you know that meltdown you asked me about eariler?
well, I'm having it............... O_O
I'M DYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYINNNNNNNNNNGGGGG!!!
I hate school. I know I've said this before, but now it's at a peak, I just want to drop out. or change my major or just .... DIE!!!!! I can't handle school anymore. the classes, the homework, the assigments. I'M FAILING!!! and I have no desire, to scramble and try to fix that. I just don't want to be an engineer. I HATE the prospect of what the fuck I'm going to do with my life. I don't feel smart enough, motivated enough, interested enough to do this anymore. I'm a FUCKING IDIOT! this is the hardest semester I've had, but FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know what to do. I don't want to spend the rest of my life sitting at a desk, staring at a computer, designing something. currently, I don't think I am capable at designing anything, I don't even think I'd enjoy designing something, I think I'd just hate it.
I'm depressed. and stressed. I want to curl into a ball and cry while eating cookie dough. (and have Molly purring next to me).
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Career Fair
HOLY BLOODY HELL!!!!!! I'M FREAKING THE HELL OUT!! I can't handle this! It's all so.... so terrifying.... so unnatural..... so STUPID!!!! GOD DAMMIT!!!!
I feel INCOMPETENT in every way I can. First, I'm not a big fan of my resume. Second, I don't know about my appearance, I look gangly and I'm not the best dresser... I'm hoping my friends will give my some confidence in that department.. Third, I CAN'T TALK TO PEOPLE!!! Not the way I'm suppose to!! I mean, I read some "sample" hellos you're suppose to say to people. They are SOOOOO unnatural. Nobody TALKS like that. sure they may write like that, but hell, I just don't go around saying things like:
"Hello, I'm Jo Mendle, a sophomore in mechanical engineering. I am interested in pursuing a co-op position with Kohler Co. staring in January. This semester I'm completing Mechanics of Materials and Manufacturing Processes, and know that I would be able to make contributions as a co-op right away. I've worked part-time in the machine shop on campus and am excellent at managing my time wisely. I am hoping we can discuss how my qualifications would be an asset to Kohler."
That sounds like a robot sentence. There is NO way I can say that naturally without laughing historically or breaking down and crying from nerves! Please, can someone tell me that I don't have to do this!?!?! PLEASE for the love of GOD!!! I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS! I've put off doing all the prep work, cause it mentally terrifies me and now, the fair is TOMORROW!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
currently, I hate my life. and honestly if I DO go and I DO somehow manage to get an interview, it'll be a HELL! because I have to freak out all over again for the interview process. it's all just a nightmare. T_T
I feel INCOMPETENT in every way I can. First, I'm not a big fan of my resume. Second, I don't know about my appearance, I look gangly and I'm not the best dresser... I'm hoping my friends will give my some confidence in that department.. Third, I CAN'T TALK TO PEOPLE!!! Not the way I'm suppose to!! I mean, I read some "sample" hellos you're suppose to say to people. They are SOOOOO unnatural. Nobody TALKS like that. sure they may write like that, but hell, I just don't go around saying things like:
"Hello, I'm Jo Mendle, a sophomore in mechanical engineering. I am interested in pursuing a co-op position with Kohler Co. staring in January. This semester I'm completing Mechanics of Materials and Manufacturing Processes, and know that I would be able to make contributions as a co-op right away. I've worked part-time in the machine shop on campus and am excellent at managing my time wisely. I am hoping we can discuss how my qualifications would be an asset to Kohler."
That sounds like a robot sentence. There is NO way I can say that naturally without laughing historically or breaking down and crying from nerves! Please, can someone tell me that I don't have to do this!?!?! PLEASE for the love of GOD!!! I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS! I've put off doing all the prep work, cause it mentally terrifies me and now, the fair is TOMORROW!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
currently, I hate my life. and honestly if I DO go and I DO somehow manage to get an interview, it'll be a HELL! because I have to freak out all over again for the interview process. it's all just a nightmare. T_T
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Media
Media.
Since it's summer, I've been, lets say imputing a TON of media. From books to shows to movies. I've seen and read a lot!
Today, I watched all four Indiana Jones Movies. I think my body went into a conscious comma. I felt sick and tired and just managed to lay on the couch all day, not eating anything. I don't know what's wrong with me during the summers. I feel like all I live for is work. When I'm not at work, I'm NOT productive. I turn into a slug. The past week, my body has been deteriorating. My legs are throbbing from standing. I got a constant head pain (i would say headache, but it's not THAT bad), and worst of all most recently my back has shooting pains. I have a terrible time sleeping at night because every-time I move a little, a get a stab in my back. Okay, I know, i sound like a hypochondriac. I don't know what's wrong with me. During the school year I have tons of motivation. But not that it's summer all my plans have flopped out. I can't seem to get anything of good use done. UGH! I'll just blame work. :P
ANYWAY, as I was saying, I've read actually a LOT of books this year already:
1. - 7. All the Harry Potter Books
8. Mister Monday
9. Grim Tuesday (I stopped here, I had absolutely NO desire to read Drowned Wednesday, I can't even believe I read TWO books in this crappy series, I think it's cause I read them during the breaks at work, and anything doesn't seem so bad when you read them at work)
10. - 12. The Hunger Games Trilogy
13. Wizard Anthology (I read this cause there was a short story in it that was a prequel to the next book on the list.)
14. The Lost Gate (disappointing, i thought it'd be better. :( ).
15. Confession... or something like that... I can't remember the title. (eh)
16. - 19. The Mortal Instruments Series (i FINALLY got the next book that came out last April. I started somewhere around number 150 on the hold list and it only took a couple months to get my book!! The next book comes out in december, i'm going to try and keep a look out for when I can place my hold in the library. and I must say, this is a REALLY good series! So far 5 books are out in it. and i realize I like them because of the way it's written. It gives good mental images and good analogies!!)
20. Delirium (i read this based off a recommendation from a friend and ... i guess it was good-ish. after just finishing the Mortal Instruments book this just didn't seem good at all. plus it was the author's like second book and she still wasn't very great at writing. Gosh, look at me being a book critic snob. but hell, i've read a million books, I think I have the right to criticize them!)
21. Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowen Boys (this was also a recommendation ... it was just another book, in a year I'll have forgotten I've read this)
22. Marked (my current book, too soon to critic, I have to finish it to make a good assessment. :D ).
Okay so 21 books in around 6 months. That's a lot, considering I was in school for at least half of those months.
I started watching the show six feet under. It was really interesting at first because I never gave what happens to dead bodies all that much thought before, but WOW it's fascinating to think of what morgues do to dead bodies. and plus this show had my favorite serial killer in it. Michael C. Hall. He plays a gay guy and it's great because this show shows it all, lots of gay make out scenes and random dream sequences where Hall imagines himself breaking out into song and dance!!
I watched the movie Commando with Arnold Schwarzenegger. and BWAHAHA!! It was GREAT!! It pretty much showcased his macho manliness! He manages to find reasons to lift up telephone booths, ride a bull-dozers into a mini-malls and carry around tree trunks in his free time! ^_^ at the end a guy is hold a gun to him and he counters it by ripping a PIPE off from a WALL, (the pipe was welded to the wall!) and chucking it at the guy's stomach. Punch line as steam billows out from the pipe: "Let off some steam, Bennett."
While in Fargo, I discovered the manga Soul Eater. and GAHH!! It's amazing!! (I mainly think I'm addicted so much is because I've never watched a manga before. after reading my first anime last fall, seeing mangas is INCREDIBLE!!) and I really like the main dude! for a drawing he's hot. I also like the creepy scientist guy, he has cool glasses!
sorry for all this prattling on about stuff I've watched. but, hey, I'm not making you read this stuff. I'm sick of writing and my body wants to curl up into a comma ball again and watch a random episode of a random show. I'll end by saying, the ULTIMATE media occurs next week as the final Harry Potter film gets released!!! and i must say I'm pumped!!!
okay, I'll ACTUALLY end by saying:
(NOTE: this may be squeamish for some people)
How to prepare a body for embalming:
Undress the body. This does not only involve removing all clothing items from the deceased. You must also remove all accessories, jewelry and make up. Medical paraphernalia such as bandages, needles, catheters, braces and pacemakers must also be removed.
Clean the body. Using a strong disinfectant, carefully wash the entire body. Rub down all of the skin, even between the fingers
and toes and other hard-to-see areas. The eyes, mouth and other openings of the body must also be carefully cleaned.
Loosen up the body. If rigor mortis has set in, it is important to release the muscles and limbs from this stiffness. Move the head and neck around, as well as the arms and legs at the joints. Massage the muscles in the arms, legs and shoulders enough that movement is restored to them.
Prepare the body for viewing. Some of the steps that must be done to make the body viewable at the funeral should be taken care of prior to embalming. These include shaving the face and closing the eyes and mouth. Traditionally, the eyes are closed by placing a piece of cotton between the eyeball and eyelid, though sometimes the eyelids will actually be glued together. A plastic eye cap may be placed over the eyeball before the eye is closed because eyeballs tend to shrink or go flat after death. The mouth can be tied shut with suture string on the inside of the jaw or can be closed by using a resin-like compound called a "mastic compound" that works like caulking.
Open the body for fluid removal. For the blood to drain out of the body and the embalming fluid to enter the body, incisions have to be made into a vein and artery where the fluid tubes can be placed. This is usually done in the neck, though sometimes the incision is made in the armpit or groin area.
Since it's summer, I've been, lets say imputing a TON of media. From books to shows to movies. I've seen and read a lot!
