SCENE ONE
you walk in at 8:45am and things seem normal. but then you open at 9:00am and you realize that things are not always what they seem. as the first person walks towards you, you smile, but not all the way to your eyes, and think, "oh holy jesus, why the f*ck didn't i call out today?" the customer asks their question, usually something ridiculous like "do you sell cliff's notes to Harry Potter?" or "who wrote the bible?" you help them and get the hell out.
SCENE TWO
you look over at the thomas the train table and see that a child is just standing there peeing. you look at the mom and think "are you going to clean that up?" the mom looks back at you and says, "i think you should clean that up." you look at her and think, "i hope your child grows up to be the next charles manson and my child grows up to be the attorney that puts him in jail."
SCENE THREE
an old fat lady with a cane informs you that she needs your "help" in the bathroom. this is never a good sign so you make sure she understands how busy you are and call a manager to assist her. three minutes later same old lady with cane and angry indian lady are standing in front of bathroom screaming and old lady is waving cane in slightly menacing manner. manager says, "ladies, i do not think this is the appropriate place for this behaviour." cane lady starts screaming that indian lady should "go back to india and get out of this country and stop using the handicapped bathroom!" indian lady then makes threats in foreign language and moves into an offensive position. fighting escalates until both women are escorted away from bathroom door and out of store. story unravels and you find out that cane lady wanted to use the handicapped stall that indian lady was using. when indian lady would not vacate said stall after several taps on the door with cane (also brandished as weapon) cane lady busted open the stall door and verbally and possibly physically assaulted indian lady as she sat on handicapped toilet. when indian lady still would not vacate after assault, cane lady came in search of assistance which is how you are drawn into scene in first place.
7 comments:
interesting!
I can't believe this only got one comment. Clearly people are in awe.
Are they hiring, by the way?
yes, because i quit today! YEAH!!!
and just so everyone knows, we had the lock on the stall door fixed so it will lock again.
You know, I really think we should take a moment to acknowledge the courage of this indian lady's convictions. I mean, if someone busted down the stall door and assaulted you with a cane while you had your trousers & underwear around your ankles, would you have the courage to stand--or I guess sit--firm and not relinquish your toiler? I'm not sure I would.
Congratulations on quitting. I, on the other hand, seem only able to get promoted and transferred.
i,
where are you headed?
Bethesda as receiving manager. Ever since the possibility of the transfer was raised, the management at Rockville has been delighting in telling me the horror stories both of working at Bethesda in general and in their receiving dept. in particular. For one thing, receiving is on a different level of the store from the loading dock, and the pallets on which the books arrive don't fit into the elevator. Great.
And on Wednesday I learnt that the guy who I'm replacing--very much against his will--is still going to be there, working in receiving, when I arrive. Screwed up power relationships. Great.
Ah well. C'est la vie. They gave me a raise I just couldn't pass up. I start Monday.
good luck I!
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