Customer: "I'd like to speak to a manager. Are you a manager? Why do you have those spikes outside? I don't read signs because my sight isn't very good and it pisses me off that you have those spikes that pop tires ( Read more... )

Today was a day for the story book at work, but before I get too far I realize that I haven't written some of my best Goodwill customer stories here... So here are a few classics, rounded out with tonight's new addition.

Poop Grabber:

Unfortunately, despite it being against store policy, people bring their dogs in all the time... Usually they put ( Read more... )

In an unexpected chapter of my imaginary Goodwill book, this week... Of the four days this week I have worked, we have had cops there each day. This is unprecidented.

Friday: A shop lifter under the influence of drugs, after many hours in the store, tries to swap out shoes. The supervisor that has been watching her tries to tresspass her. She ( Read more... )

I shall write a coffee table book of bad customers, and chapter 1 shall be titled 'Poop Grabber'. After taking my dad into the hospital, I was not expecting a day with six or seven psychotic, completely untenable customers. We had quite a few issues, but here are the top two saved for posterity

Personal Space Case:

Generally when showing jewelry to ( Read more... )

This story has a happy ending, but it starts out a bit rough ( Read more... )

Well, prompted by an anonymous post from Gabe, I should probably update this to be a bit more recent ( Read more... )

I started with the tags for this journal which was probably a mistake ( Read more... )

I think the phrase that has been thrown around most was 'meant to be ( Read more... )

Well, after something like a month and a half straight and at least fifty percent of my total employment time at full time hours, they made me and two other employees officially full time. That means that I'll start accumulating sick time, vacation time and have access to things I never have had before like health insurance, dental options and ( Read more... )