Friday, July 23, 2010

Stupid Thieves.

Since I take back returns at *insertstorenamehere*, I have had the opportunity to see a lot of weird things and hear a lot of weird stories. Some are funny, some are good stories, but the majority just leave me either angry, shaking my head in disbelief, or both.

The common misconception about the place I work is that the workers are stupid, poor, and trashy. People say they are boycotting the store because it treats the employees so badly- terrible wages and whatnot. These same people come in wanting to "stick it to the [evil smiley faced] man" and steal a few (ok, maybe more than a few) items from the store.

I just want to let those thieves know-- it's your fault our wages stink and why prices on the items you do buy to make you look like a normal customer when you are stealing a whole purse full of stuff get raised. Honestly, I don't make a ton of money but my wage isn't completely horrible. But it's still not a lot, which is why my coworkers and I look forward to our quarterly bonuses. Thanks directly to people sticking it to *insertstorenamehere* and helping themselves to a five finger discount, my almost 500 coworkers and I won't be getting a bonus. I was hoping for a bonus to make sure we squeaked by on bills for that month, or to make sure I had a little saved for Christmas presents for my family. It's not really "bonus" happy money for most of us- it's something we will notice not getting and something that we could have used.

I suppose if you're a thief that perhaps you don't really care about other people. Plus, you think "Thou Shalt Not Steal" is an optional concept. It's rather unfortunate. But if you really hate my workplace and the way it treats its workers, hows about you stop stealing from us and just stop shopping there, instead of making our problems worse.

Also, maybe next time you're trying to return stolen stuff, don't talk to me like I'm an idiot? I have a college degree, I've been in my job for several years, and I see right through your stupid story about why you have that expensive item but your grandma's uncle's cousin's great-nephew's pet pot-bellied pig has a receipt fetish and you can't pry the receipt out of his snotty snout. I hope you know that I don't believe you. And when you throw a fit to get your own way, I'm not quiet because I'm afraid of you and want to cave. I'm quiet because I'm trying really hard not to laugh at your ridiculous toddler-style tantrum.

That is all.
-duckyone.

2 comments:

  1. I LOVE Walmart and I'm college educated and not trashy. I don't know why people talk smack about Walmart.

    Going to Walmart is like going to a country where your money is actually worth more, because the prices are so reasonable. And if you're a purple lover like me or have a strong point of view about your favorite color, you can find everything to match. Last summer I bought everything purple from my stapler, to my mini fridge. This year I saw a pink coffeemaker.

    People need to stop judging people who shop and work at Walmart. I'm such a big fan, I bought a holiday decoration that's a tiny Walmart store that lights up, so instead of a little holday village,I'll have the little Walmart under my tree.

    I know a couple of people who have really cool apartments that are mostly decorated in Walmart items. So if people have problems with Walmart, they can just overpay for everything somewhere else and not have access to cool finds like the orange toaster or the entire 11 piece bedroom in a bag for $55.
    It's their loss.

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  2. Just for the record, I didn't say anything about Walmart. :) And I totally agree with you.

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