Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Blah Blah Blah

Ok, today was a fun day at work, except for dealing with guests part. SO many rude people!

Where to begin?

1: Guest wants to return something, but only has a gift receipt. You'd think they'd be happy. Wrong. When we offered the giftcard back, they flipped out. They wanted cash back. Keep in mind that this is a ~$100 item, and they didn't originally purchase it. So we explained to them numerous times that it says ON THE GIFT RECEIPT that you would get a giftcard back if you returned something off the receipt. The woman kept asking, "So you're telling me, that if I purchase gifts here and they want to return them, they can't get their money back?" No, you do get your money back, but it's in the form of a giftcard. We kept telling them this but they didn't understand. They finally asked for a manager, and the LOD came up. They were arguing back and forth, and finally the woman accepted the giftcard. Then, she tried to argue with us when it would expire. We told it wouldn't ever expire, so she couldn't argue with that. Her husband kept saying that Wal-Mart would give cash back with a gift receipt, and we didn't believe it. I didn't know Wal-Mart offered gift receipts, but I'm not in there often enough to know.

2. A group of 'daddy's little angel' girls came up to GS, and one had a return. So I do it, and I put it back onto the Visa that was used. The girl wanted cash back. I told her the only thing I could do was either put it back onto the Visa, or on a giftcard. Her and her friends all said they've been in before, and got cash back with a credit card. I told them that person shouldn't be doing that, and I wasn't going to. So, they wanted it on the giftcard, and I had to call a GSTL to void the other return onto the Visa. So when the GSTL gets up there, the start arguing again, but this GSTL is brand new, and doesn't know her way out of a paper bag, so she just told them to listen to me. So, I put it on the giftcard, and send them off. And of course, I hear them talking about how they could all get cash back. Oh well, not on my watch.

3. I brought returns back to a department, and on the way back up, I walked by infants. I hear this guy calling for his wife, and then he is screaming, "HEY! HEY! HEY YOU!" First of all, an excuse me would've done the trick. So I go over there, and this guy was just a total asshole. He starts by saying, "Do you know anything about these?" in a rude tone. I didn't know wha the was talking about, so I assumed anything in infants, and I said, "No." Then, "Well, can you get someone who DOES know what their doing?" I say, "Fine," and walk over to the fitting room and have them send someone over. Jeez people have some freakin' manners!

4. Another time when I brought back returns to a department, I was walking ,and this woman stops me. She needs help getting Xmas lights off the top shelf. This would be fine if we were in seasonal, but we were on the other side of the freakin' store! So, I ask her if she wants to come with me, and show me which ones she wants. Nope! She says, "They are the only green ones on the top shelf." So, I had to walk to the other side of the store, get her stupid lights, walk all the way back, and walk back to go where I was going originally. People are getting lazier by the minute. Pretty soon Target's will have a gigantic room with sofas and TVs where Lazies can sit, and they can send a Target TM with a camera attached to them to get their shopping done. Oh, and of course yell at them, when they learn Target TMs can't read their minds.

5. There was this woman who bought something, and it went on sale in the 2-day ad. So she got the adjustment on Saturday. Well, today she *shows me her receipt* and asks if she buys more of the same thing for the sale price. I say no obviously because you would have to buy it during those 2 days to get the sale price. She said, "Well they told me that if I had a receipt that showed I got it at this price, I could get more for that price within 14 days." Someone put their own stinky spin on our policy, and it wasn't a TM. So, I told her we couldn't and she seemed OK with it. She was just testing me to see if I was stupid enough to take the bait. C'mon now, give me some credit!

It was just an all around nasty guest day today.

Saturday, November 27, 2004

Today Sucked!

Ah shit. Opening Guest Service really sucked. I bugged Maggie since 830 to get me the ad, so I could start working on it while it wasn't busy. But, no she forgot, and forgot, and forgot.

Ok first story: A guy comes up to GS, and ays there is an envelope with giftcards that he was supposed to pick up. So I searched where it would be, and it wasn't there. So I asked Maggie, and she never came over. So, I had Kelsey deal with it, and they didn't know what was going on, so we had him call his wife. And then after eceryone was up at GS, he said it was fucking paid and left. So I check the damn bin, and of course it was there. Then, Maggie bitched us out because we need to 'always stop calling her over there.' Ok, I see Krista gave you one of her plenty sticks to shove up your ass. What a bitch!

