What Grinds Your Gears? :)

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

That my dad is getting nastier and nastier with the aides at the nursing home. He wants them around all of the time and the thing is, they can't be around all of the time to be with him. I really don't want him to come home if this is how he's going to act.

Does he have any friends that might be able to visit and make a habit of spending some time with him off and on? That or he needs a good aid that can get to playing card games or something with him... something to distract him and make him chill out for a bit, and help the rest of you resist committing yourselves to an asylum.

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

I hear ya Indigo. Feeling like crap on a highway myself today. Could not sleep last night and then Mr Duckie's blood sugar tanked at 3 AM before my alarm ever went off so I had to deal with that too before work. Got there and had upset stonach and really bad gastro issues all day. Plus I banged my shin when I tripped over a bun pallet some idiot left sitting too far out in the doorway between the kitchen area and tbe storeroom. F***ers. Break meal didn't sit well either.

Gosh, Duckie, well that sounds like a great day. Hope things are better and the bruises aren't too big.

Stomach issues at work are so fun... I've learned to keep some chewable Pepto in my purse.



Glad to be on the other side of the nonsense I had, though now it's that fun part where you'll still clogged up with the leftover crud for a while. Back to work... tired, but didn't make me ill this time, and luckily being an early weekday shift literally everyone left me alone (like I'd hoped), both customers and co-workers, just to do my thing quietly working on hunting out a ton of the clearance stuff in the bras and undies department; something my manager mentioned on Monday but I never got to after going home after just two hours. Hope tomorrow I can just pick up where I left off and continue not to be bothered much.

Somehow I have a feeling having a post-sickness cough helps customers choose to be a bit more independent in their shopping unless they truly need the assistance with something. lol If it discourages those who mostly just want their hand unnecessarily held, figuratively speaking, fine by me.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Today was just as bad unfortunately. Still feeling under the weather and the stomach problem was even worse. To the point that I wanted to barf a few times. Didn't, but the acid reflux that was plaguing me along with everything else made for a few tense moments. I wanted to leave but we were already scheduled light on workers today so fat chance of that. I really just want to sleep for a week.

[BubblyShell22]

Really hope you get better soon, Duckie.

Indigo, he has one friend who has visited him, but he has health issues too and is busy sorting those out though he comes when he can. But he'll be coming home next week and Mom is determined that no other aide will be coming into the house except for the Home Healthcare people that have been assigned to him. She doesn't want anyone else invading the home.

So, if I disappear abruptly next week, then that means I'm taking care of my dad so people don't have to speculate about where I am.

[IndigoErth]

I can understand that, not wanting too many unfamiliar people there. Hope you and your mom (anyone else?) remember to get some down time for yourselves as well now and then, I know care giving is a tough job.

Bleh, Duckie, that stinks... "stomach flu" maybe? Hope you feel better soon.



God I hate humanity sometimes. So this customer today... She was looking at the dress slips and I was right nearby so she is trying to confirm with me if the price on the tag is the sale price or regular price. Ok, for starters nearly everyone knows the printed price on the tag is the regular price...why would a sale price be printed on the tag?? Surely no one is that stupid.

She points out that the word "sale" is there (see photo on left), so she insists that it should be on sale. Yet there is clearly NO sale PRICE or percentage off applying to anything on THAT side.

I tell her sorry and explain that what she is seeing is part of the sign on the other side (see photo on right) and not a sale sign that belongs to the slips, but a BOGO sale on a completely different item on the other side of the rack (shapeware cami things, not slips). There ARE white non-sale signs displayed above more of the slips to the right just outside the image, so it's not like it didn't have it's own signs at all.



So she takes an attitude with me saying that we need to change it. I apologize that I/we have no control over that.

She responds, "Yes you do! Blah blah, that's misleading!"

Wtf lady. NO. I don't. WE don't. We have ZERO control over how the COMPANY wants the signs and what size/type of signs it wants there. Sticking out over the top is intended to draw the eye and anyone with a lick of sense will take note that the sale pricing is associated with items on the other side of the rack where the actual sale info is listed. No other customer has been confused by this, so clearly this issue is on you, not us. We are not going to change all the damn signs in the store just because ONE PERSON is either a complete MORON or just some old bitch pretending to be confused because you are ABUSIVE and want to con the store out of its profits by throwing a fit to get your way.

I mean if someone lucks out and there is an expired sign still up, then they can totally get that price, so good for them. But a sign that has nothing to do with that item and is not displayed over it - oh I don't think so.

She brought it up to the cashier, still trying to get her way. Cashier came over with me to check it out and I explained the situation. I put a couple slips back later, seems her attempt didn't work so she didn't by any at all. Really, if you want cheap, go to Kmart or something... you didn't come where cheap people shop, so don't even.

If only I'd known I'd have just told her that yes, the printed price on the tag is the sale price...

Seriously, why do people suck like this? I mean, people who are nice about it can sometimes get their way with some things within reason, but if they want to be some jackass bully about it and have a fit? Hell no. I hate when I see customers act like that and get their way, it just encourages the public to continue to behave like that. "The customer is always right" has gone way overboard into being highly abusive. Companies put a lot of money into trying to get people into their doors to start with, only to have a chunk of them trying to con the store like this. Is it any wonder so many stores are struggling? I guess when there are no more stores to shop in anymore because having things stolen and letting customers take abusive advantage enough that they couldn't stay afloat, well then I guess those customers can just be mad that the stores are gone and cluelessly have no idea they contributed to the problem.



It's not really all that often that people are buying slips anyhow. Yet another woman showed up later asking about them and was happy that we have them and was totally friendly. Like the universe wanted to make up for that last one.