Today, I watched all four Indiana Jones Movies. I think my body went into a conscious comma. I felt sick and tired and just managed to lay on the couch all day, not eating anything. I don't know what's wrong with me during the summers. I feel like all I live for is work. When I'm not at work, I'm NOT productive. I turn into a slug. The past week, my body has been deteriorating. My legs are throbbing from standing. I got a constant head pain (i would say headache, but it's not THAT bad), and worst of all most recently my back has shooting pains. I have a terrible time sleeping at night because every-time I move a little, a get a stab in my back. Okay, I know, i sound like a hypochondriac. I don't know what's wrong with me. During the school year I have tons of motivation. But not that it's summer all my plans have flopped out. I can't seem to get anything of good use done. UGH! I'll just blame work. :P
ANYWAY, as I was saying, I've read actually a LOT of books this year already:
1. - 7. All the Harry Potter Books
8. Mister Monday
9. Grim Tuesday (I stopped here, I had absolutely NO desire to read Drowned Wednesday, I can't even believe I read TWO books in this crappy series, I think it's cause I read them during the breaks at work, and anything doesn't seem so bad when you read them at work)
10. - 12. The Hunger Games Trilogy
13. Wizard Anthology (I read this cause there was a short story in it that was a prequel to the next book on the list.)
14. The Lost Gate (disappointing, i thought it'd be better. :( ).
15. Confession... or something like that... I can't remember the title. (eh)
16. - 19. The Mortal Instruments Series (i FINALLY got the next book that came out last April. I started somewhere around number 150 on the hold list and it only took a couple months to get my book!! The next book comes out in december, i'm going to try and keep a look out for when I can place my hold in the library. and I must say, this is a REALLY good series! So far 5 books are out in it. and i realize I like them because of the way it's written. It gives good mental images and good analogies!!)
20. Delirium (i read this based off a recommendation from a friend and ... i guess it was good-ish. after just finishing the Mortal Instruments book this just didn't seem good at all. plus it was the author's like second book and she still wasn't very great at writing. Gosh, look at me being a book critic snob. but hell, i've read a million books, I think I have the right to criticize them!)
21. Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowen Boys (this was also a recommendation ... it was just another book, in a year I'll have forgotten I've read this)
22. Marked (my current book, too soon to critic, I have to finish it to make a good assessment. :D ).
Okay so 21 books in around 6 months. That's a lot, considering I was in school for at least half of those months.
I started watching the show six feet under. It was really interesting at first because I never gave what happens to dead bodies all that much thought before, but WOW it's fascinating to think of what morgues do to dead bodies. and plus this show had my favorite serial killer in it. Michael C. Hall. He plays a gay guy and it's great because this show shows it all, lots of gay make out scenes and random dream sequences where Hall imagines himself breaking out into song and dance!!
I watched the movie Commando with Arnold Schwarzenegger. and BWAHAHA!! It was GREAT!! It pretty much showcased his macho manliness! He manages to find reasons to lift up telephone booths, ride a bull-dozers into a mini-malls and carry around tree trunks in his free time! ^_^ at the end a guy is hold a gun to him and he counters it by ripping a PIPE off from a WALL, (the pipe was welded to the wall!) and chucking it at the guy's stomach. Punch line as steam billows out from the pipe: "Let off some steam, Bennett."
While in Fargo, I discovered the manga Soul Eater. and GAHH!! It's amazing!! (I mainly think I'm addicted so much is because I've never watched a manga before. after reading my first anime last fall, seeing mangas is INCREDIBLE!!) and I really like the main dude! for a drawing he's hot. I also like the creepy scientist guy, he has cool glasses!
sorry for all this prattling on about stuff I've watched. but, hey, I'm not making you read this stuff. I'm sick of writing and my body wants to curl up into a comma ball again and watch a random episode of a random show. I'll end by saying, the ULTIMATE media occurs next week as the final Harry Potter film gets released!!! and i must say I'm pumped!!!
okay, I'll ACTUALLY end by saying:
(NOTE: this may be squeamish for some people)
How to prepare a body for embalming:
Undress the body. This does not only involve removing all clothing items from the deceased. You must also remove all accessories, jewelry and make up. Medical paraphernalia such as bandages, needles, catheters, braces and pacemakers must also be removed.
Clean the body. Using a strong disinfectant, carefully wash the entire body. Rub down all of the skin, even between the fingers
and toes and other hard-to-see areas. The eyes, mouth and other openings of the body must also be carefully cleaned.
Loosen up the body. If rigor mortis has set in, it is important to release the muscles and limbs from this stiffness. Move the head and neck around, as well as the arms and legs at the joints. Massage the muscles in the arms, legs and shoulders enough that movement is restored to them.
Prepare the body for viewing. Some of the steps that must be done to make the body viewable at the funeral should be taken care of prior to embalming. These include shaving the face and closing the eyes and mouth. Traditionally, the eyes are closed by placing a piece of cotton between the eyeball and eyelid, though sometimes the eyelids will actually be glued together. A plastic eye cap may be placed over the eyeball before the eye is closed because eyeballs tend to shrink or go flat after death. The mouth can be tied shut with suture string on the inside of the jaw or can be closed by using a resin-like compound called a "mastic compound" that works like caulking.
Open the body for fluid removal. For the blood to drain out of the body and the embalming fluid to enter the body, incisions have to be made into a vein and artery where the fluid tubes can be placed. This is usually done in the neck, though sometimes the incision is made in the armpit or groin area.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Thirty Grand?!
Okay, because I'm a bit of a snoop, I went online and looked up this college someone I know is going to, and I was just looking around.
I came across a number, and my heart stopped: $41,652.
O_O
HOLY BUCKETS OF MONEY!! That's A LOT of money. I mean, at first I thought, nah, that can't be right, it must be for all four years, but, no, it's for ONE year. I'm just shocked. That's around $120,000 for a college education. I mean, that would take me at my current meager salary and part-time hours nearly 18 years to afford. Currently, I feel like $12,000 a year is killing me, and that when I come out of college I'll be utterly in debt and without a job and bills will be coming in, I just can't imagine what it must feel like to burden your parents with $30,000 alone on tuition.
Just ten years ago, the average tuition for UW -Madison was $3,290.
Today, the average tuition is $7,933.
Back when my dad went to college he could work part time and afford college while gaining NO debts. He left college debt free, completely at zero for debts and savings. That idea seems IMPOSSIBLE to me. and nowadays, it IS impossible. I'd either have to raise my hours to 39 hours a week OR somehow manage to make $23 an hour. Both of which are HIGHLY unlikely.
In thinking about the person I know who will pay $41,000 a year for school, all I gotta say, "You're lucky your parents are rich." THAT, or, "I'm sorry for the debt you're going to have coming out in four years." (I'm guessing it'll be the latter and because of that, I'm kinda insanely jealous and mad and GRRRRR!!)
I wish, I could get a full ride scholarship. I hate financial mental stress. I attempt feebly to NOT think about my parent's financial problems, but I can't help it. They say money can't buy happiness, but HELL it can sure relieve a TON of stress and give you security. There's no fear of losing your house, there's no disappointment at not being able to afford something you want, there's no worry or concern that you'll break something valuable. I want to have a high salary when I grow up, not because I'm greedy and materialistic, I just saw what my parents went through, or are going through, and I don't want to have to deal with that stress.
Financial stress is the number cause of divorce.
I came across a number, and my heart stopped: $41,652.
O_O
HOLY BUCKETS OF MONEY!! That's A LOT of money. I mean, at first I thought, nah, that can't be right, it must be for all four years, but, no, it's for ONE year. I'm just shocked. That's around $120,000 for a college education. I mean, that would take me at my current meager salary and part-time hours nearly 18 years to afford. Currently, I feel like $12,000 a year is killing me, and that when I come out of college I'll be utterly in debt and without a job and bills will be coming in, I just can't imagine what it must feel like to burden your parents with $30,000 alone on tuition.
Just ten years ago, the average tuition for UW -Madison was $3,290.
Today, the average tuition is $7,933.
Back when my dad went to college he could work part time and afford college while gaining NO debts. He left college debt free, completely at zero for debts and savings. That idea seems IMPOSSIBLE to me. and nowadays, it IS impossible. I'd either have to raise my hours to 39 hours a week OR somehow manage to make $23 an hour. Both of which are HIGHLY unlikely.
In thinking about the person I know who will pay $41,000 a year for school, all I gotta say, "You're lucky your parents are rich." THAT, or, "I'm sorry for the debt you're going to have coming out in four years." (I'm guessing it'll be the latter and because of that, I'm kinda insanely jealous and mad and GRRRRR!!)
I wish, I could get a full ride scholarship. I hate financial mental stress. I attempt feebly to NOT think about my parent's financial problems, but I can't help it. They say money can't buy happiness, but HELL it can sure relieve a TON of stress and give you security. There's no fear of losing your house, there's no disappointment at not being able to afford something you want, there's no worry or concern that you'll break something valuable. I want to have a high salary when I grow up, not because I'm greedy and materialistic, I just saw what my parents went through, or are going through, and I don't want to have to deal with that stress.
Financial stress is the number cause of divorce.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
exam solutions
I looked at the exam solutions again .... effing A!!!!!! I REALLY don't want to get it back. I screwed up so much. O_O
WHY!!?!?!?!
WHY!!?!?!?!
Monday, March 14, 2011
nanny
I"m feeling guilty.
I asked this person if she'd be a reference for me on my quest to be a nanny this summer, and she flat out siad, "Well, Jennifer. You've never baby-sat for me."
