Today, I had to carry a 25kg bag of cement to an elderly customer's car because she refused to use a cart. "You're paid to work, so I'm gonna make you work." FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, at a customer's house, I was asked to carry her delivery of six pieces of heavy furniture up to her office. Normally, not a problem, but this insane woman had Witches' Stairs (Google them), which were was an accident begging to happen. She told my boss I was unhelpful, uncooperative, and rude. FML
Today, when I got home from work exhausted and literally ready to fall over, my mom had me carry several heavy bags of dog food for her. Yesterday, it was coals; before that it was horse feed and gas bottles. Before that, I'd just asked her to keep the hard, physical work to the weekends. FML
Today, at work, a customer threatened to punch me in the face because the store I work at doesn't have shopping baskets, only carts. FML
Today, while buying paint, I began to help an elderly woman working to lift some heavy boxes. She told me what a nice young lady I was. Then her boss came over, screamed at her for being lazy and fired her. She cried. So did I. FML
Today, my manager cussed me out for being unable to keep a customer happy. That "customer" was a senile old twit who had wandered away from his carer, thought our shop was his living room, and demanded to know who replaced all his furniture. FML
Today, I was helping my wife bring in the groceries. She was able to carry 4 bags and a jug of milk. I was struggling with 2 bags. FML
Today, I was at work as a cashier. An old lady unbagged everything I had, and angrily "taught" me how to bag. She put potatoes on her eggs and broke them. She then screamed that I was useless and retarded in front of all my other customers and manager. FML
Today, I asked an elderly customer at my work if she needed help with her groceries. She responded, "I normally would, but I'm afraid you'll eat all the groceries." FML
Today, a customer bought a bike. He paid for it and asked us to escort both him and the bike to a bus stop, about a 20-minute walk away. He had no car and said he couldn't bring the bike to the stop because it was "too heavy." When we said we're not allowed to abandon post, he cussed us out and called our manager. FML
Today, I was at work, stocking shelves. A customer got mad because I was in the way of her "shopping time" and knocked down all the work I had done. FML
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kathrinex 26
The joys of working in retail!
peacheso 31
Carts are meant to convey goods from one point to other. OP could have used that time and effort elsewhere. That was unfair.
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Comments (71)
Emmamazing 26
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Well, I guess she's not wrong.
SChernobyl 6
She's not wrong, she's just being a bitch.
peacheso 31
Carts are meant to convey goods from one point to other. OP could have used that time and effort elsewhere. That was unfair.
dadumtss 14
OP could have used a cart.
FMLusername969 21
Ahhhhh ... YEAH she's fkn wrong! Do you honestly think it's ok to treat another human being like that? It is his job to help customers bring items to their cars but it s absolutely NOT his job to take her shit!
ADOG2645 17
Yea, like #8 said, she was being a bitch. Just like you are #1!
kathrinex 26
The joys of working in retail!
SubparAtBest 23
Sounds like a solid job.
whycantisignup 24
25kg of cement?! Dude, you rock
Calingaladha 21
25 kg isn't that heavy, though...
ThatHorse 15
For americans it is. most of our job postings say shit like "must be able to lift 25 pounds" (roughly 12kg)
blazie999 15
Over here (still in America) they all say at least 50 pounds.
AlchemistEd 12
25kg is heavy at all. a week or two at the gym and youd be lifting that over your head: one handed. if not more.
viperAUS 15
hahahahha try doing that all day im a labourer so i once moved 100 bags haha
Tripartita 45
All while working retail, too? That's impressive.
swanheart 35
Doing it voluntarily is slightly different from being made to do it out of spite by a customer. I think the fml wasn't about carrying it per se but about the customers attitude to op
viperAUS 15
forced
R2Y2 22
Do you want a medal or something? Foh
Malahkaa 19
Take a teaspoon and harden up princess.
viperAUS 15
a whole bag full will work and then add water
DanCastellaneta 17
There's a difference between voluntary service and involuntary service.
alex_gen 39
Did you ride home with her to carry it out of the car, as well?
InnocenceBlue 38
Technically if you work at Bunnings, Mitre 10 or Home Hardware etc. it is part of your job description but having said that she could have been more polite. I'm happy to help pleasant customers with heavy things even though I don't have to at my job but if they're rude I don't offer. A little bit of kindness goes a long way, hopefully your next customer is a little bit more cheery. Chin up OP :)
Ethan_Anonymous 28
At least it's a job mate. I'll take a job even if it was cleaning toilets all day.
trellz17 19
You don't get the point.
marigu 16
In fairness, she probably would have had issues moving it from cart to car. She could've been polite, though.