Recently started as a grocery person at a certain Amazon-owned store and was wondering if people here had any pro tips for inconspicuously slacking off, staving off boredom, corrupting fellow workers with Marxist thought , things to avoid, etc.

  • Bobson_Dugnutt [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Customers will ask you to check if you have an item "in the back." Due to just-in-time logistics and strained supply chains, it's unlikely that you'll find much of anything. So just go to an employee-only area, check your phone for a couple minutes, go back and tell the customer something like "Sorry we're all out, we might get some more next Tuesday."

    Hiding in the walk-in cooler (especially in the summer) is a time-honored tradition.

    If you encounter an irate customer, hand them off to a manager ASAP. Don't let the bastards grind you down.

    You'll hear the same dumb lines repeated by customers: "If it doesn't scan I guess it's free." It's your choice how sarcastic you want your response to be.

    Stealing expired groceries rather than throwing them out is praxis.

    • catposter [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      If it doesn’t scan I guess it’s free.

      the correct response to this is "it should be but my boss is cringe".

    • alcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]
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      3 years ago

      If it doesn’t scan I guess it’s free.

      "It is! You just have to outrun security", while gesturing to the 80 year old greeter to quietly encourage stealing.