2nd: A woman comes up to GS, and she claims that what she bought at $8 was really $2.60. Riiight. So I ask toys, and they tell me that its $8 of course. So she starts arguing with me, and I just freaked on her and told her to go back to toys and discuss it with him. Later she comes back up, and returns what was the right price and bought something else. She still said it was mislabeled, and I just said whatever.

There was about 40 billion people that signed up for Target cards, and of course had to pay them off right after. They either handed me their receipt, or the temporary card. I need the Temp. card, but my computer doesn't tell me how much they owe. So when I ask how much they want to pay, everyone said, "All of it." Yeah, ok, but I can't read minds. Fucking retards.

Then there were these stupid Canadians that had a 10% off for Target.COM which can't be used at the store. Well they went on a rant about how they are Canadian, and they don't have a computer, and couldn't use it anyway. I told them they couldn't use it, and that they would have to just deal with it. But then Kelsey said they could use it just this once. Jesse bitched her out, and she later came back and apologized which was cool.

Pam was telling me about how Krista tried to get her fired, and then we all proceeded to shit-talk her. Tony said he like Krista, and we all pointed out that was because Krista always flirts with him, and he sucks up to her.

Well, that should be it for now. I don't work until Tuesday so it should be great up until that point.

Friday, November 26, 2004

Oh My Dear Lord!

Today 230-11 cashiering. Need I say more?

I was a breaker so it wasn't that bad. They had about 20 breakers today so it was easy to do nothing. It was actually fun meeting the newbies, and chatting it up with them. It was also good to talk with other friends that have been cashiering for a while.

It was a weird day. It was steady, yet busy. But we still got out right after 11, which is usually impossible for Black Friday. I guess we were just overstaffed, and it paid off. Now, that'll boost morale.

Wow. So many things to talk about today. Got up at 7 am to go shopping with my mom. Best Buy was crazy, it would've taken an hour just to wait in line. Then we went to Sears to get other gifts. Then we went home, but shortly after did some more errands. I am so tired because of all the things happening today. And I only got about a 5 minute nap in before work despite my best efforts.

While at work, I was tired and bored. For the first half of my shift, there were way too many breakers so I didn't get to do much. Then, I really had to step it up.

I saw Laura today. She said she'll be back for Christmas to work. It was so nice seeing her, and I don't know why. Actually I think I do...hehe! It'll be nice having her back in town.

Well, I get to open GS tomorrow. Oh boy! Well, at least I'll get to leave early, and not close. I think tomorrow will be busier than today.

Rude Guests: Not a big thing, just stupid Canadians. One made ME go get another dish towel. What the fuck!? Are your legs broken!? Oh, and of course, there was no thank you.

Higher Ups: Bitchy, bitchy, bitchy. I seriously got asked 12 times if I got any cards today, and nope of course I didn't. Lucy said, "Oh that's too bad." Yeah, ok bitch. Then, Sharon asked me and I said, "My name is ______, of course I didn't get any cards." Sharon said I was steady at getting cards, yet they always seem so disappointed in me. Haha, oh well. Then later Sharon and Krista came out of the GSTL office laughing, and so I say, "Are you making fun of me...........AGAIN?" They didn't say anything, but I heard Krista tell Sharon what I said. Oh well, who cares?

Co-workers: Ooph! Everyone was a blast! Scott told me he couldn't get over my comment when he said he was going to bring in a gun (he was kidding of course) and shoot people, and he told me he'd take me out first. I said, "You'd get a great team card for that!" He found that so funny, and still laughs at it to this day. That's fun. I think I provided comic relief today, which is fun. I'm like the smart-ass class clown of Target. But the thing I kept saying over and over was "I'm so tired." Because I am.

With that, I hope y'all have a great weekend, and I'll be on tomorrow bitching about Saturday. It's gonna be totally nuts.

And I'm out, and off to bed.

Thursday, November 25, 2004

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hey all! Just wanted to keep you updated on what's been happening.

