Tebow !GI2j/CcnzA
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>>6899037 >started working there over a month ago >upstaged everybody working there >met a cool bro as well >he quit two weeks later cause "lol i hate dis place" >left as the only guy in the back >two chicks working up front, one retired dude as the shuttle driver >one chick was a single mom who loved to party >other chick was an older lady going through menopause >mfw it was a ten-hour tupperware party during every shift >I pretty much never talked to them because two women talking is horrible >people seemed to like me because I got shit done >they notice I started making mistakes which happens to everyone each day >nobiggie.jpg >eventually, their jimmies get rustled over small mistakes each day, when they are taking 2 hour shopping trips or shit like that while on the clock >i eventually say "ya know, I can nitpick all the dumb things you have all done, but at the end of the day, I don't care because why get upset at an $11/hr job? I just show up and do what needs to be done." >cue argument where I laugh the whole time >now I'm at home. Saucey !!rCUKADYmg0+
Fucking report their asses and get them fired as well.
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its simple you deliver pizzas now>>them girls numbers >>dat ass
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That`s a cool Transit, bro
Anonymous
How can you fuck up at rentals?
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>>6899065 Ultimately, reporting does nothing. I tried it at one of my last jobs and I almost got sued for defamation of character.... until the guy I complained about really did go insane, and I woke up to a bunch of apology messages on my phone.
But here, it would be shit like.
>in the middle of cleaning a car >anon, go for lunch, you've earned it, you worked so hard today! >but im not done cleaning this car! >oh well, I'm sure we wont need it >go to McD's across the street >come back 10 minutes later >everyone is freaking out that they had to rent out that car I was half-done cleaning and the customer went nuts and called head office to complain the car was washed on one side and not the other Anonymous
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>>6899079 Got more stories for you.
>cleaning a car >find folder with papers in it >put it aside so it doesnt get wet or dirty >finish cleaning car >ANON, HAVE YOU SEEN A FOLDER? >yes, right over there on the table >WHAT THE FUCK WHY DIDNT YOU GIVE IT TO US? THAT CUSTOMER COULD SUE US ALL FOR IDENTITY THEFT!???! >because I wanted to finish cleaning the car first. >Riding shotgun with old guy driving the shuttle van >blows through stop signs, never signals, always messing with the bluetooth connection for his phone >one day, calls me out that I missed a spot underneath the steering column (something that is pointed out to be a genuine asshole, how often do you look under your steering column) >respond with "you also missed that stop sign by the Midas shop every time for the past month" >mfw he loses his shit Anonymous
>>6899033 Sue them for wrongful dismissal.
Doesn't matter if you have a valid case, they will settle out of court to avoid getting raped by lawyer fees
Anonymous
And this has turned into me blowing off steam. Oh well, some lolzworthy stories...>be listening to Anthrax >music isn't even loud >menopausal lady comes back to make small talk >"ya know, maybe the reason you don't always remember to fill the windshield washer fluid is because you're listening to this music that's rotting your brain." >respond with "just because this song is in the key of E Minor and played with loud guitars, doesn't mean it will magicaly cause me to become a vegetable" Also>mfw we never used windshield washer fluid in our cars >it was literally just tap water in windshield washer fluid buckets >customer complained that her car was low on washer fluid >it was raining today >get in shit from the old guy for not filling up the washer fluid >"so, you're saying you want me to fill up the washer fluid by using water instead...correct?" >yes >"so, the customer will be spraying water on their windows to get rid of the water falling from the sky, which is also falling on their windows?" >that started a shitstorm
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>>6899152 >>6899105 Unfortunately, it would be three people banding together saying I have an attitude problem, versus me being like "I worked with retards." The only guy who would side with me just flat out doesn't give a fuck and works at a completely different store location doing completely different tasks because he hated it here.
Apparently, he had cancer a while back, and he passed out TWICE while working because of exhaustion. The only reason he didn't sue was because he was just trying to pay the bills and the company would give him time off when he needed it.
I will admit I was lippy, but it was justified. You can only watch women file their nails, read cosmo, and freak out at the smallest customer complaint before you start to just not give a fuck anymore.
I was never late for work, and always finished shit early or on time. I was always friendly to customers, going out of my way to show them how to work certain unique features of cars or give them directions to certain places if they were unfamiliar with the area.
Anonymous
More gt stories, because this job was a legit gong show.>Shuttle driver only worked mornings >I was driving customers around in the afternoons >Girls up at the front desk could not figure out maps to save their life >Given directions to pick up a customer >Our city is rapidly expanding, so 3 years ago, all addresses were given a NW or SW at the end of them >Example, 1380 36 Ave SW, or 1380 36 Ave NW >The difference between the two locations is about a 20 minute drive >Get told to go pick a customer up >Ask the desk ladies if the address is NW or SW >"lol i dunno, just go to both" >look on my map app on my phone >difference between the two locations is like 15 minutes of straight driving >WELP >not hard to figure out what happened
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I have way too many of these.>About a week into the job. >Representative from Under Armor comes in to rent a car >We give him a Ford Expedition >Have a cool conversation with him, I used to play football and LOVED Under Armor for how comfy it was >We start talking about the difference between an explorer and expedition >Compare the difference between blind spots and stuff like that, features, etc... >Really good conversation about cars, I help him load his stuff into the back >He eventually goes on his way, says thanks for all the help, says he's gonna test drive an explorer in calgary later that week and compare the two because he might want to buy one. >old guy pulls me aside after >"I know you were trying to be friendly, but that was unnecessary. He could have demanded that he had an explorer right that minute and we'd have been screwed. Just walk around the car, point out the damage, and leave." That was the moment I stopped caring.
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>>6899311 Nice dubs
Anyways, some more stories. It takes literally no effort to remember them.
