Work Ethics

Ya'll know I work in a Big Box Store. And while I enjoy what's supposed to be my job, and the folks I work with, lately???? not so much.

We're all adults, those of us who work. So why is it so hard to follow the simple rules? Why does everyone want to take shortcuts? To say "not my job, man" and walk away from something that needs to be done?

Ok, in my position, I have to deal with all the stuff that's returned. In order to do it via company guidelines, in an efficient manner, it means that people bring the stuff to my department, and are supposed to sort it into bins according to departments. I realize people are human, make mistakes, or just plain don't know every item in the store, but some don't even try. Some are so lazy they just park a shopping cart full of things and leave it for me to deal with. But the problem is there's only one of me, and 250 of "them" (other employees) .... If they all brought a shopping cart full of things to me, there would be no carts for customers to shop with.... which means we don't need all the people who are employed to do what's considered their job.

Every item in a store, in order to purchase it, needs a bar code. It's what runs a retail facility these days. So if you're bringing back something, make sure it has a code on it! If I tape a note to an item, requesting the correct bar code, then dammit, write it down before you bring it back to me.

As for open and leaking bottles..... Some days I just want to reach in and pour the open container all over the dumb associate who thinks they can put a leaking container just anywhere.

Sorry, this is a rant. I'm just tired of people who just come in to collect a paycheck, doing as little as possible to get away with staying employed. They don't care about anything, they're just there to perform like monkeys.

If you are reading this, and you work in my store.... sorry, this could be about you.
Grow up.
Give a shit.
Work together.