Category: Antiwork

Whenever I see people talk about their horrible managers or poor working condition on reddit, sometimes I see a comment from someone saying something along the lines of, “steal everything that's not bolted.” Was just wondering if anyone actually steals things? I've taken a sharpie before because the assistant manager pissed me off.

First of all, I really appreciate the person at the cash register doing the scanning so I can quickly fill my bag. I actually like being helped by a human being. When doing the self-checkout I feel that I'm being taken advantage of. It's not that because I do self-checkout that I get a discount or anything. It is worse: you get to play in a lottery. And If you “win” you get a free inspection of your freshly packed bag of groceries. You are treated like an untrustworthy POS. And then you have to fill your bag again with the items taken out because you could be a nasty thief. There is no way you can prevent the check because you can only pay once you have been deemed not a thief. The benefit for the grocerystore is obvious. The self-checkout “police person” is guarding 6-12+ self-checkout stations, it's…

I had my first 2 shifts at this company and its definitely not for me. Do I still get paid even though its only been 2 days?