Yesterday was so slow again. It's not going to be like this for a long time now. Gross.

Sharon came up to GS and said, "I don't have you on my cashier report for last week. (I didn't cashier last week, thank god.) We'll have to change that." And, knowing me, I say, "No we won't." I am not gonna get pushed outta GS, and if they do, I WILL quit, no ifs, ands, or buts.

They are also having 2 MORE people up in GS. Christa and Tracy. Both are relatively new. Why don't they put someone up there that knows what they are doing when they cashier? Oh yeah, that would be too easy!

Tracy is brand spanking new. She transferred from a Mervyn's, so they assume she can do everything at Target. Riiiight. For some reason, it seems like she will be a bitch.

Well, I better get going. If anything I'll be on later tonight, or tomorrow night after THE DAY OF HELL. Why do hoards of stupid fucks have to bombard the store day after Thanksgiving? Ah shit, its gonna suck major ass. I am going to be so damn pissy, and I will snap on rude people.

I'm thankful for not working today. Haha! Have a good Thanksgiving!

P.S. Is it just me or did I use a shit load of commas today?

Monday, November 22, 2004

So Slow!

Yesterday went by so god damn slow! At 5 it already felt like it was 9, so it sucked major ass. Once again, I don't remember any guests that I had, either because I'm overworked, or there were no major assholes. Yesterday was the first day Amber was at GS, so it was pretty much me on 2 tills at the same time. I had to listen in on what she was doing to make sure she was doing things correctly. We started closing at 11pm yesterday also. That's gonna suck! That'll go thru the day after Christmas.

I am going to be so fuckin' pissy on Friday because I close CASHIERING. Fuck it to hell! I seriously hate that place!

The B-Squad was up and running today, clueless as usual. I swear they have got to be the dumbest fucks in the world. You would think something would take to their thick chimpanzee skulls, but no.

As everyone probably knows by now, the Salvation Army was banned from solicting on Target's property because Target has a NO SOLICITATION policy, and had made an exception for the SA. But after numerous complaints from other worthy causes, Target has just decided to ban everyone. The SA is making the biggest deal out of this, and many are swearing to never shop at Target again. (We should be so lucky.) Because of the way the SA is handling this, I personally will NOT donate to the SA this year. They don't deserve it. Why give them more money to make people angry at Target for no good reason? And it's not like Target doesn't help the community, Target gives over $100 million a year to local schools and charities across the nation. I heard they even made a $5 million contribution to the SA to help offset the difference. But does anyone ever hear about that? NO! I'm sick of the SA CONSTANTLY bringing this topic up. Set up elsewhere, if people really want to donate, they can find another bell ringer or simply mail in a check. Fuck the SA, they won't be getting shit from me this year! They need to grow the fuck up!

Well, my rant is done for now. Just wait to see what I have to say after the fiasco that is Friday, November 26. It'll be a miracle if I'm still employed by the end of the day.

Saturday, November 20, 2004

SHIT!

Holy Shit! Yesterday sucked, and so did today. It was SO FUCKING BUSY today. I don't remember having any really bad guests, only that there was so many people. Yuck!

Tomorrow we start closing at 11pm until the day after Christmas. AAAUGH! The only time I close (for the time being) is day after Thanksgiving. Only to open the next day. Grr...

I figured out that I don't close with Melissa the day before Thanksgiving. The just scheduled me until 10 and I thought we started closing at 11 starting the day AFTER Thanksgiving, but no, it starts tomorrow.

This will probably give me away, but I won a $15 giftcard today. Woo Hoo! All because I made a Canadian sign up. She wanted me to issue her a temporary card, but since we can't do that I told her she could sign up again, and we could see if she got upgraded. Krista looked pissed when she found out I won it. Haha! Bitch!

The B-Squad was working again today. I had to show them both how to do something. Both of them put together have the brain power of a large boulder, which isn't saying much.

I can't think of anything else to say. I totally blocked out what happened to me both yesterday and today. Oh well, it'll come to me eventually.

Thursday, November 18, 2004

Not bad!

Wow, it was completely dead tonight. We'll be hoping for nights like that come the next month. Got out at 10:20 pm, we should've got out right at 10, but Kim had us the the overnight pulls for Toys. So we did their job. Everyone was bitching.

