Except that he didn't stab himself to get out of the shift, he did it because he didn't want to be reprimanded for his ripped pants.

ChrisInJapan: Except that he didn't stab himself to get out of the shift, he did it because he didn't want to be reprimanded for his ripped pants.

Does Netflix even require employees to wear pants? I mean, there is no personal interaction except among employees - so it's just a risk of sexual harassment claims from within the company. If you make it clear that pants are optional from the hiring stage, can you even avoid those, or would EEO, OSHA, or some other agency give you crap?

When I don't want to go to work I just call in sick.

//Gonna try stabbing myself next time.
///My boss will totally give me TWO days off for a stab wound.

Gig103: ChrisInJapan: Except that he didn't stab himself to get out of the shift, he did it because he didn't want to be reprimanded for his ripped pants.

Does Netflix even require employees to wear pants? I mean, there is no personal interaction except among employees - so it's just a risk of sexual harassment claims from within the company. If you make it clear that pants are optional from the hiring stage, can you even avoid those, or would EEO, OSHA, or some other agency give you crap?

OSHA would give me a problem, risk of spreading crabs.

I've had jobs that bad. I've had jobs so bad I contemplated suicide or hoped for a traffic accident or that my spouse would die and I'd have an excuse not to go in. When I seriously began fantasizing about these things, like shiatting myself on purpose just so I'd get to go home, I knew it was time to quit.

ModernLuddite: When I don't want to go to work I just call in sick.

//Gonna try stabbing myself next time.
///My boss will totally give me TWO days off for a stab wound.

Yeah. If you're feeling stabby you can take all the time off from work that you want.

gadian: I've had jobs that bad. I've had jobs so bad I contemplated suicide or hoped for a traffic accident or that my spouse would die and I'd have an excuse not to go in. When I seriously began fantasizing about these things, like shiatting myself on purpose just so I'd get to go home, I knew it was time to quit.

That starts happening to me about 2 years in to every job. I'm over 3 in my current position... if there were jobs out there for me, I'd take one.

I work in a hospital, so I have to go to work even if I get sick, stabbed, shot, run over, or dipped in peanut butter and thrown to the lesbians.

I thought that is what FMLA was for. People at the post office use FMLA because they'd rather watch a ball game wif dey homies then come in to play dominoes on overtime.

I quit going to Blockbuster because of the whining kids.

FTFA A 29-year-old man who claimed he was attacked and stabbed by three people - skinheads or Hispanic males -

That really frosts my chicken. He has to make it a race thing, what an asshat. Just once I'd like some nice looking white couple go into a Blockbuster flashing a nine, "Give me all the money in the drawer and a copy of Terms of Endearment."

Shakespeare's Monkey: FTFA A 29-year-old man who claimed he was attacked and stabbed by three people - skinheads or Hispanic males -

That really frosts my chicken. He has to make it a race thing, what an asshat. Just once I'd like some nice looking white couple go into a Blockbuster flashing a nine, "Give me all the money in the drawer and a copy of Terms of Endearment."

But skinheads are white

FTFA:
"If you are going to concoct a story about being stabbed, don't do it near a Target store," said Davis.

Good to see he learned his lesson.

ModernLuddite: When I don't want to go to work I just call in sick.

//Gonna try stabbing myself next time.
///My boss will totally give me TWO days off for a stab wound.

Clearly you have never tried to take a sick day at Blockbuster. You essentially have to be missing a limb, and even then, they get really pissed.

Shakespeare's Monkey: FTFA A 29-year-old man who claimed he was attacked and stabbed by three people - skinheads or Hispanic males -

That really frosts my chicken. He has to make it a race thing, what an asshat. Just once I'd like some nice looking white couple go into a Blockbuster flashing a nine, "Give me all the money in the drawer and a copy of Terms of Endearment, PLEASE."

"And some Junior Mints would be swell."

FTFY

Worker stabs himself to avoid his shift at Blockbuster. In other news, somewhere there's still a Blockbuster open, and the employees would rather have a knife wound than work there.

