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Recently I've put a lot of thought into my job. I just want to know if I really work at a crap place, or if this is just what jobs are like. Here it goes:
What I Do
- Bag groceries at a local grocery store
- Ocasionally go into the back of the store and help stock shelves
OK. That was really basic. Now I'm going to go into why I hate it:
The Pay Sucks
$6.00/hour. It could be worse...but really, not by much. Oh! But we get a whopping $.50 raise every year!
The Tasks Suck
I'm 18 and the majority of the time I spend is bagging groceries. Now, have you ever bagged groceries? A monkey could do it. Honestly. A monkey could do it right and successfully. More or less you keep edibles and non-edibles together, put meat in it's own bag and keep it light enough so the handles can support the weight. It's such grunt work and I feel so idiotic doing such thought-less work.
The Hours Suck
Here's my weekend:
4-10 Friday
5-11 Saturday (PM)
2-7 Sunday
I have a 1:00 AM curfew. There go my friday and saturday nights. Yeah, maybe friday I might be able to go out and do something, but I've been up since 8:00 AM because of school, and I'm too drained to do anything phsyical.
That's a typical schedule. I usually get scheduled FRI-SAT-SUN-MON, and then random days for the rest of the week.
The Store Sucks
This place is packed. Always. OK, save from about 8 or 9 at night until close, it's always just racing with business. We have upwards to 7 or 8 grocery stores in my town, but I swear, half of our town shops at this store. Two reasons it sucks when it's busy:
a) It means that there's no chance I'll get to go to the back and do some semi-decent work (stocking)
b) It means there's going to be an insurmountable amount of work to be done...if we're in the pack, you do X amount of work. Get done early? Then bum around.
The Staff Sucks
My manager is a pussy. He won't say anything to your face. If he's got a problem, he'll tell someone below him to say it to you. I hate people like him. He's got no balls.
Most of my coworkers are lazy. Except for a specified time (two hours during the typically busiest portion of the day), only one bag boy has to be up front bagging. That means that even if it's as busy as it was during those two rush hours, I'm still alone up there working as if I'm being payed $10.00 an hour. Yes, I could have one of the checkers call more guys up, but their lazy asses will bag an order or two then go to the back again.
I sit up front, get a huge amount of work thrown on my shoulders while everyone else goes and chills around, working at whatever pace they feel like. Done this shit for 6 months now and I'm really getting sick of it.
Now Wha?
Can I get some suggestions as to where to try and find a new job? I actually put in my two weeks once before, but I asked if I could keep working there, because I needed money (I'm in high school, but I'm saving up for a computer, MLB Extra Innings, and a car), and because i didn't hear back from any of the 4 applications I put in elsewhere. Plus, I thought if I got hired somewhere I would have just been a month-or-two seasonal.
I hate this place and really want to quit. Am I a pussy that's just bitching (my dad said he's 'proud' that I've stuck it out so far at a place I dislike so much), or do I have a genuine above-average shitty ass job?
Thanks for reading and for the advice. And lemme hear about your work woes, too.
What I Do
- Bag groceries at a local grocery store
- Ocasionally go into the back of the store and help stock shelves
OK. That was really basic. Now I'm going to go into why I hate it:
The Pay Sucks
$6.00/hour. It could be worse...but really, not by much. Oh! But we get a whopping $.50 raise every year!

The Tasks Suck
I'm 18 and the majority of the time I spend is bagging groceries. Now, have you ever bagged groceries? A monkey could do it. Honestly. A monkey could do it right and successfully. More or less you keep edibles and non-edibles together, put meat in it's own bag and keep it light enough so the handles can support the weight. It's such grunt work and I feel so idiotic doing such thought-less work.
The Hours Suck
Here's my weekend:
4-10 Friday
5-11 Saturday (PM)
2-7 Sunday
I have a 1:00 AM curfew. There go my friday and saturday nights. Yeah, maybe friday I might be able to go out and do something, but I've been up since 8:00 AM because of school, and I'm too drained to do anything phsyical.
That's a typical schedule. I usually get scheduled FRI-SAT-SUN-MON, and then random days for the rest of the week.
The Store Sucks
This place is packed. Always. OK, save from about 8 or 9 at night until close, it's always just racing with business. We have upwards to 7 or 8 grocery stores in my town, but I swear, half of our town shops at this store. Two reasons it sucks when it's busy:
a) It means that there's no chance I'll get to go to the back and do some semi-decent work (stocking)
b) It means there's going to be an insurmountable amount of work to be done...if we're in the pack, you do X amount of work. Get done early? Then bum around.
The Staff Sucks
My manager is a pussy. He won't say anything to your face. If he's got a problem, he'll tell someone below him to say it to you. I hate people like him. He's got no balls.
Most of my coworkers are lazy. Except for a specified time (two hours during the typically busiest portion of the day), only one bag boy has to be up front bagging. That means that even if it's as busy as it was during those two rush hours, I'm still alone up there working as if I'm being payed $10.00 an hour. Yes, I could have one of the checkers call more guys up, but their lazy asses will bag an order or two then go to the back again.
I sit up front, get a huge amount of work thrown on my shoulders while everyone else goes and chills around, working at whatever pace they feel like. Done this shit for 6 months now and I'm really getting sick of it.
Now Wha?
Can I get some suggestions as to where to try and find a new job? I actually put in my two weeks once before, but I asked if I could keep working there, because I needed money (I'm in high school, but I'm saving up for a computer, MLB Extra Innings, and a car), and because i didn't hear back from any of the 4 applications I put in elsewhere. Plus, I thought if I got hired somewhere I would have just been a month-or-two seasonal.
I hate this place and really want to quit. Am I a pussy that's just bitching (my dad said he's 'proud' that I've stuck it out so far at a place I dislike so much), or do I have a genuine above-average shitty ass job?
Thanks for reading and for the advice. And lemme hear about your work woes, too.