To ALL Asshole Shoppers

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Renesmee .Ox

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What are you talking about? I live in PA and my husband had a job and when we found out we were pregnant and needed healthcare they gave us foodstamps as well because we didn't make enough. Fortuantly we pulled ourself out of that miserable hole we were in. We didn't pull ourself far out - but enough not to need government assistance.

Also. I have worked with a ton of cusomers in my day - You have a job to take care of them. Sure it sucks but it's what you are paid to do. If you don't like it - FIND ANOTHER JOB.
 
I was told you either had to have very low-income or no job at all to receive food stamps. Either way, the point is that a lot of people take advantage of them.

It's my job to take care of the customers, but they really don't have to treat me like shit. It's one thing to ask me where something is, buy something from me, or anything like that. It's another thing for customers to make me feel like I'm the source of all their problems, whether it's intentional or not. I'm good at being nice to people who don't deserve it, but it's gotten to a point where I really don't care anymore.

LOL, I knew someone was gonna tell me to get a new job before I got a chance to say this: I'm getting a new job soon.

Still, when I have to go shopping or when I feel like getting fast food or do anything that deals with people, I make it my first priority not to be an asshole to anyone, unless they piss me off first.
 
I am also extra nice to people at stores because I know they get shit on a lot...but still - that's the job. My friend is the oppisite - she believes since it's their job to take good care of her and if they don't she will bitch, complain, and have a fit. It really embarasses me.

Eh. You should expect that from people when taking a customer service based job. Glad you are getting a new one :D
 
Thanks, I'm glad I'm getting a new one, too.

I've worked in a grocery store for almost 5 years now, it's just that for a while I was scared to get a new job. I guess I was too used to it. Once I'm out of there, I'll stop being so pissed off...

until I figure out what pisses me off about the next job.

Next thread: To All Assholes That Use The Toilets I Have To Clean.

JK.

At least at the liquor store I get paid more and get benefits.
 
My mom was also working two jobs while on welfare. Even then she barely scraped by, the Salvation Army and Goodwill were the only places we could afford to buy clothes. So I've been there. But the difference between people who NEED food stamps and the people who abuse them is this: My mother bought FOOD. Some people buy steaks and shrimp and cases of soda, and don't bother with a job because there's no point. The system DOES need to be reworked.... you should NOT be able to buy steaks and whatnot with government money, but most of all you shouldn't think that you CAN buy that shit. If you're so poor you need to be on gov't assistance, you should be buying bread and cereal and hamburger and food that will feed your family for a month instead of two days. End of rant.
 
Sometimes, rarely though, steak is cheaper than hamburger if it's on sale or close to the cutoff "use by" date. I used to buy steaks with my stamps like that but I always knew where to shop and who was having the sales. I get what you're saying though.
 
Now I'm starting to get more pissed off with management. 2 cashiers is not enough for the busiest 4 hours of the day.

I got the job at the liquor store, so at least I can quit at any time. I just don't really want to screw anyone over, except the customers.

I would love to quit when I have the biggest line possible at customer service.
 
Oh my God. It's like he works with me! Every single point he made is exactly how I feel. Except the foodstamp one of course.

I love the old people and the shopping cart. It's so true! If they can walk through the entire store with the buggy, they can certainly walk the 3 extra feet to the buggy holder.

Also, when they make you push the buggy out and unload it for them. If they can lift the items into their buggy, they can take them out.

Just because I work in a grocery store, doesn't make it okay to treat me with disrespect. I can easily bag your stuff completely wrong so that you won't realize there is crushed items until your home. But no, I still treat the customer with the same respect that they should be treating me.

You're pissed because you just got done at work and you're tired? We're still at work.

I love this thread.
 
This thread is a reminder of one of things wrong with America, which is money = worth. For commodities, it is reasonable to measure value in turns of currency, but too many people judge other people's value (and level of respect afforded) by their estimate of how much money that person makes.

I've seen many assholes who act like little asskissing pansies around doctors and lawyers one minute turn around and be complete dickheads to retail clerks and food service workers. I think their respect output level works sort of like this:

Rx = (Ra (Sx / Sa)) + f(t,x)
where:

  • Rx = the level of respect the asshole will give person x
  • Ra = the mean average level of respect the asshole recieves from random people.
  • Sx = the asshole's estimate of person x's salary.
  • Sa = the asshole's salary.
  • f(t,x) = a modifier function of how much the asshole needs something from person x and time t.
There are many types of assholes in the universe, but this one is so common it needs its own special name. Anyone have any ideas?
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Yeah, I work at a gas station, and when I work I'm the only one there, so I just sit around waiting for people to need to get rung up, but some are just assholes. I hate people that give me crumpled up money, because it just makes me angry as hell. I hate people that write checks. I want to kill them with the pen that they are writing it with, because I always forget to ring it in because we have to verify that the check is legit, and not declined, so then after about a minute of waiting, I have to put it in an envelope, and drop it in the safe, but in the meanwhile, forgetting to actually finish the transaction in the register. So then I void it all and re-ring it in, and it just makes me really pissed off. Get a credit or debit card you fucking old people and your fucking checks. I'm glad that not many kids come into my store, but when they do, if they're crying or screaming about something, then I just want to take the register and beat them with it. Other than that, though, my job is peachy.

Edit:
OH FUCK THAT. I HATE PEOPLE THAT DONT WANT TO PRE-PAY after 7. I had this one guy come in, and it was about 9 PM, and he is out there for like, 3 minutes, waiting for me to authorize the pump, and he comes in, and hes like, "can you just let me pump?" and I ask if he has a card or something that he would like to leave, and he starts yelling at me, saying, "you think i'm going to drive off?! I DRIVE A $35,000 TRUCK, I'M NOT GOING TO DRIVE OFF." And he threw his card at me, and I authorized it. I hate people that dont get the concept of pre-pay. I understand first timers, but people that understand it, and know how to read the fucking sign on the pump, then they can just pump gas into their lungs and all overthemselves, and light themselves on fire, so when the fire gets to their lungs, they explode. Fuckers.
 
Like I said, if and when I become famous, a lot of people who are working or have worked in grocery stores are going to be happy when I call out every single asshole customer there is. I don't care how the assholes feel about it.

I can't believe more people out here don't know about this kind of bullshit.

I will never let money ruin me, like those rich assholes. That is, if I ever get a chance with money.
 
Yeah, I'll bet many rich assholes said that before they were rich assholes too.

Oh, I have one to add to the list. If the store closes at a certain time, don't come in 3 minutes before closing to start shopping... that is one of the biggest pet peeves of most workers everywhere.
 
Well I hope I never become a rich asshole. So far I'm not anywhere near my definition of "asshole", but I guess everyone has a different perspective.

That's why I close customer service an hour before it's supposed to. Then I can just leave.
 
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