>Be me >Work in shitty store chain in UK >Pay is shit but won't admit defeat >Both managers are cunts >Don't tell me when I'm meant to be working then scream down the phone at me for not turning up >Motherfuckers >Customers are generally nice >Either old people or druggies >Policy dictates that all £20 notes have to be checked with note-tester pen >Customers say unfunny shit on the constant >"It's fine, I printed it this morning." >It was funny the first three times >Pay is less than £100 a month, hardly worth it
How many of you work in retail? Share stories to make me feel better about my shit life.
>Works in UK > >£100/month Do you work about 10 hours a month? Min wage here for 25+ is £7.50/hr Hell, even for 18+ it's £5.60 meaning less than 18 hrs per month
tl;dr OP is a lazy shit
Ryan Robinson
OP here Not 25+ but my cunt managers won't let me take on any more hours due to "cutbacks". They won't let anyone take on anymore hours.
Parker Perez
Are you a student as well or just live at home?
Ayden Bell
Live at home. Don't exactly need to support myself right now but it's hardly the best situation.
Matthew Sullivan
Feels bad man... Have you considered taking on another job as well or becoming a student, even just for the loans? There's always places during clearing
James Richardson
For sure. But between my dad working full time and my mum being chronically ill, I can't afford bus fares all the time, so this is more or less the only option I have right now.
Nathan Sanchez
If you need to look after your mum then I totally get it. I really do hope you the best OP. I know that's not what you came to b/ for but fuck it. I wish I could help you/advise you somehow, even if it's just to get things off your chest because that's what I'm here for...even if I did take the piss a lil in the first post haha
Landon Campbell
Bless you user, you wonderful bastard.
Henry Powell
Just doing my best OP Only wish I could help more
Isaiah Fisher
Not even a problem.
Jonathan Ortiz
Here user, where are you from?
Andrew Kelly
South West, without being specific.
Logan Howard
Fair enough, I'm from the north west myself
Landon Miller
Nice, nice. Might start traveling again if I ever make more than a grand a year.
Zachary Martin
Well I hope you do soon. Just one last question, have you looked up Job seeking allowance or other benefits you can get? Maybe a carers allowance if you look after your mum?
Jack Perez
>Be me >Work in Electronics department of a decent-sized Walmart >One day, soccer mom comes in looking for Sprint phones >"Sorry, but we don't carry those here." >She says okay, and starts to walk away >Go back to zoning phone aisle with coworkers >Literally 5 seconds after heading back over there, lady comes around the corner screaming "I NEED SOME FUCKING HELP OVER HERE. I WANT TO BUY A PHONE AND NOBODY IS HELPING ME." >Walk over to her and say "I can help you" >She starts yelling nevermind and walks away again >Comes back 3 minutes later with the AP Manager >"Hey user, this customer told me that you wouldn't help her." >Keep silent because arguing while customer is there only makes situation worse >"user, the customer always comes first. And you should always be ready to help a paying customer." >Customer that I was helping before AP pulled me away starts chewing him out after he said this >AP starts frantically calling for Electronics DM to help this customer >Continues with rant of customer service, job responsibilities, blah blah blah >Eventually, finishes up and customer leaves >Photo Manager overhears this whole thing after just getting back from lunch (Photo manager loves me btw) >They tear into him over this shit >Photo Manager goes to my Assistant Manager and informs of the situation >Assistant Manager tears AP Manager a new one Only the highest quality employees at the highest quality chain
Ian Cox
Yeah - Used to be on it before I got this job. Haven't had a chance to get back to the job centre yet. Sounds like a shit show, albeit an amusing one.
Evan Morgan
Fuck that shit leave that job and get on Universal Credit also see if you can get Carer's allowance for looking after your mother
Michael Morris
Honestly I'm strongly considering it at this point. I'm sick of being treated like shit.
Ryan Taylor
Lol yeah don't slave away at crap like that. Just sit at the job centre. You either get a job or you don't get a job and be on more than what you're already on. It's gonna be a win either way for you. Just don't let them put you on work experience cause that's fucking gay
Robert Perry
I literally fucking hate work experience they tried to put me on it last time. >user we have some openings at the local B&M. >A friend of mine works there and says it's shit so no thanks. >Okay no problem. A week later >user we've put you down for work experience at the local B&M.
