I work at Albert Heijn. Best supermarket in the Netherlands. Any other AH dogs?
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Worked there for a year doing the closing shift, 5~6-11. Of all the jobs I did there, Self-checkout was the funnest because I actually got to problem shoot the automated systems. Bottle return was also pretty good, getting to stick your hand in a box of sharp blades and broken glass....
i'd hate to work at a grocery store of fast food place
Ingles Deli Associate representin'. Honestly I can't complain to much about my job, I get to sneak food and drink all day, always have something to keep me busy, and love the people that I work with(and cause I don't have to deal with all the front end drama shit).
I also love it when customers ask for rotisserie chicken salad, but can't pronounce rotisserie right. Plus I chopped off a huge chunk of my finger on one of the meat slicers.
Not a whole lot of bad stories, one lady ordered a tray for the next day to be made, and no one on the day shift made it, so she starts freaking out at us, gets the managers and yells at them. We end up giving her about $70 of food for free. Oh yeah, and you know, cutting off a chunk of my left middle finger.
I work at Empire Theatres in Ontario, which means that I technically work for Sobey's because they own the franchise. I toil in oil.
[QUOTE=You8mytaco;28182397]Ingles Deli Associate representin'. Honestly I can't complain to much about my job, I get to sneak food and drink all day, always have something to keep me busy, and love the people that I work with(and cause I don't have to deal with all the front end drama shit).
I also love it when customers ask for rotisserie chicken salad, but can't pronounce rotisserie right. Plus I chopped off a huge chunk of my finger on one of the meat slicers.
Not a whole lot of bad stories, one lady ordered a tray for the next day to be made, and no one on the day shift made it, so she starts freaking out at us, gets the managers and yells at them. We end up giving her about $70 of food for free. Oh yeah, and you know, cutting off a chunk of my left middle finger.[/QUOTE]
Mmmm chicken salad is so good at Ingles. I could eat myself into a coma off that stuff.
I work at a grocery store in Australia, like I have said in an earlier post.
I recently went to a Woolworths store, it is the rival company of the one I work at.
All I wanted was an exercise book.
I ended up waiting for 10 minutes at 11:20 at night, for the lady working there to change the price of 6 items, a feat which at my work would take me all of of 5 seconds, then she had to get the man to understand how the EFTPOS worked and he put the wrong pin in. She addressed him as "Sir" and tried to make him feel welcome.
I know this is her job but he had about $10 of groceries by the end of this. I wanted to buy an exercise book that was worth about $1.
Then she gets to the next group of people and they don't want to buy something that she scanned when they saw the price of it. Which is fair enough, but for her to delete it she had to plug in several things. Which at my work would take me a second. She doesn't even apologise to me for the slight delay.
From this I have concluded that I do not like Woolworths systems and never want to work there.
Then there's this other place near where I live, the workers there every time I went are all bored. They just chuck your things through, ask for payment and see you on your way. I always say, "Hi, how are you today?" and "Have a nice day/night" As they leave. I got my food placed in the area and what I would consider maybe a small nod, to send me on my way. Not happy.
I used to work at Meijer as well. Unfortunately, I didn't get to work back in Electronics or anything decent. Instead, I got to push carts. Every day. I even got to drive the electric fatty carts back into the store at a break-neck pace of 2mph. I've had people who weighed three times my weight get angry/complain because all the other old people/fatties were using the carts.
WALK FOR A CHANGE, DAMMIT.
That job sucked. >:C
EDIT: Awesomely enough, I'm probably getting a job at a bakery soon. Just gotta get a haircut. D:
[QUOTE=Hana-San;28342460]I work at a grocery store in Australia, like I have said in an earlier post.
I recently went to a Woolworths store, it is the rival company of the one I work at.
All I wanted was an exercise book.
I ended up waiting for 10 minutes at 11:20 at night, for the lady working there to change the price of 6 items, a feat which at my work would take me all of of 5 seconds, then she had to get the man to understand how the EFTPOS worked and he put the wrong pin in. She addressed him as "Sir" and tried to make him feel welcome.
I know this is her job but he had about $10 of groceries by the end of this. I wanted to buy an exercise book that was worth about $1.
Then she gets to the next group of people and they don't want to buy something that she scanned when they saw the price of it. Which is fair enough, but for her to delete it she had to plug in several things. Which at my work would take me a second. She doesn't even apologise to me for the slight delay.
From this I have concluded that I do not like Woolworths systems and never want to work there.
Then there's this other place near where I live, the workers there every time I went are all bored. They just chuck your things through, ask for payment and see you on your way. I always say, "Hi, how are you today?" and "Have a nice day/night" As they leave. I got my food placed in the area and what I would consider maybe a small nod, to send me on my way. Not happy.[/QUOTE]
Shit doesn't take that long at Woolworths, I suspect that woman was simply new/retarded.
It takes a couple of seconds to void an item.
I really, really hate sitting at the till.
I'm doing the same stuff over and over and my back and arms hurt when I work (Our chairs suck).
