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[quote name='JStryke']Yeah, I had a similar situation a few weeks back (at Target). A person came to me when I was filling in at guest service about a sale concerning an ipad. When trying to explain it to her, the normal guest service person for that day came off break, and we still had to get a manager over before she apparently gave up and left.

Myself, I'm actually a cart attendant (yes, it sucks), and you would not believe how many people think the shopping carts are trash cans. On a daily basis I find popcorn and soda among other snacks along with napkins. Occasionally find a giant cardboard box because the person shopping tried to get some huge item into a small coupe. And on the bizarre days, I've even seen a microwave in one of the carts that probably went out of production back in the 90s for all I know.

Also, a fact I have learned from guest carry outs. The bigger the item, the small the car. Somebody will try buying a huge patio set or an outdoor grill and expect it to fit inside a volkswagon beetle.

Of course my favorite is when it's raining. Granted, I will try to keep the dry carts over on the left side for easier grabbing, but people still will grab from the right side when the dry carts are in plain site when entering the building. That, and if it's raining all day and busy as all hell, people will complain and ask why the carts are wet. I just look outside and look back at them and ask "seriously?".[/QUOTE]
When I worked for Wally World bout 10 years ago, they would actually shut off the AC at like 11pm-midnight, so by 3-4am going outside to collect carts in the middle of a streak of hot days/nights was actually refreshing compared to being in that store.

But you wouldn't believe all the crap you'd find in the parking lot each week. The one week, we found no less than 3 tires(w/ rims), a couple old broken microwaves and bags and bags of household trash. Apparently when people would come in to buy a new microwave at 3am, they would then dump off their old one from the back seat of their car.

Of course, we also found bagloads of merchandise that either someone forgot or stole from the store out in the parking lot.

The worst though was when I worked for Hills in the 90's. You'd have people standing by watching you load shit into their car/truck that you clearly needed a hand with.

After doing that 2-3x and not even getting one fuckin' thank you from the ungrateful bastards I would suddenly become unavailable when they'd call for carryout.
 
[quote name='scuba t']Even though you want to believe it, Nobody at the Japanese restaurant that I work at is Japanese. They are Korean and Balinese.
The birthday song is in fact not a birthday song, but a children's rhyme.[/QUOTE]

It also isn't real Japanese food.
 
[quote name='Dead of Knight']It also isn't real Japanese food.[/QUOTE]I found most Japanese places around NY/NJ are run by Chinese, the Sarku Japan chains were all chinese.
 
[quote name='Mad39er']I found most Japanese places around NY/NJ are run by Chinese, the Sarku Japan chains were all chinese.[/QUOTE]

Most Chinese food isn't exactly Chinese either. They're Westernized.
 
Does anyone know what the white salad dressing is that you find in most Japanese places? It's sort of sweet and creamy. I've found it in the states and in Japan; they labeled it as "french" in Japan but I'm pretty sure that's not it.

No, it's not that. You people are sick. Especially you. You know who you are.
 
Your University/College Professor doesn't care if you pass. We get paid either way.

We do not want to be there on a Friday or a day before a holiday any more than you do.

We wish we could tell you just how stupid you are at times.

We set deadlines so you can get prepared for jobs. Since most places do not care if you mom or cat died all they know is a project is due and it was your job to ensure it was completed. Can't do that guess you should look for a new job.

Tattoos do not go on sale, if you can find it cheaper more power to you. After you get that cheaper tattoo I will charge double to fix it. Should have got it done right the first time.

Kat Von Dee is a cunt.

Most if not all artist are on pain killers or weed, maybe both.
 
[quote name='Strell']Does anyone know what the white salad dressing is that you find in most Japanese places? It's sort of sweet and creamy. I've found it in the states and in Japan; they labeled it as "french" in Japan but I'm pretty sure that's not it.

No, it's not that. You people are sick. Especially you. You know who you are.[/QUOTE]

Salad dressing? Japanese places serve salads?

Most white creamy things you see in Japanese places is mayo. (wiki)
 
[quote name='lilytrabbit']Your University/College Professor doesn't care if you pass. We get paid either way.

We do not want to be there on a Friday or a day before a holiday any more than you do.

We wish we could tell you just how stupid you are at times.

We set deadlines so you can get prepared for jobs. Since most places do not care if you mom or cat died all they know is a project is due and it was your job to ensure it was completed. Can't do that guess you should look for a new job.

Tattoos do not go on sale, if you can find it cheaper more power to you. After you get that cheaper tattoo I will charge double to fix it. Should have got it done right the first time.

Kat Von Dee is a cunt.

Most if not all artist are on pain killers or weed, maybe both.[/QUOTE]

I like to picture those all from the same job; like you're some pill popping weed smoking professor who gives tattoos and lectures at the same time.
 
