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Sandman2010
Mauldin, SC
Interests: Costuming, charity work, comics
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How did that kid survive that long is beyond me.
Discount Store Hell: Bad Mom Protects Her Thieving Hellspawn
From March, 2010: This is Redheadactress. When I read the story of the person who worked for *Smosh Mess for Less* I knew I had to post. Unfortunately, I also work for Smosh Mess for Less. And I hate it. In fact I am currently attending bartending school so I can get away from this crap job....
That is a sign that she uses that line so often, it's become her default setting.
The Race Card Backfires
From Steph I actually saw an absolutely hilarious encounter in my pharmacy of the race card being pulled. Pharmacist, who is black: "Unfortunately, your insurance won't cover your prescription. I'm afraid you'll be charged the full amount for the medication. It's going to cost you $$$. Do you...
I'd put money they probably weren't TV, but if OP could let us know that would be great.
Bad Retail Slaves: Having A Disability Doesn't Make You Untouchable?!
From BossLady I had an employee who called out on her SECOND day on the job and continued to call out once or more per week for each of the twenty some weeks she worked for us. Firing took for-fricking-ever thanks to HR but I jumped through all their hoops because this constant calling out wa...
Yeah love it when those idiots get to meet one of my coworkers, Mr. Dialtone. Not a great conversationalist but man he can drone on forever.
Call Center Hell: Memories From The Trenches
From NyxErebus Oh gods! The memories from the trenches! O_o *curls up into a fetal ball, rocking to and fro* I still don't know how I survived five years working mobile service for a large company here in Canada that rhymes with Hell Mobility. People are such idiots. One christmas period, I w...
Yeah he totally earned that. How hard is it to say "okay, this is the issue I'm having, a d tbis is what I've already tried..."
You'd be surprised how quickly you get help when you're not acting like a two year old having a temper tantrum.
Monstrous Customers: Trying to help but you clearly don't want it. Thanks for the abuse, enjoy your phone robot hell.
From u/TinHawk Tales From Retail: I work in a big box electronics retail store. I recently got stuck answering phones. Me: Thank you for calling [electronics retailer], how can I help you? Customer, very loud voice, clearly frustrated: is this [tech support company who works in the store]? ...
Yeah I wouldn't have signed those write-ups either. It's not your fault she is screwing around on her husband and then put HIS CONTACT INFO on the order.
Retail Hell Memories: How I ruined a marriage with one phone call
From u/maladygris Tales From Retail: So a few years ago I worked in a furniture store. In the store you could apply for a credit card to finance your purchase. I had an older lady come in (probably mid 50's) with a man in his 20's whom I assumed was some sort of family member. So we put thro...
I'm a little worried the dipwad couldn't tell the difference between raw and cooked shrimp...
Dumbass Customers: “COOK it? What do you mean COOK IT?”
From u/stevela1234 Tales From Retail: I work in the seafood department of a grocery store and we recently received a brand new product recently. Wild caught RAW Argentinian shrimp. Incase you missed it, I said the shrimp was RAW. The customer was asking me how the shrimp is. I told him the n...
I'm a little worried the dipwad couldn't tell the difference between raw and cooked shrimp...
Dumbass Customers: “COOK it? What do you mean COOK IT?”
From u/stevela1234 Tales From Retail: I work in the seafood department of a grocery store and we recently received a brand new product recently. Wild caught RAW Argentinian shrimp. Incase you missed it, I said the shrimp was RAW. The customer was asking me how the shrimp is. I told him the n...
Pretty much yeah. I'd hate to be the employee that has to tell her that she just got flat out lied to by someone she thinks is a manager. That is going to be a shit storm for that department when she inevitably threw a complete fit and started screaming at everyone in sight.
Mistaken Identity: I'm a manager, apparently
From u/Skelfilegur1989 I Don't Work Here Lady: One of my jobs a while back required I wear a certain color polo with slacks. The polo looked real professional and was all a dark grey, and I decided to wear it out one day because laundry. I go to my local country store to get new boots becau...
At that point I think the white jockey blow would be cheaper than the Starbucks drink...
Retail Robin: How Many Shots Does It Take Before You Actually See Sound Waves With The Naked Eye?
Yeah health code regulations state they can't take the food back even if they just handed it to you for a moment. But hey, free chicken nuggets!
Bad Customer Service: Cheeseburger? Here's Nuggets!
From I_SHIT_A_BRICK, TalesFromTheCustomer My wife and daughter went to a drive thru last night. She ordered a dessert pie and sweet tea for her, and a cheeseburger kids meal for our girl. She got to the pickup window after paying and the worker handed her the wrong order. Meaning completely ...