>Lots of the customer shuttle drivers are old retired guys >most ignore basic rules of the road >some don't give a shit about seatbelts >get picked up by a shuttle driver from another location >he's a stroke victim, has a funny walk >get in the car with him and six others to go on a highway trip to another location to pick up cars >notice that he's having trouble staying in his lane, the vehicle is swaying back and forth >pay attention to his steering >he's jerking the wheel back and forth at 120 km/h in morning rush hour traffic because one arm is constantly falling, yet he isn't smart enough to take the gimped hand off the wheel >I can actually feel the center of gravity being shifted as we move side to side Anonymous
>>6899329 These people are a god damn liability. Sue the pants off of them
Anonymous
Thank you mass effect 3 for giving me my next story.>Couple days ago (friday?) >Every customer complaint is taken to heart, front desk ladies immediately think we will lose customers if a customer sees a speck of dirt and gets upset about it >We use shitty powdered soap that barely cleans the car, after about fifteen minutes it's immediately dusty and there's soap scum everywhere, regardless of who cleans it >get talked to about it >"look, our soap sucks, and we have a parking lot where giant dusty trucks are constantly driving by because there's a heavy duty equipment rental place next door" >"but a customer complained! we're going to lose customers!" >"You've never heard how customers think they're entitled, have you?" >"Huh?" >"Look, customers will ALWAYS find something to bitch about because they think they're entitled to everything. We could introduce a new thing where you get a free can of pepsi with each car rental, and by the end of the week, people would be bitching that it should be a full case and that they should be able to choose the flavor. We are providing a service, they can either choose to accept what we offer, or go somewhere else. And so far, we're still the #1 rental chain in the province. Why are you worrying? There is no use to get upset over what a customer thinks, and then point the finger at me when I'm doing the best I can." I've been in retail a little over a year, compared to her seven years of experience. Her mind was blown.
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>>6899346 I wouldn't know where to begin, and like I said earlier, it would be three people saying "this kid is a little shit", and I would be saying "I worked with retards."
I think it was pretty hilarious though, how yesterday I overheard my manager interviewing the new guy and saying things to him like how I'm a good, hard worker and he'll enjoy working with me, and then I get fired the next day for an "attitude problem".
I would gladly thrown everyone under the bus, but as far as they're concerned, I was the trouble maker. And I would be outnumbered regardless of if I was right or not.
But lets see, compared to me occasionally missing a spot or two that wasn't noticeable unless you felt like being a dick, here's shit that they've done that I could "get them" for:
>Water instead of washer fluid >Losing their shit every time a customer complained, pointing the finger at me when in reality it was just an unruly customer >Ordering custom license plates on the clock >Shopping trips on the clock >lack of safety on the road >punching other people's timesheets to avoid being clocked as late >ignoring oil change warnings >rolling back odometers >hiring a guy who had an expired drivers license and many more!
Anonymous
>>6899382 You need to get these people out.
You didn't happen to work at the Hertz at the Calgary airport did you? I rented from them a couple months back when I was there and the Ford Focus was a complete wreck. Improper oil change, close to dead battery, fuel saying full when it was close to empty....
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>>6899382 And more stories, because this thread will catch on eventually, or get archived.
>manager barely checked the credentials of people he'd hire >we went through three front office girls in the first two weeks I was there >a brown kid who had worked there all summer had been driving on an expired license for the entire duration of his employment >my interview lasted 30 seconds, and I arrived at home before my interview was even scheduled to start. I was ASKED if I had a valid drivers license, and if I was presently working anywhere. That was the extent of my interview. >it was known that the manager hired girls based on their looks. most lasted two days. >dress code was strict for guys working in the back, but certain girls were allowed to wear yoga pants >girls were allowed to go home at will if they were PMSing, or having a "sad" day. >One girl was hired, instantly tried to steal cancer dude away from his girlfriend, and when he rejected her in some big scene, she cried, quit, and re-applied for the job two weeks later. They are not on speaking terms, and it was one of the first things I learned in my first week. I'm starting to see why the company was never a part of the BBB.
Anonymous
>>6899382 >>rolling back odometers Suing time
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>>6899394 No sir, Budget in Edmonton.
Like I said, I am unsure of the action I should take.
Three people saying I had an attitude problem, versus me being 20 years younger than everyone saying "I worked with retards."
Anonymous
>>6899412 >Edmontonfriend Hey, neat. I believe my work (used dealership) has bought a lot cars from Budget too.
>Mfw we've probably driven some of the same cars Anonymous
>>6899410 >start a thread venting about the bullshit in a near-minimum wage job >people unanimously say I should sue Goddamn, I expected people to tell me to grow up and take it in the ass like an adult.
I'll discuss this with my parents, if it's a legitimate option and not just /o/ being full of people who don't give a fuck and just want to see some action around here.
Anyways
>learn in drivers education about the importance of setting the parking brake >always set the parking brake when parking cars at the rental place because our parking lot is slanted >customers calling in five minutes after driving away, complaining that there's a grinding sound, the car isn't going very fast, and that there's a funny smell >after they are told to turn off the park brake (most of them get confused at this), I get in shit for setting the parking brake in the first place >mfw you fail your drivers test if you don't set the park brake when necessary Shit like this happened daily.
Anonymous
>>6899458 Um, no. What they are doing is criminal.
Budget sells those cars later. Rolling back odometers is a big no no.
Anonymous
>>6899447 I wouldn't doubt it.
>Get a Traverse (chevy) in from another location >Try steering around the parking lot >Steering makes a grinding sound >Know from experience that a grinding sound when steering isn't good >Notify people up front >They get another guy to look at it. >"Yeah, it's pretty fucked, but so is the van I just cleaned at another location and we're still renting it out, so whatever..." >customer complains about the steering in the traverse a week later >WHY DIDNT YOU TELL US >...I did... >DONT ARGUE Like I said, daily.
Anonymous
>>6899478 You are just lucky they did fire you now.
A customer is going to get seriously injured or die from their incompetence and then you would have been pinned.
Anonymous
>>6899472 And it was other stuff too. They got a guy to de-activate the "oil change required" light.
We had a system, for oil changes, that went virtually ignored.
