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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Top comments
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)
Jackimo98 24
Work smart, not hard
ckerane 16
She told you haha
petert71 10
In Australia that's actually an OH&S issue. You should have insisted on using a trolley.
AlchemistEd 12
in Australia (where I live), that depends on where you work. as a general rule, most retail jobs will reuqire you sign a form to say you can carry 20/25kg. OH&s says use your legs and carry it properly.
Shade1982 21
"There is no longer a prescribed weight limit for women or men over which it is illegal for persons to lift. Instead, the risk of lifting the load should be assessed." According to OHS website. So, if this was a one-time thing, it was not illegal to have him carry the bags.
idk_rose 25
True definition of a "hard-earned" paycheck
sanchogrim 18
I wish 50lbs is all I had to lift at work lol
saturn5662001 10
What stopped you from getting a cart? Is she going to complain to a manager that you decided to use a cart to help you do your job and to help a customer?
slavka012 11
Definite YDI for being a tool. It is OK if customer asks to help to help LOAD things into car, bat carry it all the way.... You should have used a cart anyway.
GreyJedi 10
As a retail worker.... I would've gotten a cart. I don't care what she says. I'm working whether she is there or not. That's what carts are for. Use them.
GreyJedi 10
The customer is not always right.
JinxTheQueen 16
People, OP works retail, not construction. 25kg carried over a certain distance when one isn't use to it with out the aid of a trolley can be taxing.