The 7-11 across the street just got hit about seven. The cops are still all over the place, yellow tape everywhere. Then they drive these kids—mostly about 15-years-old out of the mall. Nobody under 18 is allowed in the mall, so they all come over here to the grocery store and start looting. They just walk in, take what they want, and walk out.
The manager on duty called the police three hours ago and they still haven’t come over. I’m standing out here taking a smoke break right now and I can see some cops have some of these kids handcuffed on the parking lot, but they’re not coming into the store where these coons are making havoc.
Not only do we have that to deal with, we’ve got other problems.
I’m one person—an older woman—running the register, monitoring the self-checkout, and manning the courtesy counter. So these fuckers just wait for me to go man the register or courtesy and everyone—well, you know which ones, but I don’t want to get you in trouble because you’ll probably write about this shit and you’re already a hobo—the majority will just walk out with their groceries.
There is no security here. We are forbidden to even remind someone to pay for an item they are walking out with. They said it’s the insurance, that accusing people of stealing is now racist even when their walking out with an armload of shit. These youths are just walking out with groceries and this old white bitch yells at me, “Hey, they aren’t paying!”
I shooshed her and raised my voice and said, “Ma’am, exactly what is this old broad supposed to do about that? I’d really appreciate it if you didn’t try and get me killed.”
Then come the thieves, the adult thieves. The policy is to give a cash return for any item found on our shelves, receipt or not. The limit is $20 cash back. So all day and all night we have these junkies and thieves of all races, coming up to the counter with exotic items that run for $17.99, like organic vanilla beans, and I have to give them cash for this shit they just picked off the shelf on the way to the counter. Well, this one big man comes up with his vanilla bean and wants his money and my boss actually asked for a receipt. He then claimed that he had just bought it from me and I said he hadn’t and that the camera would prove it and there he goes, “You white bitch, this is some racist shit!”
Of course he leaves with the vanilla bean, which he didn’t buy.
This place is hell and they’re offering me a promotion. I might take it because it’s the only way I can get more than minimum wage. Since the merger the union says that all new hires are locked into minimum wage for five years and can’t work more than 24 hours a week. So the only way I can make any money is to get into management.
"This place is hell and they’re offering me a promotion. I might take it because it’s the only way I can get more than minimum wage. Since the merger the union says that all new hires are locked into minimum wage for five years and can’t work more than 24 hours a week. So the only way I can make any money is to get into management."
I don't mean to sound like a prick with options, but the above means that they absolutely don't want quality employees of any kind and that they're trying to find a way of automating the entire business or going to a delivery model as you alluded to in another post.
You can make more money working odd jobs on Craigslist or NextDoor. We pay our babysitter close to $20/hr, for crying out loud. I think even McDonald's pays better. Benefits can be had through Liberty Health Shares or Obamacare.
I hate to see people think that their only option is corporate wage slavery.
They fired her for taking back to a hoodrat so she is unemployed again. She never did anything but work in supermarkets and now she has bad health too. She's hoping to get hired at the 7-11 that got robbed...
She's not online, just has a flip phone and doesn't own a computer, no car and lives in a suburban sprawl without bus service. Her brother offered to take her in, so maybe it i'll go okay.