No respect for Grocery store workers

[DefunctTheory]

Yes it was Subway and there I got treated a little better but I was still dirt to the customers, They keep thinking they have to walk me through EVERY STEP when I knew what I was doing -.- I again got fed up with the place and it wasn't easy quitting because I had awesome co workers.

To be fair, thats kind of the point in subway: to walk through the sandwich making process with the sandwich maker. They must have been doing something extra though, because I just tell them what to put on it and let them do the rest.

 

[ScarletRider]

I can relate, mate. Worked five years at Target. I tried to be as pleasant and helpful as I could, and surprisingly, I've had some gruff customers soften up when they see me make the effort. But some people are just out to give everyone else a bad day. Don't let 'em get to you. Especially in this economy, it's difficult to find a new gig these days. But while they can talk all the crap they want, they have no right to abuse you. I once had a customer throw her change at me. She ran before security could escort her out of the store.

It was just enough to buy me a soda on my break too. ;p

 

[LeonLethality]

Yes it was Subway and there I got treated a little better but I was still dirt to the customers, They keep thinking they have to walk me through EVERY STEP when I knew what I was doing -.- I again got fed up with the place and it wasn't easy quitting because I had awesome co workers.

To be fair, thats kind of the point in subway: to walk through the sandwich making process with the sandwich maker. They must have been doing something extra though, because I just tell them what to put on it and let them do the rest.

Well yeah we ask them for like the cheese they want and the vegetables and such but they keep telling me how to start the damn thing as if I was an idiot like say if they ordered a pizza sub they would tell me to put the sauce on and the other toppings that come with the damn thing. If they wanted it toasted I would put it in and as soon as the thing finished they would say "take it out" like I didn't know that it was supposed to be taken out when it was done -.-

 

[Soviet Heavy]

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I don't think that we Canadians are any more polite than Americans or anyone else when it comes to shopping.

And my god, are you ever right about the holiday nuts. I once was working till 11:00 one night, when some guy walks up to me and starts spouting off some doomsday theory involving Christmas and mass consumerism.

I couldn't even ignore him, I was the only guy on the floor, and he was the only guy in the department.

I also understand that some people can try to be polite, but they end up getting you in trouble by wasting your time while you need to stock the shelves.

 

[Zenunim]

Store clerks get shit on, abused, and blamed for too much crap, by ignorant consumers who would be hopelessly lost if we weren't there.

Anyone else fee the same?

man, i feel your pain, what with the "Pants-on-Head-Retarted" customers (thank you Yahtzee)..the only problem is, it's not so much the customers that shit on me and my fellow stockers, it's my own boss that doesn't seem to realize that the three of us stockers basically keep the store running (it's a small store, but just big enough that it's a loooot of work for just two or three of us)

 

[Ham_authority95]

You don't take any high blood pressure pills due to this rage, wouldn't you?

OT: Yeah, any job were you work with the public pretty much sucks.

I would suggest you get a different job (if this isn't your only option of course) \

But to make you feel better,in the future I will avoid unleashing my own retarded rage upon the staff of any public establishment.

 

[Saargston]

It really is quite groce how customers can treat store workers. Even if your dealings with them are cart, they could at least be grape-ful that you're there to help them. It's really disturbin that they can be so stock up.

 

[ScarletRider]

The sad part is,
Wha? You got to keep money from customers...how lucky for you. Albertsons didn't let me keep anything. I've turned down over 60 dollars since working there, because if I was caught accepting it I would be fired. Greedy huh?

No, that was pretty much against the rules too. But hey, she threw it at me and ran. Ever get a quarter in the eye? It's not fun. X_X I think I was entitled.

 

[feather240]

It really is quite groce how customers can treat store workers. Even if your dealings with them are cart, they could at least be grape-ful that you're there to help them. It's really disturbin that they can be so stock up.

:/

I think I'm nice to them, is their anything that people do without being aware of it?

It's hard to deal with people like that. I used to work for a grocery store as my first job, and some people can be very disrespectful. But you have to realize that without them you don't get paid. It's not really something you can change because your real boss is the customers. I tried to keep everyone happy as best as I could so that I still got paid. I don't know how No Frills works, but my paycheck was dependent on how much business we had, so I was working my butt off in the best & smartest ways I could to make everyone happy.

...and you only lost your self respect. ^^

Only on some days. I'm an incredibly optimistic person though, and I fully understand work is something I don't choose to do, it's something I have to do in order to survive. I do like helping people though, like a lot so the job was rewarding when I did get customers that weren't just coming off a nasty breakup or loss of a bet.

...and here I was thinking you were a shell of a person that I could take advantage of. Instead I'll have to brainwash an abandoned child into becoming a slave. Than our numbers will continue to grow...

 

[Slayer_2]

I've never worked a job where I've had to deal with the public a lot (thank god), but I always try to be polite to everyone. Hello, goodbye, thank you; you know, just basic manners that I thought most people have. Apparently not, reading this thread. I'm not going to lie, some of these stories make my blood boil, I'd love to have a word or two with the assholes who said such rude things to someone who is just trying to do their job.

 

[ScarletRider]

I'd say no one wanted your eye germs, that's what it was!

But I guess that was her 25 cents.

Two quarters, six dimes, and a dollar coin. X_X

Although in contrast, I have had customers actually try to give me a tip, particularly when I help them out to their cars. Of course, I couldn't accept,but sometimes they drove off leaving me holding it. Luckily there were fewer cameras outside of that store...

 

[Silent Eagle]

After watching this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wGR4-SeuJ0
I have all the respect for any store clerk,you'll never hear shit from me

 

[Weaver]

After watching this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wGR4-SeuJ0
I have all the respect for any store clerk,you'll never hear shit from me

MAN I forgot about these.

 

[sogortheogre]

After I worked at Subway for a while, I was always careful to be nice to all food serving / store workers; I even clean my own messes up .

 

[Klarinette]

Oh man... FUCK grocery store work. It's as bad as being a server in a restaurant; according to the customer, everything is your fault. And I love how people always tried to argue with me about prices, "Oh, this should be this much, I saw it for this, I want it for less," like... go ***** at a manager like they care. You're going to haggle at a Food Basics? Ugh. Ooh! This one time, a lady came back in the store with a bag of milk that was leaking, and she flips out at me, even though I was stocking the bakery. Seriously? Step off, lest I break this frozen ciabatta over your thick head, you cow.

 

[-Samurai-]

This is why I cant work with customers. None of my friends or family seem to understand. The first rude person I talk to gets treated the same way they treat me. Which means I get fired. i haven't applied for any customer service position...ever. Always the back for me.