>Hey Anon, why aren't you checking any oil? >I was never shown how >They show me how to check oil, as well as a piece of tape that shows when a car should have an oil change next >I check the odometer of each car we get in for a week straight >roughly 80% of them are 2000km past the oil change mark >always tell the people up front >OH GOSH, BUT WE HAVE NO CARS, SO WE'LL JUST USE IT ANYWAYS... HEY TIM, CAN YOU TURN THE OIL CHANGE LIGHT OFF FOR US? >another week goes by, i stop checking the oil because nobody did anything about it aside from lose their shit and then forget about it 5 minutes later >Hey anon, how come you stopped checking oil? >Because when I'd tell you it was past the due date, you'd just ignore me and use the car anyways. Anonymous
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>>6899515 Yeah, and that is the kind of stuff that makes it absolutely insane to ever buy a rental car.
I don't care how good of a deal these places offer for their used cars. Rental car companies and their renters are the biggest abusers.
Anonymous
>>6899509 Goddamn this is just crazy.
>lady comes to rent a car >gets in the car >I expect her to drive off because we've done the walk around inspection >looks at me >"I don't know what anything does." >mfw she legit asked me which one was the gas pedal, how to honk the horn, how to turn the car on, how to make the car "go into forward mode" (and when I explained the concept of a stick shift, she damn near had a seizure), as well as freaking out that she didn't know how to activate her "left and right lights" She spoke perfect english and had a valid drivers license. Do you think that'll be pinned on me if she wraps it around a pole? I wasn't even the one doing the inspection, I just pulled the car to the front of the store for her, but I assume I have HER to worry about as well?
Anonymous
>>6899192 It doesn't matter, because it will cost them less to pay you off than it would to hire a lawyer to say that.
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>>6899551 Someone like that shouldn't have ever been allowed to take possession of the car.
Yeah, they could potentially blame it on you and claim you should have never given her the keys.
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>>6899551 She is going to kill herself and probably other people as well.
You are going to prison for murder.
Have fun.
Anonymous
oh god, rental slave stories>car has noticeable damage >manager says we are going to rent it anyways to keep the rental % high >"but if we do that then we are responsible for fixing it" >>"In order to make money we need to run tight" >"you are eating a $600 repair to make $100 renting the car" >>"you just don't understand how it works" >manager loses keys to yukon XL >no problem >yukon sits on our lot for 3 weeks >I misplace keys for a yaris for 20 minutes >shit hits the fan >manager asks if a fellow employee and I can take a late lunch because we are busy.(law in california that you have to take it within the first 5 hours) >writes us both up for not taking lunches on time last time I ever listened to her>the bottleneck in turning cars around is our lazy car washers >she tells them to drive cars to the airport, because we need 12 cars in the next hour and she thinks there is no way 2 drivers can do that(I average 7 cars/hour myself). >since they are lazy mexicans they just go to 7-11 and a taco place and have lunch >we now have to clean cars in addition to driving them >get yelled at for not being fast enough part 1/2
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>>6899619 part 2/2
>get tired of her telling the car washers to drive the cars >decide i'm going to prove how lazy they are >have the car washers drive, and the other drivers drive >do the work of 3 car washers >don't have a problem keeping up >get bitched at for not letting the car washers do their job so glad she got a "promotion" to LA.
>Took 3 years of autoshop in high school, and raced on the circle track for 2 years with the school >"mechanic" always asks me for help when he gets stuck >position opens to be his assistant, I apply, mechanic gives me a recommendation >can't even get an interview because I haven't had a job changing oil >the guy they hire forgets to put oil in two cars his first week, both seize engines >he puts 12 quarts in a fiat 500, blows out all the seals on the engine >doesn't get fired I left that job and now i'm doing alignment work for a small garage and it feels good to work for people who aren't incompetent.
Tebow !GI2j/CcnzA
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>>6899564 Welp, I'll weigh the pros and cons.
Their story is that I had an attitude and nobody liked working with me.
>I was the only one in the back washing cars, and I rarely, if ever, talked to them because I had no desire to listen to them talk about cosmo or how the one chick was a single mom and all the fun stuff that comes with that. I made mistakes while working. Sometimes I'd forget to scrub a door handle or something, or the oily residue left by smashed bugs on the grille wouldn't come off. Their argument was "no matter how much we'd talk to you, you'd still make mistakes." My comeback was "I can easily point out mistakes you have all made, but I choose not to because I understand that you're human and that shit happens. Why let your jimmies be rustled over it? We have bigger things to worry about, like even having enough cars to rent out to customers."
>mfw I spent the morning scrubbing the front desk floor because my shoes were dirty from being outside in the rain, when instead we could have been driving to go pick up cars for customers who had just reserved cars we didn't have. >mfw I actually did use a meme in an argument at work and kept a straight face Anonymous
>>6899619 That sucks. I'm glad I have a better job than you and make more money. Probably get home today and smoke weed and read this again to feel better about myself.
Some Asshole With A Train Horn !!NWB4DWGNSUF
Some Asshole With A Train Horn !!NWB4DWGNSUF Wed 03 Oct 2012 00:23:39 No. 6899695 Report Quoted By:
>>6899627 >can't even get an interview because I haven't had a job changing oil >modernjobmarket.jpg u no have paper saying you do it? u no get job!
he have paper but suck at job, he keep job!
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>>6899661 However, despite this so called "attitude problem", which is the official reason I was fired, I have enough shit on them just from casually remembering dumb shit throughout the month I worked there that it far outweighs me refusing to take shit from people who could barely do their jobs right in the first place.
Me questioning why we're using water as a replacement for washer fluid when it's pouring outside pales in comparison to customer shuttle drivers blowing through stop signs, or guys swerving left and right while doing 120kmh with barely anybody wearing seatbelts. One is a problem that can be chalked up to "did you really expect a chick going through menopause to be able to get along with a 19 year old?" The other is a problem that puts lives in danger.
Questions about anything are appreciated.
