I didn't get lost ONCE yesterday...

because everyone was telling me where to go!!!

I got called into work yesterday at 8:30 am after working an 11 hour shift the day before. I was first told to work up at Customer Service. 5 minutes later I was told to go ring on Register 1. Okay. Over to 1 I go. A few minutes later I come back from the ladies room to find someone else ringing on Register 1. *sigh* I'm then told to go all the way down to Register 5 to ring. Alrighty then, off to Register 5 I go.

By the time I finished my shift, I had to ask where the exit door was!!!!:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Did I get lost yesterday??? Heck no!!!

Welcome to the wonderful world of retail AND the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. AAAAAACCCCKKKKK!!!!!!

Sounds like quite a day, stressful to say the least. That's one reason I never lose patience with whoever is ringing up my purchases, you never know what has been happening...now I'll remember your post when I shop. Retail doesn't sound too great.

Shepgirl,

Don't worry, once Christmas is over with, we have the awesome job of RETURNS AND EXCHANGES!!! Doesn't let up till after the new year.

Fa-la-la-la-la...right?

Moosmom, here is one to throw back at you. I went to a bird feed store Friday. Very upscale..you know, seed, feeders, bird baths, jewelry...not just the feed store.

I said to the clerk, "I'll take 5-20 pound bags of your red bag...." which sits at the front door and is loaded onto a gurney and taken out to your car. Well, she thought I said a 5 pound bag...which would last me a minute. AND, why wouldn't I have brought one five bag up to the counter? I am old, but, not feeble.

Anyhow, we straightened that out, without any issue and she rung up my purchase. At this moment, Jonah decided to play the gongs in the store. I turned around, immediately, to tell him to stop. Which he did. I had started to walk towards him, too, but, since he stopped immediately, I turned right back around.

Quicker than the second clerk thought I would, obviously, as it was JUST in time to see and hear her whisper to the first clerk, "I heard her say 5 pounds, too". WTF? IF I said 5 pounds, who cares. I had already apologized for my apparent transgression. And, it wasn't a big deal....until this nitwit felt it necessary to "justify" the first clerk's position on 5 pounds versus 5 20 pound bags. It was totally ridiculous, and I said so to the second clerk. I asked her why she would think it appropriate to make that comment in front of a customer? One that was spending $150 in her store on bird feed, I might add. She had the gall to say to me, "oh, no, you misunderstood, I was just saying that cause MY hearing was off, too". Oh, yeah, right.

So, I KNOW it stinks in retail. I know it. Sometimes, though, it stinks being a customer, too.

Man, after reading these posts all I can say is I'm glad I am not in retail...does not sound like a picnic. Some tellers can be rude, been there...I try to give them the benefit of the doubt or I give a smart response, depends on how rude I think.

Ick. I hated retail too. I worked part time at a large (now defunct) department store.

I started out in better dresses. Nothing makes you appreciate human nature more (:rolleyes:) than cleaning the dressing rooms at the end of the night and finding a white gown on the floor with baby poop on it and a dirty diaper. Oh yessiree. *Turns and walks out and transfers to handbags*

One Christmas, being short handed as usual, it was just me and my coworker, a lovely, loony 80+ year old woman. We were told to open all 5 registers in the department. Nice. Anyway, management calls after the store closed and asks where I am with the register tills. All 5. I told them that they couldn't send me any help all day and now want me to rush so they can leave. So, I threatened to walk out with the tills open and suddenly 2 managers appeared and helped. I quit soon afterwards.

Dealing with people sight unseen on the phone is much better. I did it for over 30 years. Loved the hold button. And a group of us had secret "not so nice" flash cards and that really helped!

Hang in there Donna. it stinks but someone has to do it!