Twenty Somethings

[1stClassNiceGuy]

I work for a small company... well, I work for a small company that is a franchise of a larger company. At most I only have 10-15 people employed by me, and we all get along like friends (for the most part). I have taken the role of the one with the responsibility, rather than the authority. They all respect that and do their jobs the way they do because they feel they are helping me out by doing so, rather than out of any real obligation. Granted, if I ever need to be the boss, they know damn well they better listen =P

So while I can understand exactly where you are coming from, Hybrid, and fully respect your opinion.. I have the unique work situation where this kind of thing can (and often does) happen.

Couple that with the fact that I will be seeking a better job with a different company some time in the near future.. and well...

 

[1stClassNiceGuy]

Okay, posting this from work, and I must ask someone...

Will you please get me out of here?!?!?! hehe


Just noticed this one drifting away again and decided to give it a bump.

Work is awful today, its slow, boring, and what business I do have is all from assholes of the worst kind.

Including one guy accusing me of being unprofessional because I wouldn't give him free stuff because he had to wait 1 minute longer due to a re-make....bear in mind, 1 minute longer, and still a minute earlier than I quoted him. So now I have to wait for the corporate office to call me and ask why he's filing a report on me, etc, then explain the situation to them. Really a big hassle over one minute, despite it still being ONE MINUTE EARLY!!! aarrrghh!! =P

(For those I haven't told, or haven't guessed, I manage a pizza place)

 

[My Own Way]

I hate people. I would never be able to do your job NG. I would have told the asshole to get the hell over it or make his own god damn pizza from now on. Oh no...the service industry and I will never mix....ever.

 

[Munachi]

uh yeah i remember this... sometimes I am glad to be rid of the work in the hotel. though i guess i will start it again if they give me a job when i get home.

most fun were days when we had complete computer breakdowns and couldn't check in people at all for an hour, and similar things... or people who disliked the place and of course being the receptionist, it is my fault... hehe people...

 

[HybridCrow]

Ah, such is the joys of life. 1-asshole, 2-asshole, 3-asshole, 4-asshole, 3-asshole, 2-asshole, 1-asshole, no asshole.

And such is the life of customer service. Bleh, I was having a GREAT day in the beginning until I ended up getting a customer who wanted to use a competition ad for 1-gallon milks that were on sale. They got the wrong brand and I had to wait like 15 minutes for them to go back and get the right milk. They could've taken the other milk back with them, but nooo... they left the 3-gallons they had sitting there... ungrateful bastards.

I also had a rather dysfunctional family AFTERWARDS. They competition ad half their groceries, kept confusing me with "It was this much... or was it that much?"

It all made me wanna rip my hair off my head!!

For those of you who aren't familiar with Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart matches the price of competition items. The customer simply tells us where and for how much it was going for, no ad necessary. 1/4 of the time, I'll get a customer that expects ME to know the competition ad price and I would have to tell them I cannot give them a comp. ad if they do not tell me where and how much.

Oh, yesterday I had my 90-day evaluation. It went well. I got a raise which starts June 2nd. I'm off work tomorrow, but I do have to go in around 4:30 for a Cashier's meeting. Probably means I'll be getting a pin or two and about an hour's worth of lectures.

If you think the pizza business is madness, check out a cashier's job. Don't get me wrong, I can see it's about the same level of hassle because both jobs are in the customer service area. You should be lucky though that customers don't take toppings off their pizza and stick them wherever in the pizza place. We constantly get customers deciding not to get something and they have to shove it in between the candy racks instead of just giving it to us and telling us they changed their minds.

I hope ya'll had a good Memorial Day weekend, nevertheless. Tomorrow I should be going to see Star Wars Episode 3 w/ my step-cousin.

Hugs and kisses for the lovely ladies and high-fives for the guys. Hasta luego!

 

[BXGemini20]

Sometimes I do feel sorry for cashiers at times when I am in stores. I'm never rude and usually nice. Devilery boys are another story all together.

 

[1stClassNiceGuy]

Well, I had fun shortly afterwards. He called the store after I posted that message to speak to my manager.

He choked a bit when I told him I -am- the manager.

Anyhow, he started his bit again, about how I was unprofessional, etc, etc.

I explained to him that I only offer discounts or free items for late orders, not orders that had to be remade (and still on time) The quoted time was about 10-15 minutes, which is my usual quote that time of night. I informed him that his actual time was 18 minutes, and 49 seconds. (Our computer system can verify this)

He then completely changed the subject to about how his breadsticks didn't have any sauce, and he had to come -back- to the store to get it ... when he did, I gladly handed him two little sauce cups. I should note here that at that point he again demanded I give him something free. I repeated that I would not, and noted that I gave him an extra sauce cup.. at which point he asked for the corporate number, which I gave... and he turned to walk away... as did I...