I used to have a job at Trader Joe's, but I got fired over a "Cart Jousting" fiasco.
i was a courtesy clerk for 2 years at krogers. they didn't trust me with handling the store's money. when i turned 19 i quit the job and moved to Africa to work with my dad at the american embassy in Cape Town. it took them three months to decide to give me top secret clearance.
[QUOTE=Debacle;28345027]electric fatty carts
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Ehh, what are those? And why would fat people need them? Here in Europe we force them to walk. We are indeed horrible people.
[QUOTE=Maximo13;28360747]Ehh, what are those? And why would fat people need them? Here in Europe we force them to walk. We are indeed horrible people.[/QUOTE]
for those in wheechairs it is not only an inconvenience to them but an inconvenience to those around them, as such we employ electric-powered carts that make shopping easy for both the handicapped gentleman and the fellow shopper
[QUOTE=Maximo13;28360747]Ehh, what are those? And why would fat people need them? Here in Europe we force them to walk. We are indeed horrible people.[/QUOTE]
The electric carts are for people who are disabled, if you're really fat but still able to walk and you take one of the electric carts you're an asshole. (And the store I used to work at would kick you out)
[QUOTE=Dryvnt;28349764]I really, really hate sitting at the till.
I'm doing the same stuff over and over and my back and arms hurt when I work (Our chairs suck).[/QUOTE]
We don't get chairs here. Suck it up.
Give me tips on getting a job
[QUOTE=nox;28361872]Give me tips on getting a job[/QUOTE]
Call in to a place and ask the manager if they're hiring.
Go in, having cleaned yourself up, and ask to talk to the manager.
Fill out any applications or forms they give you. (Have a form of ID on you, make sure it has your Social Security Number or you know the number)
Take a drug test
????
PROFIT
2 Years back I worked at WHSmiths for a few months (from about October to January). It was really nice there, the staff were friendly, a few mates worked there already and the work wasn't exactly hard (stocking shelves, serving on the tills when I wasn't working in the stationary and games departments). It was pretty funny the amount of people who were absolutely livid when we started to charge one pence for a bag (which was donated to a charity to help repair damages by plastic bags), people shouting and demanding not to pay, saying we were unfair, gave no notice (the giant posters and signs proclaiming it were unclear apparently I suppose), pretty funny stuff.
Now I work in Clarks (a shoe shop), which means stocking shelves, tidying, serving on the tills, working in the stock room, running around grabbing shoes and measuring/fitting/selling kids shoes. Most people are pretty nice, some can be complete dicks to shoe fitters though, even when they get two different managers to confirm I'm right (and I tend to be, have a years experience there).
[QUOTE=slinkman;28362146]Call in to a place and ask the manager if they're hiring.
Go in, having cleaned yourself up, and ask to talk to the manager.
Fill out any applications or forms they give you. (Have a form of ID on you, make sure it has your Social Security Number or you know the number)
Take a drug test
????
PROFIT[/QUOTE]
Grocery stores do drug tests now?
My fondest memory of working retail was seeing the assistant manager at a party one night and smoking pot with her
I used to work at a grocery store in the bakery section. They had this counter with baked goods were customers could order things. One night I was behind and I got a customer. She ordered half the things on the fucking racks, I guess it was for a party or something. 10 minutes later of packing this shit she said "Oh, never mind. Might as well get a cake". So I quit my job two weeks later.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;28362576]Grocery stores do drug tests now?
My fondest memory of working retail was seeing the assistant manager at a party one night and smoking pot with her[/QUOTE]
I had to take a drug test when I got hired. They also do random drug screenings at my work.
[QUOTE=Soap_N_Go;28362687]I used to work at a grocery store in the bakery section. They had this counter with baked goods were customers could order things. One night I was behind and I got a customer. She ordered half the things on the fucking racks, I guess it was for a party or something. 10 minutes later of packing this shit she said "Oh, never mind. Might as well get a cake". So I quit my job two weeks later.[/QUOTE]
You get paid the same whether you're helping good customers or humouring idiot ones so I don't see the problem.
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[QUOTE=dfunk;28362769]I had to take a drug test when I got hired. They also do random drug screenings at my work.[/QUOTE]
The application form I filled out asked if I consented to a drug test but they never did them. Our union was good about management firing obvious druggies so a test wasn't necessary I guess.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;28362827]
The application form I filled out asked if I consented to a drug test but they never did them. Our union was good about management firing obvious druggies so a test wasn't necessary I guess.[/QUOTE]
We don't have a union, so...
There was a local family market down the street that I've been considering working at. They're applying for summer jobs. Should I jump on it, or no?
[QUOTE=cheetahben;28383044]There was a local family market down the street that I've been considering working at. They're applying for summer jobs. Should I jump on it, or no?[/QUOTE]
Do it. It should be a requirement for everyone to work in retail at least once in their life
I can almost guarantee that any asshole customer is someone who never worked retail.
I didnt read this so I assume that you are trolling Grocery Store people...?
UNEXPECTED ITEM IN THE BAGGING A-
No fuck you I dont understand your wizardry device
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