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Happy Mothers day I hope these people are not your kids. (long)
I hate Mothers Day.
I love my mom and love getting her a gift but I try and buy said gift 3-4 weeks ahead of time because Mothers Day comes around the same time every year.
She gets her gift early because I have to work most every Mothers day.
Yesterday drove me nuts with last minute shoppers.
People trying to print pictures for mom or buy the cheep cameras for mom (under $85). I Understand buying a cheep camera if you are strapped for cash, but most of the folks I talked to were irate that I was sold out and were unwilling to part with anymore money and wanted me to magic up some cameras from out of no where. And no I was not going to call all the stores in my region to see if they had any. They had been calling me all day, I know they are as out as I am. Why did I not order more of the cheep camera's for Mother's day? We did but sadly that did not help.
Another issue was our instant picture maker went down a few days back. It requires all the boarders and such to be put back on the hard drive after they are switched out because the new hardware comes with our software preloaded, just not the boarders or photo books. Second one computer refused to talk to the other printer, so 8x10's only printed on one side but not the other.
People were screaming at me before they even started to print they wanted either the boarders or 8x10's on the side that did not print them, I carefully explained I could shut the machine down and add the boarders and fix all the issues but that would take 5-6 hours of work at which time NO ONE could use the machines. lather rinse repeat. I was sorely tempted to just take down the machines out of spite but lots of good folks need the machines too and those who were nice about "I forgot mothers day but that isn't your fault."
When my co-worker went to lunch I also go the guy who always observes my real name is a christian name (my mom is a sweet heart and I was gravely ill at birth so she wanted me to have a christian name so maybe that would make up for me not being baptized if I died before she could get it done.) So I often get a "are you saved speech." The answer is simple and clear...NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS if I don't know you or I am at work. or both! He was flirting with me first then wanted to know if I was saved. I was doing my best robot worker drone impression because the guy was creeping me out. When I got back from my dinner the "Christian" guy had come back and complained to my co-worker I was mean and seemed pissed off. I did not say anything thing rude to him, just when he started his rant about god and such I called to the customers waiting behind him "NEXT"
We have a set time we stop taking film and a set time we stop printing. Bringing in 12 rolls of film at one minute till we stop taking film will not make me your friend. Also trying to get me to keep the digital machines open late when 20 minutes before we shut them down I gave you a warning to start printing in 10 minutes as the machines close in 10 and you fiddle with the machine for 30 not bothering to start to print, then ask me how to edit your photo's because for the past 30 minutes you have been talking about how cute your kids are will not get me to keep them open.
If I am slammed with film and digital print services GO to the line that is waiting at the counter to get help. I will not wait on you faster if you come to the side of the lab counter and shout at me. I will send you to the line. No Exceptions. I don't care if you work in another part of the store and want your stuff done faster, just because you work with me does not excuse you from the fact you are a SC.
SC: Are you closed (ignoring the huge closed sign, our posted hours, or the fact my co-worker and I are dealing with a drain in the floor coughing up putrid liquid around our ankles.)
Me: YES (yelling because I am far from our counter)
SC: I just have a question!
Me
leaving the vomiting drain to help the witch) Yes?
SC: Make this picture an 8x10 and make it snappy.
Me: All the machines are off. We are closed, you can use this machine (pointing to a self service overnight workstation that stays on 24-7) to order a print which will be ready at noon tomorrow but I cannot help you do it as we are closed for service . (it was a good 20 after closing time and we were just trying to get the drain to stop flooding the lab.)
SC: FINE I'LL GO TO (insert different lab that closed a full 3 hours before we do and opens a good hour later than us in the morning.)
and that was YESTERDAY
I don't want to know what is waiting for me today as I am alone for the last half of my shift.
I love my mom and love getting her a gift but I try and buy said gift 3-4 weeks ahead of time because Mothers Day comes around the same time every year.
She gets her gift early because I have to work most every Mothers day.
Yesterday drove me nuts with last minute shoppers.
People trying to print pictures for mom or buy the cheep cameras for mom (under $85). I Understand buying a cheep camera if you are strapped for cash, but most of the folks I talked to were irate that I was sold out and were unwilling to part with anymore money and wanted me to magic up some cameras from out of no where. And no I was not going to call all the stores in my region to see if they had any. They had been calling me all day, I know they are as out as I am. Why did I not order more of the cheep camera's for Mother's day? We did but sadly that did not help.
Another issue was our instant picture maker went down a few days back. It requires all the boarders and such to be put back on the hard drive after they are switched out because the new hardware comes with our software preloaded, just not the boarders or photo books. Second one computer refused to talk to the other printer, so 8x10's only printed on one side but not the other.
People were screaming at me before they even started to print they wanted either the boarders or 8x10's on the side that did not print them, I carefully explained I could shut the machine down and add the boarders and fix all the issues but that would take 5-6 hours of work at which time NO ONE could use the machines. lather rinse repeat. I was sorely tempted to just take down the machines out of spite but lots of good folks need the machines too and those who were nice about "I forgot mothers day but that isn't your fault."
When my co-worker went to lunch I also go the guy who always observes my real name is a christian name (my mom is a sweet heart and I was gravely ill at birth so she wanted me to have a christian name so maybe that would make up for me not being baptized if I died before she could get it done.) So I often get a "are you saved speech." The answer is simple and clear...NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS if I don't know you or I am at work. or both! He was flirting with me first then wanted to know if I was saved. I was doing my best robot worker drone impression because the guy was creeping me out. When I got back from my dinner the "Christian" guy had come back and complained to my co-worker I was mean and seemed pissed off. I did not say anything thing rude to him, just when he started his rant about god and such I called to the customers waiting behind him "NEXT"
We have a set time we stop taking film and a set time we stop printing. Bringing in 12 rolls of film at one minute till we stop taking film will not make me your friend. Also trying to get me to keep the digital machines open late when 20 minutes before we shut them down I gave you a warning to start printing in 10 minutes as the machines close in 10 and you fiddle with the machine for 30 not bothering to start to print, then ask me how to edit your photo's because for the past 30 minutes you have been talking about how cute your kids are will not get me to keep them open.
If I am slammed with film and digital print services GO to the line that is waiting at the counter to get help. I will not wait on you faster if you come to the side of the lab counter and shout at me. I will send you to the line. No Exceptions. I don't care if you work in another part of the store and want your stuff done faster, just because you work with me does not excuse you from the fact you are a SC.
SC: Are you closed (ignoring the huge closed sign, our posted hours, or the fact my co-worker and I are dealing with a drain in the floor coughing up putrid liquid around our ankles.)
Me: YES (yelling because I am far from our counter)
SC: I just have a question!
Me
leaving the vomiting drain to help the witch) Yes?SC: Make this picture an 8x10 and make it snappy.
Me: All the machines are off. We are closed, you can use this machine (pointing to a self service overnight workstation that stays on 24-7) to order a print which will be ready at noon tomorrow but I cannot help you do it as we are closed for service . (it was a good 20 after closing time and we were just trying to get the drain to stop flooding the lab.)
SC: FINE I'LL GO TO (insert different lab that closed a full 3 hours before we do and opens a good hour later than us in the morning.)
and that was YESTERDAY
I don't want to know what is waiting for me today as I am alone for the last half of my shift.
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