Wednesday, September 30, 2009

My Life in a Nutshell

So, in lite of the fact that I haven't done this is a while... I thought that since I was up....
Well, I can't say that much has happened in the month or so since I have posted. I pretty much do the same things week in and week out. Work. So lets turn our attention to that all so great subject that I love to just talk about.



So, I started Costco in August of 2006. Started as a tire installer in Lehi. Moved to the Orem location as a tire supervisor in April of 2007 (movin up fast). Well over the summer of 07 I was hired to take over the softball program at Orem. Sweet but that would mean I would need to change positions. My awesome whse manager was kind enough to make supervisor moves. So I went to work morning merch (4am) in Jan of 2008. I did till August of 2009- loved getting off early!!! 4am does stink though. Anyway so now I'm on night merch-gotta say working till 10 pm sucks...but there is only one more thing about my job that I hate (other than the time), everything else I love. MEMBERS!!! Here is my oh so little rant about members...




MEMBERS=SLOBS

If treat Costco like you treat your house-gross. You pick up the "free" sample (which aren't really free cause WDS still pays for them) and if you accidentally drop the food/spork/paper cup on the ground you just look at it and walk away. Of if you are going to pick up product to purchase and you happen to have the sample garbage in your hand you'll just lay it next to or on top of product that someone else will purchase. OR you just find boxes that employees are trying to move out of the way so you have an easier time shopping; and you just stick your garbage into those boxes. THAT IS DISGUSTING. There are literally 50+ garbages around-find one.

PUTTING PRODUCT BACK WHERE IT GOES IF YOU DON'T WANT IT

I know I have been guility of this before (not gonna lie), but if you put something in your cart you don't want-take the (however many steps) back to where you got it. You wonder why prices can jump? Here is one reason -DAMAGE/DESTROY. It means if you grab "Mixed Berries" (from the freezer) and you don't want them and you're walking by the milk cooler so you figure it would be ok to just set them in there because maybe it's still cool. NO THIS IS A LIE. They will thaw and than we have to destroy that. Which means that goes out of costco money. So-if you don't want something (especially if it is a cold/frozen product) put it back. Or grab an employee to do so.
and my last rant of the morning

JUST BECAUSE YOU BUY A MEMBERSHIP-IT DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO BE A JERK!!
While working in the tire center a few weeks ago, I had to deal with this. I walked up from the shop to help a member with a batters. We were falling behind on the work so it was kinda stressful. I'm not sure how long he had been waiting, but I know it wasn't long. When I asked him how I could help him (in my oh so kind female voice) he snapped and said he needed to switch out his battery. He did have his other battery with him, so I asked him if he found one (again in my oh so kind female voice) and he jumped down my throat and said (and if you would nasal up your mind when you read the next part) "Well you're the battery person aren't you?"


To make a long story short he had bought the battery years ago, we had changed manufacturers and no longer carried that size or make of battery. Also no warranty left on it cause it had been so long. After all said and done he was a jerk to me when I was oh so polite. As for the reason... just because you buy a membership, it does not give you the right to be a jerk. We are Costco-one of the only places you can return things!!!!!!!
I really do like my job-there are just things I don't like about it

Well that it all for today, maybe I'll go make use of my time before I head to work!!!




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Well I live in Utah and work. I love doing all sorts of krazy things. I love to try new things.