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So... I'm unemployed now... -rant included-
17 years ago
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Hey, everyone!
Well, yeah, this may come as a bit of a suprise to you, since yesterday was my last day of work and I didn't announce it to anyone... but yes, I'm currently out of a job.
Why, you ask? Well, heck! I'll tell you!
The Mac's I've been working at (convenience store, if you didn't know) is a little place that a friend of mine became the manager of and got me a job in. He joined the Canadian Forces (only to come back about 4 months later), but I stayed on as a low-level grunt employee (because I hate doing paperwork).
Well, it started with one employee taking over as manager, only to "screw the pooch" five ways from sunday, making it look like our store lost over $4,000... though the issue was cleared up, the higher ups still deemed our smaller store was just not making enough money and decided to close us down.
Today, April 20th, is the last day the store is open... though I don't have the last shift. So, my role as a clerk is through.
Sounds depressing, doesn't it?
In a way it is, but in a way it's not.
I've been a customer service rep for a loooong time... a cashier at a grocery store, a clerk at a 7-11 (which I happily quit to work at Mac's) and Mac's. I think that, by putting up with so many people day after day, I think I've become very callous to the general population. It's come to my attention that my views on most of the people who seem to go shopping have changed from "normal people who kind of annoy me from time to time" to "borderline retarded".
Allow me to give an example.
One thing I don't like doing is answering questions... at least to people I don't know. And, because much of our stock at Mac's was disappearing, I would pretty much have the same converation with everyone who walked through the door:
<Customer>Why is the store so empty?
<Me> We're closing.
<Customer> Are you moving somewhere?
<Me> No, we're closing.
<Customer> Why are you closing?
<Me> Not enough sales.
<Customer> What's this store going to become?
<Me> I don't know.
<Customer> When are you closing?
<Me> X number of days/April 20th.
<Customer> Are there any sales?
<Me> No. Everything is being given to other Mac's stores.
<Customer> So you won't give me anything for cheap?
<Me> No.
<Customer> So, you're gonna be out of a job?
<Me> I'll be fine.
Anyways, since I had to literally repeat this conversation to EVERY. SINGLE. MORON. that walked through the door (often in that exact order), I typed up a pretty little message. It first had a giant, bolded "ATTENTION CUSTOMERS" at the top, then explained that we were closing April 20th, and pretty much answered most of the questions. Then I took that sign and put it just around chin level on me (so almost everyone walking in would see it), all in the hopes of not having to recite the annoying conversation listed above.
Well, as I should have guessed, about 15% of the people that came into the store actually READ it. The remaining 85% walked right past it, looked around and... the conversation began all over again.
I think if I made a glowing neon sign, people still would be too stupid to actually notice it.
Anyways, I'm a bit bummed out that I don't have a job anymore... but I'm glad I don't have to deal with any customers for a little while.
Sorry for ranting off a bit there...
Well, yeah, this may come as a bit of a suprise to you, since yesterday was my last day of work and I didn't announce it to anyone... but yes, I'm currently out of a job.
Why, you ask? Well, heck! I'll tell you!
The Mac's I've been working at (convenience store, if you didn't know) is a little place that a friend of mine became the manager of and got me a job in. He joined the Canadian Forces (only to come back about 4 months later), but I stayed on as a low-level grunt employee (because I hate doing paperwork).
Well, it started with one employee taking over as manager, only to "screw the pooch" five ways from sunday, making it look like our store lost over $4,000... though the issue was cleared up, the higher ups still deemed our smaller store was just not making enough money and decided to close us down.
Today, April 20th, is the last day the store is open... though I don't have the last shift. So, my role as a clerk is through.
Sounds depressing, doesn't it?
In a way it is, but in a way it's not.
I've been a customer service rep for a loooong time... a cashier at a grocery store, a clerk at a 7-11 (which I happily quit to work at Mac's) and Mac's. I think that, by putting up with so many people day after day, I think I've become very callous to the general population. It's come to my attention that my views on most of the people who seem to go shopping have changed from "normal people who kind of annoy me from time to time" to "borderline retarded".
Allow me to give an example.
One thing I don't like doing is answering questions... at least to people I don't know. And, because much of our stock at Mac's was disappearing, I would pretty much have the same converation with everyone who walked through the door:
<Customer>Why is the store so empty?
<Me> We're closing.
<Customer> Are you moving somewhere?
<Me> No, we're closing.
<Customer> Why are you closing?
<Me> Not enough sales.
<Customer> What's this store going to become?
<Me> I don't know.
<Customer> When are you closing?
<Me> X number of days/April 20th.
<Customer> Are there any sales?
<Me> No. Everything is being given to other Mac's stores.
<Customer> So you won't give me anything for cheap?
<Me> No.
<Customer> So, you're gonna be out of a job?
<Me> I'll be fine.
Anyways, since I had to literally repeat this conversation to EVERY. SINGLE. MORON. that walked through the door (often in that exact order), I typed up a pretty little message. It first had a giant, bolded "ATTENTION CUSTOMERS" at the top, then explained that we were closing April 20th, and pretty much answered most of the questions. Then I took that sign and put it just around chin level on me (so almost everyone walking in would see it), all in the hopes of not having to recite the annoying conversation listed above.
Well, as I should have guessed, about 15% of the people that came into the store actually READ it. The remaining 85% walked right past it, looked around and... the conversation began all over again.
I think if I made a glowing neon sign, people still would be too stupid to actually notice it.
Anyways, I'm a bit bummed out that I don't have a job anymore... but I'm glad I don't have to deal with any customers for a little while.
Sorry for ranting off a bit there...