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>>6899679 If you read part two I did get a better job(I like it because of the other people who work at the shop), and I don't care how much I make, I have a house and I'm comfortable. A person's yearly income doesn't determine their worth.
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>>6899705 fuck sorry. You are better off than I am..
I guess I'll go home and smoke some weed to try to cheer myself up. I'm happy you got out of that mess though.
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>>6899711 yeah, I just wish I hadn't spent a year there.
>guy who worked there longer than I did just doesn't give a shit. >leaves for hours at a time, going who knows where with the cars >bosses always bitch at him, but they can't fire him because then they would have to pay unemployment >don't realize they have been paying him to drive nice cars and do nothing for years. lol management, y u no look long term.
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>no seatbelts >ignoring mechanical faults >ignoring oil changes >messing with the user interface to make it appear that there is nothing wrong with the car not sure what you could sue for, but those alone are things you shouldn't be messing with when it comes to cars.
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OP here, does anyone have any legal advice as to how to go about messing with these guys? I ain't even mad. I knew since day three that I was working with retards and people who blatantly cut corners. It's why I stopped caring very early on and went in each day not having my jimmies rustled by customers losing their shit. But it's dumb as hell to hear your manager talking you up behind your back, and then getting fired the next day for an "attitude problem" when you work with people who go shopping while on the clock.
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More stories. The most common one would go like this.>old guy pulls in cars into the wash bay for me to clean >start cleaning them >girls from the desk come back >YOU ARE CLEANING THE WRONG CARS, WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? >the old guy pulled a bunch in for me to clean and said I needed to clean them >old guy is gone to get coffee already >WELL, CHANGE OF PLANS, WE NEED THESE ONES INSTEAD >for when? >2pm >it's 730am, and I would have all day to clean three cars on average, and would finish by about 9, then sit for the rest of the day >the customers don't come until the next day, so the car sits out in the lot, gets dirty from dust storms, and then I get bitched at for not having it clean. >HURR DURR HOW HARD IS IT TO CLEAN A CAR WHY IS THERE DUST EVERYWHERE and>HURR DURR WE NEED THIS CAR CLEANED RIGHT AWAY, LIKE, WITHIN 20 MINUTES >clean within ten minutes, aside from the soap and dust giving me a giant middle finger >customer never shows up >car sits in lot for entire week, never gets used, gets dirty WE MISMANAGEMENT NOW
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OP again. It's hard to run out of stories.>Schedule was originally 40 hours over four days a week, Thursdays off. Sounds good. >A week later, it was now Wednesdays off. No clear reason for it, but it worked for me. >Then began the "can you come in on Wednesdays?" the following week >"No, that's my day off that YOU GAVE TO ME" >They finally stopped asking after I told them I had commitments on Wednesdays Why did you give me a day off in the first place if you're just going to ask me to come in that day?
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>>6899698 You do realized if you tried suing and you brought up all the illegal shit they do, there would be an investigation that would ultimately prove you are correct, right?
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this is fucking nuts captcha: uppset offices>lold
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>>6900002 Trust me, I'd like to cause a few ACTUAL problems because of how retarded it was to work there, but I'd be worried about them covering up shit and getting fucked even harder.
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>>6899382 >rolling back odometers that is a god damned felony offense. if you couldn't get your job back then I'd be as big a pain in the ass as I could.
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>>6900056 Call the police and tell all the illegal things they are doing and say you are concerned not only for your, but other peoples safety because of how unsafe the cars are?
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>>6900051 i wouldnt mind seeing this archived; lots of these stories are gold, and /o/ needs this badly
>>6900056 fucking do it op.
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>>6900074 OP here, don't want my job back. As you can see, it wasn't much fun. Maybe some cash from a lawsuit would be okay, but I'm not really out for that. I'd like to fuck with them and put them in their place, thats for sure.
>>6900079 I will talk it over with my parents.
You guys want more stories?
Cecilia,wut? !!uiEWaoOzK6M
Op where do you live? I saw calgary mentioned in one of the stories.
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>>6900133 Edmonton. Why do you ask?
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OP, ive have been a shift manager with an all woman crew, i know your feel. Men can be fags too but usually get shit done. When women in the workplace fag it up it affects their productivity. Is that sexist?
Cecilia,wut? !!uiEWaoOzK6M
>>6900143 Just keeping an eye out for fellow alberta bros.
Would like to do an /o/ alberta edition meet but I'd like to keep an eye out for people here first.
So, why haven't you called the Ab motor and transportation agency or whatever it is on these guys yet?
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>>6900113 of fucking course op, these are great. keep'm rolling
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OP, I used to live in Edmonton, once upon a time. How have these retards not run themselves off the road and died horribly in a great big fire? I know for a fact that nobody who isn't retarded uses winter tires in Alberta (it sounds backwards, but trust me). You would be doing a big favour for Queen and Country if you put these twats in their place. Maybe get the other rental places into shape.
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>>6900175 What's sexist is that women don't work as hard as men. That's not right. I demand sexual equality! I demand that women work the same jobs and the same hours as men.
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Oh look! A transit! That would just be perfect for my trendy cupcake delivering business!
WranglerSportlol !!JSIFENITcHS
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I work stock/visuals at a retail store staffed almost entirely of women I feel your pain. Working with women fucking sucks 99% of the time. My work hired 2 girls to work stock with me. Store GM complained when it is taking us long to unload the shipments and put stuff away. Gee, ya think? Those bitches weigh 105 lbs and can only handle 10 lbs or less boxes, so they can only carry one at a time. I have to do all my boxes AND theirs because they are "too heavy" for them to carry.>clearing off display for ad-set >put all of the shit in 2 bags, girl puts rest of her table stuff in another bag >she can't lift her bag >sigh and take her bag, both of mine, and put all 3 of them away by the time the girl has started to clear off the next display so ITT bad women work experiences too?
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>>6900175 there are studies that back up your observation.
reality is sexist.