[quote name='JStryke']Yeah, I had a similar situation a few weeks back (at Target). A person came to me when I was filling in at guest service about a sale concerning an ipad. When trying to explain it to her, the normal guest service person for that day came off break, and we still had to get a manager over before she apparently gave up and left.

Myself, I'm actually a cart attendant (yes, it sucks), and you would not believe how many people think the shopping carts are trash cans. On a daily basis I find popcorn and soda among other snacks along with napkins. Occasionally find a giant cardboard box because the person shopping tried to get some huge item into a small coupe. And on the bizarre days, I've even seen a microwave in one of the carts that probably went out of production back in the 90s for all I know.

Also, a fact I have learned from guest carry outs. The bigger the item, the small the car. Somebody will try buying a huge patio set or an outdoor grill and expect it to fit inside a volkswagon beetle.

Of course my favorite is when it's raining. Granted, I will try to keep the dry carts over on the left side for easier grabbing, but people still will grab from the right side when the dry carts are in plain site when entering the building. That, and if it's raining all day and busy as all hell, people will complain and ask why the carts are wet. I just look outside and look back at them and ask "seriously?".[/QUOTE]

I was the local Target cart guy for much of high school, I brought out a furniture set and fit it into a Mistubishi Spyder somehow.

I also got hit by a car twice.

Strell:

Probably just Japanese mayo (it has a lot of MSG in it), the only thing I ever see if a bright orange ginger/carroty thing. A real Japanese salad dressing is one made of mentaiko or spicy pollock roe.
 
From when I worked at RadioShack:

When I say hello as soon as you walk in the door, it's not because I'm amped to make a commission. The sooner I address you, the sooner you leave.

The longer an employee attempts to explain something is proportionate to either how little they know about it or how little you can grasp an explanation.

When we say we can't take a bill payment or change stuff on your cellphone account it's because we really can't. Our portal for accessing the cell phone company's database is akin to someone trying a bruteforce hack.




From working for a GM dealership:

Salesmen run the gamut from car enthusiasts to people who know nothing. The one common thread is that most of them are carnies in the strictest sense of the word.
 
Before I worked in TV/Film I like most worked as a retail monkey and here is what I learned.

Most employees of "technology," stores are just that...retail monkeys that are just 1 day ahead of the general public. Yeah they all posses that smug attitude because they get a kick out of making fun of 45 year old moms who cant figure out how to turn on a computer but 9 out of 10 are either A) not smart enough to go to college or B) already flunked out.

The entire store would contain maybe 1 or 2 people who genuinely knew what they were talking about the rest would just google the problem and then pretend they knew that they were talking about. In fact never take a cpu to a retail store..it might cost more to take it to a indy shop but at least it will get fixed the right way.

*Apple employees are the worst of the worst....if your questions doesnt involve a Ipod you might as well not even go in there. "Can you tell me about Motion 4 ingratiation into FCP?" "aaaaaahhh waaaaa Sood can you help this customer?" "Oh I am sorry its only our companies flagship product might want to know what we sell because not everyone who comes in here is a 13 year old.

I know I am breaking the rules because we are suppose to be venting against customers but when I worked retail the customers where never the problem it was the employees.


EDIT: I wrote Motion 4, which wasnt even out at the time I worked there but I was making a point.
 
[quote name='Strell']Does anyone know what the white salad dressing is that you find in most Japanese places? It's sort of sweet and creamy. I've found it in the states and in Japan; they labeled it as "french" in Japan but I'm pretty sure that's not it.

No, it's not that. You people are sick. Especially you. You know who you are.[/QUOTE]
That stuff is awesome, I'd buy it in bottles if they'd let me. If not I'll steal it off the cart when the cook comes by.
 
[quote name='metaphysicalstyles']I will throw anyone under the bus if it will help advance my career. In other words, I show no loyalty to any of my co-workers.[/QUOTE]

Hey there, I think we work together!
 
May not be much of a secret, but Academics are usually experts in one field, and that's basically the end of their knowledge. I mean the end, as in knowing nothing else about anything. This isn't an insult, as I know we have a few academics here, but it really is a kind of tunnel vision so to speak.

I say this to any students here, don't act afraid of your teachers, you know plenty they don't.
 
[quote name='Clak']May not be much of a secret, but Academics are usually experts in one field, and that's basically the end of their knowledge. I mean the end, as in knowing nothing else about anything. This isn't an insult, as I know we have a few academics here, but it really is a kind of tunnel vision so to speak.

I say this to any students here, don't act afraid of your teachers, you know plenty they don't.[/QUOTE]

That's really farfetched. They're usually not experts at a second topic, but to say they know nothing else about anything is bullshit.
 
[quote name='JStryke']Yeah, I had a similar situation a few weeks back (at Target). A person came to me when I was filling in at guest service about a sale concerning an ipad. When trying to explain it to her, the normal guest service person for that day came off break, and we still had to get a manager over before she apparently gave up and left.

