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[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 174 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Have they tried not making the cashiers stand there the entire shift? Was gobsmacked when I saw that in supermarkets; like some sort of childish power-move to not let them sit

Try that in Europe, you'd end up in court lol

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 61 points 9 months ago (5 children)

The given excuse is "Customers don't like seeing you sitting down."

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 93 points 9 months ago (1 children)

as a customer in Europe I want my chashier to be comfortable while working, it means they don't get tired as fast and won't make as many mistakes that come from being tired

USA is just weird

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 58 points 9 months ago (1 children)

More like it means they won't develop lower back problems and dodgy knees later in life

If customers "prefer" to see cashiers standing, your customers are utter cunts 😂

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Its rarely the customers that actually complain, it is usually spineless executives that see their employees and their customers as dollars

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Rare?!?!? What kind of fucking horrible human being do you even have to be to complain about someone sitting down?!?

I think yous cunts are using that whole "death penalty" thing on the wrong motherfuckers 😂

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If you've ever worked retail or food service, you'd know exactly the Becky, Karen or Kyle that would complain to the manager about that. Made me really appreciate the good management that I had when they'd tell the bitches to fuck off with that bullshit

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Worked retail for about 20 years. Could probably count on both hands the amount of times people were rude to me. That was in Scotland though, they're at least partly civilised

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[–] klemptor@startrek.website 49 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Have they actually polled customers? It seems like the bosses don't like seeing them sitting down.

And regardless of what the customers think, don't the employees matter?

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

Employees don’t matter in the US.

[–] TheCheddarCheese@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

fuck racism and homophobia, cashiers sitting down is the worst offense in this universe

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 29 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The thing is it's fucking true, if the law doesn't require it certain Karens WILL complain to a manager if they see someone sitting down.

When I was working at McDonald's I was on a break and grabbed a pop from the lobby. Some guy waiting for his order saw me, got upset, and asked me specifically how much longer his order was going to be. I don't know dude, but they are taking care of it. I can't make your patty cook faster by going over and staring at it.

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[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 95 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Baby boomers will quit from natural causes though

[–] Floshie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 9 months ago

This comment is gold

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 14 points 9 months ago

Aw, my folks are boomers and I hate thinking about this :'(

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 87 points 9 months ago (3 children)

It is a shame that there are no generations between Boomers and Z...

[–] phorq@lemmy.ml 47 points 9 months ago (2 children)

No no, don't bring millennials into this! We're just trying to mind our own business...

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 37 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Gen X is forgotten again...

[–] phorq@lemmy.ml 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's because nobody knows generation X's real identity... Some speculate they're millennial's older sibling, but nobody can really tell behind the mask.

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 82 points 9 months ago

Don't hire baby boomers, they'll expect to be able to buy a house and a car and raise a family on a part-time salary.

Then they'll invite you out to go... bowling!

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 64 points 9 months ago (14 children)

The boyfriends standing there for the whole shift does sound bizarre. Maybe they were chatting with the cashiers the whole time and of course that wouldn't be okay

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

I used to hang out and chat with my friends at their jobs for extended periods of time all the time when I was young. I just made sure not to interrupt or get in their way when they needed to deal with a customer. And their bosses were always cool with it.

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[–] verysoft@kbin.social 60 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

This was probably more the cashiers got shouted at for talking to their boyfriends for a couple minutes when they came in.

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[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 43 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I would love to see any boomer take this job.

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Boomers are incredibly fragile. Any time they don't understand something their go-to move is to get angry.

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[–] Tarkcanis@lemmy.world 42 points 9 months ago

...And the store was permanently closed a month later.

[–] rwhitisissle@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

picture of handwritten note taped to a window that criticizes Gen Z and praises Baby Boomers.

I'm not the brightest cookie in the toolshed but I know bait when I see it.

Edit: The top left hand corner of this is also dated 4/20. As the Brits would say "Someone's taking the piss."

[–] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Thank you for saying this. Whether this is a real sign or a fake sign, it should be treated as a fake sign.

[–] GiM@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] doctordevice@lemm.ee 31 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

If this is real and in the US, I would love to see a Gen Xer or elder Millennial apply, make sure to mention their generation, and then get this dumbass owner to say in writing that they aren't hiring them because they aren't a Boomer.

IANAL, but that seems like a slam dunk age discrimination case as long as the applicant is at least 40.

[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 31 points 9 months ago

Maybe pay one dollar above minimum wage and see if you get people to apply

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 27 points 9 months ago

That is a hilarious reason to have someone quit.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hire the boyfriend to work the register next to your employee, so they CAN stand there for the entire shift, and even get PAID for it!

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, but have you seen Aiden? Aiden sucks.

[–] TubeTalkerX@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago

That’s a real good point!

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[–] dipshit@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago (5 children)

skipped a few years there but ok. not like he’s worth working for in the first place.

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[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 13 points 9 months ago

On the bright side, a shop is about to be sold for cheap - maybe it can be converted into a home living space? :-p

[–] xor@infosec.pub 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

totally fake... nobody would hire only 70 year old employees...

[–] MaxHardwood@lemmy.ca 10 points 9 months ago

Unless you want to run a country

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[–] KnowledgeableNip@leminal.space 10 points 9 months ago

God help them if they need to save a PDF.

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