James Hetfield !YZn5/0rr7A
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OP here. I'll turn on my trip.
>>6900175 We had a guy supervisor on friday to replace the menopausal lady, and he was honestly great. Shit got done, no miscommunications, no unnecessary work, no freaking out over little shit. I cleaned the cars I needed to clean, I knew when customers were coming, everything was like clockwork and it was awesome.
With the all girl crew, it really was a 10 hour tupperware party. I legit heard that gungam style vid play ten times in one day. We would be dead one minute, and then the next, its OH MY GOD WE DONT HAVE ENOUGH CARS TO RENT OUT, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?!?! And then they'd frantically call other locations, begging for cars. And we wouldnt be able to get them because if I left, there'd be no one in the back. It was a gong show. Like I mentioned today, we'd have no cars and three customers on route to the store, and my priority, instead of picking up cars for them, was to clean muddy footprints at the front because "it doesnt look nice."
>>6900181 Way too few albertans on /o/.
I would like to call, just to fuck with them and rustle their jimmies, but I'd like to speak with my parents about it first to know what I'm getting into. My dad's actually been monitoring this thread, but I'm not sure what he thinks since he's still at work.
Anonymous
>>6900113 mer stories baby
James Hetfield !YZn5/0rr7A
>>6900261 Aww yeah, you got it. Cool that the thread has survived all afternoon. Been working on an updated resume in the meantime.
So...
>driving an overweight desk lady back to another location >afternoon, two hours left in shift >"wow, you're so proper when you drive..." >wat >"like... you got two hands on the wheel...and you're not leaning back in the chair... see, when I drive... I only really have like, one finger on the wheel... and usually I'm drinking an ice cap or something" That ended up being the chick that told our manager I have "attitude problems."
>bragging about having one finger on the steering wheel to a person whose entire family is involved in motorsports on a professional level Anonymous
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Rolling back odometers is big stuff. Here in Italy it'll throw you deep into shit. Fraud? Stuff like that. I'd do an anonymous report on them, maybe they'll send someone to check out their cars and with some luck they'll get something.
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My personal favorite.>its sunny outside >old lady rents a car >ten minutes later >ANON, WHY WAS THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR SO HOT? THE OLD LADY COMPLAINED AND SHE THREATENED TO GO TO ENTERPRISE >Um...because it's sunny outside? And the inside of that car is black leather? >YOU SHOULD HAVE PARKED IT INSIDE THE WASH BAY! >"We already have two cars in here, and it would make it so we wouldn't be able to maneuver at all when trying to get cars OUT of the wash bay. Plus, it's hot out, what did she expect? Every single car is going to be hot when you get in, that's why you crank the AC and wait like 30 seconds" >DON'T ARGUE WITH ME! This kind of shit, daily.
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>>6900289 >bragging about having one finger on the steering wheel to a person whose entire family is involved in motorsports on a professional level >a person whose entire family is involved in motorsports on a professional level > entire family is involved in motorsports on a professional level everyone but you faggot
James Hetfield !YZn5/0rr7A
>>6900350 >I don't have to worry about choosing between repairing an engine block or putting food on the table But it was a good attempt at trolling nonetheless.
B.A.M
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>>6900384 You made me laugh, it counts for something.
>find out head of some uptight church is coming in to rent a car >Slayer gets put on my mp3 player because lol >wash a ford expedition twice because "lel u missed a spot" >guy finally comes >complains about all the smudges and dirt everywhere, as well as the offensive music >front office ladies lose their shit for the 400th time that day >ANON, U SUCK...etc.... >Look, I'll wash it again. Right in front of you >Legitimately put 110% effort into cleaning that shit >they compliment me >Truck looks great after I hose it off. >...until 30 seconds later when it starts drying and the smudges and stains return >customer agrees to take it, everyone legitimately sees that I put effort into the shit I do and I'm not just being a slacker >get bitched at for the choice of music anyways >"Look, he came in here wearing a shirt advertising a church, and I find religion offensive for how it controls people, so I could just as easily start a shitstorm about that, but I don't, because I don't care." Azar Hawke !DZB/L0A8Yk
It's obvious they are a bunch of stupid fools, but your sarcastic replies to people above you certainly did not help your case. And obviously the mistakes you consider small, they did not. Is this angsty teenager's first job?
James Hetfield !YZn5/0rr7A
>>6900480 Unfortunately, no, it's not my first job.
I already admitted way early on in the thread that I was lippy and some of it was deserved.
>And obviously the mistakes you consider small, they did not. Judging by replies, a rolled back odometer, warning lights turned off, ignoring grinding noises in a steering colum, and old people lacking safe driving skills is much more serious than OMG U FORGOTTED TO FILL UP WASHER FLUID WITH WATER WHEN ITS RAINING
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Anon albertafag back.>rolling odometers Fuckin lol'd, is this why every time my work buys a rental, it only has 30,000kms on it?
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>>6900564 >hating road construction, Calgary and unnecessary expensive "art" bought with taxpayer money Brofist
Azar Hawke !DZB/L0A8Yk
>>6900527 >it's obvious they are a bunch of stupid fools Yeah, I read the stories lol. I didn't know if you made any more mistakes, your first post seemed to imply you made more.
Good luck finding anouther job, though. Hopefully one with a few less idiots.
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>>6900578 We did it ONCE at our location that I'm aware of. As far as other locations, I'm not sure. But it would be a safe bet.
In the past two weeks alone, I've driven an Impala with a creaking suspension, a Traverse with grinding steering, and a Chevy cargo van with an alignment issue.
We gladly gave them to customers to rent for the week, with the "we'll send it in next week" mentality. But that was about four weeks ago.
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>>6900639 Thanks, I think.
Its unfortunate, because I would still be at my first ever job (furniture store) if employees weren't buying/selling drugs out of the warehouse. It wasn't cool having to cover for guys while they'd go to the parking lot to meet their dealer, with the "you rat, you're fired" mentality. I put up with that shit for over a year.
