Hey all, I'm back
So I've been in the job for, wow, just a few months shy of a year.
I was just thinking today.I think after all this time in the job, I know what exactly is my least favourite thing about the job. Those customers that bring their own bags. Those green ones and the cold blue ones, i feel my eyes just burning whenever I see them.. I call them scan-rate killer customers. Also, I've noticed, typically, those customers act much more entitled and bossy. Most of them at least. Like today, there was an elderly woman who was buying tins of cat food, and large water bottles, had two green bags, and she's like I dont want any plastic, dont make them too heavy....Ummm. Ok, I evenly divided the shopping appropriately between the two bags,and then she's like thats too heavy.. Like wtf. You just told me to not use any plastic bags...?? Make up your own effing mind or just effing pack it yourself. And DONT pull a face because you're annoyed I'm not as fast as you want me to be - you bring your own bag, tough luck, I'm not trained to pack those, I will be a bit slower. And finally, some of you, seriously - please learn to wash them. Some of them are so foul its just....URGH. Should levy a 5% surcharge for reusable bag use (like eftpos surcharge we see elsewhere) because I (and my co-workers) hate those bloody bags so much. And those really wonky ones that you can hardly tie around the bag stand.... yeah I won't get started on that.
Then heres another meme from today - I don't think she was deliberately trying to be annoying, but she's just a normal customer, not too much shopping, yeah all in plastic cool, so lets pay with cash.....she just bloody puts the money, some small coins and a $10 note on the belt. Which then was moving and then sucked up some of the money at the end of the belt partially before i could grab all of it, yeah, supervisor sure was pleased to see that. Aka, of course, its automatically my fault, but thats the one supervisor that just hates me. Like is it that hard to just hold it out so my hand can get it?
Of course, I'm not all negative, I do want to give a shout-out to all those customers that smile and actually respond to me when I ask how is their day. Even just asking what am I studying at uni, what I want to do later, and then we can just engage in conversation, that really makes my day at work. And my co-workers too, of course, the experience wouldnt be the same without them. I'm sure it differs per store, but I think, for those prospective people reading this, being part of the service department in Woolies is, in my experience, a great way to make new friends.
Finally, dont forget to check out Woolworths Memes on Facebook if you haven't, when you have some spare time - some absolutely
hilarious stuff in there.
That is all.