I mean, how am I suppose to respond to that!!!?? When asked to be a reference, you should just say yes, and act happy to do it for someone, not make them feel bad about trying to get a good job!! O_O
I proceeded to tell her, "I haven't exactly baby-sitted for that many people, so I don't really have any contacts for that..." By now, my heart was just bleeding. She eventually said, yes, but now I'm REALLY hesitant to put her down as a reference. The problem is, I barely know any adults. I am a kid. I tend to only know people my age. Any adults I DO know, I sure as hell don't feel comfortable asking to reference me, PLUS the only adults I DO know are just relatives.
Why can't I just have a dishonest person as a reference. Someone who will lie, and talk me up to be this amazing person. Why can't I know any AWESOME dishonest adults. I would do it for someone else. I mean, I wouldn't go the full extreme and make up that I'm this big-wig CEO, but I would pretend that a girl I knew had baby-sat for my kids and that she was responsible and what not. GAH!!!!! CAN SOMEONE BE DISHONEST FOR ME!!!!?!?!
and I must say, who cares if this is disloyal? I AM a good responsible girl. I wouldn't be poison for the kids I'd watch. I'm just looking for a leg up. That's all. Once, last year when I was applying for a nanny position, I put down that I loved kids. No, I don't exactly love, them, but I don't hate them, and I would definitely watch them responsibly and safely and with fun regardless if I loved the kids or not. THe point is, an ex-friend of mine said, "Jennifer that's really terrible what you're doing!"
She proceeded to inform me that I was a HORRIBLE person for lying about liking kids and that it affects the safety of the kids and that parents deserve better and on and on!!! O_O
Holy hell!!!! Does she not KNOW me??! I feel like I'd make a GREAT nanny. It would help me grow as a person, and I would grow into being a kid lover. I just haven't spent much time with them yet.
What she said, really got to me.... I feel like she was being REALLY rude, talking me down like that.
I AM RESPONSIBLE!!!!!
I asked this person if she'd be a reference for me on my quest to be a nanny this summer, and she flat out siad, "Well, Jennifer. You've never baby-sat for me."
I mean, how am I suppose to respond to that!!!?? When asked to be a reference, you should just say yes, and act happy to do it for someone, not make them feel bad about trying to get a good job!! O_O
I proceeded to tell her, "I haven't exactly baby-sitted for that many people, so I don't really have any contacts for that..." By now, my heart was just bleeding. She eventually said, yes, but now I'm REALLY hesitant to put her down as a reference. The problem is, I barely know any adults. I am a kid. I tend to only know people my age. Any adults I DO know, I sure as hell don't feel comfortable asking to reference me, PLUS the only adults I DO know are just relatives.
Why can't I just have a dishonest person as a reference. Someone who will lie, and talk me up to be this amazing person. Why can't I know any AWESOME dishonest adults. I would do it for someone else. I mean, I wouldn't go the full extreme and make up that I'm this big-wig CEO, but I would pretend that a girl I knew had baby-sat for my kids and that she was responsible and what not. GAH!!!!! CAN SOMEONE BE DISHONEST FOR ME!!!!?!?!
and I must say, who cares if this is disloyal? I AM a good responsible girl. I wouldn't be poison for the kids I'd watch. I'm just looking for a leg up. That's all. Once, last year when I was applying for a nanny position, I put down that I loved kids. No, I don't exactly love, them, but I don't hate them, and I would definitely watch them responsibly and safely and with fun regardless if I loved the kids or not. THe point is, an ex-friend of mine said, "Jennifer that's really terrible what you're doing!"
She proceeded to inform me that I was a HORRIBLE person for lying about liking kids and that it affects the safety of the kids and that parents deserve better and on and on!!! O_O
Holy hell!!!! Does she not KNOW me??! I feel like I'd make a GREAT nanny. It would help me grow as a person, and I would grow into being a kid lover. I just haven't spent much time with them yet.
What she said, really got to me.... I feel like she was being REALLY rude, talking me down like that.
I AM RESPONSIBLE!!!!!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
NERD!
21 Reasons why I’m a nerd, and proud of it!!!
1. I can solve the 3x3, 4x4 AND the 5x5 Rubik’s cube!!!! (and not slowly either…)
2. I have seen every Starwars movie at minimum 5 times. (and at one point I could recite the ending scene of Episode 5 by heart!)
3. I don’t consider this nerdy, cause EVERYONE can say this. I have read all 7 books of Harry Potter several times and have an extensive knowledge of that fantasy world.
4. My favorite book is Ender’s Game. (I’ve reread THAT more times than I could count).
5. I often make up random words when talking.
6. I listen to AMAZING opera arias quite frequently. (more than you’d think).
7. I have had, at minimum, five Lord of the Ring movie marathons.
8. I know prolly around three dozen musicals and know most of the lyrics of at least half of them.
9. My piano teacher told me that the composer that I’m best at playing is Bach. (I have suspicions to believe that’s because his music is very calculated and mathematical… well it is to me!)
10. I played Handbells, and REALLY miss it and want to play more…
11. I had a VERY short-lived harmonica phase.
12. I ADORE the game the Settlers of Catan. (which is NOT a nerdy game!!!!)
13. I randomly CAPITOLIZE words when typing because I feel like it gives my writing character.
14. I give inanimate objects genders, and refer to them as hims and hers, not its.
15. I’ve been told I have an affixation to pirate ships in my ceramic classes.
16. I bring a lucky rabit’s foot to every exam I take. (I think it works!)
17. I used to sit and juggle devil sticks while listening to Beethoven Symphonies for hours.
18. I know the product codes for 206 items at the grocery store I work at. (yes I counted them). (And not all of them are just the lame 4-digit codes, but actually 10-digit plu’s that are on water bottles, softener salt, and soda. AND I’m kinda proud to
admit all this..)
19. I simply LOVE tap dancing!!!!! It’s the coolest kinda dance there is.
20. I’m an engineering major.
21. I think Cirque Du Soleil is CRAZY GOOD!! I bought two of their performances because they are just too AWESOME!!!
and I must say, I don’t even feel like all of these are nerdy. I’m sure you can relate to several of them if not more. If I’M nerdy than we ALL have a nerd somewhere inside of us!
1. I can solve the 3x3, 4x4 AND the 5x5 Rubik’s cube!!!! (and not slowly either…)
2. I have seen every Starwars movie at minimum 5 times. (and at one point I could recite the ending scene of Episode 5 by heart!)
3. I don’t consider this nerdy, cause EVERYONE can say this. I have read all 7 books of Harry Potter several times and have an extensive knowledge of that fantasy world.
4. My favorite book is Ender’s Game. (I’ve reread THAT more times than I could count).
5. I often make up random words when talking.
6. I listen to AMAZING opera arias quite frequently. (more than you’d think).
7. I have had, at minimum, five Lord of the Ring movie marathons.
8. I know prolly around three dozen musicals and know most of the lyrics of at least half of them.
9. My piano teacher told me that the composer that I’m best at playing is Bach. (I have suspicions to believe that’s because his music is very calculated and mathematical… well it is to me!)
10. I played Handbells, and REALLY miss it and want to play more…
11. I had a VERY short-lived harmonica phase.
12. I ADORE the game the Settlers of Catan. (which is NOT a nerdy game!!!!)
13. I randomly CAPITOLIZE words when typing because I feel like it gives my writing character.
14. I give inanimate objects genders, and refer to them as hims and hers, not its.
15. I’ve been told I have an affixation to pirate ships in my ceramic classes.
16. I bring a lucky rabit’s foot to every exam I take. (I think it works!)
17. I used to sit and juggle devil sticks while listening to Beethoven Symphonies for hours.
18. I know the product codes for 206 items at the grocery store I work at. (yes I counted them). (And not all of them are just the lame 4-digit codes, but actually 10-digit plu’s that are on water bottles, softener salt, and soda. AND I’m kinda proud to
admit all this..)
19. I simply LOVE tap dancing!!!!! It’s the coolest kinda dance there is.
20. I’m an engineering major.
21. I think Cirque Du Soleil is CRAZY GOOD!! I bought two of their performances because they are just too AWESOME!!!
and I must say, I don’t even feel like all of these are nerdy. I’m sure you can relate to several of them if not more. If I’M nerdy than we ALL have a nerd somewhere inside of us!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Napkins!
Okay, I know this is really lame, but ALL day I have had a runny nose, and since I'm a pathetic college kid, I took care of this by carrying around a stack of napkins.
I sat through six classes, in which I took napkins and ripped them into small portions and blew my nose as inconspicuously as possible. (All the while feeling like people were judging me...) BUT! I did it none the less, because I would've dripping crap on my notes if I hadn't.
The point of all this? Well, I went to a review session tonight, and I get there a little late and sat in front of my soon to be lab partner. ^_^
I ADORE him, because as it turns out, HE is sick too. AND I watched as he took out this huge wad of napkins and blowed UBBER loud into them!!! Not giving a crap what people around him think (because I gotta say his blow was so loud, people did turn around to peek at him)!!!!
Grin. Thanks, future lab partner for making me not give a crap about appearances. I'm FUGGING sick, and I'm not afraid to cough and blow my nose!!!!!!!!! (with napkins too not to mention!!!!!!)
P.S. Just as a side note, I know me and my brother are very weary of our genes. EVERY morning my dad will come down to the kitchen and blow his nose. My brother and I always made fun of him, because he sounded like a fugging elephant!! But now that we're older, I know that we're both in the same boat. WE DO NOT WANT TO BLOW OUR NOSES LIKE THAT. I hope this isn't genetic. (I'm rather VERY conscious of how I sound when I blow my nose because of my dad...)
NAPKINS SAVED MY LIFE TODAY!!!!!!!!!!