The shitty thing was, when working with guys or alongside someone, things went well at the rental place. But that was a rarity, it was always women and old guys who didn't give a fuck or had no desire to deal with a 19 year old.
I tried my best each day despite dealing with constantly changing plans made by women who were more than content to watch Gungam style ten times in a row without checking to see if we had anything to do. Yeah, I fucked up, but it was never anything major, just them taking customer complaints too seriously.
James Hetfield !YZn5/0rr7A
More of a petty thing, but whatever.>Inspecting cars with customers, we would have to fill out damage sheets to log any marks on the car >First four weeks, I'm drawing the physical marks/damage on the picture of the car on the inspection sheet because thats what I was told to do >Suddenly, a week ago, I'm told I'm doing it "wrong" and we have an entire coding system I was never notified of until that day >Why did you wait four weeks to tell me when you would carefully look these over after every inspection? This is what happens when you work with women.
James Hetfield !YZn5/0rr7A
Pretty sure this can be considered a green text story thread now. I'll most likely talk to my parents about it when they get home, and probably report the place to the proper association or whatever. Anyways:>need to piss >go into the bathroom >take a piss >wash up >get out and go back into the wash bay >sit for 15 minutes cause nothing to do >front desk lady comes back into the wash bay >PLEASE DON'T USE THE BATHROOM WHEN CUSTOMERS ARE HERE, BECAUSE THEY MIGHT THINK THAT BATHROOM IS FOR THEM, AND THEY MIGHT TRY TO USE IT, AND WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL HAVE AIDS OR ANYTHING CONTAGEOUS! Things like this. Daily.
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>>6900763 At my Michael's we have three managers, my manager whom I work store layout with most of the time is a guy and cool as fuck. My store manager is a guy and cool, and the assistant store manager is a woman in her 30s.
He have a set number of hours we can give out to workers per week depending on how much we sell. My store layout and store manager don't give a shit about going over our allocated hours because shit needs to get done.
But our assistant store manager will have like three people scheduled all day because she's scared of going over hours and having our district manager ask why. THEN she'll complain about how nothing is done and how our district manager is even more pissed because the store looks like shit because nothing got done.
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>>6900777 >having to pretend a bathroom doesn't exist because an employee was afraid of getting AIDS from a customer at first i thought op was just a spoiled little cunt, but things like this make me sad.
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OP, you're never going to get anywhere with an attitude like that. Period. Too bad you don't work for me, though, I'd love having someone remotely intelligent like you working for me.
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all I can say is, welcome to minimum wage jobs, or the majority of them at least. nice that you got some laughs out of it.
James Hetfield !YZn5/0rr7A
>>6900863 I think I'll take that as a compliment?
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>>6899362 No. Just, no.
>I've been in retail a little over a year It clearly shows.
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Your job reminds me of my job. I fucking hate my job. I basically am told to do shit the wrong way and rig shit while also getting yelled at for doing nothing wrong.
Anonymous
>>6900880 You can take it as a compliment mixed with constructive criticism.
Shut your fucking mouth and get over the fact that people are just inherently fucking dumb. Maybe you won't be making $11/hr at 20 years old anymore.
James Hetfield !YZn5/0rr7A
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>>6900898 That works.
I ain't even mad. Money hasn't been a problem for me because I save like a bitch, this was just something to get out of the house.
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>>6899962 my boss did this over the summer.
we hired some mexican kid to cover that shift.
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>>6899362 >all this talk about sueing >assume americlap >province where? alberta?
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>>6899150 >>"ya know, maybe the reason you don't always remember to fill the windshield washer fluid is because you're listening to this music that's rotting your brain." >>respond with "just because this song is in the key of E Minor and played with loud guitars, doesn't mean it will magicaly cause me to become a vegetable" I actually laughed out loud....
MOAR ANON!!!!!!
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five hundred E's !dIckBuTTWw
sounds like op needs to >buy some drugs with his unemployment check >sell said drugs >????????????? >start a small business as a front
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>>6900898 or he can keep doing what he's doing and sound like a real person instead of a robot
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>>6899362 >Why are you worrying? There is no use to get upset over what a customer thinks >retail a little over a year apparently you suck at it as well
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With entry level jobs you have to be really inauthentic. Even if you hate everyone around you, you'll go far if you pretend like you love them all. Act like a fucking mormon at work and you'll get far. If a customer complains about you, don't give lip about the customer to your employer, just say shit like "I think they're just directing their anger towards me, I've done nothing wrong." If you do a good job and act polite every day then they'll take your word over theirs. I get free lunch all the time and have been promoted without asking for a promotion because, as my managers put it, "we all love you". There are usually two ways older adults perceive young adults/teens. 1. angsty lippy kid that's lazy 2. goodie two shoes hard worker.
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>>6899207 >Ask the desk ladies if the address is NW or SW >"lol i dunno, just go to both" I'm a pizza delivery driver, that shit does not not fly. I don't walk out the door until I know exactly where I'm going. Those bitches should know better if they live in the area.
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>>6902568 i would hire the kid because they are a more sincere person
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Oh wow, my thread's still around? Fine, more stories.>Our location was part of a strip mall >next to us was a heavy duty rental place >which meant the parking lot could be a clusterfuck sometimes because people would show up with giant trailers and take up 5 spots >Hey Anon, can you pull an impala in? >look around at the lot >There's no room to get in safely >"Is the customer coming right now?" >"No, they're coming at lunch" >clock says 8:30 >Can we wait like 15 minutes? The turn into the garage isn't very safe because it'll have to be at a weird angle. I wanna wait until this guy with the giant truck moves. >NO ANON DO IT NOW DONT ARGUE >end up scraping the car on the side of the garage entrance because it was a fucked up 100 degree turn and people were too busy going for their 3rd coffee at McD's or filing their nails to spot for me >Old guy gets back >"Don't bother cleaning it"
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>>6902403 Alberta.
>>6902446 Doing my best.