FTFY.

Shakespeare's Monkey: FTFA A 29-year-old man who claimed he was attacked and stabbed by three people - skinheads or Hispanic males -

That really frosts my chicken. He has to make it a race thing, what an asshat. Just once I'd like some nice looking white couple go into a Blockbuster flashing a nine, "Give me all the money in the drawer and a copy of Terms of Endearment."



I'll be taking these Huggies and whatever cash ya got.

What the heck? Blockbuster is one of the easiest and fun jobs you can get, you get paid to watch and talk about movies. I've yet to have another job I enjoyed as much.

Solty Dog: dipped in peanut butter and thrown to the lesbians.

Trust me, that is not quite as fun as it sounds.

Almost, but not quite.

Little.Alex:
"And some Junior Mints would be swell."

FTFY

I love those damn things.

Gig103: ChrisInJapan: Except that he didn't stab himself to get out of the shift, he did it because he didn't want to be reprimanded for his ripped pants.

Does Netflix even require employees to wear pants? I mean, there is no personal interaction except among employees - so it's just a risk of sexual harassment claims from within the company. If you make it clear that pants are optional from the hiring stage, can you even avoid those, or would EEO, OSHA, or some other agency give you crap?

My friend works for netflix at the distribution center and I can tell you that there is no uniform policy there

How Cow: What the heck? Blockbuster is one of the easiest and fun jobs you can get, you get paid to watch and talk about movies. I've yet to have another job I enjoyed as much.

Really? Because back when I worked for them, which was about 2 years ago, we'd get in huge trouble if we played movies in our store. Apparently to appease our sponsors, we had to play DVDs with nothing but previews and crappy music videos/

I go to my public library to "borrow" DVD's. No money changes hands unless I return them late. No need for me to visit the unhappy goth chick with piercings up her nose to rent Hollywood's latest attempt of entertainment.

Still, the goth chick has nice nipples. They keep it cold in my local Blockbuster.

That Darned Commie: How Cow: What the heck? Blockbuster is one of the easiest and fun jobs you can get, you get paid to watch and talk about movies. I've yet to have another job I enjoyed as much.

Really? Because back when I worked for them, which was about 2 years ago, we'd get in huge trouble if we played movies in our store. Apparently to appease our sponsors, we had to play DVDs with nothing but previews and crappy music videos/

And you got to get in daily arguments with customers about late fees and not rewinding tapes. Blah.

CarnySaur: That Darned Commie: How Cow: What the heck? Blockbuster is one of the easiest and fun jobs you can get, you get paid to watch and talk about movies. I've yet to have another job I enjoyed as much.

Really? Because back when I worked for them, which was about 2 years ago, we'd get in huge trouble if we played movies in our store. Apparently to appease our sponsors, we had to play DVDs with nothing but previews and crappy music videos/

And you got to get in daily arguments with customers about late fees and not rewinding tapes. Blah.

Tapes? You must have a farkin sweet lawn.

CarnySaur: That Darned Commie: How Cow: What the heck? Blockbuster is one of the easiest and fun jobs you can get, you get paid to watch and talk about movies. I've yet to have another job I enjoyed as much.

Really? Because back when I worked for them, which was about 2 years ago, we'd get in huge trouble if we played movies in our store. Apparently to appease our sponsors, we had to play DVDs with nothing but previews and crappy music videos/

And you got to get in daily arguments with customers about late fees and not rewinding tapes. Blah.

You know who I really hate? I really hate the people that don't rewind the DVDs.
Burns me up every damn time.

I like walking through Blockbuster to get a quick view of what's out.

I'll take mental notes then go put the good ones in my Netflix queue.

BB Clerk: Thanks for returning this DVD, but I can't accept it. You didn't rewind it.

Customer: What? I can't rewind DVD's.

BB Clerk: I can see that, but before returning them to the store, you need to rewind.

Customer: I can't rewind DVD's!

BB Clerk: Yes, its obvious that you can't as this one needs to be rewound prior to returning. Sorry sir, it is our policy.