We had way too many employees at the service desk today. But Sara was working, and of course it was good times. We made fun of Canadians, and Karen and Renae. We nicknamed them the B-Squad because they are idiots. There was this guy who came up to GS, and he wanted us to post some sort of sign up. Well we don't do that, but the guy just kept bugging us, so Sara said she would put it up on our Team Member Board. Then the guy wanted to put up a cardboard dropbox. Sara said no, and the guy left. Then it got sorta busy, but about a half hour later, she takes the sheet, and says, "And now it's time the shred this." And she shred it. I damn near shat myself I was laughing so hard. She also put a fake bird on her and kept petting it. I couldn't stop laughing.

Renae is so dumb. She is telling guests that when they are approved for a Target Visa, they have a whole month to use their 10% discount. NO NO NO! It is good for only one day of shopping, but it has to be used one day within a month. I can only imagine the trouble that beast has caused.

My time off for Dec 22 - 24 was APPROVED! I was surprised. I turned it in not too long ago, but it will be my paid vacation! Getting paid to do jack squat! Woo Hoo! I don't even need the 22nd off, I was just going to use the 22nd as a barter to get the other days off. HaHa! Oh well! Less work for me.

Tomorrow is 3-close in GS, and also PAY DAY! 'Give me my money. Give me my money.'

Well, I hope tomorrow goes decently. I'll keep ya informed!

Fuck Fuck Fuck

I work today at 5 until close. God damn it! I also close tomorrow, even MORE fun! I had 3 days off IN A ROW! A new record for me. It honestly felt like a week off. So nice! I'm sure I'll be back on here tomorrow bitching about today, and tomorrow. I can't really think of anything else to say...

See y'all later!

Monday, November 15, 2004

THE AD!

I just realized something. I close the day before Thanksgiving with Melissa in Guest Service. We have to put up the HUGE ad for the day after Thanksgiving. I heard that last year, it took the person until midnight to put both up. Everyone in the store left before she was finished. The ad won't even fit in the display case. We will have to tape it on the wall, and from what I remember last year, it will be down to the ground. And then I fucking close the day after Thanksgiving cashiering. What the fuck!? Melissa doesn't cashier anymore and she was put up in GS AFTER I was!

As I said before, I signed up for the day after Christmas. I put 12-8:30 SERVICE DESK on the sheet. If they have me cashier that day, I'm not going in. Maggie promised me that I would be up there because it will be SO busy. I might just quit if that promise gets broken. I'm sick of being lied to, and treated like shit. I've been standing up for myself lately, and that's where my so-called 'bad attitude' comes from. They only hate me because they thought they could get away with it, but the tables have turned. My new thing is to treat people the way they treat me.

And for the people that treat me like shit, all I can say is WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.

Karma is indeed a bitch.

Sunday, November 14, 2004

Yuck!

Things aren't going good.

Today was just a BLAH kind of day. Nothing too fun. I really just wanted to leave. I was pretty much ignored by Pam and Tony the whole day. I worked while they talked each other's ears off. And then, they were talking about me when I was right behind them. I didn't hear exactly what they said, but all I heard was, "He's a nice guy." from Tony. Which makes me think that Pam was talking negatively about me. Oh well, she never really has liked me, just put up with me.

Tony got 2 cards today, and so every head cashier was so god damn proud, and rubbing it in my face. I've only gotten 2 this month so far, and Maggie said, "Oh it looks like you cooling down." Yeah, thanks. REAL helpful.

I just don't feel respected there. It seems like everything I have to say is brushed over or ignored. I don't have any real friends up there much less the rest of the store. I'm just me, and I work there. Never get invited anywhere or anything. It also seems like I'm a doormat for others. Other people don't want to do it, they make me do it. They scheduled me closing the day after Thanksgiving for Godsakes, only to open the next day. That is brutal. Sharon said I have to leave by midnight. There has to be at least 8 hours in between your shifts. Well, the thing is if I leave at midnight, I wouldn't get home and in bed until 12:15, and then I'd have to wake up at 6:30 to get ready. I need a half hour just to wake up. So, the most sleep I'll get that night is 6 hours and 15 minutes. Yuck. I need my sleep, and I need a lot of it.

