Well I have been in the business for almost nine year (WAIT WHAT?!) but yes its true! I started at one of the more high end ARS (associated retail stores) stores by the U of U stadium when i was 16 I had applied on my sixteenth birthday and after two interviews, a background check and threats of a drug test (Only really troubled teens are on drugs at sixteen and I think they need THERAPY more then a job bagging groceries) anyways I finally was able to adorn the then red apron and I was shown around the store which brings me to story from my bagger days # 1. the guy giving me the tour and showing me what I would be doing he noticed some Banana boxes in the box crusher that shouldn't be there SO he had me hold a stick and he got INTO the box crusher to fish them out!!! WHAT?! and for those that know me back then I was a TWIG! (yeah yeah people say I'm still a twig) BUT back then I could barely lift a medium sized bag of sugar (20 pounds) let alone a grown man twice my size! yeah it was an experience luckily he was able to pull himself up.
In any event it brings me to my first day alone and story number 2... I got stuck with the cashier from H-E double hockey sticks! I was cleaning up my station like i was supposed to when she said "This better be cleaned up by the time I get back from break" then she walked away crabby much?! Apparently I didn't do it right because she came back from break and I got paired with her again and she yelled at me "Go stand over there I will do this without your help you are the worst bagger we have" yeah first day lady EVERYONE stinks they're first day bagging or checking unless they've done it before. Now I have to say I do not treat the new bagger's or anybody for that matter that I work with or otherwise even if they are reaming me for this that or the other no matter if they are right or wrong.
Now the third story is on a very positive note! a woman came in with her daughter and together they walked out with three cartloads of products first obstacle she requested paper paper may be more Eco friendly BUT when its that much it can be difficult to stack in the trunk the other bagger and I looked at each other in horror when her car turned out to be a convertible to make matters worse we could only put it in her backseat as her trunk was full from other shopping it took some doing but I am happy to report we got it all in! plus I dont think we smashed anything like eggs or bread (this was eight years ago... I don't remember full details)
now this was so long ago but my fourth story should be ILLEGAL I was working my first seven hour shift for carpool reasons (I was used to six or less hour shifts) Now I was promised that they give you two fifteen minute breaks yeah the crazy manager (I am convinced he didn't want to give us our second break so he could sit and drool at my sister) anyways we only got one break I ABOUT DIED! ever sense I have had blood sugar problems THANKS BUD! that's not the end of the story however this manager did not like me! he was convinced I was mentally handicapped so.. because managers have all the power in the universe over you according to him (HAHAHAHA) he made me get carts after dark even though there were boys that were available now this store had underground parking to this day I have issues with parking garages at night and that my friends is where I had my first offer of pot I obviously said no
Number five story is when I was fighting the store to become a Cashier two years later this is when I found out that everyone was spreading rumors that I was mentally handicapped and couldn't do anything with my life but bag groceries let me tell you that has a sore spot for me I am NOT mentally handicapped people put more stalk in how you look and that's not how it should be it should be I proved them wrong the day I bagged for a manager and she didn't know a code for "Loose Carrots" and I did :) (4562) she decided that she wanted to see if I could check yeah I checked under her eye the rest of the day BAHAHAHA sweet revenge! :) however I had to have eye surgery to get actual respect and even then there were certain managers "The devil woman" that still gave me trouble but those are different stories I'll save for another time :) (Yes there are so many I could write a whole book with them)
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