leave behind just because he couldn't get 50 cents off of a bag of peas.


I hate society sometimes.

Did you try to appease him?

lol, you should have seen how embarrassed his wife was.

 

[SeerSGB]

That reminds me actually, when I used to work in a gorcery store an old chap walked in one day, a regular as it happens, picked up a crunchie bar off the shelf paid for it, then stood with his back to me eating it in an aisle. When he had finished eating it he made a long drawn out groaning sound (which seemed a bit odd) and then walked out.

After he left the large pool of yellow liquid on the floor tipped me off to the fact that the long drawn out groaning sound was the sound of him urinating down his leg

Hey, when you gotta go you gotta go.

Today I'm in my shop working on some things when a customer comes up, walks behind the counter, crosses part of the shop to a desk and picks up an ad we have sitting there and starts flipping through it.

I'll never get people that wonder into employee only sections of a store. Fine it might just be an office, but some section be dangerous and are restricted for a good reason.

 

[RoJoHen]

That reminds me actually, when I used to work in a gorcery store an old chap walked in one day, a regular as it happens, picked up a crunchie bar off the shelf paid for it, then stood with his back to me eating it in an aisle. When he had finished eating it he made a long drawn out groaning sound (which seemed a bit odd) and then walked out.

After he left the large pool of yellow liquid on the floor tipped me off to the fact that the long drawn out groaning sound was the sound of him urinating down his leg

Hey, when you gotta go you gotta go.

Today I'm in my shop working on some things when a customer comes up, walks behind the counter, crosses part of the shop to a desk and picks up an ad we have sitting there and starts flipping through it.

I'll never get people that wonder into employee only sections of a store. Fine it might just be an office, but some section be dangerous and are restricted for a good reason.

We have people regularly wander into the back line of our kitchen because they think it's the bathroom. It's pretty retarded, especially when we have several signs pointing to the bathrooms.

They open the door, look around, and become even more confused when they realize that it is not the bathroom.

 

[Trekker4747]

That reminds me actually, when I used to work in a gorcery store an old chap walked in one day, a regular as it happens, picked up a crunchie bar off the shelf paid for it, then stood with his back to me eating it in an aisle. When he had finished eating it he made a long drawn out groaning sound (which seemed a bit odd) and then walked out.

After he left the large pool of yellow liquid on the floor tipped me off to the fact that the long drawn out groaning sound was the sound of him urinating down his leg

Hey, when you gotta go you gotta go.

Today I'm in my shop working on some things when a customer comes up, walks behind the counter, crosses part of the shop to a desk and picks up an ad we have sitting there and starts flipping through it.

I'll never get people that wonder into employee only sections of a store. Fine it might just be an office, but some section be dangerous and are restricted for a good reason.

Well, this was a "dangerous" area. It was in the meat shop so there's knives, the saw (which was being used) not mention possible slip hazards from stuff on the floor. But, nope, she just walked back there like she owned the place and had business there. I asked if I could help her and she just sort of shrugged and said, "Nope, I just was looking for a copy of the ad," and then she walked off -with the ad.

It's not like we have a rack full of them upfront and even a stack of them ontop of our counter.



I'm sure I mentioned it in this thread, but I once had a customer come up to me -again behind the counter- and tap me on the shoulder and got gruff with me for not having something.

I was operating the saw at the time (with the bone-in blade on.)

 

[Amaris]

There are some customers who don't care that they endanger your or their own life. Those are the entitlement customers.

J.

 

[Doggeh]

Haha. I love topics like this. I've been working at a movie theater for the past 2 years and I have seen just about all of it.

One of the absolute worst things that can possible happen at a 30 house theater is to have the fire alarm pulled on a Saturday night anywhere from 7-9pm. Our job is to stop what we are doing (selling tickets, food, cleaning) and help to evacuate the ENTIRE building and believe me it does not please the guests at all. They are immediately angry that their movie has been stopped (and can be easily restarted once they come back in) and demand free passes. Nevermind the fact that the building just may be on fire and their lives are in danger. I dont think people get that it could mean trouble for us when the fire department shows up and theres still people wandering about our building.

