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    So I had clocked out and was shopping when I walked past my coworker, R, who was helping a customer. The first thing I observed was him pacing around, waving his arms, yelling, and demanding a manager. Something about he wanted a real manager, somone who knew the area or something. I walked over to her, observing the stuff on the shelf so I could ascertain what was going on. R was on the walkie desperately trying to get the floor manager to understand she needed him to come over right now. No one was responding and the floor manager was being paged by another manager; R looked very frustrated because she is the type to internalize things rather than upset someone, and no one was coming to her aid. She quietly asked me to go get said floor manager. I was off the clock, but I marched up front to find someone. I did that because absolutely the ONLY thing keeping me from saying something to this abusive SC was the fact that I was still wearing my work clothes, and I'd like to keep my job. I let management handle it.

    I talked to R and some other people after that and found out all the trouble was about a wrong price sign and that this man had already gotten all over the front-end manager before getting to R, that he has done this on other occasions, and that loss prevention wants him banned, but they need a reason like assault or something. If there's anything I hate, it's seeing my coworkers being abused, especially the very polite ones like R. But the LP girl told me if I see that again, and I'm not in uniform, go for it; she'll back me up. Good.
    "Is it hot in here to you? It's very warm, isn't it?"--Nero, probably

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    So, the moral of the story: Change out of your work clothes before leaving the store
    I don't go in for ancient wisdom
    I don't believe just 'cause ideas are tenacious
    It means that they're worthy - Tim Minchin, "White Wine in the Sun"

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    • #3
      Quoth BookstoreEscapee View Post
      So, the moral of the story: Change out of your work clothes before leaving the store
      This looks like a call for JusticeDude!

      *ducks behind bookshelf and yanks off embroidered polo to reveal the Plain Black T-Shirt of Power*

      Unhand that defenseless woman you !
      ...WHY DO YOU TEMPT WHAT LITTLE FAITH IN HUMANITY I HAVE!?! -- Kalga
      And I want a pony for Christmas but neither of us is getting what we want OK! What you are asking is impossible. -- Wicked Lexi

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      • #4
        Quoth BookstoreEscapee View Post
        So, the moral of the story: Change out of your work clothes before leaving the store
        Heh heh, that reminds me of a story!

        When I was in the marching band in high school, we marched in the local Memorial Day parade. The day after the parade, we were back in school and the band director told us he recieved a call from somebody at the parade, complaining because they saw one of the band members smoking a cigarette. He told us if he ever caught anybody smoking while in their band uniform, or otherwise representing the band someplace, they would be expelled from band.

        One of the trombone players behind me piped up "It wasn't me! I took my uniform off!"

        Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Study hard. Be evil.

        "I never said I wasn't a horrible person."--Me, almost daily

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        • #5
          Quoth JustADude View Post
          *ducks behind bookshelf and yanks off embroidered polo to reveal the Plain Black T-Shirt of Power*
          Can I be JusticeChick, and wear a Curious George t-shirt? No, even better, my AnAkA shirt?
          Unseen but seeing
          oh dear, now they're masquerading as sane-KiaKat
          There isn't enough interpretive dance in the workplace these days-Irv
          3rd shift needs love, too
          RIP, mo bhrionglóid

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          • #6
            Quoth BeckySunshine View Post
            Can I be JusticeChick, and wear a Curious George t-shirt? No, even better, my AnAkA shirt?
            Sure, why not. And we'll get a JusticeMutt and and a JusticeKitty and a JusticePony... just like they did with superman for a while.
            ...WHY DO YOU TEMPT WHAT LITTLE FAITH IN HUMANITY I HAVE!?! -- Kalga
            And I want a pony for Christmas but neither of us is getting what we want OK! What you are asking is impossible. -- Wicked Lexi

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            • #7
              I call dibs on Kabooby!

              (I'll be surprised if anyone gets the reference).
              ...how do used tampons attract thieves? ---Sleepwalker

              Chickens are Asexual!

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              • #8
                Quoth JustADude View Post
                ....*ducks behind bookshelf and yanks off embroidered polo to reveal the Plain Black T-Shirt of Power*....

                How about this shirt?





                I'm tolerant of everyone and everything except for assholes. - Mongo Skruddgemire

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                • #9
                  Quoth marlovino View Post
                  How about this shirt?

                  <snip>

                  Where can I get one of those shirts?
                  my favourite author is neil gaiman. - me
                  it is? I don't like potatoes much. - the chatbot I was talking to

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                  • #10
                    Quoth marlovino View Post
                    How about this shirt?
                    PERFECT! Absolutely Perfect!
                    ...WHY DO YOU TEMPT WHAT LITTLE FAITH IN HUMANITY I HAVE!?! -- Kalga
                    And I want a pony for Christmas but neither of us is getting what we want OK! What you are asking is impossible. -- Wicked Lexi

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                    • #11
                      Stupid picture isn't loading - what's it say?
                      Civilized men tend to be ruder than savages because they know they can be impolite without getting their skulls split, as a rule.
                      - Robert E. Howard

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                      • #12
                        Ah, there it is. Yep, I'd like one of those, too. Maybe two.
                        Not completely accurate, but it reminds me of that Frantics song:

                        People talking in movie shows
                        People smoking in bed
                        People voting Republican -
                        Give 'em a boot to the head!

                        Civilized men tend to be ruder than savages because they know they can be impolite without getting their skulls split, as a rule.
                        - Robert E. Howard

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