Actually people were surprisingly okay about late fees, the only thing they get upset about is you asking them if they want this plan or that plan for the 19th time. Which we still asked because they break on the 20th time.

How Cow: What the heck? Blockbuster is one of the easiest and fun jobs you can get, you get paid to watch and talk about movies. I've yet to have another job I enjoyed as much.

Agree

That Darned Commie: How Cow: What the heck? Blockbuster is one of the easiest and fun jobs you can get, you get paid to watch and talk about movies. I've yet to have another job I enjoyed as much.

Really? Because back when I worked for them, which was about 2 years ago, we'd get in huge trouble if we played movies in our store. Apparently to appease our sponsors, we had to play DVDs with nothing but previews and crappy music videos/

So, you don't actually have to watch that stupid thing. Once I heard it about three times, it was just white noise.

Plus you get 5 free rentals a week and whatever discount on stuff. i have a great movie collection thanks to them for way less than retail. i have also seen more bad movies without paying for them than i would care to admit in real life. this could be viewed as a positive or a negative, depending on who you are.

How Cow: Actually people were surprisingly okay about late fees, the only thing they get upset about is you asking them if they want this plan or that plan for the 19th time. Which we still asked because they break on the 20th time.

Really? Well, then you need to have a chat with the folks running the Lake Ronkonkoma BB on Portion road. I've never signed up for any BB plan, 20 times asked or not.

CarnySaur: That Darned Commie: How Cow: What the heck? Blockbuster is one of the easiest and fun jobs you can get, you get paid to watch and talk about movies. I've yet to have another job I enjoyed as much.

Really? Because back when I worked for them, which was about 2 years ago, we'd get in huge trouble if we played movies in our store. Apparently to appease our sponsors, we had to play DVDs with nothing but previews and crappy music videos/

And you got to get in daily arguments with customers about late fees and not rewinding tapes. Blah.

The cheap customer base aside, the company's policies themselves are the biggest issue. Should one's store "accidentally scratch" the trailer disc they are required to play, they are allowed to play any G or PG rated movie. The store I worked at did this quite often, and we were informed by a visiting corporate rep. that Back to the Future was too vulgar for us to play and we could choose from Toy Story, or the Incredibles.

Add onto that the fact that we were told to apologize to a customer who had threatened to wait outside the store at closing and beat our heads in with a bat (because we wouldn't let him rent without ID or a BBcard), and I could see why some wouldn't look forward to heading into work.

"If you are going to concoct a story about being stabbed, don't do it near a Target store."

Words to live by, Spokesperson Davis. Words to live by.

I hope that can serve as a lesson to all of us.

I used to manage a BB, years ago, and yes... I thought about having a horrible accident many times to avoid having to go in.

In fact, part of the reason I broke up with one of the best lovers I've ever known was because she insisted that I go back to working there to make some money while I looked into other opportunities. I decided that if money was so important to her that she'd pressure me into doing something that made me feel like driving off a cliff, that we wouldn't have much of a future together.

I miss her, but if I'd have worked at BB again, I probably would have come home in a crappy mood some day and started a big fight, because that job really farks with your head and takes its toll.

In fact, I have way less stress in my current career-- which involves filing claims with health insurance companies-- than I did at Blockbuster.

How Cow: What the heck? Blockbuster is one of the easiest and fun jobs you can get, you get paid to watch and talk about movies. I've yet to have another job I enjoyed as much.

Same here. Worked at BB all through university and had tons of fun. We'd get to put on any PG movie we wanted, or some R-rated stuff before and after closing. A personal favorite was to put on Natural Born Killers before opening up the store just to watch the scene with Rodney Dangerfield, who so eloquently says what we all wish we could say to customers at times: "Don't think! You're a farking idiot!". Of course, this was back in 1998-2000, when people still rented tapes and memberships had to be completely written down by hand (and we had to walk uphill to and back from work in 5 feet of snow, even in summer, dagnabit).

