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)
learntoteach 10
You know, YOU could have used the cart. Just because the customer refused doesn't mean you're not allowed to. You still would have been helping her and you wouldn't have had to risk injury to do so.
dani07april06 3
Yes, please complain about a 55lb bag of cement that this "elderly lady" probably wouldnt be able to lift out of a cart. And you ARE paid to work. 55lb bag of cement, not that heavy, and Im a girl saying that. you can handle it. ****** kids these days not wanting to lift a damn finger
team_hale 11
You don't get paid to carry stuff to people's car.
riiiaaaaa 5
25kg isn't that heavy tho......why you complaining
emily_rosalea 6
Couldn't you have pushed it in a cart for her?
Brainfishes 1
Seriously? 25kg is nothing. Unless you are a child or a noodle-armed skinny weakling, you should have no problem carrying a bag that heavy. In any case you ARE paid to WORK, so just get on with it and stop moaning, you're earning your wage.
bad_boyfriend 10
50lbs is not a big deal, but you could have used a cart instead of being an idiot.
hello_hola 3
She's just looking out for you, carrying 25 kilos of cement builds character.
fantasyworld 39
Just because she wouldn't use one doesn't mean you can't use one right?
HermioneEverdeen 7
I once had a customer that made me get our biggest flatbed cart for a piece of gym equipment she wanted to return because she said it was heavy. When I got to it, it was a stair stepper that weighed about 15lb