I sat through six classes, in which I took napkins and ripped them into small portions and blew my nose as inconspicuously as possible. (All the while feeling like people were judging me...) BUT! I did it none the less, because I would've dripping crap on my notes if I hadn't.
The point of all this? Well, I went to a review session tonight, and I get there a little late and sat in front of my soon to be lab partner. ^_^
I ADORE him, because as it turns out, HE is sick too. AND I watched as he took out this huge wad of napkins and blowed UBBER loud into them!!! Not giving a crap what people around him think (because I gotta say his blow was so loud, people did turn around to peek at him)!!!!
Grin. Thanks, future lab partner for making me not give a crap about appearances. I'm FUGGING sick, and I'm not afraid to cough and blow my nose!!!!!!!!! (with napkins too not to mention!!!!!!)
P.S. Just as a side note, I know me and my brother are very weary of our genes. EVERY morning my dad will come down to the kitchen and blow his nose. My brother and I always made fun of him, because he sounded like a fugging elephant!! But now that we're older, I know that we're both in the same boat. WE DO NOT WANT TO BLOW OUR NOSES LIKE THAT. I hope this isn't genetic. (I'm rather VERY conscious of how I sound when I blow my nose because of my dad...)
NAPKINS SAVED MY LIFE TODAY!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
sigh.
Okay. I've got an exam on Wednesday. I thought to myself, it's fine. I'll study all day Sunday, Monday night and Tuesday afternoon and I'll do just fine on the exam as I always do....
but somehow, this one feels different. I just spent four hours reading through the textbook, and ... well ... it's not going well. I don't think I can manage even a simple practice problem to save my life. The way the book writes out it's variables is funny and I often forget what all the greek symbols stand for.
I watched this T.V. show where there was this girl who remembered EVERYTHING. I mean, she had the perfect memory. She remembers every hour of every day of her life. And on this show, her job was a waitress at some local diner. And someone asked her, "Why aren't you working at NASA?" and the woman just said, yes she could remember everything, but that doesn't make her smart. That doesn't mean she can put the information she has into context and come up with answers.
I know, you're wondering how this relates to me, well, I feel like I'm like her. I can read the textbook and think I understand it. I can follow all these practice problems, but when a different problem is thrown at me, I have no clue how to solve it.
I mean, I think I must have read through about a half a dozen problems on flying planes, and then I said to myself, okay, I'll try to do one on my own. I tried. I failed. I had NO CLUE how to apply what I knew.
I'm gonna be a fail!!!!
During those four hours, my mind kept drifting to far more interesting things, and I realized. who the hell cares? this is just one bloody exam only worth 20% of one class of one semester of one year. it can't that important. sure I'd like to do well, but hell, I want a social life, I don't really give a fug about this exam.
(ah, who am I kidding, sure I do!!!!) O_O
but somehow, this one feels different. I just spent four hours reading through the textbook, and ... well ... it's not going well. I don't think I can manage even a simple practice problem to save my life. The way the book writes out it's variables is funny and I often forget what all the greek symbols stand for.
I watched this T.V. show where there was this girl who remembered EVERYTHING. I mean, she had the perfect memory. She remembers every hour of every day of her life. And on this show, her job was a waitress at some local diner. And someone asked her, "Why aren't you working at NASA?" and the woman just said, yes she could remember everything, but that doesn't make her smart. That doesn't mean she can put the information she has into context and come up with answers.
I know, you're wondering how this relates to me, well, I feel like I'm like her. I can read the textbook and think I understand it. I can follow all these practice problems, but when a different problem is thrown at me, I have no clue how to solve it.
I mean, I think I must have read through about a half a dozen problems on flying planes, and then I said to myself, okay, I'll try to do one on my own. I tried. I failed. I had NO CLUE how to apply what I knew.
I'm gonna be a fail!!!!
During those four hours, my mind kept drifting to far more interesting things, and I realized. who the hell cares? this is just one bloody exam only worth 20% of one class of one semester of one year. it can't that important. sure I'd like to do well, but hell, I want a social life, I don't really give a fug about this exam.
(ah, who am I kidding, sure I do!!!!) O_O
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
fuming...
THAT'S IT! I officially am declaring that I don't like Computer Sciences Majors. I HATE the CS building AND just some of the bloody people in those classes! GAH!
They are SO smug and feel that they are all knowing! HRUMPHF! As if. They never know shit. I mean, HELL, I get the same terrible homework scores as you! Like you POSSIBLY think you know more than the rest of the class. God. I hate the people in that class.
I just went to a god damn homework review session. The TA sucked. She came 10 minutes late, took another 10 minutes getting out her computer to look at what the homework problems were AND while she went over it, she kept asking the class for help, claiming she forgot how to continue from there. -_-
Yeah, she's a fail. (It's girls like her who make me prejudice against women in math/science fields.) (and that's REALLY sad, because I am one, and I totally want to think girls can be just as amazing as guys at math and science, but I can see why dudes feel that way about us. I mean, yeah we're pretty stupid sometimes, but HELL so are you damn guys! Okay, I'm getting sidetracked, I think I should leave my prejudices for another post, cause for some reason, my opinions are REALLY bothering me. I don't like the way my brain immediately thinks girls are worse than guys!!!!!!! O_O sorry.)
Anyway!!!! (whoa, when I hit enter just now, I held down the shift!! I think that means I'm too use to using facebook messaging!!) The whole hour and a half we spent, pretty much was just a sad and pathetic amount of the TA writing diddle shit on the white board and asking for help, while some smug computer geeks (complete with pimples and glasses AND crossed legs!! I mean, gosh, GUYS can't cross their legs! It's a sitting position reserved JUST for us girls. Jeese, I'm making this a VERY SEXIST post. sheepish grin.) raised their hands and let loose some stupid random math that had NOTHING to do with the problem. assholes.
I hate this class. T_T
They are SO smug and feel that they are all knowing! HRUMPHF! As if. They never know shit. I mean, HELL, I get the same terrible homework scores as you! Like you POSSIBLY think you know more than the rest of the class. God. I hate the people in that class.
I just went to a god damn homework review session. The TA sucked. She came 10 minutes late, took another 10 minutes getting out her computer to look at what the homework problems were AND while she went over it, she kept asking the class for help, claiming she forgot how to continue from there. -_-
Yeah, she's a fail. (It's girls like her who make me prejudice against women in math/science fields.) (and that's REALLY sad, because I am one, and I totally want to think girls can be just as amazing as guys at math and science, but I can see why dudes feel that way about us. I mean, yeah we're pretty stupid sometimes, but HELL so are you damn guys! Okay, I'm getting sidetracked, I think I should leave my prejudices for another post, cause for some reason, my opinions are REALLY bothering me. I don't like the way my brain immediately thinks girls are worse than guys!!!!!!! O_O sorry.)
Anyway!!!! (whoa, when I hit enter just now, I held down the shift!! I think that means I'm too use to using facebook messaging!!) The whole hour and a half we spent, pretty much was just a sad and pathetic amount of the TA writing diddle shit on the white board and asking for help, while some smug computer geeks (complete with pimples and glasses AND crossed legs!! I mean, gosh, GUYS can't cross their legs! It's a sitting position reserved JUST for us girls. Jeese, I'm making this a VERY SEXIST post. sheepish grin.) raised their hands and let loose some stupid random math that had NOTHING to do with the problem. assholes.
I hate this class. T_T
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Are you happy?
I was watching Jeopardy, and a commercial came on, so I switched to Oprah. After a few minutes, Oprah asked looked at her guest in the eyes and asked very serious-like, "Are you happy?"
The way she put it was in context of, "Are you happy in your life right now? ei: are you happier more often than your sad?"
I don't know, but that made me really sit and think, as if she was asking me, not her guest. I instantly thought about it and the simple answer, right now at least, is no. In the past that question would have received a yes. The last year and a half have been "happy." But at the moment in my life, I'm not.
I don't want to learn. My "willingness" to absorb information has completely dwindled to nothing.
My passions towards things have steadly decreased. I used to be into a lot of things. Like REALLY into them. I would go online and look further into topics, I would bore my mom by telling her all about the latest book series I was reading or about this cool Cirque du Soleil show I saw on TV. I rarely play the piano anymore. I use to play everday. (gosh, now I think think about it, isn't this a sign of depression? -_- )
I feel like I'm just walking through life, doing the motions. Doing what I'm suppose to be doing. I have nothing big to look forward to. No future vacations. No future travel plans at all. No exciting change. No new anything (like a new pet, or a new shiny new toy, not that at my age I should want one... ). I just wish I'd get super excited about something.
I remember at my first meeting last semester with my housefellow she asked us what we were looking forward to in the upcoming year. At the time, I made up some response that wasn't true. and even now I can't come up with anything. (okay FINE, I guess I'm looking forward to the Harry Potter movie).
It seems like even when I get a smidge excited about anything, it falls through: skiing with Tia. (that turned out great!). Tonight I was walking by a bulletin board at work and saw a poster for a free film at the Union for a Simon Peg movie. I got all excited because I like his movies, I even took a pamphlet. As I walked home I looked at the date on it. I can't go. I have an exam.
On the way home, I walked by two couples. Two? at 11p.m. at night?
It seems like everyone in my family expects me to have a boyfriend. Every time we meet they make little remarks, "So, do you have boyfriend yet?" "What are the boys at Madison like?" "Talk to any guys lately?" I just feel like they are judging me because I've never had a boyfriend. I can just see my aunt and uncle driving home from our family visit talking about me like a piece of gossip, "Yeah, so I'm not surprised to hear Jennifer still doesn't have a boyfriend yet. I mean, sure she's an engineer major, she has plenty of opportunities to talk to boys." "blah, blah, blah." I just wish my family wouldn't say anything.
