Stupid Cashiers

Posted on August 2nd, 2008 by User ImageFumingFairy (Who am I?)

How DO some people land the job of cashiering?  They are stupid, unfriendly and can NOT count money!!  If the power goes off, they are unable to give change correctly.  Last night, I am standing at the counter with a hundred dollar bill in my hand…. opened full out and nearly waving it in the cashier’ face…. I am asked “Will you be using your Home Depot card?”  Then, when I say no and give him the money, he says “oooo I don’t have change for that!”  My unspoken and very sarcastic reply is - then get change!  The United States Post Office has to be trained by yours truly so that they know how to ship a hand gun.  They get GREAT benefits and pay - so that I can train them!  I now take the regulations in with me each time, so that I can train the cashier.  Is getting trained by the general public on their job description!?

I guess the bottom line for me is - if you are hired for a job, you should be trained for the job.  It is not my job to train you and then PAY you!  oh, I have been a cashier for many years and I know when my coins get low, or my ones, fives get low - it is time to get change! before the customer comes to my line.  I know that being friendly and smiling is worth many more dollars for my employer in future business.  If any employee at any business is not polite to me, I just do not go back.  I know we all have bad days, but you need to leave the attitude at the door when you go to work and get paid by my dollars.

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8 Responses to “Stupid Cashiers”

  1. no imageDingo (Who am I?), on August 2nd, 2008 at 10:18 pm Said:

    I also hate it when the cashiers like to talk about their personal business with a co-worker three registers away. This is usually done while completely ignoring me and inaccurately ringing up my purchases. I am glad the have close friends in whom they confide all the aggravating burning symptoms of their third yeast infection but I don’t want to hear about it!

    And don’t even get me started on the registers being down. I know some of the problem arises because the store keeps track of their inventory that way but….I think the greater problem is that the cashiers who can text and IM with perfect abandon do not know how to use a calculator.

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  2. no imageJudi (Who am I?), on August 2nd, 2008 at 11:26 pm Said:

    Anymore.. whenever I come across a cashier who isn’t the friendliest, I just blow it off.. Really I feel sorry for them because they must be having a rough day.

    Of course…. there *are* days when their bad mood rubs my bad mood the wrong way and then I know JUST how you feel! ;)

    Then there are customers.. if they didn’t talk on their cell phones at my counter, or lean on my counter, or lean across my counter to see my computer screen, I probably wouldn’t BE in a bad mood..

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  3. no imagefeefifoto (Who am I?), on August 3rd, 2008 at 12:08 am Said:

    Umm … shipping hand guns? And this is because … why, exactly?

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  4. no imagemaiden53 (Who am I?), on August 3rd, 2008 at 12:20 am Said:

    @Dingo-I, also, hate it when the cashiers talk about their personal business while dealing with customers!

    @feefifoto-we have a gun business.

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  5. no imageMemarie Lane (Who am I?), on August 3rd, 2008 at 9:17 am Said:

    The day is soon to come when stores will cease accepting cash for this very reason.

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  6. no imagemaiden53 (Who am I?), on August 3rd, 2008 at 12:33 pm Said:

    @ Judi - I get the trying to blow off the cashier assuming that she/he is having a bad day. But I still think that their bad day needs to be left at the door before clocking in. And, from the cashier’s point of view ( was a cashier and have worked the Service/Returns Desk) - is there anything more annoying and rude that a customer that won’t get off the phone during the transaction. But being a cashier has its rewards and lows and that is another rant :-)

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  7. no imagezeniamai (Who am I?), on August 4th, 2008 at 3:36 am Said:

    Yes, i do agree. When hired for a job you should be able to do your job correctly. I have met once or twice cashiers with some attitude and they can just bring out the bitch in me.

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  8. no imageGrandy (Who am I?), on August 5th, 2008 at 1:08 am Said:

    I once tried to start communication with a cashier by asking, “Oh, you have a sticker over your ‘Serving you since’ date.”
    Cashier: Yep
    Me: Why is that?
    Cashier: Cuz it’s nobody’s business.

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