Surly shop assistants

Gothenso · 15-07-2018 09:48PM #1

My pet hate.It seems to be getting more common these last few years.Typically your young teenage girl,she won't even acknowledge your presence at the till.Tot up the few items and grunt €17 at you.Is it so hard to even feign a pleasant demeanor for the brief transaction ðŸ™„My Sunday night rant.

verycool · 15-07-2018 09:49PM

I knocked down a whole rail of t shirts there earlier in Penneys. Couldn't give a sh*t.

RasTa · 15-07-2018 09:50PM

I think AH needs to implement a 3 month and 50 posts before starting a new thread rule

gmisk · 15-07-2018 09:51PM

I always think back to the shop assistant in intermission...

Yeah there are defo some people who have no manners or people skills, Tesco I find shocking sometimes.

On the flip side of that I think marks and Spencers staff are all generally lovely.

colm_mcm · 15-07-2018 09:52PM

Just can’t get the quality minimum-wage staff these days.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 15-07-2018 09:52PM

Sorry OP, and I accept your view, but I only seem to get pleasant staff in shops. Or I only frequent shops with nice staff.

15-07-2018 09:54PM

Worked in retail for years - nothing annoys a till cashier more than customers rambling on and on about their life story ... get to the fn point as I’ve others to serve/other jobs and not listen to some windbags life story

Neil Issagum · 15-07-2018 09:54PM

What annoys me is when they put the change down on the counter even though you have your hand out

15-07-2018 09:55PM

Neil Issagum wrote: »

What annoys me is when they put the change down on the counter even though you have your hand out

I wouldn’t do that bar the ones who’d slam it on the counter

Gothenso · 15-07-2018 09:59PM

Camryn Fluffy Hockey wrote: »

Worked in retail for years - nothing annoys a till cashier more than customers rambling on and on about their life story ... get to the fn point as I’ve others to serve/other jobs and not listen to some windbags life story

I never ramble on.All I'm saying is isn't it basic manners to say hi to the customer, try and have a pleasant attitude instead of an ignorant surly one.

15-07-2018 10:01PM

Gothenso wrote: »

I never ramble on.All I'm saying is isn't it basic manners to say hi to the customer, try and have a pleasant attitude instead of an ignorant surly one.

Oh I don’t mind brief chit chat and I would be mannerly but there would be some who never stop rambling on and on and I’d have to be curt - sorry retail flashback

Gothenso · 15-07-2018 10:03PM

Camryn Fluffy Hockey wrote: »

Oh I don’t mind brief chit chat and I would be mannerly but there would be some who never stop rambling on and on and I’d have to be curt - sorry retail flashback

I'm sure you'd have to deal with all sorts during the day all right.

Neil Issagum · 15-07-2018 10:04PM

I find it funny the way shop assistants act when they really over emphasise the fact that they’re DEFINITELY NOT LOOKING while you’re entering your pin number on the card machine

Leilak · 15-07-2018 10:08PM

What about the shop assistant whose neighbour or whoever comes in and they spend ages having a chat, meanwhile the queue is snaking around the corner. That's equally as bad, rude and inconsiderate

CalamariFritti · 15-07-2018 10:10PM

Gothenso wrote: »

My pet hate.It seems to be getting more common these last few years.Typically your young teenage girl,she won't even acknowledge your presence at the till.Tot up the few items and grunt €17 at you.Is it so hard to even feign a pleasant demeanor for the brief transaction &#55357;&#56900;My Sunday night rant.

<snarl>You ok there</snarl>

Gothenso · 15-07-2018 10:12PM

CalamariFritti wrote: »

<snarl>You ok there</snarl>

Are you a surly shop assistant as well?

Allinall · 15-07-2018 10:14PM

Gothenso wrote: »

My pet hate.It seems to be getting more common these last few years.Typically your young teenage girl,she won't even acknowledge your presence at the till.Tot up the few items and grunt €17 at you.Is it so hard to even feign a pleasant demeanor for the brief transaction ðŸ™„My Sunday night rant.

Why the hell are you paying €17?

I never pay more than €14.50.

I’d say the shop assistants are just taking the piss out of you.

AllGunsBlazing · 15-07-2018 10:14PM

Soon enough it will be all automated checkouts overseen by one panicked looking teenager just waiting for enough of them to malfunction to cause utter chaos.

At least that's how it is in my local Tesco.

Neil Issagum · 15-07-2018 10:14PM

There’s a petrol station near me where I’ve noticed the lady flat out will not make eye contact with you when you’re at the till. She’s handing you change or handing you something after she’s scanned it in but her gaze is transfixed at the ceiling, over your shoulder or down at the floor

iamwhoiam · 15-07-2018 10:14PM

Gustavo Whining Orate wrote: »

Sorry OP, and I accept your view, but I only seem to get pleasant staff in shops. Or I only frequent shops with nice staff.

I find a smile helps and a kind word . I seem to also find pleasant and nice staff . Only lately a very young girl in New Look went out of her way for me and tried to help

Gothenso · 15-07-2018 10:14PM

Leilak wrote: »

What about the shop assistant whose neighbour or whoever comes in and they spend ages having a chat, meanwhile the queue is snaking around the corner. That's equally as bad, rude and inconsiderate

Yeah they are c**** of the highest order too.

Gothenso · 15-07-2018 10:16PM

Allinall wrote: »

Why the hell are you paying €17?

I never pay more than €14.50.

I’d say the shop assistants are just taking the piss out of you.

ðŸ˜

Alun · 15-07-2018 10:17PM

I find the shop assistants here pretty friendly on the whole. If you want surly, go to Germany, they've got surly off to a fine art there.

AllGunsBlazing · 15-07-2018 10:18PM

Neil Issagum wrote: »

There’s a petrol station near me where I’ve noticed the lady flat out will not make eye contact with you when you’re at the till. She’s handing you change or handing you something after she’s scanned it in but her gaze is transfixed at the ceiling, over your shoulder or down at the floor

You're in there, I reckon.

Yer Da sells Avon · 15-07-2018 10:19PM

It's not reasonable to feel entitled to more than the bare minimum of service from someone who is probably earning the minimum wage.

Gothenso · 15-07-2018 10:19PM

Allinall wrote: »

Why the hell are you paying €17?

I never pay more than €14.50.

I’d say the shop assistants are just taking the piss out of you.

Bloody nicotine habit tsk tsk.

CalamariFritti · 15-07-2018 10:21PM

Gothenso wrote: »

Are you a surly shop assistant as well?

No that was my best impression of them

Gothenso · 15-07-2018 10:22PM

CalamariFritti wrote: »

No that was my best impression of them

You're a natural.

Gothenso · 15-07-2018 10:22PM

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

It's not reasonable to feel entitled to more than the bare minimum of service from someone who is probably earning the minimum wage.

Ah here.

Esse85 · 15-07-2018 10:23PM

I blame management here, they should be monitoring how their staff interact and communicate.

Yer Da sells Avon · 15-07-2018 10:25PM

Gothenso wrote: »

Ah here.

If their boss is paying them as little as they can legally get away with (which is nowhere near a living wage), then why should they do more than they have to? You got your cancer sticks, what more do you want?

Surly shop assistants

Comments