Employee discounts can be a bit of a trap. They’re nice when you get to use them, but people might start taking advantage of you, and some pretty awkward situations can arise. I used to work in a retail setting, and I didn’t love when people visited me at work. Sure, it was nice to …
Seguir leyendo Shopper uses friend’s employee discount to buy over $1400 worth of clothes, doesn’t understand why friend wants to cut her off: ‘She is taking advantage of you’
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Manager accuses retail employee of «stealing» for taking a full 30-minute lunch break instead of only taking 20 minutes: ‘I told her if it’s unpaid, that time is mine.’
Are those ten minutes really so valuable to the company? Some companies are extremely strict about their employees taking their breaks, especially when those employees are under 18. I remember when I was a minor working 8-hour shifts; my company did not mess around about me taking my mandatory 30-minute breaks between the four-hour shifts. …
Seguir leyendo Manager accuses retail employee of «stealing» for taking a full 30-minute lunch break instead of only taking 20 minutes: ‘I told her if it’s unpaid, that time is mine.’
Free-range mom blames a retail worker for their 5-year-old’s public meltdown when the employee refuses to let the child rummage in the sharp tools bin behind the counter: ‘The joy of retail’
A retail worker had to physically block a tantrum-throwing child from running behind the register where the shop stored all of the sharp tools; meanwhile, the mother stood by doing nothing, only for her to eventually blame the cashier for not intervening. Free-range parents are also the most entitled. By refusing to parent their own …
Seguir leyendo Free-range mom blames a retail worker for their 5-year-old’s public meltdown when the employee refuses to let the child rummage in the sharp tools bin behind the counter: ‘The joy of retail’
7-Eleven manager schedules 17-year-old employee who gets out of school at 2:50 PM for shifts starting at 3 PM, refuses to push her start time back: ‘Get here faster’
Workplaces that employ teenagers should know that for the vast majority of kids with after-school jobs, school comes first. There are kids who are willing to sacrifice their education for work because they need the money to support their families. However, even these kids shouldn’t be asked to work during school hours. Involved parents will …
Seguir leyendo 7-Eleven manager schedules 17-year-old employee who gets out of school at 2:50 PM for shifts starting at 3 PM, refuses to push her start time back: ‘Get here faster’
23-year-old refuses to give her 50-year-old coworker a ride home from work after she repeatedly called her stupid: ‘She stated that I was being immature and holding a grudge’
We’ve all had that one older coworker who doesn’t know what is appropriate and inappropriate to talk about at work. They will say their inner thoughts, no matter how offensive and hostile, and other coworkers will let them get away with it because «They’re old» and «They don’t know any better.» In a perfect world, …
Seguir leyendo 23-year-old refuses to give her 50-year-old coworker a ride home from work after she repeatedly called her stupid: ‘She stated that I was being immature and holding a grudge’
Regional manager demand retail workers don’t clean store until closing, gets forced to pay out overtime: ‘We didn’t finish until 9:30 every night’
Supposedly, managers achieve their managerial positions because they know what is best when it comes to running a team and/or a business. In reality, pretty much anybody who has experienced the world of work can say that this isn’t always true. In fact, there are many in supervisory positions who seem to enjoy nothing more …
Seguir leyendo Regional manager demand retail workers don’t clean store until closing, gets forced to pay out overtime: ‘We didn’t finish until 9:30 every night’
Regional manager demands retail workers don’t clean store until closing, gets forced to pay out overtime: ‘We didn’t finish until 9:30 every night’
Supposedly, managers achieve their managerial positions because they know what is best when it comes to running a team and/or a business. In reality, pretty much anybody who has experienced the world of work can say that this isn’t always true. In fact, there are many in supervisory positions who seem to enjoy nothing more …
Seguir leyendo Regional manager demands retail workers don’t clean store until closing, gets forced to pay out overtime: ‘We didn’t finish until 9:30 every night’
Retail worker declines to come in on their day off after management fired 3 of 6 coworkers, management ‘reconsiders [their] reliability’: ‘What clothing store is slammed at 8 AM?’
When you have a day off scheduled, all your hopes and dreams go toward that day. Especially if you’ve been working a lot that week. You might be pushing all of your plans, errands, and self-care rituals onto that day. You’re imagining how good it’s going to feel, and how much you’ve earned it. It …
Seguir leyendo Retail worker declines to come in on their day off after management fired 3 of 6 coworkers, management ‘reconsiders [their] reliability’: ‘What clothing store is slammed at 8 AM?’
‘Okay Karen, lemme just summon the CEO of Target for your crusty tank top’: Entitled retail customer tries to return a clearly used shirt and demands to speak to the manager, doesn’t realize she’s already speaking to the manager
There are very few instances in life that play out how we wish we could play them out. We might think of the perfect comeback the next day when we’re in the shower and curse at the gods that we didn’t think of it at the moment. We think of just the right zinger hours, …
Seguir leyendo ‘Okay Karen, lemme just summon the CEO of Target for your crusty tank top’: Entitled retail customer tries to return a clearly used shirt and demands to speak to the manager, doesn’t realize she’s already speaking to the manager
Customer berates 19-year-old retail worker for processing lottery ticket too slowly, she retaliates by hiding his favorite discounts: ‘He was nasty to everyone working there’
If you ask a lot of people who work in minimum wage customer-facing jobs what the worst thing about them is, it’s pretty likely that a lot of them will say that it’s the customers. While customer service can occasionally provide some heartwarming experiences that restore your faith in humanity, the horrible people who seem …
Seguir leyendo Customer berates 19-year-old retail worker for processing lottery ticket too slowly, she retaliates by hiding his favorite discounts: ‘He was nasty to everyone working there’