The Last Poster Wins! [v21]

[Arrow-Jolteon]

Thanks, dude. I'm not holding anything against him, either, he's a really careful guy and I think he was just trying to be helpful. From what he's told me, he's had some pretty bad experiences with some of his prior jobs. I think those past incidents are what's been affecting him.

Yeah, I actually don't blame the guy; from what various friends of mine have told me of their experiences, jobs, especially minimum-wage jobs, are pretty prone to leaving bad experiences on someone. Things like obnoxious clients, extremely demanding bosses, lazy/jerky co-workers seem pretty common. Heck, just the other day one of my friends came into class a nervous wreck because his job at the movie theater was driving him nuts. I mean, he is already pretty prone to anger bursts as it is, but still.

[Neo Emolga]

Yeah, I actually don't blame the guy; from what various friends of mine have told me of their experiences, jobs, especially minimum-wage jobs, are pretty prone to leaving bad experiences on someone. Things like obnoxious clients, extremely demanding bosses, lazy/jerky co-workers seem pretty common. Heck, just the other day one of my friends came into class a nervous wreck because his job at the movie theater was driving him nuts. I mean, he is already pretty prone to anger bursts as it is, but still.

I have heard of all kinds of work stories, especially from people who work in retail. It's a very quick and effective way to lose your faith in humanity. So many customers can be rude, want things without paying for them, make outbursts, and in general try to make the lives of others a complete hell just to satisfy their own selfish desires.

As a customer, I try to be as kind, patient, and as polite as I can to these employees. They work long days and shifts and I know sometimes they end up having to deal with a lot of crap from customers that just don't understand what it's like to have to work a job like this. If I see a guy restocking shelves, I just go around through the next aisle. If I accidentally cause a shirt to drop to the floor in the clothing section, I try to hang it back up. If I decide I don't want something after all, I try to bring it back to where I originally found it. And in general, I try to leave things as in good condition as I originally found them.

I think if I were a manager of one of these stores and a customer was causing a lot of trouble, I honestly wouldn't be bothered if they left and never came back. People who are disruptive and rude only make things worse for your employees and your other customers. From what I've seen, 98% of people are generally reasonable, but every now and then, someone completely out of their mind shows up.