Don't get me wrong, I love my job but I just wish people would grow some common sense when they come to the movies.

 

[Amaris]

Of course, I'd lay the fault of that one at whomever pulled the alarm.
I do know what you mean though. I was slicing some pork loin once and a lady told me I didn't slice it exactly how she wanted (she wanted it at 1" thick so I showed her what 1" pork chops would look like and that's what she insisted upon), even though I did slice them at 1" thick. She demanded to get the pork loin for free, and to have a new one sliced and given to her for the "trouble" of the 1" chops.

J.

 

[Davros]

Worst job I ever had was as a cashier at a grocery store. One guy came in and had a coupon for like 50 cents off of peas and it was expired so I told him it was no good anymore and he threw his groceries down and walked out. Over $200 worth of groceries this guy decided to leave behind just because he couldn't get 50 cents off of a bag of peas.


I hate society sometimes.

I was working a graveyard shift at 7-11 when a person came in at 02:00 and got some nachos. He paid with a 20$ and got pissed he would have to wait 1 minute for his change because of the drop safe. The next person paid with a 5$. So I gave 2 fives to the guy who had used the 20$ so he would no longer have to wait. He then threw a fit that I had not given him a 10$. He then threw his nachos at the door and screamed at me for 15 minutes because I did not isnatantly see how I had wronged him by making him carry 1 more piece of paper.

 

[SicOne]

Doesn't matter if you are closing in a minute or two, the customer isn't "wrong" for walking in and deciding, as annoying as it is, to start doing some shopping or browsing. My mom used to be a manager at a bunch of clothing stores in the mall and people would always walk in a few minutes before closing time but there isn't much you can really do about it. They are the customer, if they want something, that is a sale.


I don't understand why the general public doesn't understand closing times and doesn't understand that these people have lives and want to go home after an 8 -13 hour day of work. It's annoying but, technically, they did walk in before the actual closing time. Just gotta put up with it.

Worst job I ever had was as a cashier at a grocery store. One guy came in and had a coupon for like 50 cents off of peas and it was expired so I told him it was no good anymore and he threw his groceries down and walked out. Over $200 worth of groceries this guy decided to leave behind just because he couldn't get 50 cents off of a bag of peas.


I hate society sometimes.

Did you try to appease him?

Wait...what? Did TheLonelySquire just make. A. Joke?

 

[SicOne]

That reminds me actually, when I used to work in a gorcery store an old chap walked in one day, a regular as it happens, picked up a crunchie bar off the shelf paid for it, then stood with his back to me eating it in an aisle. When he had finished eating it he made a long drawn out groaning sound (which seemed a bit odd) and then walked out.

After he left the large pool of yellow liquid on the floor tipped me off to the fact that the long drawn out groaning sound was the sound of him urinating down his leg

Pingfah, great story!

Related it to Mrs. SicOne, who is on the couch behind me watching VH1 Classic. She works part-time for Gymboree, and related to me a story, told to her by a coworker, which I will share with you...

A lady customer had come into the store with a young child. They were in one of the changing rooms, then suddenly the lady and child abruptly left. As they were leaving the store, the manager asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?", to which the lady replied, "No, thank you." After she left, the manager suspected something might be amiss, and sent one of the new hires to the changing rooms to look for stuff like cut-off tags, which might suggest the lady had been shoplifting and ducked out. The new hire opened the door to the lady's changing room...and there was shit everywhere. As in, more than the human rectum can contain. The prevailing theory was that the woman may have had a full colostomy bag, which ruptured in the changing room, and departed quickly in a high state of embarassment. The manager instructed the new hire to clean the changing room, and the newbie promptly quit on the spot, saying it wasn't worth $8 an hour to clean up this shit.

 

[Snaploud]

The manager instructed the new hire to clean the changing room, and the newbie promptly quit on the spot, saying it wasn't worth $8 an hour to clean up this shit.

I'm with the newbie. That just isn't in my job description. Go hire a cleaning crew (with special equipment, clothing, etc.).

 

[Pingfah]

Haha, horrible story SicOne

For the record I did not clean up the piss, the assistant manager did. So not my job.