Okay, I'll go to bed now. Bye.
The way she put it was in context of, "Are you happy in your life right now? ei: are you happier more often than your sad?"
I don't know, but that made me really sit and think, as if she was asking me, not her guest. I instantly thought about it and the simple answer, right now at least, is no. In the past that question would have received a yes. The last year and a half have been "happy." But at the moment in my life, I'm not.
I don't want to learn. My "willingness" to absorb information has completely dwindled to nothing.
My passions towards things have steadly decreased. I used to be into a lot of things. Like REALLY into them. I would go online and look further into topics, I would bore my mom by telling her all about the latest book series I was reading or about this cool Cirque du Soleil show I saw on TV. I rarely play the piano anymore. I use to play everday. (gosh, now I think think about it, isn't this a sign of depression? -_- )
I feel like I'm just walking through life, doing the motions. Doing what I'm suppose to be doing. I have nothing big to look forward to. No future vacations. No future travel plans at all. No exciting change. No new anything (like a new pet, or a new shiny new toy, not that at my age I should want one... ). I just wish I'd get super excited about something.
I remember at my first meeting last semester with my housefellow she asked us what we were looking forward to in the upcoming year. At the time, I made up some response that wasn't true. and even now I can't come up with anything. (okay FINE, I guess I'm looking forward to the Harry Potter movie).
It seems like even when I get a smidge excited about anything, it falls through: skiing with Tia. (that turned out great!). Tonight I was walking by a bulletin board at work and saw a poster for a free film at the Union for a Simon Peg movie. I got all excited because I like his movies, I even took a pamphlet. As I walked home I looked at the date on it. I can't go. I have an exam.
On the way home, I walked by two couples. Two? at 11p.m. at night?
It seems like everyone in my family expects me to have a boyfriend. Every time we meet they make little remarks, "So, do you have boyfriend yet?" "What are the boys at Madison like?" "Talk to any guys lately?" I just feel like they are judging me because I've never had a boyfriend. I can just see my aunt and uncle driving home from our family visit talking about me like a piece of gossip, "Yeah, so I'm not surprised to hear Jennifer still doesn't have a boyfriend yet. I mean, sure she's an engineer major, she has plenty of opportunities to talk to boys." "blah, blah, blah." I just wish my family wouldn't say anything.
Okay, I'll go to bed now. Bye.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
T_T
It was the strangest thing. Only minutes ago, just minutes!!, I was PISSED!!! Just plain pissed and upset and mad and angry. idk. It's not because anything ever happened, I just, well, felt enraged at everyone.
and then, I read something short, and now, I just feel: sad.
I feel like I'm on the verge of crying, but I won't. (I think it either takes A LOT to make me cry, or absolutely nothing at all). I just .... BLAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FUCK!
gosh, I should go do homework, instead of being emo and shit, this is all so stupid.
FUCK IT!
and then, I read something short, and now, I just feel: sad.
I feel like I'm on the verge of crying, but I won't. (I think it either takes A LOT to make me cry, or absolutely nothing at all). I just .... BLAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FUCK!
gosh, I should go do homework, instead of being emo and shit, this is all so stupid.
FUCK IT!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
GAH!!
I am a bad daughter. T_T
He left a message and now he wants to have lunch with me tomorrow. GAAAHHHH!!!!!! He was sick ALL last week and even went to urgent care. Gosh, I don't hate him. I love my family. I mean, I feel like a a shit ton like them. My family calls us 'The Hulls'. Meaning, we have 'The Hull' gene in us, and as such, we will be ... well whatever a Hull is.
They are:
Charming
Personable
Puts friends first, not family
Smart
Stuck up
Both hated AND loved
sigh. who the hell knows what a Hull is. but I am one.
I think the reason I say I don't like him so much is because of my brother. He's always saying what a dick dad is, or what a selfish ass he can be. (same with my mom, I mean, she didn't divorce him for nothing). But, hey! He's not so terrible!! I'm his offspring!! There's some good gene's there!!!!! I repeat: GAAAHHH!!!!!!!
Tomorrow I will have lunch with him, and it will be nice.... (cross my fingers!!)
He left a message and now he wants to have lunch with me tomorrow. GAAAHHHH!!!!!! He was sick ALL last week and even went to urgent care. Gosh, I don't hate him. I love my family. I mean, I feel like a a shit ton like them. My family calls us 'The Hulls'. Meaning, we have 'The Hull' gene in us, and as such, we will be ... well whatever a Hull is.
They are:
Charming
Personable
Puts friends first, not family
Smart
Stuck up
Both hated AND loved
sigh. who the hell knows what a Hull is. but I am one.
I think the reason I say I don't like him so much is because of my brother. He's always saying what a dick dad is, or what a selfish ass he can be. (same with my mom, I mean, she didn't divorce him for nothing). But, hey! He's not so terrible!! I'm his offspring!! There's some good gene's there!!!!! I repeat: GAAAHHH!!!!!!!
Tomorrow I will have lunch with him, and it will be nice.... (cross my fingers!!)
Friday, February 4, 2011
Why I hate my job: Copps
Okay, I started working at Copps Food Center July 7th 2007. Ever since then I have put in a minimum of 15 hours a week during school and 30 hours during summers and breaks. Now for those who aren’t good at math, just know that that is A SHIT TON of hours. That’s hours spent either cashiering or bagging or just random maintenance at a grocery store. For those of you who know me, I HATE this job. I’m going onto 4.5 years at this job, and I must say, it’s finally killing me. I can’t take much more. This INSANELY long post, will be my thoughts on my job. It is a list I have compiled on what:
Gets on my nerves
Annoys me
Makes me treat you with less civility
Clenches my teeth
Makes me think deadly thoughts against you
Makes me feel like dropping the paper grocery bag and SCREAM in your face!!!!!!
So in a nutshell: a list of things costumers do that I hate. (in no particular order)
As you read this, ask yourself, are you an asshole of a costumer? (and there’s no way you can’t be, because I’ll hate people for just about ANYTHING while I am at my job).
1. Asking the bagger, (MOST of the time me, because Copps is too cheap to actually have a designated bagger per register, so I most always both cashier the order AND bag it), to double bag the items. Double plastic IS NOT needed. When I was hired they showed me this video telling us that double bags weren’t needed and proved this to me by putting four single litters of soda in one plastic bag and swung it around. O_O So, I repeat, DOUBLE PLASTIC ISN’T NEEDED!!! If you think the bag will rip, why wouldn’t it rip through TWO bags if it’ll rip through one??? AND double paper is just ridicules. I mean the baggers already have FUGGED up scratched up arms and hands bagging paper for you, why must you insist that a VERY sturdy bag needs to be doubled!!?!?? I think they do it because they’re dicks and they’re expanding the result of ONE bad bag experience to ALL baggers. These FUGGERS are killing the world!!!
Okay, the dreaded PINPAD!! The pinpad that people with credit/debit/gift card/ or EBT pay with only goes to show how incredibly STUPID we as humans are!! I’ll have about a list of a minimum of ten reasons why I hate customers when they use the pinpad:
2. They use their fingers instead of the designated pen.
3. They use their fingers instead of the designated pen after I TOLD them to use the pen.
4. They use their fingers instead of the designated pen after I TOLD them to use the pen, when they are retyping their pin number because it was hit incorrectly the first time around.
5. They use a REAL pen on the pinpad.
6. They complain about the non-responsive pinpad as they jab at it with their fingers, even after I told them to use the designated pen.
7. They accidentally hit cash back with their finger instead of no cash back like they wanted. I HAVE to give them their cash. There’s no way to undo cash back. It’s THEIR fault they hit that button.
8. They accidentally hit cash back with their finger instead of no cash back like they wanted, and complain about it, insisting THEY hit no cash back. The simple fact is: YOU HIT CASH BACK! We can say it was a machine error here or a human error … and judging by the fact that you used your fingers instead of the pen I’ll bet it was the human!!!
9. For credit you have to sign your name (usually I can actually get people to use the pen at this point). And after your done signing there’s two options: Clear or Okay. NEARLY 50% hit clear!!!! O_O WTH? Then they just sit there saying why is this taking so long. -_- Dumbasses!!!!
10. When any sort of plastic credit/debit card is slid through it always asks for a pin number, but for some random reason everyone likes to run their debit cards as credit so EVERYONE asks me “clear or cancel for credit.” OR they’ll say, “I told you this was a credit order NOT a debit. Why is it asking for my pin?” Just ask yourself, does the meaning of clear just confuse EVERYONE? I mean why would pressing clear CLEAR the page instead of just clearing the pin number? GAWD!
11. When I bag items or go to get something or haven’t scanned or typed anything into the register, my register goes into “terminal secure” mode. Basically, no can get on my register without MY password OR it stops timing my items per minute. I put my register into terminal secure mode ALL the time. (that’s how we are able to get such high IPMs). Dumbass customers tell me ALL the time, “the pinpad says ‘this lane closed?’” -_- yeah? so? You’re obviously in the middle of checking out. So my lane is OBVIOUSLY NOT closed. And what? You think you know more about my register than ME? What do YOU get for telling me this? Just a cashier who will bag your groceries a lot ruder than before. Hope your eggs all crack open!! (evil chuckle).
12. For self-checkout, after you slide your card and get all done on the pinpad it says please “wait for cashier.” At the exact same time on the self-checkout screen an annoying girl’s voice is saying, “Please select your payment type.” And listed are all the options to pay with. NEARLY, every self-checkout person will just stand there getting all huffy they have to wait. Well, fuggers, YOU ARE THE CASHIER!! You’re waiting for yourself!!!! PLEASE SELECT YOUR PAYMENT TYPE!!!