So, after making him feel stupid twice, he claimed I was unprofessional for walking away from him while he was talking to me.. Note, as I said above, I did not turn to walk away until he turned his back to leave. After I mentioned this to him (Being as polite as I can be, even calling him "sir" when he did not deserve the title), he NOW accused me of being rude and insulting his intelligence.

So,he was is just another prick trying to get something for free. Of course, the corporate office will probably send him some kind of gift certificate, and call me to give me shit about it anyway. Fortunately, the franchise regional manager is a nice guy, and so is my store's owner, and they both know me well enough to know that I don't snap at people, and I don't deny anyone anything without good reason. I'm not worried about my end, I just wish I were able to tell that guy what I really think about him... a spoiled little rich white brat living off mommy and daddy, trying to act a thug. I just wanted to tell him, "Pull your pants up, put your hat on straight, and get a smaller shirt, you look like an ass!"

I hate tourist season =P


Anyhow, just my venting for the night! Hope everyone's doing well! =)

 

[BXGemini20]

Poor Nice Guy. That person sounded like an asshole anyway. I hate to watch that when I'm in a store. I'll be thinking just shut up and keep it moving. Those are the same kind of people who would overreact to everything. Just want to slap them and I bet you do too sometimes.

 

[blue112]

I just wanted to tell him, "Pull your pants up, put your hat on straight, and get a smaller shirt, you look like an ass!"

I hate tourist season =P


Anyhow, just my venting for the night! Hope everyone's doing well! =)

think we've all had that urge.....

 

[My Own Way]

think we've all had that urge.....

Hey Blue!! Long time no see!

 

[HybridCrow]

Well, here's something of interest:

I think this girl I've known for quite awhile has an interest in me. We haven't talked in awhile either and last time I talked to her, she hugged me and said something that sounded like, "We'll do lunch sometime."

Anyhow, I talked to her today before I went and saw Star Wars 3 w/ my step-cousin. I'm meeting her Thursday afternoon when she gets off work. Not as a date or the lunch date. However, I thought it would be amusing to mention it to her and see what happens.

The reason I'm meeting her is because I need to talk to her about a few things that have happened recently that happened to be about her and her family. That's as much as I'm able to give ya'll. Also, the other thing I am going to do is, and of course tell her BEFORE the above mentioned reason to talk to her, is that I've always been interested in her since we met. I hope she doesn't have a boyfriend, but if she does, that he would at least not be around. I'm not afraid of anything, but I do hate it when the b/f's get all up in my face because I'm the kind of guy who is honest and HAS to get whatever's on his chest, off of it. Hence the "speak my mind" personality.


Anyhow, I need to get to bed. I'm slipping into oblivion and I also have to get up early tomorrow for work. Laters!!


WARNING: IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN STAR WARS 3, PLEASE DO NOT READ ON. POSSIBLE SPOILER!! THANK YOU!!!


BTW, Star Wars 3, in my opinion, was actually good. I thought the fight scenes were good, and I especially liked the whole Darkside look to Anakin. Even with his eyes that different color. Also the new Darth Vader look was actually good.

 

[Munachi]

For those of you who aren't familiar with Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart matches the price of competition items. The customer simply tells us where and for how much it was going for, no ad necessary. 1/4 of the time, I'll get a customer that expects ME to know the competition ad price and I would have to tell them I cannot give them a comp. ad if they do not tell me where and how much.

Couldn't people very easily lie on this? Or what if I say that "in this little store I used to go to in Peru...?"

 

[Coyness]

haha.. oops... I didn't realize this thread was 50 pages long. If i had, I wouldn't have quoted something from page 2...

I'm in the exact situation as you lj....i'm in college again and i look around at all these 18-22 year old guys and girls, where for most, not all, but most, where to drink on thursday, friday, and saturday nights is like the most important thing in their world, and I feel lost. First of all....that was never my thing when I was in undergrad....I always felt like I was too old to be there if not age wise then defenetally mentally speaking....that may sound silly...but the frat/house party, and bar scene was just never my scene. And now I've put myself in the same situation but even worse because i'm surrounded by 18 year old boys....which I'm sure they're quite lovely...but I want someone who is settled, over the bar scene, has a job, likes to actually DO things on the weekends rather than sleep off a night of wild partying....

I'm whining/complaining...so sorry....I'll stop now....needless to say lj, I can completely relate to what you're saying...

I too can relate to this. I'm 19, just finished my first year of college, and I am already quite sick of the entire social scene. Most of the time I did not partake in such activities, so I ended up sitting my dorm a lot this past year just doing homework and entertaining myself with drunk phone calls from my friends. I suppose one positive thing of this situation was that I did extreamly well grade wise.

 

[blue112]

Hey Blue!! Long time no see!

