CERESUltra

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Customer: hey are you guys open?

Me:

Me: [looks at blocked off driveway, unlit "OPEN" sign, torn up pavement, 4 construction vehicles, and the cement truck blocking both our bay doors]

Me: I don't think so, no.

Customer: well why not?

Me: [looks at 6 men calf-deep in freshly poured concrete with rakes and levels]

Me: [looks up at sunny, cloudless, 60F/16c skies]

Me: Inclement weather, I guess?

Customer: when will you be open again?

Me: well, based on how long it took them to lay down and shape the other two pads, it's going to be between 45 minutes to an hour.

Customer: that's too long, I need it now

Me: it's out of my hands, for safety, procedural, and practical reasons. We do have 2 stores both within 2-3 miles, one in either direction from here, and—

Customer: I'm leaving a bad review. You will regret this. Never coming here again.

Me: I mean—

Customer: [drives off angrily]

Both were upper class white people, which makes up an unfortunate amount of our clientelle. I think money must release a chemical that makes you lose all decency, humility and powers of observation.


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after fifteen years in all sorts of service industry shit, most of it cashier hell and food industry, i've determined every single cashier should be given immunity to beat exactly (1) customer into a pulp. you wear a badge that shows everyone if you still have your 1 get out jail free card. just a fun little idea, just for a giggle.

The problem is there enough of these customers who that just would not stop. Barring a taser shot, which I think would be more effective, I would do it differently.

Retail work should be compulsory on the rich. The more money you make, the worse job you have to work for longer. Forget the military, this is what a draft should be for, and if you try to pay your way out, the time doubles.

the absolute dream....

it's still just absolutely nutter butters to me that people just look at folks doing their job as servants and lesser. i absolutely cannot imagine how high on detachment you gotta be to become one of these people. it's basically lead poisoning levels of aggression over problems that do not actually exist.