Weird Store Policies

[Becks]

At my store, if you have a facial piercing, you have to cover it with a Band-Aid. Personally, I think the Band-Aid is much more noticeable than the piercing could ever be.

[friendofjimmyk]

NO, NO, NOT SINGING!!!!

When I worked at Chili's was the first time I experienced the requirement to sing for the "guests" as part of their birthday...the song:

*CLAP* *CLAP* *CLAP* *CLAP* (the entire time you are singing, you are to be clapping)

Chili's they say it's fine, that's true
Especially when we sing for you
Good news is we sing for free
Bad news is we sing off key
Sound off, happy
Sound off, birthday
Happy birthday, TO YOU!

That's not even the worse....when I worked for Carrabba's Italian Grill, for birthdays or anniversarys we had to sing "Tante Agore" Pronounced Tahn-tey A-gorey - which is best wishes in Italian.

Try to get a staff together for a freakin' birthday when the restaurant was slammed was always good times! NOT!

[Dreamstalker]

Eeeewww, I've heard of the infamous Wal-Mart Cheer.

I don't like restaurants where the staff is expected to sing for a person's birthday. The one time that was done for me, it was a teaching restaurant where my mom was the head chef (I was about 10 so thought it was neat). It was also the staff's idea, not hers.

Some people don't like being the center of attention, and some employees don't like singing.

The Coldstone policy of singing for tips seems demeaning (do they still do that? I haven't been there in a while).

The bookstore didn't have any weird policies that I know of, except that giftwrappers weren't allowed to ask for tips (we could accept them if offered, just not demand them outright).

[Rapscallion]

I don't understand that either. When I was at the theatre, we got to eat the hot dogs left over at the end of the night and when management did inventory they just spoiled them out, the same they would if we tossed em. MOST of the time. There was a period where people thought it would be a good idea to put like 20 hot dogs on the grill an hour before close so they could have like 5 to eat. Once that started they wouldn't let us eat em anymore, until the offender finally got himself fired.

I suspect that's the main reason the upper management took that decision - idiots like that spoiling it for everyone else.

When I was in retail, we tended to look around and see what was closest to the sell-by date and have that for tea. The joy of being self-employed, eh?

Rapscallion

[RecoveringKinkoid]

What is the Wal Mart Cheer?

I'm scared now.

As for the guy who got canned for lip syncing...they did that guy a favor. Nobody ought to work at a place that stupid.

[Sofar]

I'm so glad the management is sane where I work.

[Dreamstalker]

What is the Wal Mart Cheer?

The Wal-Mart Cheer.

Be afraid. Be very, very afraid. If a store needs to resort to something that ridiculous to "boost morale" among the employees, there's something wrong.

[MadMike]

The Wal-Mart Cheer.

Be afraid. Be very, very afraid. If a store needs to resort to something that ridiculous to "boost morale" among the employees, there's something wrong.

"Why aren't the employees happy? It can't be because of the long hours, the rude and nasty customers, or the crappy pay. No, it's got to because we're not forcing them to do enough cheers!"

[zelper]

Well after hearing your stories I'd just like to say that my employers are SOOOO unfair. The one time we played the London Underground Song over the tannoy a guy got sacked. Can't imagine why!

(Google it, but be warned, it's rude!)

[Bliss]

About the throwing out the food idea, this would make sense only in a place where food is set to cook on employee's discretion rather than preset times and quantities. That way no inescrupulous employees can overload the food queue to make sure a lot of food is left over at closing time to eat it /carry it out.

But if you work in a place where the timing and ammount of food that is set to cook is preset like I know many of you must do, then the policy is just stupid and another example of the chimps in a cage with a banana.

[0oAmericanGirl]

When I worked at Publix, my manager told me that I should always agree with the customer. One customer got mad because I wouldn't let her return Kroger brand canned food and then said,"You're too stupid for your job". I agreed with her, I took a break and my boss asked me where I was going and I said "I'm going home, the customer said I was too stupid for my job." That was the first and last time I made him laugh.

[CrazedClerk]

Well in my defense I was never told the words to the chant at all, my only choice was to listen and try to pick up the words. However at the end of a shift my brain doesn't fuction too well so in the three months I worked there (seasonal staff) I never did learn the words.

And wow, I never knew there were so few words to that lame ass chant.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I happened to witness the Wal-Mart cheer being done early one morning.

Thank Gord I did not hired at Wal-Mart. I don't do squiggly.

[lordlundar]

They won't let me play Wierd Al on the stereo.

I can see the reasoning (no offensive lyrics, but mildly offensive themes) but the arguments are always fun.

[Becks]

I'm so glad the management is sane where I work.

And where is that? I never knew anyone in management to be anywhere CLOSE to being sane. I want to see.