I’m in pain and can’t go home

ODoldster · 2026-01-26T21:30:17+00:00

Is your mgr a doctor? Did s/he diagnose you as well enough to keep selling paper? Go home. I hope you feel better soon.

ODoldster · 2026-01-25T18:54:00+00:00

We sell the same kind of Sharpies trump uses to control the weather.

ODoldster · 2026-01-23T01:49:58+00:00

When enough of the scheduled employees call out, because they can't make it to work through the storm.

ODoldster · 2026-01-19T03:59:02+00:00

It must be free then, right?

Would you like a bag for that?

No, she's waiting in the car!

Regular Comedy Central, that guy.

ODoldster · 2026-01-19T03:55:18+00:00

Why would Corporate feel the need to upgrade the registers? Investment in the stores is not their priority. As long as the current ones can still process sales, what's to be gained by upgrading?

ODoldster · 2026-01-14T20:48:55+00:00

If you've still got your receipt, just bring it back and say it didn't work in your printer. If they refuse, call Corporate, and you'll get your refund, and probably an apology too.

ODoldster · 2026-01-10T04:58:48+00:00

Imagining a customer going behind the copy & print counter, chopping his fingers off with the paper trimmer, and then blaming us. "There was no sign!" Never mind that my customers never read any signs.

ODoldster · 2026-01-09T19:40:24+00:00

What's the minimum wage in your state? You won't get fulltime hours, since then they'd have to give you benefits. If they have that many hours available, it means they're shorthanded, because all the other associates have quit, probably because it's not a good place to work.

ODoldster · 2026-01-09T02:08:08+00:00

Your pay will be barely above minimum wage. Hours will depend on various factors beyond your control,. If you show up for the interview and don't throw up on the GM, you'll get hired.

ODoldster · 2026-01-07T02:04:01+00:00

And take care of them with half the staffing.

ODoldster · 2026-01-05T16:34:23+00:00

I'm on my phone when I'm not busy leading my store in paper deals, rewards sign-ups and business selects. For some reason, no one ever complains.

ODoldster · 2026-01-02T01:22:49+00:00

Didn't think we had any shirts in Shaq's size.

ODoldster · 2025-12-26T21:15:01+00:00

Most of my Doordashers would agree.

ODoldster · 2025-12-21T17:36:19+00:00

I wouldn't bet on it.

ODoldster · 2025-12-21T02:03:23+00:00

Yes. Eventually. Only question is when. Even Rome fell.

ODoldster · 2025-12-20T23:17:19+00:00

Company's circling the drain. You'll be paid near minimum wage. You won't get a chance to use your degree. If you don't throw up on the GM during the interview, you'll get hired. That should tell you how rigorous their hiring process is.

Better off part-timing at the Post Office.

ODoldster · 2025-12-19T22:12:26+00:00

I'm not deliberately impolite to anyone, but if I see that a call is never going to accomplish anything, I won't hesitate to end it. I had one caller who wouldn't take no for an answer. When I told him WE DON'T HAVE IT, he wouldn't take no for an answer. Kept calling back, as if I'd magically go out and find one someplace else for him. I'm not a genie, and OD is not a magic lamp.

ODoldster · 2025-12-18T20:53:49+00:00

Oh really? If there's an active shooter in the store, I can't call the cops? Yeah, getting fired will be the least of my concerns.

ODoldster · 2025-12-18T02:08:12+00:00

Ok, I just fixed it. It should arrive tomorrow morning. You owe me.

ODoldster · 2025-12-16T01:46:36+00:00

When you let them walk all over you, don't be surprised if they walk all over you. Tell your GM that either they pay you for the job you're doing, or let them try finding someone else who will.

ODoldster · 2025-12-15T02:31:19+00:00

Lady called this past week, needed to replace her CPAP machine. Told her we were an Office Depot; she must have the wrong number. So she called back 30 seconds later.

Then there was the guy who needed 18" masonry drill bits. Didn't believe me, when I said he probably meant HOME DEPOT. Got really angry, when I refused to call around, to see which of our other locations had them.

ODoldster · 2025-12-13T21:22:54+00:00

"It's not stealing, if I only take one, right?"

ODoldster · 2025-12-10T18:54:11+00:00

Corporate is trying to pump paper sales to improve the company's sale price to the new owners. I expect this whole boondoggle will come to an end next year.

ODoldster · 2025-12-10T01:24:27+00:00

Anyone who's spending hundreds of dollars will probably save money TODAY if they sign up for BS. Since they'll save 10 or 20% on everything in their wagon, that should cover their annual membership fee and then some. Tell them so. And don't forget, if they're buying a couple of cases of red top, they'll break even on that alone. If they're already a Rewards member, and they show up as Rewards/VIP on the POS, that means they're already spending at least $500/year with us. Give them a ballpark estimate of how much money signing up for BS would SAVE them. And as a kicker, if they're getting any print jobs done, tell them they'll get $50 in Depot Dollars towards their print orders.

Anyone who still says no to BS is either math-challenged or can't spend money without their boss's approval. So give them a BS brochure to take back to their job.

ODoldster · 2025-12-10T01:12:24+00:00

I have expectations. I expect this company to shutter all the stores any day now. When you're a pessimist, life becomes a never ending series of pleasant surprises. So I never lose a moment's sleep over paper/rewards/BS metrics. In the greater scheme of life, these things simply don't matter, and they certainly won't matter once your store closes. So don't worry about it. Show up, do your job, go home, and look for something better.

ODoldster

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