Myself, I'm actually a cart attendant (yes, it sucks), and you would not believe how many people think the shopping carts are trash cans. On a daily basis I find popcorn and soda among other snacks along with napkins. Occasionally find a giant cardboard box because the person shopping tried to get some huge item into a small coupe. And on the bizarre days, I've even seen a microwave in one of the carts that probably went out of production back in the 90s for all I know.

Also, a fact I have learned from guest carry outs. The bigger the item, the small the car. Somebody will try buying a huge patio set or an outdoor grill and expect it to fit inside a volkswagon beetle.

Of course my favorite is when it's raining. Granted, I will try to keep the dry carts over on the left side for easier grabbing, but people still will grab from the right side when the dry carts are in plain site when entering the building. That, and if it's raining all day and busy as all hell, people will complain and ask why the carts are wet. I just look outside and look back at them and ask "seriously?".[/QUOTE]

I remember those days. Have you gotten hit yet by the dumb ass soccer mom who had to make a call? One of the funniest days of my time as a cart pusher was when this asian dude sees me getting carts, walks to his car, plainly sees he can not back out without hitting the cart pushing machine then proceeds to back up and fuck up his rear end and then acts like it's my fault. Luckily it was my last day, So I told him to go fuck himself, went inside turned in the key and said I am done. He was still caught behind the machine when I left.
 
[quote name='elessar123']That's really farfetched. They're usually not experts at a second topic, but to say they know nothing else about anything is bullshit.[/QUOTE]
Not saying all, but especially those middle aged or older, yeah. I work with these folks, believe me. I'm amazed many of them can type. The funniest are the ones trying to stay current with things, but fail miserably.

To be honest, it may be more age than anything else. It's just funny that people who make learning their job, don't seem to learn much of anything outside their field. The older and higher they are on the authority latter, the worse it seems to be too. I've never met people more demanding, pompous and out of touch with the world than some of the deans at my work.
 
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[quote name='cindersphere'] Luckily it was my last day, So I told him to go fuck himself, went inside turned in the key and said I am done. He was still caught behind the machine when I left.[/QUOTE]

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Helicopters are the loudest things known to man. And being near one is like being raped all over your body by Satan, only Satan is actually that one fight scene from the Jackie Chan movie "Operation Condor" with the giant fucking fans everything.

Also, porn stars are really nice people.
 
[quote name='Strell']Does anyone know what the white salad dressing is that you find in most Japanese places? It's sort of sweet and creamy. I've found it in the states and in Japan; they labeled it as "french" in Japan but I'm pretty sure that's not it.

No, it's not that. You people are sick. Especially you. You know who you are.[/QUOTE]


miso dressing?
 
[quote name='cindersphere']I remember those days. Have you gotten hit yet by the dumb ass soccer mom who had to make a call? One of the funniest days of my time as a cart pusher was when this asian dude sees me getting carts, walks to his car, plainly sees he can not back out without hitting the cart pushing machine then proceeds to back up and fuck up his rear end and then acts like it's my fault. Luckily it was my last day, So I told him to go fuck himself, went inside turned in the key and said I am done. He was still caught behind the machine when I left.[/QUOTE]

I haven't gotten hit personally, but I did have two or three people run into the cart pusher. People really don't have any patience.

As for myself, I admit I want to quit there so bad (I like my co-workers for the most though), but with my luck in job searching, it always seems futile to even try.
 
No, some places serve what tastes like sweet, thin mayo as a salad dressing as an alternative to ginger. It might be the mayo already linked to in this thread.
 
[quote name='Adobe Jones']Tom Cruise pays his employees to cover up his homosexuality. However he's so difficult to work for they'll tell anyone who listens when hey quit.

Scarlett Johanson has a bad painkiller habit.

Gerard Butler alleges he's never been turned down for sex.

Jenifer Lopez is really nice.[/QUOTE]

I love celebrity dirt. Have anymore of these?


[quote name='Moses144']No, some places serve what tastes like sweet, thin mayo as a salad dressing as an alternative to ginger. It might be the mayo already linked to in this thread.[/QUOTE]

Do you mean the shrimp sauce they serve at Hibachi restraunts? The thin white sauce that tastes way better than it should?


Generally, the more bible programs people have on their desktops the more porn they have in their internet history.

Norton, McCafee, CA Antispyware, Trend Micro and AVG are all garbage. Use Avira or Avast if you want a free antivirus or buy Kaspersky, it actually works.
 
[quote name='The Crotch']Helicopters are the loudest things known to man. And being near one is like being raped all over your body by Satan, only Satan is actually that one fight scene from the Jackie Chan movie "Operation Condor" with the giant fucking fans everything.

[/QUOTE]

this TIMES A GODDAMN fuckING MILLION.

