You know what really Grinds my Gears?

[Sixxxxer]

Well if you dont already know, I work for wawa...For those that know what a wawa is, good. those that dont... www.wawa.com

So anyway, I'm an Assistant general manager there...which basically means I'm the boss. I work five days a week, usually around 50 hours within that week.

But I'm dedicating this thread to all the stupid shit I have to deal with from customers everyday...Like yesterday, I had a kid come up to register...Monster in hand, eyes all fucked up and he was DEF high as a kite but might have been wasted to...I ring up the drink. he asks for a Grape dutch and I immediately ask for ID...He says no he doesn't have it and I say sorry I cant sell it to you. So he leaves...Goes out to his car then the DRIVER of the car gets out comes in...walks around the store like he going to buy something and comes up to the counter empty handed and goes, Can I have a grape dutch...I politely decline the sale because the previous kid obviously wasnt of age to buy tobacco and its illegal for you to purchase tobacco for minors ad its ILLEGAL FOR ME To sell it to someone who i willingly know is buying it for a minor....So the dude freaks out, Starts screaming I'm 30 FUCKING years old this is Bullshit Fuck you if its the law blah blah blah...I'm 10 secs from calling the cops and there are little kids all over the store...I'm like "Sir you need to calm down and leave my store or I will call the police report your license plate and have them pull you over for possible drunk driving and DEFINITE possession of Marijuana" He shut the fuck up and walked out.

But seriously...you really think that being a dick to the guy who SELLS you the shit is gonna work? AND i'm the boss, it may have worked with one of my younger cashiers who even though they know the law dont listen to it and sell shit anyway (which is a constant battle with me trying to get them to follow the rules) I really wanted to reach over the counter and lay the fucking guy out...worthless shithead.

And Lastly, For today anyway b/c I have to go to work in an hour...When people are handing me change like, Pennies, Dimes, Etc etc...I ALWAYS hold out my hand...And I have a big fucking hand...its not a little baby hand its fucking huge, you would THINK they would put the change IN MY HAND right?...WRONG some people just put it on the counter and completely ignore my open hand...so then I have to pick it up off the counter which takes more time therefore I get pissed off b/c your fucking stupid to realize that my BIG ASS HAND was right next to you.

Ah I love my Job :rockwoot:

[2up]

Sorry you have to deal with stupid people at your job. But at least Wa-Wa is a super awesome convenience store, except for the really f'n stupid name!! lol I wish we had them here. Seriously.

[Moni]

Idiots will always exist. I hope today is a better day for you than yesterday!

[Sixxxxer]

Its not THAT Stupid...Its a Goose.

But I could write a fucking 60 Page thread ALONE on some of the shit I deal with...I'll start keeping this up to date daily with some entertaining stories I have from work...Trust me you guys will find it comical.

I always said I want to make a movie about the Place...Most people dont think being the Manager of a Convinet store is A. Good Money B. Hard work. and C. They think customers are just happy go lucky all the time.

I got one lady who SNIFFS the coffee pots and asks which one is the freshest...Seriously lady? you take your coffee that serious that you have to SNIFF It?? then she makes you brew a new pot EVEN IF YOU JUST PUT OUT A FRESH ONE...She said I could be lying that its fresh and she didnt see me put the pot out so how does she know how longs its been sitting there....Uh, B/c I fucking told you???

BAH!!!

[2up]

Its not THAT Stupid...Its a Goose.




Did I hurt your butt because I called it stupid? :lol: I'm sorry if I did. I also said its awesome. :)

[Moni]

I look forward to reading the stories

[shmike]

I didn't realize that you worked at a gas station.

Are you Indian or Pakistani?

Assistant General Manage is not THE boss. The General manager is the boss. You're his assitant.

The GM is your brother isn't he?

Your parents own the place and don't pay taxes.

Wawa is a stupid name. :sorry:

[OneSickPsycho]

Tell me about your cousin Walter.


















Sorry man... couldn't resist. Stupid people are everywhere. At your job you call them customers... at my job we call them Sales Agents.

[CrazyKell]

[QUOTE=Sixxxxer;146343]
the DRIVER of the car gets out comes in...walks around the store like he going to buy something and comes up to the counter empty handed and goes, Can I have a grape dutch...I politely decline the sale because the previous kid obviously wasnt of age to buy tobacco and its illegal for you to purchase tobacco for minors ad its ILLEGAL FOR ME To sell it to someone who i willingly know is buying it for a minor..../QUOTE]

I used to have this happen all the time when I worked at a liquor store.

Sometimes customers suck. :(

[VatorMan]

Keep some PCP around and slip it in one of the cigs. That'll teach 'em a lesson.

