We have two touchscreen timeclocks. One is behind the registers/service desk, the other is in plain view right by the restrooms (with an "Employee Use Only" sign on it, like that's gonna mean anything). Myriad problems with this arrangement, mainly a severe bottleneck. I've been late clocking out on occasion because there's been a line...and a shocking number of CWs who still have No Clue Whatsoever how to use the thing.
Now I think J has some ammunition to go to the manager and ask him why he thought that was a good placement. I was late coming back from break because a toddler was playing with the screen and had somehow gotten into the employee list (I don't even know how to do that from the timeclock screen. I doubt she could have done anything serious without a manager code, but with this setup who knows?) Mom was nowhere to be found until she heard me "yelling at" her kid. I was completely polite asking her to please not touch that as it's for workers who need to get back to work, kiddo was the one wanting to play with the screen and mom didn't seem to see the problem until a line formed behind me and one of the chefs (who was going back on the line so needed to punch back in at that second) actually got snarky at her.
Another unintended consequence of giving toddlers tablets to keep them occupied; some will think that any screen they can get to is theirs to be played with.
Now I think J has some ammunition to go to the manager and ask him why he thought that was a good placement. I was late coming back from break because a toddler was playing with the screen and had somehow gotten into the employee list (I don't even know how to do that from the timeclock screen. I doubt she could have done anything serious without a manager code, but with this setup who knows?) Mom was nowhere to be found until she heard me "yelling at" her kid. I was completely polite asking her to please not touch that as it's for workers who need to get back to work, kiddo was the one wanting to play with the screen and mom didn't seem to see the problem until a line formed behind me and one of the chefs (who was going back on the line so needed to punch back in at that second) actually got snarky at her.
Another unintended consequence of giving toddlers tablets to keep them occupied; some will think that any screen they can get to is theirs to be played with.
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