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as some of you might know, being a checkout chick is one of the worst jobs this side of the gates of hell. and noone likes doing a terrible job; so i've made a little game to play. each of the following score the amount in brackets ().
- Talk on your mobile phone and pretend to call someone, complaining about how rude it is to always talk on mobile phones. (18) {Double points if you tell customers to "pipe down" anytime you're interrupted, and then resume your call}
- Read a magazine. (4 Points per minute)
- Wear false facial hair. (11) {Double points for females}
- Wear all your clothes backwards. (15)
- Pretend not to speak english. (7) {Double points if they have seen you speak english previously}
- Thank customers for "supporting terrorism". (6)
- Thank customers for shopping at [A Competitor Store]. (4)
- Sample the customers' purchases in front of them, after they've paid. (17)
- Steal from the drawer in plain sight. (25) {Double points if you continue even after someone attempts to stop you}
- Mouth a conversation (ie, move your mouth as if you are talking but make no sound) to customers with earphones on. (8) {Double points if you continue after they take their earphones out}
- Point and laugh at anyone. (10)
- Glare at a customer and say, "We don't allow your kind in here". (13) {Triple points if they are clearly a minority}
- Disagree with anything the customer says. {6}
- Relate to customers a story about a computer game you recently did well at. (4) {Double points if the bulk of the words are; "pwn", "noob", "macro/micro/'BOOM! HEADSHOT'/[any magical spell]", or any game-specific jargon}
- Frequently and without request, inform customers that "the beauty salon is just across the road". (5)
- Wrinkle your nose in disgust at customers' purchases. (3) {Triple points if you work in a fashion store}
- Demand a tip. {4}
- Scan all but one of their items, and then stop. (2 Points per minute spent waiting)
- If the customer asks to speak to the manager, put a false moustache on and claim (in your falsetto voice) that you are the manager.
- Play 'The Cheese Shop' (ie. Try and delay them for as long as possible). (3 Points per minute, for anything over 7 minutes)
- Wear dark glasses and angrily and repeatedly claim you are not Osama Bin Laden. (1 Point per claim)
- Wear pyjamas (14)
- Manage to keep your job (1)
Post your scores!
- Talk on your mobile phone and pretend to call someone, complaining about how rude it is to always talk on mobile phones. (18) {Double points if you tell customers to "pipe down" anytime you're interrupted, and then resume your call}
- Read a magazine. (4 Points per minute)
- Wear false facial hair. (11) {Double points for females}
- Wear all your clothes backwards. (15)
- Pretend not to speak english. (7) {Double points if they have seen you speak english previously}
- Thank customers for "supporting terrorism". (6)
- Thank customers for shopping at [A Competitor Store]. (4)
- Sample the customers' purchases in front of them, after they've paid. (17)
- Steal from the drawer in plain sight. (25) {Double points if you continue even after someone attempts to stop you}
- Mouth a conversation (ie, move your mouth as if you are talking but make no sound) to customers with earphones on. (8) {Double points if you continue after they take their earphones out}
- Point and laugh at anyone. (10)
- Glare at a customer and say, "We don't allow your kind in here". (13) {Triple points if they are clearly a minority}
- Disagree with anything the customer says. {6}
- Relate to customers a story about a computer game you recently did well at. (4) {Double points if the bulk of the words are; "pwn", "noob", "macro/micro/'BOOM! HEADSHOT'/[any magical spell]", or any game-specific jargon}
- Frequently and without request, inform customers that "the beauty salon is just across the road". (5)
- Wrinkle your nose in disgust at customers' purchases. (3) {Triple points if you work in a fashion store}
- Demand a tip. {4}
- Scan all but one of their items, and then stop. (2 Points per minute spent waiting)
- If the customer asks to speak to the manager, put a false moustache on and claim (in your falsetto voice) that you are the manager.
- Play 'The Cheese Shop' (ie. Try and delay them for as long as possible). (3 Points per minute, for anything over 7 minutes)
- Wear dark glasses and angrily and repeatedly claim you are not Osama Bin Laden. (1 Point per claim)
- Wear pyjamas (14)
- Manage to keep your job (1)
Post your scores!