[tommymac]

I ge tthe same stuff in the ER, youre all messed up and you start giving me a hard time, the person whos going to take care of you and possibly save your life:idk:

Then again you are a philly fan:nee:

Tom

[SoFlaSV]

I always said I want to make a movie about the Place...Most people dont think being the Manager of a Convinet store is A. Good Money B. Hard work. and C. They think customers are just happy go lucky all the time.




Hmmm.... A movie about a convenience store set in New Jersey......

Maybe you could get these guys.



http://www.tysto.com/articles07/pics/clerks-movie.jpg

[Rsv1000R]

You know, we might have just found TWF's Jayman, only instead of getting Olive Garden and Fish Lips stories, we're going to get WaWa ones :whistle:

:lol:

[Papa_Complex]

Get out of customer service. Now.

[Amorok]

Customer service sucks. Thank God it's just a second job for me and not a career.

[Papa_Complex]

Customer service sucks. Thank God it's just a second job for me and not a career.

Takes a certain mindset. I've been doing direct client PC support for just over 10 years now.

[marko138]

I feel your pain brother. I worked at Sheetz all through HS and college. Dealt with the exact same bullshit.

[Avatard]

Takes a certain mindset. I've been doing direct client PC support for just over 10 years now.

Dude, you do realize that may qualify you for sainthood.

[Dave]

heh scott you oughtta get tom to join in on the wawa stories thread.

[Papa_Complex]

Dude, you do realize that may qualify you for sainthood.

Honestly, it's easier to take than managing reseller support for a manufacturer. You EXPECT end users to do stupid things.

[azoomm]

Takes a certain mindset. I've been doing direct client PC support for just over 10 years now.

Working with the general public is terrifying - yet, here I am...

[RCM78]

Whats up with the day old buttered rolls at WAWA? And why is the butter hard as a rock?

It's pretty easy to make a buttered roll but WAWA seemed to figure out how to fuck it up... Otherwise, good store and cheap gas!!!

[Cutty72]

Sorry man... couldn't resist. Stupid people are everywhere. At your job you call them customers... at my job we call them Sales Agents.

At mine we call them Privates and Specialists. :no:

Get out of customer service. Now.

Problem is, 95% of all jobs are customer service in one way or another.
Hell, my military job is "customer service"

You just have to find the job with the least contact with the customers. :lol:

[marko138]

The biggest thing that always pissed me off when I worked at Sheetz was these motherfuckers who buy lottery tickets. FUCK YOU! These people, for the most part, are motherfucking scum bag piece of shit dick heads who have nothing better to do than wait 6 months to bring me an enormous stack of lottery tickets that need checked while the store is super busy. SUCK A HUGE DICK.

[Sixxxxer]

Hmmm.... A movie about a convenience store set in New Jersey......

Maybe you could get these guys.



http://www.tysto.com/articles07/pics/clerks-movie.jpg

It wouldnt be the same as clerks...Trust me everyone says that...Lol.

But Marko, We dont sell Lottery which is awesome b/c I'd probably Behead myself.

Yesterday was going good until about 10:30...These two guys walked in with this girl...Girl kinda cute, guys acting like complete assholes. I had thrown away old bagels and they were walking by the trash can and the kid's like Hey are these still good, I looked at him like are you serious there in the trash, he' s like yeah but there still good right?. Who the fuck wants food thrown in a TRASH CAN MIXED WITH OTHER TRASH...WTF Is wrong with people.

So the kid ACTUALLY Tries to grab one out of the trashcan when I turn my back...Fucking ridiculous. I turned around again and he dropped it and was like HAHAHA I was just kidding but he said it with a sneer. Guy was a definite jerkoff.

And let it be known now that I actually Like my job, I just hate idiotic/stupid/asshole people...but I get along great with customers...I dont want you guys thinking I hate my job and shit...Lol

[the chi]

Welcome to the world of PEOPLE!! :lol:

I hear ya, I love my job, but sometimes I hate it...and being a babysitter for adults while fighting internally in the company is AWESOME!

I wanna be a team player when I grow up!

Good luck 6, cant wait to see some new stories!

[Sixxxxer]

Oh there ever so Abundant.

I work in a non gas Store now...But when I worked in my last one it was a Gas Station Wawa...Wel it was a nice store and all but it was in the heart of retirement village NJ...like 6 or seven of them surronding the store Old people EVERYWHERE...I had a old guy come in in the dead of summer and go..."I have a complaint...Your gas guy took to long to fill my tank"

Let me give you a visual, If there was a parking spot.it had a car/bike/boat/truck in it...The Fuel court, Every pump open with 5 gas guys running around like maniacs with 2 to 3 cars BEHIND the ones sitting at the pumps...And this guy wants to complain about it taking to long??

I offered him a free cup of coffee while he waited for US TO PUMP HIS gas.

