The Other Side
Tiiiiiiiiiiiired. Mmmmmmmm, bed. I wants mine.
Well, so far one of the hardest parts about my book training is the scheduling. I've been working mornings as a cashier and every single cell in my body likes to protest getting up at 5:15 AM.
I've definitely encountered things I don't like working as a cashier:
-Gift wrapping. Don't people know you shove a gift in any random bag, shove it into the person's hands and say "Here"? I suck at wrapping presents and it causes a line to build up. But on the plus side, the person can't complain too much, as the gift wrapping service is free.
-People ask you for information, but then you can't take them to the book, because you're not allowed to leave the cash register. Also I am not a fan of people who ask for information when there is a line behind them. That complicates matters.
-People who ask for gift receipts after the transaction is completed. That means I have to call a manager.
-People who have returns or exchanges. Again I have to call a manager, but it usually takes the manager several minutes to come down, so you and the person stand there awkwardly staring at each other.
-The hard lesson that I learned yesterday is that just because the computer says something is in stock, doesn't mean you'll be able to find it...anywhere.
In the end my cafe manager said it best: "Both the cafe and book cashiering involve crazy people. The cafe's crazy people are the funny kind. The ones at cash wrap are the psychotic-lean-across-the-computer-and-kill-you kind."
It's still a nice change of scenery from the cafe. Plus, when there is a long line, you get to push a button that goes "DING" and then other employees know to come and help you. I do love to push buttons that go DING.
Well, so far one of the hardest parts about my book training is the scheduling. I've been working mornings as a cashier and every single cell in my body likes to protest getting up at 5:15 AM.
I've definitely encountered things I don't like working as a cashier:
-Gift wrapping. Don't people know you shove a gift in any random bag, shove it into the person's hands and say "Here"? I suck at wrapping presents and it causes a line to build up. But on the plus side, the person can't complain too much, as the gift wrapping service is free.
-People ask you for information, but then you can't take them to the book, because you're not allowed to leave the cash register. Also I am not a fan of people who ask for information when there is a line behind them. That complicates matters.
-People who ask for gift receipts after the transaction is completed. That means I have to call a manager.
-People who have returns or exchanges. Again I have to call a manager, but it usually takes the manager several minutes to come down, so you and the person stand there awkwardly staring at each other.
-The hard lesson that I learned yesterday is that just because the computer says something is in stock, doesn't mean you'll be able to find it...anywhere.
In the end my cafe manager said it best: "Both the cafe and book cashiering involve crazy people. The cafe's crazy people are the funny kind. The ones at cash wrap are the psychotic-lean-across-the-computer-and-kill-you kind."
It's still a nice change of scenery from the cafe. Plus, when there is a long line, you get to push a button that goes "DING" and then other employees know to come and help you. I do love to push buttons that go DING.
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