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[–] [email protected] 61 points 10 months ago (5 children)

The given excuse is "Customers don't like seeing you sitting down."

[–] shneancy 94 points 10 months ago (1 children)

as a customer in Europe I want my chashier to be comfortable while working, it means they don't get tired as fast and won't make as many mistakes that come from being tired

USA is just weird

[–] Mr_Blott 58 points 10 months ago (1 children)

More like it means they won't develop lower back problems and dodgy knees later in life

If customers "prefer" to see cashiers standing, your customers are utter cunts 😂

[–] FireRetardant 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Its rarely the customers that actually complain, it is usually spineless executives that see their employees and their customers as dollars

[–] Mr_Blott 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Rare?!?!? What kind of fucking horrible human being do you even have to be to complain about someone sitting down?!?

I think yous cunts are using that whole "death penalty" thing on the wrong motherfuckers 😂

[–] Passerby6497 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you've ever worked retail or food service, you'd know exactly the Becky, Karen or Kyle that would complain to the manager about that. Made me really appreciate the good management that I had when they'd tell the bitches to fuck off with that bullshit

[–] Mr_Blott 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Worked retail for about 20 years. Could probably count on both hands the amount of times people were rude to me. That was in Scotland though, they're at least partly civilised

[–] Passerby6497 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Man, must be nice to work in that sort of an environment. I worked retail and food service for like 5 to 6 years, and I'd be lucky to not get at least one a week.

[–] Mr_Blott 3 points 10 months ago

Not so much environment, as culture

[–] [email protected] 50 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Have they actually polled customers? It seems like the bosses don't like seeing them sitting down.

And regardless of what the customers think, don't the employees matter?

[–] plz1 18 points 10 months ago

Employees don’t matter in the US.

[–] TheCheddarCheese 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

fuck racism and homophobia, cashiers sitting down is the worst offense in this universe

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The thing is it's fucking true, if the law doesn't require it certain Karens WILL complain to a manager if they see someone sitting down.

When I was working at McDonald's I was on a break and grabbed a pop from the lobby. Some guy waiting for his order saw me, got upset, and asked me specifically how much longer his order was going to be. I don't know dude, but they are taking care of it. I can't make your patty cook faster by going over and staring at it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Well why the hell not??

[–] SPRUNT 7 points 10 months ago

I figured it was because of our fucked up "if there's time to lean, there's time to clean" mentality.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Actually only the shittiest customers mind that.

The ones who get your attention by clearing their throat.

The ones who whistle to get your attention. I have a coworker who fucking hates that. I feel a bit disrespected by it but he will talk about it for days if a customer whistles at him.

The ones who ask you to tell them which appliance is the best one.

The ones who are already glaring when they see you. The ones who come to your section, when a different section’s staff is nowhere to be found, and say “Think maybe I could get some help??” as if the reason you weren’t helping them was laziness.

The ones who bitch about nobody working and how service is so bad, completely failing to understand that you are the one at work, doing your job and that the people they’re pissed at are home, not there in front of them.