>>6902502 Sold drugs for a bit. More of a driver for my friend, but it meant I never paid for my own gas, and got free meals out of it. We didn't do it for very long but it was a sweet gig, just driving to friends houses who needed weed and listening to music in the meantime.
>>6902549 >>6902591 It's weird how this entire thread has been people telling me to either sue, or keep doing what I was doing and just find a new job.
>>6902576 I tried to tell them that, but they figured being 15 minutes late wouldn't be a big deal.
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>>6902591 >anons in charge of having successful businesses Anonymous
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http://chanarchive.org/request_votes >>6899033 James can either be a cunt or a pretty funny guy. This thread kept me entertained on my lunch break.
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just read through the whole thing. op definitely seems like he has an attitude problem but i can see where hes coming from. even others said, it wont get him anywhere, but it's a good thing to have and its really up to op now to just keep trying to find jobs that fit him where retarded women dont make up 99% of the staff. if this were a different industry i wouldnt side with op, but the fact that hes young and actually cares about the safety of driving in some situations gives me hope that not all kids are retarded with on the road.>people would make op take breaks while he was in the middle of something, then bitch at him that it wasn't done when he'd get back from break >people would nitpick shit he'd do, and when he'd turn the tables and point the finger, they couldnt handle that >op puts an item he found in a car on the shelf, and the staff immediately worries about getting sued for identity theft >op was told heavy metal rots his brain >op was told to do dumb shit like use water instead of wiper fluid, ignore oil changes, and turn off the check engine lights & shit >people couldn't even give op proper directions when hed pick up customers >op tries to be friendly to a customer, and gets told not to do that anymore >op given a day off, and then asked if he could come in that day >every older person that worked there shouldn't have been driving, period >ops work hired a guy who didnt even have a valid license >ops interview lasted 30 seconds >op gets in shit for stupid customer complaints like "the car sat outside in the sun and now its hot" >op isnt allowed to piss when customers are in the store for fear of aids just find another job and hope it isnt full of retards. your attitude isn't really bad, it's just not the right one for a shitty job. i must say though, keep the stories coming.
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Damn dude, you were there for a month and have all that shit on them? Lawsuit time.
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>no respect for authority >argues with superiors and talks back when told to do work percieved as beneith him >antisocial behavior If OP isn't a sperg he's a fucking brat.
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>>6903772 >>argues with superiors and talks back when told to do work percieved as beneith him When did OP ever say he didn't do the work? Quickly skimmed through the thread, half of it was like:
>Authority tells OP to do something retarded >OP either asks why or offers a better solution >DONT ARGUE WITH ME example:
>mfw we never used windshield washer fluid in our cars >it was literally just tap water in windshield washer fluid buckets >customer complained that her car was low on washer fluid >it was raining today >get in shit from the old guy for not filling up the washer fluid >"so, you're saying you want me to fill up the washer fluid by using water instead...correct?" >yes >"so, the customer will be spraying water on their windows to get rid of the water falling from the sky, which is also falling on their windows?" >that started a shitstorm Thread is funny regardless. It's OP's problem anyways. He's the one looking for a job. We're benefiting from it by the fucked up stories he has.
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>>6903785 As a blue collar worker, part of your job is putting up with the shit of customers and being their bitch.
That's your job. If your job is to refill some womans car with water on a day when its raining, you shut up, put your head down and fill it up with water.
What the fuck is so hard about that? You fuckers are so fucking stupid and I hate working with you, its like you all go out of your way to create unnessicary arguments and bullshit so you forget how fucking uninteresting and shite your life is.
Truth is, you're not worth shit. You're not smart, you're not clever, you're never going to make more than minimum wage, noone likes you and you're going to die alone.
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>>6903831 A lot of people on /o/ like him so someone doe in fact like this man.
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For once OP isnt a fag.
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>>6903836 >BUT HE'S POPULAR ON /o/!!!! >/o/ >a barely active forum on 4chan >4chan >a site full of spergs Although to OP's credit, some of the stories were genuinely funny and I probably would have reacted the same way.
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you are literally fucking stupid
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>>6903890 i guess i am too because i meant to quote this fag
>>6903831 Anonymous
>>6903895 Explain yourself then.
Defend OP, if you will.
Focus Pocus !!VlNsfyFgD5S
>>6903897 car rental place cant even into /o/
>neglected oil changes >fixes "check engine" lights by having some guy turn the light off >people who bitch at him dont even work properly, OP actually sounds like a hard worker >fired for "attitude" because you told a higher up what is what when she told you "lol i drivz with 1hand and mah drank" Of course, this only applies if the info OP said is true
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>Go eat lunch >Everyone is fighting about me when I come back Goddamn.
>>6904019 Like I said, I was a cunt on certain occasions, but I did the job and most complaints were customers being dipshits and higher ups refused to believe we had stupid customers.
>The steering wheel is too hot >The parking brake is on. >There is a map in the glove box Those are not valid complaints, but yet I would be told I fucked up and I had to fix it.
>The car is 8000km past an oil change >The check engine light is on >There is an alignment/steering/suspension issue Those are things that would be ignored.
>people who bitch at him dont even work properly, OP actually sounds like a hard worker >fired for "attitude" because you told a higher up what is what when she told you "lol i drivz with 1hand and mah drank" Yep.
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>>6900777 >not allowed to pee during certain times of the day because a lady was afraid of getting aids. What the actual fuck?
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>>6900777 Ahahahah, what a right cunt
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>>6899033 I feel your pain.
I worked at Enterprise back in 2004 when I was living in Florida, just as a way to save up for a car. I quit after three months.
Lots of things go ignored, and managers would rather obsess over stupid shit like if the front entrance carpets were clean. We were so worried about everyone having the same tie and having the perfect air freshner in the room that lots of cars went untouched by us.
This was during spring break, where every car would come back 100% trashed and it was necessary that we get to work ASAP, but no, we spent most of the day watering plants in the lobby because "presentation is everything."
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Bump for more stories, hopefully OP will be around eventually.