Cool story time:

One thing that blockbuster loves to promote is its family angle. In other words, there's no porn there. While it sucked for us perverted employees, what with our ten free rentals a week, it was hilarious to explain this to customer. "How the hell are you still in business without porn?" I could never come up with a satisfying answer, as I'd ask myself that very same question many times.

The thing about renting porn is that people ALWAYS remember where they get it. Regular flicks, not so much. We had an independent video store down the street that offered porn (which explains why it remained open, despite BB'S strategy of launching a $0.99 new release special for the first 3 weeks after it opened, hoping to drive out all competitors) and rented its movies out in radioactive green cases. We'd get all kinds of movies returned to our store by mistake, but never porn, much to our disappointment.

One time an old-timey couple (around 65-70 y-o) came in and asked for a membership. I diligently produced one, while courteously explaining our rental policies and price scheme. After I was finished, I proudly handed them their freshly laminated card and bid them to meander through the store. After a few minutes, they come to the cash, sans movies.

ME - "May I help you find anything?"
OLD MAN - "Actually, you can. We're wondering were your adult movie section is. I don't see any doors, you know those Western style ones that creak when you push on'em so you fellas know there are people back there."
ME - "Um... well actually sir, we don't offer adult movies, as BB is a family entertainment chain."
OLD MAN - "Well, I have a family, and my wife and I find porn entertaining."
ME - *Nervous laugh* "I guess you got me there, sir, but I'm afraid there are no adult movies here."
OLD WOMAN - "That's alright dear, you just take this back." *hands me membership card*

Viva Viagra!

As a former Blockbuster employee, the following is a short list of stuff that contributes to making the job hell.

- People who can't fill out the application form like a sane person.
- People who drive up with no I.D. at all and expect to rent/get an account.
- Delusional nutcases. "That credit card does not expire." Wha, no.
- People who promise never to return and do.
- Being hassled to check the drop in box because they don't believe me when I just said I did a minute ago.
- Being stopped with a heavy armload of tapes so people could check for the latest popular movie that wouldn't have made it past the counter because so many people were hassling me to check the drop in box.
- People who thought 'Garunteed Rentals' applied to every movie.
- Fighting over late fees. By twelve midnight, sir. You returned it at twelve thirty. I saw you. I was -there-. I checked it in.
- People who only wanted the free rental coupon and said 'No thanks' when it turned out we had the garunteed rental in.
- The crazy potheads who came to our place because we were the only ones open that sold candy. GTFO. I'd be more tolerant if they weren't crazy.
- The vague feeling I was being scammed when 11 year old Bobby Joe has me call home to get his 'mom' to allow him to rent some violent shiat.
- The way management didn't care about shoplifters.
- Various posses of teenagers who felt they had to impress the lower ranking males/females/whoever they wanted to bone by hassling the staff.
- The insane uniforms. Who designed them, DeSade?
- The fact few customers could understand the concept of 'Not on the wall', 'mostly alphabetical order' and 'behind you'.
- They wouldn't let employees keep the old magazines, they had to go in the dumpster.
- Same with old movies. Broken and in the dumpster.
- Their family friendly image and the sheer shiatload of softcore porn they sell (don't get me wrong, I like porn).
- I don't like the way the cases containing the porn were returned. WTF is on them, I don't want to know.
- They made us re-use the bags customers dumped in the return box. So not with the right.
- If the returned movies caught on a part of the crappy return slot, the whole thing jammed up with movies.
- The interior return slot is right below you, sir. Right bel...sigh. Give it here.

Speaking as a former blockbuster employee, I'm getting a kick out of this. Hopefully hard enough to shatter a bone.


While 5 free rentals a week was nice, if they could've replaced me with a machine, they would've done it on the spot. Must repeat 8 or 9 different things exactly to every customer, gotta sell those plans, can't be idle for more than 5 seconds.

The worst was the on-call shiat. I could never make any plans to do anything because any nights I wasn't outright scheduled, I was on call, and usually did get called.

Savage BaconWe'd get all kinds of movies returned to our store by mistake, but never porn, much to our disappointment.