13. Sometime for SUPER big orders (we’re talking two carts of groceries). I’ll turn my register off in the middle of the order to help the bagger. While I do this the pinpad gets reset. So for all those customers who slide your damn card right away, too bad. You should’ve waited, now you’ll have to reslide your card. And FUG your complaints!!
14. Sometimes the order’s short and while I’m cashiering the customer just stands there staring at the pinpad waiting to slide their card. Well, god, go ahead and slide it!!! Why the hell are you waiting for me to finish scanning. FUG!! Shit like that ALWAYS slows me down cause customers are idiots and the pinpad takes forever to get through. (It’s remarkable how many times the card has to be RESLID).
15. For EBT (food stamp) orders, I have to type in something different. Why the fug can’t these customers TELL me, the cashier, they’re paying with EBT? After they slid it and I assume it’s a credit card, they always have to reslide and they always complain. WTF? All that can be easily avoided!! >_<
16. When they can’t seem to slide the gift cards themselves. (I almost ALWAYS have to slide they gift card for them because even after I say, you can go ahead and slide that on the pinpad they still hand it to me, as if I have a secret way of sliding them).
17. When they ask, “What do I hit?” Well, idk? Here’s a little hint: Try hitting gift card. Afterall didn’t we just slide a damn gift card through the machine.
18. Instead of scanning their roundy’s card there’s an option to type in their phone number on the pinpad. (You should already be able to see where this is going….) They nearly NEVER type it in correctly. In the middle of the order I’ll be scanning along then BANG! Right on the screen there’s a message preventing me from scanning because some asshole can’t use a pen on a pinpad. Then they say, “oh, oops. Here lemme retype it.” NO! you only get one shot. Now I have to type it in. Because you fugged up.
That last number kinda leads us into my next complaint: The Roundy’s Card.
19. When the customer mumbles the phone number at me to type in. Speak clearly dipshit.
20. When they say their phone number REALLY fast.
21. When they say their phone number REALLY fast, and I ask them to repeat that last part and they get all annoyed at ME for not hearing it the first time.
22. When they say their phone number REALLY slow. I’m not a moron. I can handle three numbers at a time, then four numbers.
23. When they fumble with their keys to find the damn card on it. (The best thing they can do is just leave it on the register with the food.)
24. When they just hand a huge ass jumble of key mess at me during the middle of my scanning, expecting ME to find their damn card in this mess of keychains. (clean up your damn key chain mess. Do you really have to carry all those chains with you everywhere?)
25. When the customer complains about how terrible BP gas is. HEY! It’s NOT me who choose to do this promotion. It’s NOT me who makes you shop here. FUG OFF.
26. When they complain about how little the discount on gas is. Just be thankful your getting ANY sort of discount, bitch!
27. If they hold onto their coupons or wallet or cart when they unload the cart. It’s STUPID. Just hand your coupons to me and then WHOA! Look! You can use TWO hands to unload the cart!! Look at how much faster it is to unload!
28. If they maneuver the cart into a stupid position to unload the cart. I know this stuff doesn’t DIRECTLY affect me, but I feel bad that they’re too stupid to just move their cart so it’s not in their way to unload the shit. They always look so ridicules reaching so hard to just lift cans out of a cart. I repeat: Dumbasses.
29. While I’m ringing you up (especially on a big load) and you don’t bring down the shopping cart for the bagger to load up with.
30. When customers complain about chemicals (any NON-food items to be bagged separate), and there’s only ONE non-food item. Nearly EVERY chemical item is already wrapped up in some sort of plastic. (Once I had a douche yell at me for bagging a PLASTIC wrapped deodorant in with his cans. O_O ).
31. When YOUNG people want the groceries to be bagged light (not heavy). WTH? You’re young!! Why the hell are you being lazy now?
This one annoys me to no end >_< :
32. When customers unload slowly because they’re looking at magazines.
33. When customers take forever after their order is done deciding what candy they want. (It’s not a life or death decision!! I mean it’s REALLY not that hard to decide, ESPECIALLY if people are behind you in line WAITING on you)!
34. When customers can’t decide on paper or plastic. (just pick one, or let US pick one for you!)
35. When asked “paper or plastic” they say, “I don’t care… paper.” If you don’t care, WHY DID YOU CHOOSE ONE!?! I love it when I can decide the bag because I usually do a combo. Certain groceries fit better in plastic, others fit better in paper. DON’T SAY YOU DON’T CARE, then pick a bag.
36. Me: “Paper or plastic?” Customer: “Yes.”
37. When they say, “Can you bag the cold items together?” WTF? I’m a DAMN good bagger!! I do that AUTOMATICALLY! I don’t need them TELLING ME how to bag!
38. When they tell ME to clean my belt, before they put up their groceries. FUG OFF!!
39. When they won’t use my lane because of the chemicals I sprayed on the belt to clean it. O_o ALL the belts are cleaned this way. Not just mine, so going to another lane is pointless. Don’t be stupid.
40. When they want soda or milk or something really big to be bagged. All big things come with handles or some sort of gripping design so that they don’t have to be bagged.
41. When customers try to swipe their own copps card while my register is in terminal secure. NOTHING SCANS when it’s in secure. Just HAND me your card!
42. When they “help” bag. People are idiots on how to bag. They’ll go down to the end of my register and open up a paper. I actually watch them. They take the bread, put it on the bottom, then some cans, then they struggle to make cereal boxes fit on top of that. Mean while I’m lapping them. I’ve finished THREE “good” bags by the time they’re done with one. It just slows me down because then I have to wait for them to pay and that always takes forever because as I said before people are stupid. OR I’m the bagger and I finish a bag and put it in the cart. Then along comes the customer and helps me by taking cans and shoving them in the top of my bags!! I’ve had customers come back to me and complain about their bread getting crush when THEY were the ones who bagged shit on top of their bread.
43. As they sign the pinpad and say, “this looks nothing like my signature!” It never does. And I must say, it gets old. It gets REALLY old to hear every customer say that. DON’T SAY it.
44. When I ask for an ID for an alcohol purchase and they pretend to get all flattered because I implied that I think they’re too young.
45. When I ask for an ID for an alcohol purchase and they act like it’s the MOST inconvenient thing for me to ask of them. OR they say that “I’m obviously old enough.”
46. When I ask for an ID for an alcohol purchase and they don’t get out their IDs but just tell me their birthday. You disregarded what I asked of you. Show some respect assholes!
47. When they put items up on the belt in a way such that they items spill over the edges and either: 1. Fall to the ground and I get yelled at it, because we all know it’s MY fault that happened or 2. They push forward all the lined up dividers and turn the belt off by hitting the switch. The belt is BIG people just put the items SOMEWHERE within the vicinity of the belt!!
KIDS!!!!!!! >:|
48. GAHH!!!!! KIDS!!!!!! Or more rather: PARENTS!!!! WTH???? Parents, get you’re fugging act together!! SOOOOO many parents just let their kids run rampant through the store. So, for number 48, I’ll say: Kids that open products the parents didn’t want to buy, and STILL aren’t going to buy. I mean, come on, you REALLY expect me to believe, you “found” that chocolate bunny with the tinfoil half ripped off, when right there is a two year old pouting?
49. Kids that play with the dividers.
50. Kids that play/bang with/on the vending machines. You are WRECKING store property.
51. Kids that drool on my register.
52. Kids that sit inside the cart, they are obviously old enough to stand/walking next to mommy, but manage to be lazy at such a young age that there’s no room for the bags of groceries back in the cart.
53. Kids that hid something mommy put in the cart and now didn’t get rung up, so essentially a mini-clepto is in the making.
54. Kids that scream.
55. Kids that need a paper towel from my register to blow their nose with.
56. Kids that come from behind me and stand WAY too close to me in MY register designated space as a work.
I feel that parents should watch their kids A SHIT TON more closely. Some of the things kids get away with in grocery stores is enough to make an adult get kicked out of the store. (They are NOT innocent!). Be better parents!!!!
57. When a customer puts up on the belt two of the same huge item. Ex: two 24-packs of pepis. I can scan one twice! There’s no need to make me suffer and use my pathetically weak arms to push around and load of TWO of your damn soda products.
58. When a customer puts up a big item that has a really LARGE product code on the front, that I could’ve EASILY typed in. Fact: I have nearly 25 ten-digit product codes memorized for large items. These codes range from 24-packs of ALL beverages, to softener salt, to cat litter to whatever else assholes make me lift. DON’T PUT UP LARGE ITEMS!!! I DON’T WANNA LIFT THEM!
59. When a customer puts up a big item EVEN AFTER I TOLD THEM NOT TO!!!! I swear to god, they do it ALLLLLL the time. I will look at what seems to be a halfway intelligent customer, and tell her, “You don’t need to put up your water.” And she’ll look back at me and say, “Okay. Thanks.” Then I look away for just a second to bag and I’ll look back and BANG! there’s the water, up on the belt. Even worse: As I’m scanning it, she’ll say, “Oh, yeah. I’m sorry, I forgot what you told me.” -_-
60. When people with CLEARLY more than 15 items comes into the express lane. They try to make it seem less bad by saying shit like, “I think I might have a few over 15 items.” FUGGERS!!! Don’t you know WHY we have an express lane?? It’s not so we can cut you off from using a lane, it’s for all those time YOU’RE in a hurry. The more assholes who “push” the limits of 15 items, the less “express” the lane becomes. DON’T BE ASSHOLES PEOPLE!!!!