I was near death in 2001, was actually flown on a helicopter from one hospital to another. Only thing that kept me from passing out? The sound of the damn helicopter I was on. Understand this was after a lot of internal bleeding and a failed liver, YET I WAS KEPT AWAY FROM THE DAMN THING. Worst. Ride. Ever.
 
That this entire thread is a massive violation of just about every major corporation's ethics and codes of conduct, as sharing of secrets, confidential data, or work product is often seen as cause enough for corrective actions, up to and including dismissal. ;)
 
[quote name='JStryke']Yeah, I had a similar situation a few weeks back (at Target). A person came to me when I was filling in at guest service about a sale concerning an ipad. When trying to explain it to her, the normal guest service person for that day came off break, and we still had to get a manager over before she apparently gave up and left.

Myself, I'm actually a cart attendant (yes, it sucks), and you would not believe how many people think the shopping carts are trash cans. On a daily basis I find popcorn and soda among other snacks along with napkins. Occasionally find a giant cardboard box because the person shopping tried to get some huge item into a small coupe. And on the bizarre days, I've even seen a microwave in one of the carts that probably went out of production back in the 90s for all I know.

Also, a fact I have learned from guest carry outs. The bigger the item, the small the car. Somebody will try buying a huge patio set or an outdoor grill and expect it to fit inside a volkswagon beetle.[/QUOTE]

Very true. And don't you love when they get an item in their vehicle and they have nothing to tie it down? I think it's also annoying when someone puts an abandoned cart in the opposite direction of the current just as you're pulling up with a new row to carts to fill.

Some more things:

- Every scanner station has a map that tells you where to go in case you get lost. Seriously, people are constantly compaining about getting lost in the store (and it's not even a Super Target). There is also a phone for when you need assistance if someone isn't available right away (due to reduced hours/staffing).

- If a clearance item is discounted at 15% off, don't buy it. 99% of the time it will reach 30% off or more.

-Speaking of clearance, all clearance items have a red sticker on them. Just because someone randomly put a Pepsi 12-pack on a health and beauty clearance endcap doesn't make it a discounted item.

-If an employee is being rude or unhelpful, chances are they work in the stockroom. Of all the shifts at my workplace, the backroom people generally seem the most miserable and pass work off as often as they can.
 
[quote name='confoosious']Isn't it just the ginger dressing that you always get with japanese salad?[/QUOTE]

Yeah I always thought the same thing.
 
[quote name='sdclippers']A japanese place once even told me that their ginger sauce was just mayo and a bit of olive oil.[/QUOTE]

no, ginger sauce actually is a bit sweet with lots of ginger taste.
 
Whenever you see U S Marines in your community helping out, we don't actually want to be there. We're only there because someone told us we had to be and whenever you're not looking we're actually bitching and complaining about it.
 
Well I was talking about any orange... if fact its easier to get a shank than any kind of fruit (rotten or not).


BTW 39% of prisons segregate HIV/AIDS prisoners so that might lessen your concern just a little.
 
[quote name='metaphysicalstyles']I will throw anyone under the bus if it will help advance my career. In other words, I show no loyalty to any of my co-workers.[/QUOTE]

Sounds like my workplace though there is an exception if race is involved.

[quote name='JStryke']I haven't gotten hit personally, but I did have two or three people run into the cart pusher. People really don't have any patience.

As for myself, I admit I want to quit there so bad (I like my co-workers for the most though), but with my luck in job searching, it always seems futile to even try.[/QUOTE]

Seems like every month, my trust in co-workers decreases. When you work with someone who can't tell the difference between "6" and "10", there's a problem.

With the holidays coming up, I wanted to add a few things:

- If I'm wearing a red shirt with a Target name badge and I'm holding a box (especially near a cart of other unopened boxes) and/or a price gun, there's a 99.999% chance I work at Target. Seriously, "Do you work here?" is becoming the #1 most asked question at work.

- We will run out of Hanukkah stuff fast. Buy it now; avoid rushing at the last minute for it later.

- If you want to know if something is in the stockroom, chances are it is. As messed up as the store will look (especially toys), the stockroom will be packed. If you want a bulky item like a microwave, it's probably back there and not in a scanned location.

- I mentioned in a previous post how the backroom employees are the most rude and don't want to help you. This also applies to those people you see in the morning who are working products to the floor; they are usually in the warehouse before the store opens. If you ask them a question, there's a good chance they will ask another employee if they are close by and try to run away. For this reason, an employee with a shopping cart will be more likely to help you.
 
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[quote name='Cage017']- We will run out of Hanukkah stuff fast. Buy it now; avoid rushing at the last minute for it later.[/QUOTE]

I noticed last year that after Hanukkah, the related merchandise went to 50% off within two weeks.

The Christmas stuff, by comparison, went to 75% off within the same amount of time.

This struck me as very funny.
 
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