LOL I got porn once. It was not good porn. In retrospect, the women were clearly drugged out of their minds. There was much chaos with the customer re: the phone. I'm damn lucky I didn't get fired. Especially since the manager who dealt with the call had random outbursts of quiet WTF did-he-hiss?


We'd get all kinds of movies returned to our store by mistake, but never porn, much to our disappointment.

One of the diamonds-in-the-crap parts about working at Blockbuster was telling customers that despite us renting movies as well, we are not Hollywood Video and they really need to go move their ass and bring us back our tape, plz.

I also enjoyed charging late fees to the credit card. If they had one on their account. Apparently I was the only employee to follow the manager's rule of 'Updated credit card plz'.

That Darned Commie: How Cow: What the heck? Blockbuster is one of the easiest and fun jobs you can get, you get paid to watch and talk about movies. I've yet to have another job I enjoyed as much.

Really? Because back when I worked for them, which was about 2 years ago, we'd get in huge trouble if we played movies in our store. Apparently to appease our sponsors, we had to play DVDs with nothing but previews and crappy music videos/

Ditto. The first few years were great, but thanks to the upper management we ended up losing our awesome manager & gaining what was pretty much the 2nd worst manager I've ever had & almost managed to run the store into the ground. (The worst was the one who tried to get me to constantly work 7 days a week with no time off.)

The biggest sign that the company was in bad hands was when one of our higher ups came into the store & took offense at our sensual massage video & demanded that all of the stores destroy their copies because he found it offensive. We tried telling him that it was one of our best rentals & that it wasn't pornographic or explicit (unlike the million skinimax titles in the drama section), but he wouldn't listen. A few months later we also discovered that at the same time he was ordering the destruction of "offensive" video tapes, his wife was cheating on him with anything that moved. (Guess maybe he should've rented the movie- it could've saved his marraige.)

Lanimilbus: Add onto that the fact that we were told to apologize to a customer who had threatened to wait outside the store at closing and beat our heads in with a bat (because we wouldn't let him rent without ID or a BBcard), and I could see why some wouldn't look forward to heading into work.

We didn't have anyone like that, but we did have one instance of someone pooping in a video case & putting it into the dropbox (the video case must have been stolen, as the copy didn't scan in the system) & another where a game box with roaches & dropping it off.

Savage Bacon: How Cow: What the heck? Blockbuster is one of the easiest and fun jobs you can get, you get paid to watch and talk about movies. I've yet to have another job I enjoyed as much.

Same here. Worked at BB all through university and had tons of fun. We'd get to put on any PG movie we wanted, or some R-rated stuff before and after closing. A personal favorite was to put on Natural Born Killers before opening up the store just to watch the scene with Rodney Dangerfield, who so eloquently says what we all wish we could say to customers at times: "Don't think! You're a farking idiot!". Of course, this was back in 1998-2000, when people still rented tapes and memberships had to be completely written down by hand (and we had to walk uphill to and back from work in 5 feet of snow, even in summer, dagnabit).

Cool story time:

One thing that blockbuster loves to promote is its family angle. In other words, there's no porn there. While it sucked for us perverted employees, what with our ten free rentals a week, it was hilarious to explain this to customer. "How the hell are you still in business without porn?" I could never come up with a satisfying answer, as I'd ask myself that very same question many times.

The thing about renting porn is that people ALWAYS remember where they get it. Regular flicks, not so much. We had an independent video store down the street that offered porn (which explains why it remained open, despite BB'S strategy of launching a $0.99 new release special for the first 3 weeks after it opened, hoping to drive out all competitors) and rented its movies out in radioactive green cases. We'd get all kinds of movies returned to our store by mistake, but never porn, much to our disappointment.

One time an old-timey couple (around 65-70 y-o) came in and asked for a membership. I diligently produced one, while courteously explaining our rental policies and price scheme. After I was finished, I proudly handed them their freshly laminated card and bid them to meander through the store. After a few minutes, they come to the cash, sans movies.

