Things that happened to me today:
1. I got hit on by a married man WHILE his wife AND daughter were present. I told Jason I thought I was going to have to bash this joker with a stick. Jason just said he thought the guy knew me. I said, no, that he's a regular customer, I don't know his name and I used to think he was just a pleasant customer. Um....no....he's a douche bag who trolls with a kid and a wife in tow.
2. I managed to convince a man on the phone that I did, in fact know what a solenoid is, what it does, and then proceeded to look up the part number he needed, and no, we don't carry it...but he didn't yell at me in exasperation or anger that he couldn't get it instantaneously...he merely....thanked me. Nice, for a change.
3. I helped an old man find the correct battery, then got yelled at for not wielding a magic wand that instantly makes items tax exempt since it was for a farm tractor. The guy then decided he'd try his luck at Wal Mart. I told the new Amber (I now work with two Ambers, a Crystal and a Christa...man, how, confusing) that he would be back as Wal Mart does not stock those sort of batteries...and laughed when he came back in to buy the battery---with tax.
4. I was yelled at by a nasty old man named Bob who somehow believes that I can give large discounts willy-nilly because so and so gets a discount. Um...no. I told him he'd have to speak with Tim, because HE is the boss and it would be between him and Tim. I also explained that the 10 percent coupon is NOT stackable with the 5 percent discount for buying a pallet, which further enraged him. Jason told him the same thing. He does not like Jason. He then said to cancel his order and that he would be taking his business to the Howell location. I said, sure, cancelled the order, and THEN he bought dog food and ect from me....what the hell? I thought he was taking his business to the Howell location?!?!!!! If I never have to see him again, I'll be thrilled. The manager at Howell is less flexible than Tim or Jason or Lorien....good luck, you wrinkled old asshole. Do you NOT understand that we could ALL be FIRED for doing what you want? It's against policy and ethics. Yeah, I WANT a 50% off get out of jail free card for all my groceries for the rest of my life...pretty damn sure that's never going to happen, but I WANT ITTTT!!!!!!
5. A pit bull rescue came to the store, unannounced (they usually cancel so we never expect them) so I had to listen to Day 2 of dogs barking from the backroom...the beagles were yesterday. Jason had to tell the guy to keep the back door closed (it's an audit and shrink issue and we could, again, be fired for leaving it hang open) and he was none too pleased that Jason said to keep it shut or the rescue will be setting up in the parking lot the next time. Sorry, you are allowed to be at our location, but you have to follow our rules...just the same as if you were staying at someone's house.
And so ends my six day straight work week. So thankful it is at an end. I really thought about just wandering off during my shift, never to return. In a perfect world, I would be able to afford the luxury.
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