Is this the one with its own Twitter account?
The Last Blockbuster
From u/RipCity88: This is officially the last Blockbuster in the US. Bend, Oregon.
Is it bad that my hand would be reaching for the door while my brain went "Wait..."
Closed Signage Slip-Up
-- u/jhoang0730 I don't know what to do.
Should have put tiny flame stickers on the side. Then it would have been even faster! More dakka-dakka!
Automotive Hell: The Placebo Effect
From 36055512, Tales ”So, why is it that the red one is so much slower?” Mr. Ferrari, one of our salespersons, was in my office at Dishonest Used Car Dealership, attempting once again to get me to fix something that wasn’t broken. MF: “I drove both the red one and the grey one over the weeken...
I ldon’t Be hear stories. Please continue to submit them! God I cannot imagine that laptop being used a server... I do tech support and I know even on the best of days that would have been painfully inadequate for even a small office to be able to run anything efficiently on. I wonder if ITG came up with that setup?
Automotive Hell: The Server
From 36055512, Tales ”SERVER’S DOWN! SERVER’S DOWN!” It’s a Wednesday in August, and it is officially hot in my office at Dishonest Used Car Dealership. We’ve got an air conditioner, but, of course, it doesn’t work. So, not only am I grumpy from the heat, but our Incompetent Tech Guy is runni...
I'm mad because she got a free engraving!
Monstrous Customers: "Your machine scratched my knife."
From EllieD0113 Tales From Retail: Yesterday was a long day, working both of my retail jobs and running an errand for the second one in between. At the second one, I got a bit of a rush around 5pm, but nbd, I can handle it. One of my customers brought in a knife to be engraved, and as it was...
Yeah I hear that more often than I care to admit at my current job. Sorry cupcake, I can pay my bills. Why don't you try doing the same?
Retail Robin: ...And Leaves You With All $400 Worth Of Their Purchase
What...is that?
You Had One Job: That Will Be A Rude Awakening
--PawhJr
At least he had the sense to be feel silly and not take it out on OP. God I wish I had that luck...
Mistaken Identity: This isn't a restaurant, its the hardware store!
From Syn13x I Don't Work Here Lady: So I just got off my shift at a local restaurant and went to the hardware store to pick up a couple things. Had a cart with my items in it and this stranger walked up to me asking me about drill bits. The hardware stores clothes are Red shirts and khakis w...
They are usually incapable of feeling this...shame you speak of. Must be a defective model.
Mistaken Identity: Yes, I'm Certain I'm Not the Manager
From seebeedubs, Tales From Retail: I have a very purposeful, confident way of moving through space, especially if I'm familiar with my environment, so I frequently get mistaken for an employee or a plainclothes manager no matter what I'm wearing. I worked in retail for many years and I gen...
He is their cutest boy. And their good boy! Who's a good boy?
The Entitlement Complex: Technically What They Asked For, Until Your Cute Guy Eats The Pizza Himself
--Entitlement is still a Disease
He could have at least changed the picture a bit, or not have been that blatant about it. I wonder how many more fake names the doofwad had made?
Retail Balls: Mister Who?
We get to live vicariously through Keyoracle with this awesome Retail Balls moment: M: Ok sir that will be $19.85. C: Can I pay with a check? M: Sure, as long as the preprinted name and address on your check matches the ones on your driver’s license from this state. (Customer fills out chec...
Makes you wonder how many pending lawsuits this dude had from artists he hasn’t paid before the OP finally left the company. I swear this sounds like Sabertooth Games.
Toxic Managers: The laundry List Of Infractions
From mipadi, AskReddit Not a manager, but the CEO of a startup I worked for once upon a time; however, the startup was 6 employees, so the CEO essentially functioned as a manager. Here are his boondoggles: We were making a trading card game, before trading card games were huge (although they...
I'm pretty sure that lands you on at least one government list somewhere....
Toxic Managers: A Gorilla Instead Of Titanic's Kate Winslet
From Vanessa Halliard, Kitchenette Jezebel This story takes places in a far off time when our relatively conservative area was getting its very first high street gentlemen’s clubs. They’d just opened one in a city about an hour's drive away and the management had decided to house some of the ...
Mmmhmm. I don't know what the fine is for doing that in the UK, but I imagine its steep like it is here in the US.
Toxic Managers: "Just Give Her The Alcohol Without I.D. Do It!"
From HolyShitItsaRaccoon, TalesFromRetail Here's one for you. Some chick dressed as Harley Quinn didn't have ID and in the UK we are required to see it if you are in a group and look under 25 when purchasing alcohol. She said her boyfriend works at the Mcdonald's housed inside the store, and...
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