Work is so stressful nowadays. With overworking myself in school and work, something's gotta give. School is way more important, but I like the people at work too. But, usually I'm not liked back. At least that's the way it feels now. All I ask is to be respected, but I'm not. The head cashiers, Lucy, and other TMs don't respect me. I want to be a part of the team, but I've done everything possible. I don't want to wait for the day when they are ready to let me be a part of the team, I've been there 2 years now. I should've been a 'team member' a long time ago.

I'm always the last picked too, for good things anyways. When Krista called the service desk, and I answered, I heard her hesitating whether or not to let me give her a break. She knew I would have gone apeshit if she didn't pick me. That's why it doesn't feel like she picked me because she didn't want to.

I turned in my time off for Christmas Eve and a few days prior. I hope to at least get Xmas Eve off. I really don't want to be there during the holidays. Everyone's so happy and I'm so miserable. I'm expecting them to deny it, so I'll have yet another sad Christmas. Things aren't the same, and it sucks because the never will be.

Well, I suppose I better go. See y'all later.
I know it's a departure from my usual posts, but things will get better...I hope.

I don't work until Thursday, so hopefully things will settle down.

Saturday, November 13, 2004

I had a SHITTY day! (Literally)

Holy Shit! Today sucked!

I openend in Guest Service, and it wasn't bad until Sharon made me go clean the bathroom. Usually they mean to push the button in there, so that our automated system will shut off. Nope. Some fucker complained about there being piss all over the floor, so Sharon sent me back in. yes, indeed there was piss all over the fucking floor, and to match that, it was from an overflowing toilet with shit in it. There was even some small chunks on the floor. So, after damn near barfing 10 billion times, I begin to mop it up. Jesus fucking Christ, there was the 8th sea. After I got most of the piss off the floor, I got a plunger. Gross. There is something wrong with the toilet because it wasn't working very well. So after plunger the thing for 5 minutes straight, I put the plunger away, and I thought the toilet would work. WRONG! When I put away the plunger, someone went in that stall and shit again. And again it got clogged. As I was waiting for the guy to get out of that stall, this old man came in and yelled, "Mop up this water! Do you want me to fall and break my hip!?" I didn't reply because I would've got myself fired. The thing is there was no puddle, it was still semi-wet because of the mop. And I can't use the mop to dry it when the mop is wet. I was about to say, "I'm doing the best I can." or "I'll break your fuckin' hip if you keep that attitude up." So anyways, I pretended to 'get all the water' and it looked exactly like it did before I mopped again, and this time it was OK. What a fuckface. Anyway, back to the once again clogged toilet. I again got the plunger and plunged for another 5 minutes until it looked presentable. Then I got the CLOSED sign and put it in that stall. And then I left. I'm not a fuckin cart attendant, why should I hae to do it? And then I told Sharon that I was NOT going to be doing that again. I don't care if I get fired, I am not doing that again. So then I finally took my lunch, and I really didn't feel like eating after I saw all that shit. But, I knew I had too or else my stomach would kill me. So, when I'm walking to the breakroom, someone else was in there mopping because someone IGNORED the sign that was sitting RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE TOILET, and clogged the fucker AGAIN. So, they finally put an out of order sign on the toilet, and I didn't hear about any other occurances...yet. Now, it seems like I smell like the bathroom, but it's just haunting me.

Guess what kids? If you've been reading my posts you would know that I would go apeshit if they scheduled me for closing on the day after Thanksgiving. And guess what? THEY DID! 2:30-11 CASHIERING! I am about to blow my brains out. Everyone else in GS is going to be up there except for me, Heidi, Kari, and the head cashiers. ...Great! And I open the next day, so I have to leave by midnight. So, even less sleep for me. The nextday I get to sleep in is Thanksgiving.

There is going to be a new girl getting shifts up at Guest Service, and apparently she transferred from another store. Jesse said she didn't know what she was doing, so that's good news. Yet, another person to take my GS shifts.

It was SO FUCKING BUSY, and that's an understatement! our parking lot was full, and it took me 5 minutes to get out of there. Damn Canadians! Stay in your own god-damn country!