61. When people don’t even see my express sign. People will somehow sneak in when I’m not looking (cause otherwise I’d kick ‘em out of my line), and put up all their shit. These people piss me off the most. I mean, this essentially means, I have to bag a $250 dollar order all by myself, all because you’re an unobservant shitface. I can’t help it, but whenever this happens, I’m EXTREMELY rude to these customers. I don’t talk with a nice voice. I don’t smile. Sometimes, I won’t even ask for a Roundy’s card. I’m just too upset.
62. If someone comes into my express lane with a HUGE order and as I’m bagging it all alone, comments, “Jeese, how come you don’t have a bagger?” YOU FUCKER!!!!!! IT’S YOUR FAULT!!!!!!! GAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! (I’m gonna murder a customer one of these days…)
63. When a customer types in their phone number and doesn’t type in their area code. WTH? Why wouldn’t you type that part in? Not to mention, the screen does divide up your numbers: 234-345-1_ _ _ don’t tell me you don’t look at shit when you type it in, I mean, god, it’s simple common sense.
64. When a customer verbally tells me their phone number and leaves out their phone number. Because of you I start EVERY phone number type in by typing 608, and then the poor people who are ACTUALLY telling me their area code have to retell me.
65. When I ask a customer to reslide their debit/credit card and they say, “I don’t want to be charged twice.” That only goes to show their COMPLETE ignorance!!!!!! How in the HELL would the machine charge you twice? Not to mention: The store would give you an instant refund it that EVER happened, (which it NEVER would). Some brilliant engineer designed these registers, have more faith in them dipshits.
All I have to say after my list of ___ things I hate in customers is this: CASHIERS are people too.
On a side note: I have a soft spot for old people. Old people can get away with anything in my lane, because I totally don’t mind them. I know you think I’m completely lying, but it’s true. I’m always nicer to them and more thoughtful. That’s just because I feel they need my help more than the average customer. I almost ALWAYS bag their groceries lighter than usual, I almost ALWAYS offer if they want a drive up for someone to bag their groceries. I’ll help them count their money. I’ll repeat the totally has many times as it takes cause they’re blind and can’t read it themselves. And through all this, I gotta say, old people are nicer than young. (It could just be a response to how I’m treating them…) They always thank me more sincerely, instead of the mandatory, “have a good day.” “thanks, you too.” response.
Moral: The only way to get me to be nice to when you check-out through my lane is either:
be a friend of mine
or be old.
OR (the hardest thing to do:) buy 1-2 small items, have exact or CLOSE to exact change in cash ready to pay with, have your keys next to the small items for a roundy’s card. When I ask “paper or plastic” say “no bag.” Smile, take your receipt, and your items and leave. (Then I’m pretty sure I won’t hate you…).
This is my job at Copps.
(I did not proof read this, that would take too long. So don't be a douche who picks on my grammar. When I type rant, I'm not always the most grammatically correct.)
Gets on my nerves
Annoys me
Makes me treat you with less civility
Clenches my teeth
Makes me think deadly thoughts against you
Makes me feel like dropping the paper grocery bag and SCREAM in your face!!!!!!
So in a nutshell: a list of things costumers do that I hate. (in no particular order)
As you read this, ask yourself, are you an asshole of a costumer? (and there’s no way you can’t be, because I’ll hate people for just about ANYTHING while I am at my job).
1. Asking the bagger, (MOST of the time me, because Copps is too cheap to actually have a designated bagger per register, so I most always both cashier the order AND bag it), to double bag the items. Double plastic IS NOT needed. When I was hired they showed me this video telling us that double bags weren’t needed and proved this to me by putting four single litters of soda in one plastic bag and swung it around. O_O So, I repeat, DOUBLE PLASTIC ISN’T NEEDED!!! If you think the bag will rip, why wouldn’t it rip through TWO bags if it’ll rip through one??? AND double paper is just ridicules. I mean the baggers already have FUGGED up scratched up arms and hands bagging paper for you, why must you insist that a VERY sturdy bag needs to be doubled!!?!?? I think they do it because they’re dicks and they’re expanding the result of ONE bad bag experience to ALL baggers. These FUGGERS are killing the world!!!
Okay, the dreaded PINPAD!! The pinpad that people with credit/debit/gift card/ or EBT pay with only goes to show how incredibly STUPID we as humans are!! I’ll have about a list of a minimum of ten reasons why I hate customers when they use the pinpad:
2. They use their fingers instead of the designated pen.
3. They use their fingers instead of the designated pen after I TOLD them to use the pen.
4. They use their fingers instead of the designated pen after I TOLD them to use the pen, when they are retyping their pin number because it was hit incorrectly the first time around.
5. They use a REAL pen on the pinpad.
6. They complain about the non-responsive pinpad as they jab at it with their fingers, even after I told them to use the designated pen.
7. They accidentally hit cash back with their finger instead of no cash back like they wanted. I HAVE to give them their cash. There’s no way to undo cash back. It’s THEIR fault they hit that button.
8. They accidentally hit cash back with their finger instead of no cash back like they wanted, and complain about it, insisting THEY hit no cash back. The simple fact is: YOU HIT CASH BACK! We can say it was a machine error here or a human error … and judging by the fact that you used your fingers instead of the pen I’ll bet it was the human!!!
9. For credit you have to sign your name (usually I can actually get people to use the pen at this point). And after your done signing there’s two options: Clear or Okay. NEARLY 50% hit clear!!!! O_O WTH? Then they just sit there saying why is this taking so long. -_- Dumbasses!!!!
10. When any sort of plastic credit/debit card is slid through it always asks for a pin number, but for some random reason everyone likes to run their debit cards as credit so EVERYONE asks me “clear or cancel for credit.” OR they’ll say, “I told you this was a credit order NOT a debit. Why is it asking for my pin?” Just ask yourself, does the meaning of clear just confuse EVERYONE? I mean why would pressing clear CLEAR the page instead of just clearing the pin number? GAWD!
11. When I bag items or go to get something or haven’t scanned or typed anything into the register, my register goes into “terminal secure” mode. Basically, no can get on my register without MY password OR it stops timing my items per minute. I put my register into terminal secure mode ALL the time. (that’s how we are able to get such high IPMs). Dumbass customers tell me ALL the time, “the pinpad says ‘this lane closed?’” -_- yeah? so? You’re obviously in the middle of checking out. So my lane is OBVIOUSLY NOT closed. And what? You think you know more about my register than ME? What do YOU get for telling me this? Just a cashier who will bag your groceries a lot ruder than before. Hope your eggs all crack open!! (evil chuckle).
12. For self-checkout, after you slide your card and get all done on the pinpad it says please “wait for cashier.” At the exact same time on the self-checkout screen an annoying girl’s voice is saying, “Please select your payment type.” And listed are all the options to pay with. NEARLY, every self-checkout person will just stand there getting all huffy they have to wait. Well, fuggers, YOU ARE THE CASHIER!! You’re waiting for yourself!!!! PLEASE SELECT YOUR PAYMENT TYPE!!!
13. Sometime for SUPER big orders (we’re talking two carts of groceries). I’ll turn my register off in the middle of the order to help the bagger. While I do this the pinpad gets reset. So for all those customers who slide your damn card right away, too bad. You should’ve waited, now you’ll have to reslide your card. And FUG your complaints!!
14. Sometimes the order’s short and while I’m cashiering the customer just stands there staring at the pinpad waiting to slide their card. Well, god, go ahead and slide it!!! Why the hell are you waiting for me to finish scanning. FUG!! Shit like that ALWAYS slows me down cause customers are idiots and the pinpad takes forever to get through. (It’s remarkable how many times the card has to be RESLID).
15. For EBT (food stamp) orders, I have to type in something different. Why the fug can’t these customers TELL me, the cashier, they’re paying with EBT? After they slid it and I assume it’s a credit card, they always have to reslide and they always complain. WTF? All that can be easily avoided!! >_<
16. When they can’t seem to slide the gift cards themselves. (I almost ALWAYS have to slide they gift card for them because even after I say, you can go ahead and slide that on the pinpad they still hand it to me, as if I have a secret way of sliding them).
17. When they ask, “What do I hit?” Well, idk? Here’s a little hint: Try hitting gift card. Afterall didn’t we just slide a damn gift card through the machine.
18. Instead of scanning their roundy’s card there’s an option to type in their phone number on the pinpad. (You should already be able to see where this is going….) They nearly NEVER type it in correctly. In the middle of the order I’ll be scanning along then BANG! Right on the screen there’s a message preventing me from scanning because some asshole can’t use a pen on a pinpad. Then they say, “oh, oops. Here lemme retype it.” NO! you only get one shot. Now I have to type it in. Because you fugged up.
That last number kinda leads us into my next complaint: The Roundy’s Card.
19. When the customer mumbles the phone number at me to type in. Speak clearly dipshit.
20. When they say their phone number REALLY fast.
21. When they say their phone number REALLY fast, and I ask them to repeat that last part and they get all annoyed at ME for not hearing it the first time.
22. When they say their phone number REALLY slow. I’m not a moron. I can handle three numbers at a time, then four numbers.
23. When they fumble with their keys to find the damn card on it. (The best thing they can do is just leave it on the register with the food.)
24. When they just hand a huge ass jumble of key mess at me during the middle of my scanning, expecting ME to find their damn card in this mess of keychains. (clean up your damn key chain mess. Do you really have to carry all those chains with you everywhere?)
25. When the customer complains about how terrible BP gas is. HEY! It’s NOT me who choose to do this promotion. It’s NOT me who makes you shop here. FUG OFF.
26. When they complain about how little the discount on gas is. Just be thankful your getting ANY sort of discount, bitch!