ME - "May I help you find anything?"
OLD MAN - "Actually, you can. We're wondering were your adult movie section is. I don't see any doors, you know those Western style ones that creak when you push on'em so you fellas know there are people back there."
ME - "Um... well actually sir, we don't offer adult movies, as BB is a family entertainment chain."
OLD MAN - "Well, I have a family, and my wife and I find porn entertaining."
ME - *Nervous laugh* "I guess you got me there, sir, but I'm afraid there are no adult movies here."
OLD WOMAN - "That's alright dear, you just take this back." *hands me membership card*

Viva Viagra!

You're overlooking softcore skin-emax flicks. There were plenty of those. I especially enjoyed how they were mixed in with the new releases. Family entertainment sex is sex where you can only see T & A (not really such a bad thing... i don't like to mix porn with anatomy lessons) and there is always groping/cuddling to prevent exposure of certain areas. that's how you do it family-style. if you were curious.

I'm old fashioned and like the video store concept, but Blockbuster? Never again.

Is it THAT hard to honor your own policies? Apparently so. Never thought a chain could stay in business by lying to customers hand over fist, but there you have it.

Lots43: As a former Blockbuster employee, the following is a short list of stuff that contributes to making the job hell.

- People who can't fill out the application form like a sane person.
- People who drive up with no I.D. at all and expect to rent/get an account.
- Delusional nutcases. "That credit card does not expire." Wha, no.
- People who promise never to return and do.
- Being hassled to check the drop in box because they don't believe me when I just said I did a minute ago.
- Being stopped with a heavy armload of tapes so people could check for the latest popular movie that wouldn't have made it past the counter because so many people were hassling me to check the drop in box.
- People who thought 'Garunteed Rentals' applied to every movie.
- Fighting over late fees. By twelve midnight, sir. You returned it at twelve thirty. I saw you. I was -there-. I checked it in.
- People who only wanted the free rental coupon and said 'No thanks' when it turned out we had the garunteed rental in.
- The crazy potheads who came to our place because we were the only ones open that sold candy. GTFO. I'd be more tolerant if they weren't crazy.
- The vague feeling I was being scammed when 11 year old Bobby Joe has me call home to get his 'mom' to allow him to rent some violent shiat.
- The way management didn't care about shoplifters.
- Various posses of teenagers who felt they had to impress the lower ranking males/females/whoever they wanted to bone by hassling the staff.
- The insane uniforms. Who designed them, DeSade?
- The fact few customers could understand the concept of 'Not on the wall', 'mostly alphabetical order' and 'behind you'.
- They wouldn't let employees keep the old magazines, they had to go in the dumpster.
- Same with old movies. Broken and in the dumpster.
- Their family friendly image and the sheer shiatload of softcore porn they sell (don't get me wrong, I like porn).
- I don't like the way the cases containing the porn were returned. WTF is on them, I don't want to know.
- They made us re-use the bags customers dumped in the return box. So not with the right.
- If the returned movies caught on a part of the crappy return slot, the whole thing jammed up with movies.
- The interior return slot is right below you, sir. Right bel...sigh. Give it here.


my problem with what you are saying is that most of those problems could be solved by actually helping the customer instead of acting like a spoiled brat.

why not get a job where no one has to bother you if it's really that bad?

Cool! A place for former video-store employees to swap stories about how much the job sucked!

Well, actually, it didn't for me...but I didn't work for Suckbuster. I worked for a local chain that HAD a porno room. My video store employee cherry got popped on my first or second day when a grizzled old guy came up and asked, without any apparent shame: "Do you guys have Butts Motel 2 and Anal Intruder 3?"

And sadly, he was behind the times, as we had Butts Motel 3 and Anal Intruder 4! My guess is he didn't want to skip titles in case he missed something.

Another good one was putting the porno vids BACK on the shelf. The ladies never liked to do it, so often they'd wait until there was a decent stack and a guy came in. Now, as a dietetically challenged person (yeah, I know "You sound fat!"), I realize I look like the target audience for porn. Fair assumption, but it really got old when people in the room would ask me "Hey big guy, what's a good one?"

