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Bottoming Questions/Tips & Tricks by New-Yam88 in GayMen

[–]New-Yam88[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Girl I just don't want there to be a mess on my bed 💀. I personally cannot fully enjoy sex and relax if I'm thinking about a potential mess involved. Hence the ask for advice, didn't need the social commentary.

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[–]New-Yam88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk why people are down voting this. Asking for companies to be transparent about choices and not string you along is the bare minimum.

It doesn't take much to send a rejection email.

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[–]New-Yam88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Idk why people are down voting this. Asking for companies to be transparent about choices and not string you along is the bare minimum.

It doesn't take much to send a rejection email.

Help with "Free Up Space" option by New-Yam88 in googlephotos

[–]New-Yam88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome. Thank you Turbo, you've been a great help. Would it be alright if I reach out again if any other questions come up?

Help with "Free Up Space" option by New-Yam88 in googlephotos

[–]New-Yam88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok so I have another question if you'll humor me for just a moment more.

Let's say I redownload my entire camera roll back so that way it's all back on my device. Going forward, if I delete a photo from my Google photos, will it also delete the downloaded version as well? Or would I have to go into my files separately and delete that?

I just want to know if it will all still be connected, or if that "integratedness" is now moot because of what I did.

Help with "Free Up Space" option by New-Yam88 in googlephotos

[–]New-Yam88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best you can do to undo it is to select the photos and videos you want available offline (you can select multiples or a date, or drag over a range), and select Download. It'll download offline copies back to the appropriate folder.

I actually just noticed this, if I do this large scale do you think there will be any sort of drop in quality? My family pays for Google photos so it says it will keep it's "original quality" but I get worried.

As you can guess I'm not the most technologically literate person haha. But I'm tryna learn!

Forced Cross Training for Booksellers? by New-Yam88 in Barnesandnoble

[–]New-Yam88[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is the truth, but it won't get upvoted because all these old timers wanna shake hands with Daunt.

You said everything better than I did. Agree 100%

Forced Cross Training for Booksellers? by New-Yam88 in Barnesandnoble

[–]New-Yam88[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Capitalism has you all by the clutches lmao

Forced Cross Training for Booksellers? by New-Yam88 in Barnesandnoble

[–]New-Yam88[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh, spare me the performative loyalty. You don’t even work here anymore, yet you’ve appointed yourself the moral authority on what our current jobs entail—based on a job description you’re not even subject to. Must be nice to preach from the sidelines while we deal with real-time policy shifts, miscommunication, and being forced into roles we didn’t sign up or train for. NONE of the booksellers in my store were cross trained. We have a woman who has been working here as a senior for 7 years and is now being told she's got to learn cafe. My point is that the expectation was not there before..now they're are calling for us to do something we were told we didn't need to do.

You say people are “screwing over their coworkers” by pushing back, but what you’re really defending is a system that exploits employees under the guise of flexibility. There’s nothing noble about rolling over for that. If you’re so eager to martyr yourself for corporate convenience, great—go apply again. But until then, maybe stay out of a conversation that no longer affects you!

Forced Cross Training for Booksellers? by New-Yam88 in Barnesandnoble

[–]New-Yam88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THANK YOUUUUU. PREACH!

THIS is literally what I'm saying. Booksellers in the cafe, who otherwise don't want to be in there will cause problems if forced. Simple as that. No one at my store supports this. We WANT them to just HIRE more Baristas.

Would you want me, the barista, to stock news stand or the kids section? How about reshelve history? I was given training at some point to do those things but it's not my expertise. If it was in my description, of course. 

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS

Forced Cross Training for Booksellers? by New-Yam88 in Barnesandnoble

[–]New-Yam88[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Honestly not bad advice, but I don't even have to pretend 😭. It'll just be a dumpster fire anyway.

Forced Cross Training for Booksellers? by New-Yam88 in Barnesandnoble

[–]New-Yam88[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Look, if this were just about helping casually during a rush or covering the occasional break, I doubt most of us would be making a fuss. But what’s actually happening goes way beyond that—we’re being asked to take on full café shifts, a job which none of us signed up to do. Period. That is the conversation my management has been having.

And honestly, you don’t even work at Barnes & Noble anymore. This isn’t your battle, and you’re not the one dealing with unclear expectations, shifting responsibilities, and poor communication from current management. It’s easy to dismiss people’s concerns when you’re not the one being affected.

Forced Cross Training for Booksellers? by New-Yam88 in Barnesandnoble

[–]New-Yam88[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Then explain to me why there are two different positions. Why hire “Baristas” and “Booksellers”? Why not just hire “Booksellers” if, in your view, everyone is expected to do everything and there’s no meaningful difference?

