Hey, I took it as just an honest difference of viewpoint when YOU, in post #147, brought up that year-old post in which you felt I had denigrated retail workers (waitresses, to be specific). And that led Anaamika to call me an asshole in post #155. Then in post #163, you flamed me in bold-face font for it again.
And NOW you seem to claim, in your own words, that you think most people in retail work are there because they aren’t able to do much else. Well, I wonder what Anaamika is going to say about that.
Hey, go flame yourself for a while, asshole Nylock. You’ve just outed yourself as the judgemental stereotyping jackass that you so regularly blast everyone else for being. Projecting much, shithead?
I have a pretty good idea where you work, and I shop at my local one regularly. Good store.
I work in a thrift store, and at least once a week when I was spending all my work time on a register, I’d have to explain to customers (many of whom either really didn’t understand English well or found it convenient to not understand not being able to do as they please) that we cannot accept EBT cash benefits. Granted, I would think allowing people to buy clothing and household items cheaper by shopping at a thrift store would be a good thing, but I don’t make the rules.
Actually, location might make a major difference. I live in New England but frequently have to travel to Michigan and Iowa. There’s a distinct culture shock the first time I enter a store each trip.
The clerks are what seems to me EFFUSIVELY nice. Not that the store clerks back home are rude – I’ve never been treated rudely by a clerk or waitress or any other service personnel – but in NE it’s a sort of ‘minimum contact, all business’ interaction. The cashier might say “Did you find everything you were looking for?” but they don’t get all into “Hi, how’s your day? Are you visiting here? Where do you come from? Bet the weather is a surprise to you.” and on and on, the whole time they’re taking care of ringing up my order.
Okay, I’m sure my accent gives away that I’m not a native Michiganian (?) but while standing in line I heard them be just as, well, personal, with natives. It’s like the ‘basic be friendly’ setting out there is an eight while around here it’s a three.
And while my experience is naturally not all that extensive, it seems to me the customers are just as ‘dialed up’ friendly back.
Cite, please. Anyone who thinks retail workers are unskilled and unemployable are wrong.
We have to deal with all sorts of people.
We have to handle cash correctly.
We have to work the register and make credit card payments.
We have to know where everything in the store is located, both for returns and when a customer asks.
We have to be physically moving all the time. I’ve trained people 30 to 40 years younger than me who have quit, saying “My body can’t take this job.”
I mean, really :dubious: