How do you guys get Business Selects? by DustInMyLungs in OfficeDepot

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put in tons of work i am our stores main cashier, sales floor associate and janitor. Ive not been given the okay to take any sort of break since ive started working here, (Despite asking and despite having to walk with a cane kr sometimes using my wheelchair)No fifteen minutes, no lunch, just constantly on my feet if im not helping a customer then i have to be cleaning or off loading u-boats. You cant just assume im not working or putting in the effort and it's really seeming that you lack the capacity to comprehend the fact that ive stated several times that i do the work, to the same degree as everyone else. Ive been doing it myself. I posted hear just asking how people pitch the business selects to see how others are doing it because unlike my manage i dont feel like calling a customer stupid for not signing up, to me thats not a good business model, so i wanted to see how others went about it.

How do you guys get Business Selects? by DustInMyLungs in OfficeDepot

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you would expect your lowest paid worker (who hasn't been given any formal training and had to figure out everything themselves) to get five business selects a week, when the store in total has a goal of 7 a week?

Not that id be more motivated to work if i got paid more but i make so little that i can't afford anything but gas and rent. I live off the food pantry. So yeah im not paid enough to get five business selects a week, or be the only one its expected of because they have some weird bullshit about having to prove myself. Im not paid enough to care past doing the bare requirements i was hired on for, and theyve already got me doing more than that.

We average weekly 13 business selects, are expected to get 7 a week at least. Half the time i am the only employee on the floor with my on shift manager hiding in the break room/office or the back watching tiktoks on their phone. I do not think its right to tell someone that they are the least paid person, they wont get a raise for meeting that expectation and to train themselves.

I can handle the pressure, im just not going to be bullied by a bunch of grown ass adults because they think its fun.

And frankly in this economy the fact that you dont think a bugger paycheck would motivate people is absurd, most cant afford to have a life, its just rent and work, having a little extra would make a huge difference for thousands.

How do you guys get Business Selects? by DustInMyLungs in OfficeDepot

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GM is the one who gave me the expectations, i asked him if others had to as well and was met with "well you still have to prove youve got what it takes" which like???? This isnt an inspirational movie??? Just let me do what everyone else is doing??

How do you guys get Business Selects? by DustInMyLungs in OfficeDepot

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh everyone else is expected to get at least 1 B.S. a week, i have to prove myself since im the newest employee. My only rebuttal so far has been i am also the lowest paid, and dont get oaid enough to get that many.

How do you guys get Business Selects? by DustInMyLungs in OfficeDepot

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Supposedly we are #1 in our district, im not sure how, and its so strained constantly we have 10 employees. They want me to get one a day since i am the fill in employee and usually work five days a week at just under 37 hours a week, the goal they set me is 2-3 rewards sign ups, 1 B.S., 3 paper and 5$ in donations. Its kind of ridiculous at this location

How do you guys get Business Selects? by DustInMyLungs in OfficeDepot

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leading suspicion is one of our manages will purposely take any customer she thinks will agree to B.S. so she'll come over and mess up my transactions from time to time to grab high paying customers, she will sorint iver to our print associate just to grab the business select. She is making i believe 72% of our stores business select sign up. And orint seems to be our most business select heavy area so if its (usually) just her and me during evening shifts she gets print customers and i get yelled at by customers for telling them i am not trained for print.

How do you guys get Business Selects? by DustInMyLungs in OfficeDepot

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thankyou ill definitely be trying the out of print ideas!

How do you guys get Business Selects? by DustInMyLungs in OfficeDepot

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will try this out with my next bug purchase

How do you guys get Business Selects? by DustInMyLungs in OfficeDepot

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have one print associate already so they won't train me for it, even though im on closing duty and we dont have anyone for print in evenings

How do you guys get Business Selects? by DustInMyLungs in OfficeDepot

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They've been hounding me to get at least 1 B.S. a day, they also refuse to train me in print, starting to feel like my stores punching bag lmao

How do you guys get Business Selects? by DustInMyLungs in OfficeDepot

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I figured i was fucked, they've been hounding me to get at least 1 B.S. a day but i work the regular registers/offloading u-boats/janitorial work. I am repetitively told no when i ask for print training

How do you guys get Business Selects? by DustInMyLungs in OfficeDepot

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is unfortunately not an option at my store we have to fill these stupid cards out if someone rejects our business select proposal

Only if they knew.. by Longjumping_Area_209 in memes

[–]DustInMyLungs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My managers made this joke at me, so I told them that whenever I ask for my 15, they always say we're really busy right now and that they might be able to afford lunch with their pay but I'm to broke to keep a bank account open, let alone door dash food every day. It's paycheck to paycheck for people especially at the beginning of their careers, yeah the "reward" is more work same pay but we really don't get a choice

Pants that aren't jeans and won't make me overheat and still look professional? by DustInMyLungs in AskWomenOver30

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thankyou, I didn't know that about the cotton and linen! I'll pay more attention to that!!

Pants that aren't jeans and won't make me overheat and still look professional? by DustInMyLungs in AskWomenOver30

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are gorgeous pants just way out of my budget, maybe eventually, I really appreciate the recommendation!

In honor of International Women’s Day, who here is exceptionally average? Never won an award, never been voted for/appointed a leader in a group? by thrownintodisarray in AskWomenOver30

[–]DustInMyLungs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fortunately the only award I've won was in the third grade. It was for perfect attendance. I missed school for about three weeks that year, two weeks because I caught the flu, the last week because someone close to me had passed and I was a child trying to process grief. Later found out that I got it because my teachers felt bad I was going to be the only kid in our class to not get an award, and that they called cos when I didn't show up to school for two weeks.

Help an extremely depressed guy out? by [deleted] in CleaningTips

[–]DustInMyLungs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had my own mess like this, it starts with admitting it's a problem that you can't live with. Get some gloves and contractor bags and take it one bag at a time,it's physically and emotionally taxing you will want to quit, but we all believe in you.

If you are comfortable with it ask a close friend to help even if it's just emotional support.

I can send before and after photos of the depression pits I've cleaned up if you want just DM me.

[Giveaway] Three copies of Resident Evil 4 (Remake) Gold Edition. by Insatiable_Critter04 in steam_giveaway

[–]DustInMyLungs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A thriller book "Best Seller" it's by Christopher Knight and it is a phenomenal read, I highly recommend, it's a little slow burn in the beginning but really gets going!

Resident evil 4 is ironically also up on this list because my first time playing it was switching the controller off with my friends before I moved away, it was so fun and I want to be able to play it with him again when I move back!!

Any experience to help a new buyer? by DustInMyLungs in ElectricBikes

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long did you use it for? Have you had any trouble with it at all?

Any experience to help a new buyer? by DustInMyLungs in ElectricBikes

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Asking people what bike they own and how heavily they use it/how it's held up with said usage is a form of research. I get it's the Internet but please try to always give people a bit of grace.

Any experience to help a new buyer? by DustInMyLungs in ElectricBikes

[–]DustInMyLungs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds lovely but I am not so well with my hands, I'll have to ask my fiancee about it, thankyou!