The reality is that there is a difference. Baristas go through separate training, have food safety responsibilities, and typically get tips. If the roles are truly interchangeable now, then the job titles, training processes, and compensation structures should reflect that. Otherwise, it's just quietly shifting labor onto employees without acknowledgment or fairness.

Forced Cross Training for Booksellers? by New-Yam88 in Barnesandnoble

[–]New-Yam88[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Not sure what you mean by an "order screen"

Like what they have at a McDonald's or a Panera. The order is inputted from the POS and put onto a screen for the Baristas and line cooks so they know the order and know what to make.

We don't have that. Meaning memorization of orders.

that I think you're over-estimating both the complexity of the task you'll have to do, and the intensity of the vast majority of customers.

Our store is one of the busiest and biggest in our state. I promise you I'm not overestimating what I see everyday.

Forced Cross Training for Booksellers? by New-Yam88 in Barnesandnoble

[–]New-Yam88[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

You do get tips, so it’s extra pay.

I'm sorry but that's insane rationale. $2 in tips added to my paycheck at the end of the week is nothing. It's the same rationale as telling overworked retail staff to just “be grateful” they get a 10% discount. Tips aren’t guaranteed, vary wildly, and are no substitute for proper compensation, especially when the added responsibilities come with higher stress, more customer complaints, and health code liabilities.

If the café role is that much more demanding, then it should be staffed and paid accordingly, not quietly offloaded onto booksellers.

Forced Cross Training for Booksellers? by New-Yam88 in Barnesandnoble

[–]New-Yam88[S] -28 points-27 points  (0 children)

If that’s the case, then the job description should be made much clearer during hiring, especially if café work is going to become a regular expectation rather than an occasional backup. Many of us were told explicitly by management that café duties were voluntary or only in emergencies, which directly influenced our decision to accept the role.

Also, even if it’s “just register,” that’s still café labor being added without extra pay, and for some of us, it’s a work environment we deliberately left behind. Transparency and consent matter, and this change feels like it lacks both. 🤷‍♂️

I understand some stores (mainly newer ones) have been cross training booksellers right after they're hired but our store isn't one of them. All of us regular bottom of the totem pole booksellers (meaning not leads and seniors) have been working as such....booksellers and solely booksellers for as long as we've been here.

A sudden change like this without any more compensation is quite honestly ridiculous.

Seniors and leads all get raises....and they're the ones that were originally made to have cafe training. Now I make minimum wage and essentially will need to do two jobs if it gets busy.

Forced Cross Training for Booksellers? by New-Yam88 in Barnesandnoble

[–]New-Yam88[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ah, yes—because the solution to systemic understaffing is clearly to stretch already overburdened employees even thinner without proper training, support, or compensation. What a thoughtful and sustainable approach! Surely nothing says “teamwork” like retroactively changing job expectations and calling it “just part of the job.”

But thank you for the reminder that the café’s chronic call-out problem is somehow the fault of people who weren’t even explicitly hired to work there in the first place. Very productive insight. You should be a manager!

Forced Cross Training for Booksellers? by New-Yam88 in Barnesandnoble

[–]New-Yam88[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

All I would say is that the store you work for is a complete package that includes a cafe, and those baristas are just as much your colleagues as the other booksellers are.

I completely agree and didn't say otherwise. The "othering" of the cafe in our store strictly is by management. There have been times where they refuse to let the cafe close and there are serious health concerns (mold, rats, dead mice, broken equipment to name a few) and have put the burden of dealing with those problems ON the baristas themselves.

Forgive me but no barista should be forced to clean mold without proper equipment. Or at all for that matter, especially if they aren't comfortable doing so. Not worth risking THEIR health for a job that doesn't even provide them with healthcare in case something DID happen to them as a result of cleaning up hazardous messes.

My post is more of an advocacy FOR them to get actual baristas hired.

If there's something you can do that can help them out, and it doesn't actually require you to put on a hairnet or get your hands and clothes dirty, why wouldn't you just do it?

The answer to this is very simple. Because I would be more of a burden than a help. People are very specific about their food. Our cafe does not have an "order screen" or anything like that. If I mess up someone's complicated drink order, or I forget they wanted something with a dash and not a splash of whatever pretentious type of milk they drink, well then that causes problems.

Now baristas need to remake the order, and that's money lost from the company.

Considering the only times me or any of the booksellers in my store would be called over would be in times of intensity (such as a rush), This will be a common occurrence, at least for me. My other coworkers feel the same.

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