Explorer !fSNwOYTits
I used to work for Uhaul for just a couple weeks.>go into work at 8am on a Tuesday morning >need to bring a F150 back to Uhaul on 4000 N Broadway from Berwyn and bring back a 24' towing a full length car dolly by 10am in heavy traffic >"yea, I'm not getting back by 10." >the one woman in the office flips her shit >the foreman says no worries >get back by noon because hnng fucking traffic and paperwork >no one is mad except the one woman who wasn't even a boss, she just did paperwork and told everyone their schedules
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Holy shit... permanently archived...people still bumping two days later... not how I thought this would go at all
>>6905690 Yeah, I seem to come in during bad times. Oh well.
>Dusty outside >Wash a car >About to pull it outside >NO, DON'T, ITS DUSTY OUTSIDE >Sit in car for 30 seconds >OH WAIT...THE DUST HAS DIED DOWN >Begin to pull car out >NO WAIT, STAY IN >10 minutes later >"Just park it in the corner of the wash bay" >But what about the seven other cars getting dirty? >"We don't need them." >But you said we did earlier this morning... that's why you made me clean them and park them all outside >"Oh, they're just to look like we have a lot of cars so if a customer comes in, it looks like they have a selection." I spent the next ten minutes explaining to my manager the difference between "a customer is coming and we need it right now" and "we will need it sometime later this week."
Overboard etc. <treesmashingclan> !!yvm0QrHZZJQ
Overboard etc. <treesmashingclan> !!yvm0QrHZZJQ Thu 04 Oct 2012 05:40:49 No. 6905761 Report ITT: Why you should go to school so you don't have to work fucking retail
James Hetfield !YZn5/0rr7A
>>6905761 Agree with you to some extent.
I don't know a whole lot of people in my own personal life who have gone to school and gotten decent jobs. If anything, I've seen more university kids REJECTED because employers think they will be stuck up because of hurr durr i graduated from university or some shit.
Society is fucked up.
James Hetfield !YZn5/0rr7A
>>6905715 Shit, reminded me of traffic stories.
>Driving back from another location to my location in the shuttle vehicle >Supposed to keep the company cell phone in the vehicle >Which I did >Cell phone rings >Don't even look at it because doing anything with a phone while driving is retarded >Get back to my location like five minutes later because my store was just down the road and around the corner >WHY DIDNT YOU CALL BACK? >What? >YOU KNOW THE SYSTEM! >Explains to me some bizarre system about the number of times she lets the phone ring signalling if I have to call back urgently, or if it's a non-issue, or the type of call it is, or if I should pull over...shit like that >Look, I'm not answering or paying attention to the phone, period, unless the vehicle is off and parked. I was on my way back when you called, and the max amount of time it would be until you saw me was roughly five minutes. >BUT WE HAVE A SYSTEM! >I'm not paying attention to a cell phone when I'm driving. Overboard etc. <treesmashingclan> !!yvm0QrHZZJQ
Overboard etc. <treesmashingclan> !!yvm0QrHZZJQ Thu 04 Oct 2012 05:58:59 No. 6905826 Report >>6905771 I didn't say university, did I? For most people (those who are going into useless shit with no job market) some variety of tech school is a better option
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>>6903890 ahahah I just noticed your trip
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>>6905761 I go to school and still work retail
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>>6905826 thats why i said i somewhat agree
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>>6905814 That doesn't even make sense. The number of times you hear the ring when you dial doesn't mean that's how many times the phone rings for the other end...
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>>6905859 Just goes to show the intelligence of the people I worked with.
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>>6905826 Tech is a bad choice too right now. It's like graphic design, it's flooded with people who have a degree in it, and companies are doing away with most of the department.
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How easy would it be to get a job at one of these places? Fresh out of highschool and I kind of need a job.
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>>6906627 p-please respond
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>>6906627 I wouldn't recommend getting a job there simply because it would be infuriating.
Each day was like:
>hey, this car needs an oil change >oh well, don't worry about it >but it's 5000km overdue >oh well and then
>oh hey anon can you sweep the wash bay? >but I'm in the process of cleaning like three cars because you said 10 minutes ago that all 3 customers are on their way right now >don't argue with me James Hetfield !YZn5/0rr7A
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>>6906761 But to answer your question, I'm really not sure.
The cancer dude I worked with had to go through three separate interviews at two different locations before finally landing the job.
I applied to a two sentence ad on Kijiji (a classifieds side), my interview lasted 30 seconds (consisting of "are you still interested" and "do you have a license"), and I was home before my interview was scheduled to start.
So I'm really not sure.
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>>6899207 This is stupid as hell. I assume when you told them the two locations were pretty far apart, they acted like it didn't matter?
I just finished reading through the entire thread over a cup of coffee. I'll agree with what the rest of the people are saying. You sound like a good guy who doesn't like dealing with others stupidity, and they fired you because of it instead of actually listening to shit you'd say.
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sage Broken axles everywhere !B0lWQgHxRc Fri 05 Oct 2012 10:31:29 No. 6913007 Report >>6910091 >>6912927 Why would you bump this?
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Bro, you have to sick this shit up and deal with it. Answer the fucking phone while your driving, don't fucking answer back (like you clearly have been, with all your "but im doing this instead"), just fucking do it and don't argue back. You may think what you are doing is the smart and correct thing to do, but if you want to go far in ANY job disagreeing with your boss is not going to help you.
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>>6913110 >Answer the fucking phone while your driving Edmontonbro here. Thats's actually 100% illegal. There's road signs everywhere telling you to turn off your phone or get anally raped by the police.
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oh wow, this thread is still around?
>>6913110 car rental place couldn't even into /o/ and would tell op to do stupid shit 99% of the time. he ended up getting pissed off and getting lippy because
>op go take a lunch even though youre clearly busy >15 min later >op where were you? why is nothing done? when he called them on their shit, they fired him.
could he have been less of a cunt? probably. was he in the right? probably.
stories were good though. retail fucking sucks.