 

[Saturn0660]

I remember back in my walmart Lawn N Garden days. I made plant beds out of timbers and filled them full of mulch. Well, summer was almost over and we always just piled the mulch into a big pile and it was free to anyone who wanted it. Lady comes up to me and says,

Lady: how much mulch can I have and how much is it?

Me: have at it.. all you want.. it's free..

Lady: Oh, okay my truck is backed up to the pile..

Me: okay then.

She stands there a quick min.

lady: well?

Me: well, what?

Lady: go load it for me.

Me: uhhh, you want it... You load it.. Heres a shovel...

Lady: you mean you won't load it for me??

Me: what part of FREE don't you understand??

 

[TheLonelySquire]

Doesn't matter if you are closing in a minute or two, the customer isn't "wrong" for walking in and deciding, as annoying as it is, to start doing some shopping or browsing. My mom used to be a manager at a bunch of clothing stores in the mall and people would always walk in a few minutes before closing time but there isn't much you can really do about it. They are the customer, if they want something, that is a sale.


I don't understand why the general public doesn't understand closing times and doesn't understand that these people have lives and want to go home after an 8 -13 hour day of work. It's annoying but, technically, they did walk in before the actual closing time. Just gotta put up with it.

Worst job I ever had was as a cashier at a grocery store. One guy came in and had a coupon for like 50 cents off of peas and it was expired so I told him it was no good anymore and he threw his groceries down and walked out. Over $200 worth of groceries this guy decided to leave behind just because he couldn't get 50 cents off of a bag of peas.


I hate society sometimes.

Did you try to appease him?

Wait...what? Did TheLonelySquire just make. A. Joke?

And to think it didn't go over the head of the Nebraskan!

 

[SicOne]

Did you try to appease him?

Wait...what? Did TheLonelySquire just make. A. Joke?

And to think it didn't go over the head of the Nebraskan!

 

[SicOne]

Haha, horrible story SicOne

For the record I did not clean up the piss, the assistant manager did. So not my job.

Must be a pissy job, being an AM...

I'll tell Mrs S1 you enjoyed the story.

On a semi-related note, we have a conductor on our line who, when cut back working as a switchman in the rail yard, defecated himself not once, but twice, that's right, twice.

There are times when they throw x-number of switching lists at you, and tell you when you get those done, you can log out and go home, and it behooves you to get them done and get on with your day, but you never want to disregard your bodily functions in the haste to get the work done and get out of there.

Apparently he thought he could hold his bowels off until that last list was done; he bent down to line a switch and the "quit move" turned into a shit move.

Where he went afoul, as it were, was in telling the rest of his crew what happened and not IMMEDIATELY clocking out and going home "sick", calling a manager and saying he vomited on himself and had no clothes to change into; that would be gross, but not particularly newsworthy. And counting on his crew's discretion. Well, railroaders are a notoriously gossipy bunch, and word shot around the entire service unit. The same thing happened again about a month later, and from that moment on the name Poopypants was bestowed upon the guy. One time, I can picture, horrible accident. Two times, I am envisioning, steps it up to peculiar hobby...

This was over five years ago. To this day, when an engineer asks another, "Who is your conductor?", and we say, "Poopy.", everyone knows who it is.

Guy could save 35 kids from a burning orphanage, we'd read the paper and say, "Wow, look what Poopy did!"

 

[Tiberius Jim]

Here's a new one. Its not relating to closing time, just rude customer behavior in general.

This woman calls today and it goes like this:

Me: Thanks for calling RS, James speaking, how may I help you?
Customer: Yeah, I was wondering if you carry the Boost Mobile i745
M: (I already know we don't) The i745? Actu...
C: Oh can you hold on?
M: Sure...
C: (Puts me on hold)
M: Seriously?
C: (5 minutes later) Okay, so I was asking if you have the i745 for Boost.
M: We actually don't carry that model.
C: Oh okay, thanks. (Hangs up)
M: .....

 

[Scout101]

Not much different than when I call a store, and get a "thanks for calling X, can you hold for a moment?" and then being put on hold immediately, without even waiting for me to say yes...