I need some liquor and I need it quick.

See ya, and watch out for bitter employees like myself. We're dangerous!

Friday, November 12, 2004

Black Thursday

FUCK! Let me just say that up front.

Yesterday was SO FUCKIN busy because of all of the dumb as shit Canadians and their worthless money. It honestly looked like the day after Thanksgiving, and that's not cool. I was at the service desk and was asked literally a billion times if we exchanged money there. We never have, and hopefully never will. But, that didn't stop them from asking. I had a few people ask me in a bitchy tone and when I said no they said, "When did that start?" I said, "We never have." Christ, if you're going to ask 'when did that start' maybe you should at least familiarize yourself with the fuckin store instead of assuming shit.

Then we had a bum-rush at the service desk with fuckers (Canadians) that didn't have their receipt. So I explain the no receipt return policy, and the first thing that always came out of their mouths was, "But I'm from Canada, and don't get down here often." HOW IS THAT TARGET'S FAULT!? If you want to exchange/return it, get your ass down here within the time frame like all the other people with brains. I could talk forever about the stupid 'but I'm from Canada' bit, but that would just ruin the rest of my day. And we even had Canadians that said before we did anything that their receipt was expired, yet STILL got mad at us because we couldn't do anything.

Then there was this asshole who wanted to return a defective portable DVD player. He had a 'no receipt return receipt' which souunds confusing, but isn't. He had already returned one before that without a receipt, and was using that receipt to retrun this one. Fine. So, I am doing his return, and he says he just wants his money back. Well, technically we are supposed to make him go back, and exchange it for something in the same department that is equal or greater value. So I call a manager and Kelsey came up and said just to give it back to him on the giftcard (aka the only option available.) But, he wanted cash AND what he orginally paid for it. He said he bought it for 219.99, and without a receipt it gives the lowest price in the last 90 days which was 199.99. I told him that we could NOT change the price, and that he agreed to the lower price when he completed the no receipt return. He just started spouting off, and demeaning Kelsey saying basically that she had no power in the store, and didn't know what she was doing. He kept asking for the store manager, and she said she was the manager on duty. He kept asking if there was anyone above her at the store, to which she replied no. She eventually got fed up with him, gave him the giftcard, and told him to leave.

So, it was quite the day. I pushed back-up, and no one came, so I pushed it again. No one came. So, I got on the walkie and yelled, "I NEED HELP AT THE SERVICE DESK!!!" Then someone finally came up. Damn people, I'm not pushing the button for my health!

I don't work today, but I open GS tomorrow. Oh joy! I'm going to get my schedule for today, and it'll be for the day after Thanksgiving. God help everyone near me if I close. I will go absolutely apeshit. Let that be a warning. Haha! No, but seriously.

Tuesday, November 09, 2004

Oh Yeah!

Got my schedule today...no cashier shifts next week! WOO HOO! But I close Thursday and Friday. Oh well, at least I'm not alone. Yep, they are starting to have multiple closers on Thursday and Friday night believe it or not.

Today, there was this old hag that came up to GS and she wanted to pay on her MARSHALL FIELD'S card! We haven't done that since July 31, '04. Well, she had to be a bitch about it and said, "Well, where AM I supposed to pay it!?" and I said, "Marshall Field's." and she said, "That's stupid and inconvenient." Oh well, ya dumb bitch, it's been like that for over 4 months now!

I actually had a really nice person today that wanted to sign up for a Target Visa. I explained everything to her, and told her all about the benefits of the card. She asked for my name, so I hope she tells someone I was being friendly. Then Lucy could suck my fat one.

I also helped this Amish-like person with the kiosk. She wanted me to do it because she has never done anything with a computer before. Yeah, it was weird. It was almost like she would not touch the thing if her life depended on it.

Days are getting better! Hopefully it stays like this for a while. I could get used to this.

Peace Out!

Monday, November 08, 2004

A Good Day? Where'd That Come From?

Wow! Sunday was actually a good day.