Hows it goin My?!

Had a busy month graduating and moving back to Toronto and doing the whole looking for work thing, sadly thats all thats really been going on in my life....that and reading a heck of alot.
How you been? (like the new pic by the way)

 

[My Own Way]

Hows it goin My?!

Had a busy month graduating and moving back to Toronto and doing the whole looking for work thing, sadly thats all thats really been going on in my life....that and reading a heck of alot.
How you been? (like the new pic by the way)

Thanks Blue...glad you like it. Congrats on graduating...hope you find a job soon if you haven't already. I'm doing pretty good. Just sorta hanging around...doing my thing

 

[My Own Way]

haha.. oops... I didn't realize this thread was 50 pages long. If i had, I wouldn't have quoted something from page 2...



I too can relate to this. I'm 19, just finished my first year of college, and I am already quite sick of the entire social scene. Most of the time I did not partake in such activities, so I ended up sitting my dorm a lot this past year just doing homework and entertaining myself with drunk phone calls from my friends. I suppose one positive thing of this situation was that I did extreamly well grade wise.

Hi Coyness...welcome to lit and to our happy, homey little thread. It's hard being essentially a non-drinker/party-er in college. Eventually you find other things that make you happy and keep you occupied and if you're lucky you find at least one other person like you who prefers to go see a movie or spend time at a quieter bar nursing the same drink all night rather than get drunk and try to yell over really loud music all night....

 

[Little Bird]

Wohohooo... Some weeks ago I found a piece of paper with a number on it. I thought it could be the phone number of a friend I lost contact with last year but there was noone there and I forgot about it. I remembered some times about it but was to lazy to try it again. Now, about 8 weeks later I tried again and it was her!
She was very unhappy the last days I heard from her and feared she broke up with her boyfriend. But she didn't and they are still in contact with a fourth friend of our small "gang". Noone of us has contact to the last one of us, who was the closest and very best friend I ever had but it seems that a miracle has happened and I got back the live I thought lost for almost a year.
Two hours ago I had almost nothing and now I have everything back again.

I think this is the best day of all my life!

 

[blue112]

I'm doing pretty good. Just sorta hanging around...doing my thing

your thing being takin new photos to tease us with?

 

[ashesatwork]

Okay, posting this from work, and I must ask someone...

Will you please get me out of here?!?!?! hehe


Just noticed this one drifting away again and decided to give it a bump.

Work is awful today, its slow, boring, and what business I do have is all from assholes of the worst kind.

Including one guy accusing me of being unprofessional because I wouldn't give him free stuff because he had to wait 1 minute longer due to a re-make....bear in mind, 1 minute longer, and still a minute earlier than I quoted him. So now I have to wait for the corporate office to call me and ask why he's filing a report on me, etc, then explain the situation to them. Really a big hassle over one minute, despite it still being ONE MINUTE EARLY!!! aarrrghh!! =P

(For those I haven't told, or haven't guessed, I manage a pizza place)

Im with you.. I WANT OUT NOW>.... 2 hours left though

 

[HybridCrow]

Woot!!

Well, not so much of a woot, but it's good enough for me. I talked to the girl today and it went rather well. Turns out that she isn't dating anybody right now, but that was because she had been with somebody else for a long time and now she's just taking a break, doing her own thing. So, she didn't say yes, but she didn't really say no. She just said she would like to hang out. Which is cool with me, because I've never been in relationships before, and I think if I were to start one with her, I should take it slow and just have fun.

We're going to meet for lunch Monday afternoon, so I was wondering if anybody had any ideas, not food-wise, on how to keep something like this going. I mean starting out slow and just having fun, hanging out, but eventually down the road it would hopefully evolve into something more. For now, I just want to keep it cool and fun, because that's primarily what she just wants right now. I'm really interested in her and I'm willing to wait for as long as it takes so long as there's hope.

So.... anybody got any suggestions on what I could do without screwing it up? When I say screwing it up, I mean waiting too long and end up stuck on the friend's list, or waiting too short and end up on the "bad guy list".

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Munachi]

just a short hello. have class in ten minutes...

 

[BXGemini20]

Still got class, Muna? Poor thing. for you. I been on jury duty the last two days. It sucked. That's why I haven't been posting here. I'm back now.

 

[Munachi]

ah, thanks... well, in fact i like having class as it are quechua classes and hopefully will help me to finally learn to speak well enough that i can do interviews with some monolinguals as well...

 

[BXGemini20]

I'm in a good mood right now. It is finally getting warmer in NYC. I'm loving it now. Beatiful weather right now. Ahhhh. My favorite time of the year has come!!!!

 

[Munachi]

ah, nice... hehe well you all have spring, i have fall here. but winter seems to be the nicer season in the andes... just that i will miss out on summer at home...