So I’ve got a nasty cold which is why I’m not working with the food portion of my food job (doing desk work and phone work instead) and yes, I’m still working my other two jobs. It sucks considering I’m all but hacking up a lung. But guess what? BC housing does not accept “I have a bad cold” as a valid excuse for not paying your bills. Nor do the car insurance people or utility people for that matter. Imagine that.
Anyway, SC comes in and demands to talk to whoever ranks highest in the building at this time of night. Which at half an hour before close would be me. Since I don’t want to be coughing up a lung at the customer service desk in front of customers and ya know, people’s food, I steal an office temporarily and have her escorted up.
I do stand up when she enters and explain that due to a bad cold I am refraining from shaking anyone’s hand.
She complains that since I have a cold I shouldn’t be working here (which is why I’ve removed myself from the food and direct people contact positions). That I should just stay home in bed. I explain I can’t take that much time off for work as I have bills to pay.
She huffs and tells me her trivial little problem. (She forgot an item at checkout and since she forgot she wants it free! So we should refund her money because she had to come back). I explain that’s not story policy though we will certainly honour the original purchase and she won’t have to pay twice for the same product.
She claims because I have a cold I must be delirious too because “that’s not how the other store does it!” (Well then shop there ya old hag) She leaves in a huff because I won’t budge with the comment that sick people don’t belong at work.
Well suck it up sunshine, I’ve done what I can to minimize exposure and I have bills to pay. I no from experience then when I do get sick (rarely) I get hit hard and for some reason illness tends to linger with me. I’ll probably still have this cold next month at least. I don’t know about you guys but I can’t afford a two month vacation and still pay the bills.
Anyway, SC comes in and demands to talk to whoever ranks highest in the building at this time of night. Which at half an hour before close would be me. Since I don’t want to be coughing up a lung at the customer service desk in front of customers and ya know, people’s food, I steal an office temporarily and have her escorted up.
I do stand up when she enters and explain that due to a bad cold I am refraining from shaking anyone’s hand.
She complains that since I have a cold I shouldn’t be working here (which is why I’ve removed myself from the food and direct people contact positions). That I should just stay home in bed. I explain I can’t take that much time off for work as I have bills to pay.
She huffs and tells me her trivial little problem. (She forgot an item at checkout and since she forgot she wants it free! So we should refund her money because she had to come back). I explain that’s not story policy though we will certainly honour the original purchase and she won’t have to pay twice for the same product.
She claims because I have a cold I must be delirious too because “that’s not how the other store does it!” (Well then shop there ya old hag) She leaves in a huff because I won’t budge with the comment that sick people don’t belong at work.
Well suck it up sunshine, I’ve done what I can to minimize exposure and I have bills to pay. I no from experience then when I do get sick (rarely) I get hit hard and for some reason illness tends to linger with me. I’ll probably still have this cold next month at least. I don’t know about you guys but I can’t afford a two month vacation and still pay the bills.
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