While filling out an application, no less.

[ShadowTiger]

Thread title says it all. ... Mostlykindawhatever.

So I'm on my way out of the store today after clocking out, and I see someone filling out an application at the front desk. Two of our stockroom employees have just left, and they left a gargantuan hole in our ability to do what we really need to do.

So I kinda lean over his shoulder, "So, you're filling out an application, huh? ^_^ "

Him: "Yeah, what's it to you?"

Me: O.o "Oh, just kinda hoping."

Him: "What the hell were you hoping for? A charity case?"

Me: O_O' "Wh.. what. I don't follow. At all. Just really hoping to get more people back there."

Him: "But this is absolutely none of your business."

Me: "Dunno. We'll see about that, I guess."

Him: "Why, you looking to get this job? Well I got here first. Scram."

Me: ".. Okay then. Hope you get the job. See you tomorrow, then."

Him: "You some kinda regular, eh? Don't flatter yourself."

Me: "Okay! ^__^ "

.. aaaand I just walk right out the door, not even three steps away.

I take another four steps and round the corner, .. just a big skid of mulch, really, and can overhear what the customer service gal is saying.

Her: "You do know who that was, right?"

Him: "Don't give a f^@#. He should've minded his own damn business."

Her: "That was the person who would have taught you everything you needed to know for this job."

Him: "He's a teacher?"

Her: ".. no, what, he's the second in command of the stockroom."

It was at that point that I had the sudden opportunity to determine whether that was the second, third, or fourth loudest profanity I've ever heard. I walked off to my car and saw a seagull tugging on some electrical wiring on a lamp post. I wasn't sure what to feel about that, so I went home and made myself a sandwich.

.. and it was delicious.

[Sheldonrs]

If it comes down to a choice, hire the seagull.

[ShadowTiger]

Advantages to hiring a seagull:

• You can make it minimum wage, just like the rest of the employees.
• You can occasionally give it a scrap of bread to keep it happy, just like the rest of the employees.
• You can hire a lot of them and not make too much of a dent in payroll, just like the rest of the employees.
• You can dress it up like an employee and easily make it one of you, as if it'll make a difference. Just like the rest of the employees.

Disadvantages of hiring a seagull:

• It knows very little about how things in a hardware store function, just like the rest of the employees.
• It often stands around making loud noises and generally being a nuisance, just like the rest of the employees.
• Rather than doing its job, it wanders around, opening boxes and being curious, just like the rest of the employees.
• It makes a mess in the bathroom, just like the rest of the employees.
• It can't lift anything when it needs to, just like the rest of the employees.

[wolfie]

Actually, seagulls are management material. They swoop in, squawk a lot, chow down on any employee lunches that are left unguarded, crap on everything, and fly off.

[thatcrazyredhead]

Advantages to hiring a seagull: ...

Actually, seagulls are management material. They swoop in, squawk a lot, chow down on any employee lunches that are left unguarded, crap on everything, and fly off.

You guys are killing me!!

[Bright_Star]

Hire the bird & as the 1st duty of that bird, have it crap all over that clueless son of a bitch...lol.

[IT Grunt]

That guy just shoved his foot so far down his throat he has to walk with his ass.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Her: ".. no, what, he's the second in command of the stockroom."

Did that guy even bother to finish filling out the application?

[Sheldonrs]

Did I mention my last name actually is Siegel?

Lol

[Marmalady]

"Bullet, meet Foot. Foot, this is Bullet."

[eltf177]

Professional Darwinism at its funniest!

[XCashier]

Actually, seagulls are management material. They swoop in, squawk a lot, chow down on any employee lunches that are left unguarded, crap on everything, and fly off.

That guy...words fail me. How stupid you gotta be to snarl at anyone who happens to be where you're applying for a job? They could be a visitor, or they could be the president of the company. You never know.

[taxguykarl]

How stupid you gotta be to snarl at anyone who happens to be where you're applying for a job?

Careful, XC, we see enough people who would take you question as a challenge.

[tedmchugh]

I had this one guy write down the following in response to the question "Why did you leave "XYZ Job?": His response: "I hate working with mexicans."

Now if there is one thing I hate the most..it's racist. So I told him to come in for an interview. At the time I had a Hispanic employee who was also gay working that nite. When the guy came in, I asked him some typical questions and when we got to the racist part of his app, I held up his application and ripped it in half and told him to get the %$@ out of my store...all in front of my employees.

Man that felt good!!

[ADeMartino]

I held up his application and ripped it in half and told him to get the %$@ out of my store...all in front of my employees.

Agh! That's discrimination! You're discriminating against racists! Call the ACLU!