Less than £100 is a disgrace. And it’s dangerous. Cunt managers.
Austin Gutierrez
>Dangerous Elaborate?
Jordan Barnes
Cutback on hours is stranding people on what I’m guessing is a zero-hour contract with instability and uncertainty, that shit needs to take a hike because it impacts family life and overall quality of life
Jaxon Rodriguez
Life is a BITCH
You know I live in cali and the median pay is 19.57 an hr. I don't think that stat specified if it also included part-time work but long story short, that is pretty shit considering how expensive most places here are. Median mean 50% of ppl are making LESS than 19.57 an hr. I guess 50% of working americans are fucked up the ass since anything over that is "okay" in my eyes.
We're all on fixed 4-hour contracts except management. There are so many people who work there that have to support their families on that kind of shit pay, and because of the area we're in there's a shortage of jobs as it is. So we're all kind of stuck.
Ethan Flores
>ITT: OP asks for retail stories and gets emotional support instead.
>bitch ass employee works for me at a shorty uk store chain >pay is shit >this little ass goes online >calls me a cunt >doesn’t pay attention to his calendar >gets pissy that I have to call to save his arse from getting fired for a no call no show >calls me a motherfucker >calls our customers druggies >complains about our policies >complains about his paycheck >I get online and read this >he gets fired first thing this shift
So yeah, I guess your job DID suck.
Hunter Watson
Fucking kek
Tyler Collins
Kek
Joshua Reyes
>first job >shitty urban grocery store >be on register close to the exit one day >see a man wearing a puffy winter coat >clear bulges in his jacket >obviously stealing >front end supervisor and manager notice. >both small womanlets >try to apprehend him >Sp blocked the door >Mg grabbed at his coat >rams Sp into the door multiple times pulling away from Mg
I kid you not her head fucking bounced off the door 2 or 3 times
>Eventually thief shakes loose and sprints out of the store >watch as Sp and Mg collect themselves from what just happened >They look at me >Did you see that user? >I say "Yeah crazy." >They proceed to tell the store manager and i continue ringing customers out
I used to work at Staples with an aspie who I'll call Dave. If anyone's interested I can greentext
Blake Adams
Sounds like it could be interesting.
Cooper Rogers
100%. i was more confused as to why they tried so hard to stop a man that couldnt have stolen more than a few dollars in groceries.
Juan Nguyen
Yes please.
Jordan Watson
> cart pusher at Wal-Mart > called into ap office to sit with ap and shoplifter until cops arrive > kid can't be more than twenty, skinny as a rail, deerintheheadlights.txt > cops arrive, kid's a college student, has an outstanding warrant, and an expired visa > he tried to steal a bag of store brand candy > even the cop is giving this idiot shit, tells him he should have at least stolen the good stuff.
Samuel Walker
Okay that's enough for me
>be me, 18 >work as tech sales associate at Staples >basically a shit gig; no commission, only like $9/hr which is barely over minimum wage >we're told to sell 3rd party warranties with printers and computers because of the low profit margin when selling tech >Dave the aspie excels at this shit >he poaches sales, he badgers customers, and he basically feeds them bullshit because he cared way too fucking much about the job (probably because it's all he has lol) >he's this short fat cringelord who tries to convince everyone he's from Finland, but one of my co-workers went to elementary school with him
I got a couple stories
William Campbell
3/10 not as interesting as I had hoped. Your other stories had better be good, user.
Ian Martinez
>one day at work I'm talking to a customer about scanners or some shit I don't remember because I don't care >Dave the aspie comes waddling up, I see him out of the corner of my eye, and I have to do everything I can to suppress an audible sigh >wordlessly siddles up to me while I'm talking with this lady, opens up his hand to show me a quarter >puts his other hand over the one with the quarter in it >this tiny fucking plastic baby hand reaches out from under his upper hand and snatches the coin and goes back up his sleeve >to this day I have no fucking idea what all that shit was about >the customer is pissed off because he interrupted her and fucking leaves
Lincoln Sullivan
>these stories aren't good
You trolling me, boy?
Gabriel Perez
I feel your plight, sucks man. New industry needs to happen. Make Britain Grate Again