27. If they hold onto their coupons or wallet or cart when they unload the cart. It’s STUPID. Just hand your coupons to me and then WHOA! Look! You can use TWO hands to unload the cart!! Look at how much faster it is to unload!
28. If they maneuver the cart into a stupid position to unload the cart. I know this stuff doesn’t DIRECTLY affect me, but I feel bad that they’re too stupid to just move their cart so it’s not in their way to unload the shit. They always look so ridicules reaching so hard to just lift cans out of a cart. I repeat: Dumbasses.
29. While I’m ringing you up (especially on a big load) and you don’t bring down the shopping cart for the bagger to load up with.
30. When customers complain about chemicals (any NON-food items to be bagged separate), and there’s only ONE non-food item. Nearly EVERY chemical item is already wrapped up in some sort of plastic. (Once I had a douche yell at me for bagging a PLASTIC wrapped deodorant in with his cans. O_O ).
31. When YOUNG people want the groceries to be bagged light (not heavy). WTH? You’re young!! Why the hell are you being lazy now?
This one annoys me to no end >_< :
32. When customers unload slowly because they’re looking at magazines.
33. When customers take forever after their order is done deciding what candy they want. (It’s not a life or death decision!! I mean it’s REALLY not that hard to decide, ESPECIALLY if people are behind you in line WAITING on you)!
34. When customers can’t decide on paper or plastic. (just pick one, or let US pick one for you!)
35. When asked “paper or plastic” they say, “I don’t care… paper.” If you don’t care, WHY DID YOU CHOOSE ONE!?! I love it when I can decide the bag because I usually do a combo. Certain groceries fit better in plastic, others fit better in paper. DON’T SAY YOU DON’T CARE, then pick a bag.
36. Me: “Paper or plastic?” Customer: “Yes.”
37. When they say, “Can you bag the cold items together?” WTF? I’m a DAMN good bagger!! I do that AUTOMATICALLY! I don’t need them TELLING ME how to bag!
38. When they tell ME to clean my belt, before they put up their groceries. FUG OFF!!
39. When they won’t use my lane because of the chemicals I sprayed on the belt to clean it. O_o ALL the belts are cleaned this way. Not just mine, so going to another lane is pointless. Don’t be stupid.
40. When they want soda or milk or something really big to be bagged. All big things come with handles or some sort of gripping design so that they don’t have to be bagged.
41. When customers try to swipe their own copps card while my register is in terminal secure. NOTHING SCANS when it’s in secure. Just HAND me your card!
42. When they “help” bag. People are idiots on how to bag. They’ll go down to the end of my register and open up a paper. I actually watch them. They take the bread, put it on the bottom, then some cans, then they struggle to make cereal boxes fit on top of that. Mean while I’m lapping them. I’ve finished THREE “good” bags by the time they’re done with one. It just slows me down because then I have to wait for them to pay and that always takes forever because as I said before people are stupid. OR I’m the bagger and I finish a bag and put it in the cart. Then along comes the customer and helps me by taking cans and shoving them in the top of my bags!! I’ve had customers come back to me and complain about their bread getting crush when THEY were the ones who bagged shit on top of their bread.
43. As they sign the pinpad and say, “this looks nothing like my signature!” It never does. And I must say, it gets old. It gets REALLY old to hear every customer say that. DON’T SAY it.
44. When I ask for an ID for an alcohol purchase and they pretend to get all flattered because I implied that I think they’re too young.
45. When I ask for an ID for an alcohol purchase and they act like it’s the MOST inconvenient thing for me to ask of them. OR they say that “I’m obviously old enough.”
46. When I ask for an ID for an alcohol purchase and they don’t get out their IDs but just tell me their birthday. You disregarded what I asked of you. Show some respect assholes!
47. When they put items up on the belt in a way such that they items spill over the edges and either: 1. Fall to the ground and I get yelled at it, because we all know it’s MY fault that happened or 2. They push forward all the lined up dividers and turn the belt off by hitting the switch. The belt is BIG people just put the items SOMEWHERE within the vicinity of the belt!!
KIDS!!!!!!! >:|
48. GAHH!!!!! KIDS!!!!!! Or more rather: PARENTS!!!! WTH???? Parents, get you’re fugging act together!! SOOOOO many parents just let their kids run rampant through the store. So, for number 48, I’ll say: Kids that open products the parents didn’t want to buy, and STILL aren’t going to buy. I mean, come on, you REALLY expect me to believe, you “found” that chocolate bunny with the tinfoil half ripped off, when right there is a two year old pouting?
49. Kids that play with the dividers.
50. Kids that play/bang with/on the vending machines. You are WRECKING store property.
51. Kids that drool on my register.
52. Kids that sit inside the cart, they are obviously old enough to stand/walking next to mommy, but manage to be lazy at such a young age that there’s no room for the bags of groceries back in the cart.
53. Kids that hid something mommy put in the cart and now didn’t get rung up, so essentially a mini-clepto is in the making.
54. Kids that scream.
55. Kids that need a paper towel from my register to blow their nose with.
56. Kids that come from behind me and stand WAY too close to me in MY register designated space as a work.
I feel that parents should watch their kids A SHIT TON more closely. Some of the things kids get away with in grocery stores is enough to make an adult get kicked out of the store. (They are NOT innocent!). Be better parents!!!!
57. When a customer puts up on the belt two of the same huge item. Ex: two 24-packs of pepis. I can scan one twice! There’s no need to make me suffer and use my pathetically weak arms to push around and load of TWO of your damn soda products.
58. When a customer puts up a big item that has a really LARGE product code on the front, that I could’ve EASILY typed in. Fact: I have nearly 25 ten-digit product codes memorized for large items. These codes range from 24-packs of ALL beverages, to softener salt, to cat litter to whatever else assholes make me lift. DON’T PUT UP LARGE ITEMS!!! I DON’T WANNA LIFT THEM!
59. When a customer puts up a big item EVEN AFTER I TOLD THEM NOT TO!!!! I swear to god, they do it ALLLLLL the time. I will look at what seems to be a halfway intelligent customer, and tell her, “You don’t need to put up your water.” And she’ll look back at me and say, “Okay. Thanks.” Then I look away for just a second to bag and I’ll look back and BANG! there’s the water, up on the belt. Even worse: As I’m scanning it, she’ll say, “Oh, yeah. I’m sorry, I forgot what you told me.” -_-
60. When people with CLEARLY more than 15 items comes into the express lane. They try to make it seem less bad by saying shit like, “I think I might have a few over 15 items.” FUGGERS!!! Don’t you know WHY we have an express lane?? It’s not so we can cut you off from using a lane, it’s for all those time YOU’RE in a hurry. The more assholes who “push” the limits of 15 items, the less “express” the lane becomes. DON’T BE ASSHOLES PEOPLE!!!!
61. When people don’t even see my express sign. People will somehow sneak in when I’m not looking (cause otherwise I’d kick ‘em out of my line), and put up all their shit. These people piss me off the most. I mean, this essentially means, I have to bag a $250 dollar order all by myself, all because you’re an unobservant shitface. I can’t help it, but whenever this happens, I’m EXTREMELY rude to these customers. I don’t talk with a nice voice. I don’t smile. Sometimes, I won’t even ask for a Roundy’s card. I’m just too upset.
62. If someone comes into my express lane with a HUGE order and as I’m bagging it all alone, comments, “Jeese, how come you don’t have a bagger?” YOU FUCKER!!!!!! IT’S YOUR FAULT!!!!!!! GAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! (I’m gonna murder a customer one of these days…)
63. When a customer types in their phone number and doesn’t type in their area code. WTH? Why wouldn’t you type that part in? Not to mention, the screen does divide up your numbers: 234-345-1_ _ _ don’t tell me you don’t look at shit when you type it in, I mean, god, it’s simple common sense.
64. When a customer verbally tells me their phone number and leaves out their phone number. Because of you I start EVERY phone number type in by typing 608, and then the poor people who are ACTUALLY telling me their area code have to retell me.
65. When I ask a customer to reslide their debit/credit card and they say, “I don’t want to be charged twice.” That only goes to show their COMPLETE ignorance!!!!!! How in the HELL would the machine charge you twice? Not to mention: The store would give you an instant refund it that EVER happened, (which it NEVER would). Some brilliant engineer designed these registers, have more faith in them dipshits.
All I have to say after my list of ___ things I hate in customers is this: CASHIERS are people too.
On a side note: I have a soft spot for old people. Old people can get away with anything in my lane, because I totally don’t mind them. I know you think I’m completely lying, but it’s true. I’m always nicer to them and more thoughtful. That’s just because I feel they need my help more than the average customer. I almost ALWAYS bag their groceries lighter than usual, I almost ALWAYS offer if they want a drive up for someone to bag their groceries. I’ll help them count their money. I’ll repeat the totally has many times as it takes cause they’re blind and can’t read it themselves. And through all this, I gotta say, old people are nicer than young. (It could just be a response to how I’m treating them…) They always thank me more sincerely, instead of the mandatory, “have a good day.” “thanks, you too.” response.
Moral: The only way to get me to be nice to when you check-out through my lane is either:
be a friend of mine
or be old.
OR (the hardest thing to do:) buy 1-2 small items, have exact or CLOSE to exact change in cash ready to pay with, have your keys next to the small items for a roundy’s card. When I ask “paper or plastic” say “no bag.” Smile, take your receipt, and your items and leave. (Then I’m pretty sure I won’t hate you…).
This is my job at Copps.
(I did not proof read this, that would take too long. So don't be a douche who picks on my grammar. When I type rant, I'm not always the most grammatically correct.)
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