[BubblyShell22]

That sucks, Indigo. That is one of the reasons I don't ever want to work in retail because I probably would not have been able to handle it like you did. Give me a job where I work at home any day over that.

Well, it'll mostly be my mom, my sis, and me doing everything. My brother will come down on Sundays and Mondays, but I don't know if he'll do much. He better quit drinking though because it's getting ridiculous. He really needs to grow up, but he probably won't ever change so I don't foresee that he will be helping out much. My sister's husband and his boys will help when they can though, so that's something. Not sure if we'll get time to ourselves so I'm not holding my breath on that.

[IndigoErth]

Don't get me wrong, there are also some awesome customers now and then that I come away glad to have interacted with them, but I hate when you get that one jerk sometimes that has to piss on your day. (For this lady's benefit, I was wishing I still had a contagious virus... lol)

Most of the bad ones throw their attitude then don't stick around long. Those that don't bug off soon enough... just get the manager and let him or her deal with the imbecile.

If it were up to me, I'd gladly be working from home as well.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Preaching to the choir Indigo! You wouldn't believe some of the crap we deal with in fast food. The other day there was a lady who wanted to use two promos from the ohone app on the same order. I told her that we could only do one per order. (The system itself won't allow multiples and it even says so on most offers.) She insisted that she did it all the time at another store (BS because the only way she could is with a manager override and we aren't even supposed to do THAT.) and that we could do it. I explained that the first offer would get kicked off if she used a second one- which was only for a "buy five get one free" deal on iced coffee anyway. (It is a count-based "next purchase" type deal but still counts as a promo offer in the system because of the freebie.) My screen even said that the first offer would be invalid if a second was used. So she got huffy and just took the first promo but she was being very b**chy about the whole thing. App promos are like coupons- ONE PER CUSTOMER PER ORDER you tw*twaffle!!!

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, people will do anything to take advantage of things like that. So horrible.

[IndigoErth]

Good grief. And it's the most petty crap people act like that over. Is it really worth looking like a terrible person over a coupon? I guess because maybe it is in their mind little stuff, maybe they think it should be fine - but no, sorry, life doesn't work that way.

[BubblyShell22]

I know and they act like it's the end of the world if you don't give them what they want. Sorry, but there are bigger problems in the world than a restaurant having restrictions on coupons.

[mrmaczaps]

This brain tumor is physically draining for me and my family and some fair weather friends all just seem to think I'm lazy.... no one can seem to grasp just what it has done to me over the course of my life well prior to finding out about it... and days when I want to get out, like today, no one is around....

[BubblyShell22]

So sorry to hear about your ailment. That must be awful for you to deal with. You will definitely be in my thoughts.

Gear grinder: That I have a headache that just got worse. Gotta be the high pressure we have here.

Another thing that's bothering me: That I have a plot bunny for a sequel to one of my stories I really want to do but I can't because I only have so much time before my dad comes home and I doubt I will be able to finish said sequel before then. So frustrating!

[BubblyShell22]

Gear grinder today: Dad's coming home on Friday. Let the hell begin.

[IndigoErth]

Deep, soothing breaths and enjoy the next few days prior...



Grind... for what ever reason we have to wait until my sister gets home from work before my mom will go with me to the pet store right quick (since I lack transportation at the moment). It would make sense most other days, since my mom does take care of my infant nephew Mon. - Thurs., however, the kid's father is home today. So...um... god forbid he watch his own child for a bit instead of doing other crap? Yup makes loads of sense.

My mouse is also acting wonky and frequently registering double clicks where there was none.

[BubblyShell22]

I'll try that, Indigo, but it's not easy to do.

Sounds like maybe you need a new battery or something.

[Utrommaniac]

Well, I am getting trough my Parks and Rec binge. And while I love the characters, I hate the situations they get themselves in.

And Councilman Jamm...Councilman Jamm .

[BubblyShell22]

That Dad was really nasty yesterday and yelled at the people in the cafeteria because he wanted his food. I told Mom today that if he's nasty, she's to walk out and just leave him.

[BubblyShell22]

Big gear grinder: That the social worker lied to my mom about having a doctor come to see him. Mom called the office and they said they called the social worker two days ago to tell her that he wasn't coming out because our location was too far away from him. This is a load of BS because it's only twenty-five minutes from his location to ours. Needless to say, my mom is livid and is going to be confronting this woman and calling her out on her lies! She needs to be fired!

This is exactly why I don't believe in equal pay for equal work because people like this woman would be getting paid the same amount for not doing their job which is extremely unfair. Such things should be earned and not handed out blindly.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Walking in to work this morning to find 20+ old guys (from a bus to Winstar apparently) all swarming our lobby at 5AM. OMG!!! Too early for that sh** especially when it is just me and the overnight manager and one cook. Managed to get the morning manager (Miss "My Sh** Dont Stink" no less) to help when she came in- which is a shock in itself. Then the day proceeded to full-on bat-sh** crazy mode nearly all day. Also, it was Revenge of the Stoopids Day. Sweet goddess if I hear "what are you waiting for" ONE MORE TIME, I'm going to feed that dumb punta a knuckle sandwich with a side of shoe enema. (As a note of minor revenge I started saying it back to her when the front window gets stalled out just so she can see how irritating it is to have someone keep harping on speed.... I'm evil that way. )

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

Big gear grinder: That the social worker lied to my mom about having a doctor come to see him. Mom called the office and they said they called the social worker two days ago to tell her that he wasn't coming out because our location was too far away from him. This is a load of BS because it's only twenty-five minutes from his location to ours. Needless to say, my mom is livid and is going to be confronting this woman and calling her out on her lies! She needs to be fired!

That's social services for you, they're pretty inept in my experience. Sounds like it's true across the board.