Highlights:
-Got to give Krista a break! (2 yrs in the making)
-Got to leave early (scheduled outside of my availability)
-Everyone was being so fun

Bad things:
-Guy came back, but with no cops

Oh wow, that guy. Well, Scott OKed it and he got his way, but he just had to insult us before he left. What a douche! He wanted to return a radar detector that WASN'T on his receipt. He said that was his 4th time trying it. Oh god! He was just a complete asshole.

Damn, I dunno what else to say. Well, our schedules should be posted today, although they should have been there on Thursday. Laura must've spilled her mega potpie on the keyboard.

Thursday, November 04, 2004

Alright

Today went surprisingly well. I didn't have any rude guests, and I was next to some fun people. the only bad part was when I was standing by the pop machine and Karen yelled at me to step out even more, 'they can't see you' and SMILE! I rolled my eyes at her and didn't answer her. What a cunt. Heidi said something funny yet true. 'Life sucks, then it gets worse, and then you wear red and khaki.' How very true!

Well, 230-close tomorrow cashiering. Maybe it will be like today, but probably not.

GRR!

God damn, yet another shit-filled day at work.

There was this older couple that came in and wanted to return a griddle thing. The receipt was expired, and the item was not on file, so I told them there was nothing we could do at the store level. They pissed and moaned saying that the girl they purchased thru said they could return it with a receipt. I told them within the 90 days you can. Anywho, who the fuck buys something that they don't use and return it more than 3 months down the line!? That's right no one, at least not on my watch. ;-)

It was another shitty day full of JOY TO THE WORLD and Sharon. Of course Melissa got picked to give her a break because I'm 'not ready.' That pisses me off to the max because everyone else that is in GS gives hc's a break, but not me. And I'm not even the newest person up there. Both Tony and Melissa were trained up there AFTER me! I was so close to quitting. And then, the team trainers were there and Vernice is one. WTF!!? That makes NO sense. So essentially, they passed over me and a whole hell of a lot of other people for some retard that hasn't even been there 90 days. Hopefully, I'll get to buddy train today, but I won't get my hopes up. I'm beginning to feel underappreciated. No one values my contribution to the team. I've been there for 2 torture-filled years there, and they need to show me respect. Fuck'em all!

Day 3 of 6, here I come! Oh joy!

Someone shoot me.

Wednesday, November 03, 2004

Ah Shit!

Well, today I'll be working my second day in a 6 day streak. Augh! I think I'm going to die! i was in GS yesterday, and it was OK. Time went by fast for it being so slow, which was good.

As soon as I got there, Sharon calls GS and Kari answers. Kari told me that Sharon said I have to give lane 30 a break. Ok... So I go to the candy closet to cross it off, and I look at the breakers and Jerianne is one and she's doing fuckin abandoned! Why can't she do it!? So, I was pissed of course and just concentrated on getting done with the break. So I get back to GS, and Sharon comes over and says, "Oh, thanks for showing a good attitude and smiling while giving that break." I say, "Obviously you weren't watching me." And she said in a bitchy tone, "I was being sarcastic. I thought someone talked to you recently about needing to smile while you are cashiering." I say, "Nope." And she said, "So you're saying I was lied to?" I say, "I guess so." Sharon is becoming a bitch again. Yeah, Maggie mentioned it when I had my review, but what business is that of hers. Why did I have to do lane 30? There was another break on lane 6 at the same god damn time! Fuck her! If she is gonna bring out the 'tude, guess what? So am I, tenfold. my attitude is gonna be what gets me fired, but they don't show me respect, so why should I show them any? Fuck them all, I really don't give a rat's ass! If they fire me, there are PLENTY of places who will take me because of my experience with the hellhole. Day fuckin 2 in a string of 6, and I already want to quit. Now I have nothing to look forward to because I already got my review.

Also, they put up new SINGING signing up by the doors. Oh my fucking god! It's SO annoying! I hope to god the batteries ran out because I can't take that day in and day out. All I hear every so often (too often) is JOY TO THE WORLD, ALL AROUND THE WORLD... My fuckin god, I am going to go crazy.

Well, I work today. I hope to god Krista isn't working.

And more great news, Kerry lost. I was being sarcastic. I don't think I can handle W for 4 more years. Let's see if he can fuck over the country even more.