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How Dare You: Inside The Hopelessness & Degradation of American Retail by Evan G

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you've already written 3/4 of it on here
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cr she's a lib crackpot. you'll bring the objectivity.
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Is that the one where some dummy dum dum works min wage jobs...
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Yeah, I read it in college. Little did I know that I'd be fa...
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there's a much better book called "A Working Stiff's Ma...
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cyan startled state round eye
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One of the craziest aspects of these kinds of jobs is how mu...
razzle-dazzle talking lettuce
  08/24/17
jfc cashiers have "sales goals"?
up-to-no-good area
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Yes, absolutely. They also track how many items you scan dur...
razzle-dazzle talking lettuce
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So do they expect cashiers to be upselling customers? Like p...
up-to-no-good area
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Yes, and I've done this many times. A customer buys a bottle...
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flame. why not just wait tables at that point, and make 3-5x...
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It's not flame. I'm not personable enough to wait tables for...
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I can't overemphasize the points made in this poast. There a...
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Date: June 12th, 2017 5:26 PM
Author: Magenta Talented Idiot

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Date: June 12th, 2017 5:27 PM
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Date: June 12th, 2017 5:37 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle talking lettuce

This is a great idea

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Date: June 12th, 2017 5:39 PM
Author: Magenta Talented Idiot

you've already written 3/4 of it on here

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Date: August 24th, 2017 3:49 PM
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Date: June 15th, 2017 6:58 PM
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Date: June 15th, 2017 7:03 PM
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Date: August 24th, 2017 3:17 PM
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Date: August 24th, 2017 3:18 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle talking lettuce

It would be like that Barbara Ehrenreich book but way more interesting, believe me.

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Date: August 24th, 2017 3:22 PM
Author: up-to-no-good area

cr she's a lib crackpot. you'll bring the objectivity.

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Date: August 24th, 2017 3:26 PM
Author: passionate voyeur

Is that the one where some dummy dum dum works min wage jobs for two weeks or something? Nickle and dimed?

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Date: August 24th, 2017 3:27 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle talking lettuce

Yeah, I read it in college. Little did I know that I'd be facing that same shit in just a few years.

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Date: August 24th, 2017 3:30 PM
Author: cyan startled state round eye

there's a much better book called "A Working Stiff's Manifesto" by Iain Levison. it's actually hilarious

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Date: August 24th, 2017 3:30 PM
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Date: August 24th, 2017 3:35 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle talking lettuce

One of the craziest aspects of these kinds of jobs is how much of your "performance" is completely out of your hands. An employee who happens to get scheduled during the busy afternoon rush, for instance, easily meets her sales goals and is praised by management. But the unfortunate few who end up on a quieter shift or have equipment problems (e.g., a cash register malfunction) find themselves criticized for failing to meet expectations, ridiculed by supervisors, and eventually terminated. You could literally be a Harvard graduate but find yourself terminated for failing to meet company goals due to the random algorithm of a scheduling program.

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Date: August 24th, 2017 3:39 PM
Author: up-to-no-good area

jfc cashiers have "sales goals"?

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Date: August 24th, 2017 3:41 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle talking lettuce

Yes, absolutely. They also track how many items you scan during a shift, which is completely beyond your control. This is how they measure your "productivity" and determine your worthiness as an employee.

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Date: August 24th, 2017 3:42 PM
Author: up-to-no-good area

So do they expect cashiers to be upselling customers? Like persuading them to run back into the aisles and grab more shit?

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Date: August 24th, 2017 3:49 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle talking lettuce

Yes, and I've done this many times. A customer buys a bottle of Pepsi, for instance, and I'll remind them that the 12-packs are on sale 3/$6 or whatever. This increases sales and also the scan rate. There were many occasions when I literally ran into the aisle to grab things for customers just to increase my scan rate. Cashiers are also supposed to promote various items of the month, charities, and special deals only available to regular customers. And all of this for barely above minimum wage in many cases.

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Date: August 26th, 2017 4:04 PM
Author: sienna rehab genital piercing

flame. why not just wait tables at that point, and make 3-5x as much for the same effort?

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Date: August 26th, 2017 4:13 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle talking lettuce

It's not flame. I'm not personable enough to wait tables for "tips" like a faggot.

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Date: September 20th, 2017 3:48 PM
Author: dashing becky

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Date: September 28th, 2017 3:02 PM
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Date: August 19th, 2018 2:33 AM
Author: Magenta Talented Idiot



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Date: August 24th, 2017 3:41 PM
Author: passionate voyeur

Ughhh so unfair evan. Lets commiserate over drinks at my place

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Date: November 16th, 2017 3:37 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle talking lettuce

I can't overemphasize the points made in this poast. There are all kinds of factors beyond an employee's control, yet they are still held accountable and rated as "below expectations" for this or that metric. I've seen people fired over this sort of thing.

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Date: April 21st, 2019 12:13 AM
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I got fired from a shoe store for not selling enough socks when I was in high school

I sold more shoes than anyone but the 'manager' (we just called him that because he was our dealer, nobody was really In Charge), but got fired over socks.

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