Working in the retail industry of course, you'd be fascinated to know that in a recent survey 94% of customers wait to the 'till area' to unleash their twattish selves to us, the worker. Can I get a bag for those they ask before we have even scanned the items... A little annoying as I was going to offer you a trusty plastic piece after I had collected your invaluable tender. But I'll let that one go..
Oh what's this, you've placed your card into the machine and you appear to have turned around to browse at our novelty toys. Now you're picking an angry bird up and laughing at how similar it is to the pixelated one on your mobile phone screen... Still you face me with a turned back whilst I wait patiently along with the whole queue of 10 customers... Anyone bred into western civilisation knows the till is the area to pay for your goods. NOT to continue shopping at will you imbecile.
Again, mildly irritating. But no so much as having to be instructed on how to complete a transaction, using every penny of change in the local area, giving me scottish money which is about as useful as monopoly money when distributing it as change or even just looking like a twat...
But this is trumped by one action which makes my stomach turn in rage...
If you, the future customer is reading this, thinks you have the right to lean forward, violate my working environment, touch company property and tear your receipt from the printer. How dare you. Apart from it being the equivalent of me zipping up your flies for you, it is impatient, rude and it buggers up the printer... This is not a self service till, nor is it a bus, so get your sweaty mits off. I feel violated when this happens. Like someone has robbed me. Robbed me of my role. What if I really enjoy gently picking the receipt of its cutter? What if it keeps me going through the tough times? That would be vastly odd, but don't you dare interfere with what is a hugely therapeutic practise to the mentally ill. I will screw up your receipt and throw it in your face.
Thanks.
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