Finally, after I'd had enough, I started pointing out markedly gay titles (yep, we had 'em). If it didn't shut them up, they'd crack up and realize I was bs'ing them.

I absolutely loathe Blockbuster. If it were a choice between using them or never watching a movie again...they latter choice would win out easily.

tbyte: Shakespeare's Monkey: FTFA A 29-year-old man who claimed he was attacked and stabbed by three people - skinheads or Hispanic males -

That really frosts my chicken. He has to make it a race thing, what an asshat. Just once I'd like some nice looking white couple go into a Blockbuster flashing a nine, "Give me all the money in the drawer and a copy of Terms of Endearment."

But skinheads are white

Exactly, he was making it a poor thing.

Torchsong: I absolutely loathe Blockbuster. If it were a choice between using them or never watching a movie again...they latter choice would win out easily.

Let me guess: You were one of the people who couldn't understand the HUGE sign on the door that said "If your movie has a RED cover it is due THURSDAY by midnight. If your movie has a BLUE cover it is due FRIDAY by midnight!"

Yes I realize the whole "two day rental but tonight is the first day" thing was lame but it really wasn't THAT difficult.


/worked there
//hated it

My name is Rose Red and I am a Blockbuster survivor.

steklo: I go to my public library to "borrow" DVD's. No money changes hands unless I return them late. No need for me to visit the unhappy goth chick with piercings up her nose to rent Hollywood's latest attempt of entertainment.

Still, the goth chick has nice nipples. They keep it cold in my local Blockbuster.

PICS or GTFO

/Netflix FTW

blockbustarhymes: that's how you do it family-style. if you were curious.



Would like to clarify "family style" for you.

blockbustarhymes: Lots43: As a former Blockbuster employee, the following is a short list of stuff that contributes to making the job hell.

- People who can't fill out the application form like a sane person.
- People who drive up with no I.D. at all and expect to rent/get an account.
- Delusional nutcases. "That credit card does not expire." Wha, no.
- People who promise never to return and do.
- Being hassled to check the drop in box because they don't believe me when I just said I did a minute ago.
- Being stopped with a heavy armload of tapes so people could check for the latest popular movie that wouldn't have made it past the counter because so many people were hassling me to check the drop in box.
- People who thought 'Garunteed Rentals' applied to every movie.
- Fighting over late fees. By twelve midnight, sir. You returned it at twelve thirty. I saw you. I was -there-. I checked it in.
- People who only wanted the free rental coupon and said 'No thanks' when it turned out we had the garunteed rental in.
- The crazy potheads who came to our place because we were the only ones open that sold candy. GTFO. I'd be more tolerant if they weren't crazy.
- The vague feeling I was being scammed when 11 year old Bobby Joe has me call home to get his 'mom' to allow him to rent some violent shiat.
- The way management didn't care about shoplifters.
- Various posses of teenagers who felt they had to impress the lower ranking males/females/whoever they wanted to bone by hassling the staff.
- The insane uniforms. Who designed them, DeSade?
- The fact few customers could understand the concept of 'Not on the wall', 'mostly alphabetical order' and 'behind you'.
- They wouldn't let employees keep the old magazines, they had to go in the dumpster.
- Same with old movies. Broken and in the dumpster.
- Their family friendly image and the sheer shiatload of softcore porn they sell (don't get me wrong, I like porn).
- I don't like the way the cases containing the porn were returned. WTF is on them, I don't want to know.
- They made us re-use the bags customers dumped in the return box. So not with the right.
- If the returned movies caught on a part of the crappy return slot, the whole thing jammed up with movies.
- The interior return slot is right below you, sir. Right bel...sigh. Give it here.


my problem with what you are saying is that most of those problems could be solved by actually helping the customer instead of acting like a spoiled brat.

why not get a job where no one has to bother you if it's really that bad?

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If those little things make a job "hell", Lots43 is in for a big surprise one day