One guy called the cops on me b/c I put his receipt under his windsheild wiper...I had a truck driver park his 18 wheeler behind my store with a Helicopter strapped to the back...The local police knew me by first name b/c they were there so much...And when gas was almost 4 dollars a gallon I had people EVERYDAY try and argue to get Free gas.

[Papa_Complex]

Hmmm.... A movie about a convenience store set in New Jersey......

Maybe you could get these guys.

http://www.tysto.com/articles07/pics/clerks-movie.jpg

I have my own preferences when it comes to customer service:

[Sixxxxer]

Clerks 2 was Def Great...And She has a Smoking Body.

[unknownroad]

Man, you've got my sympathy... I deal with a lot of c-stores as a vendor, and I get an idea of what the managers go through. Not to mention the folks I see just about every time I go into one... Any kind of job dealing with the general public is hell.

[Sixxxxer]

You learn to just Laugh...ALOT...Or deal with it then go into the back and just talk...even if noone is there just talk to yourself and be like...What an asshole.

I have to act like everything is under control even when I have pissed off people arguing for there money back...Theres plenty of times where I want to rip someones throat out.

But it pays the bills...and I'm good at it

[the chi]

wait, ya'll have people pump your gas for you? and they complain??!!

I have never even seen a gas pump attendant, let alone had someone do it for me!

And why would people argue about the gas? Everyone was charging out the ass...what is there to argue about? You sell it, they need it...

[marko138]

wait, ya'll have people pump your gas for you? and they complain??!!

I have never even seen a gas pump attendant, let alone had someone do it for me!

And why would people argue about the gas? Everyone was charging out the ass...what is there to argue about? You sell it, they need it...
Thats how it is in Jersey. There is NO self serve gas in that state.

[Rider]

Thats how it is in Jersey. There is NO self serve gas in that state.

Oregon is like that too. It's illegal to pump your own gas.

[marko138]

Oregon is like that too. It's illegal to pump your own gas.
Which is stupid. I don't want sketchy bastards touching my ride.


What about motorcycles in those states? How is that dealt with? No asswipe is filling my bike.

[Rider]

Which is stupid. I don't want sketchy bastards touching my ride.


What about motorcycles in those states? How is that dealt with? No asswipe is filling my bike.

I think they do it to keep retards employed. :idk:

Not sure about bikes, but my guess is, they need to be filled by a gas station attendant. Ask Ebbs, I'm sure he knows.

[marko138]

I think they do it to keep retards employed. :idk:

Not sure about bikes, but my guess is, they need to be filled by a gas station attendant. Ask Ebbs, I'm sure he knows.
Fuck that.

[the chi]

You guys are telling me that its not LEGAL to pump your own gas? WHY?!

[marko138]

You guys are telling me that its not LEGAL to pump your own gas? WHY?!
Good question.

[G-Rex]

You guys are telling me that its not LEGAL to pump your own gas? WHY?!

New Jersey and Oregon are both that way. I don't know why. When I've ridden in those two states, they just hand me the pump. They don't want to risk scratching my bike, and I wouldn't let pump it anyway.

When Carolina and I were in Oregon this year, we met a guy at a station in the middle of nowhere that did the same thing. He handed me the pump. I asked him why it was a state law. He said "I don't know. It's been like that since I was a kid. We've always pumped the gas. I think they do it to keep us in a job.* I asked him if he realized that there were 48 other states in the US where we had to pump our own gas, and there were people running those stations too, so basically, Oregon was just creating more work for him. He thought about it for a minute and decided I was right and didn't like that idea so much anymore. :lol:

[skiergirl]

I've always wondered that myself? I'm from PA but I remember in NJ you weren't allowed to pump your own gas and I never understood why the hell not. Anyone have an anwer?

Well I took the libery of googling it...... http://ask.yahoo.com/20040715.html

[Rider]

You guys are telling me that its not LEGAL to pump your own gas? WHY?!

From Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrol_stations

.......All stations in New Jersey and Oregon, however, offer only full service and mini service; attendants are required to pump gas because customers are barred by statutes in both states from pumping their own gas. New Jersey banned self-service gasoline in 1949 after lobbying by service station owners. Proponents of the ban cite safety and jobs as reasons to keep the ban. Likewise, the Oregon statute banning self-service gasoline lists seventeen different justifications, including the inflammability of gas, the risk of crime from customers leaving their car, the toxic fumes emitted by gasoline, and the jobs created by requiring mini service. In addition, the ban on self-service gasoline is seen as part of Oregonian culture. One commentator noted, “The joke is when babies are born in Oregon, the doctor slaps their bottom, ‘No self-serve and no sales tax’ It’s as much a cultural issue as an economic issue. It’s a way of life.” In 1982, Oregon voters rejected a ballot measure sponsored by the service station owners, which would have legalized self-service gas.

[the chi]

WOW. Thanks for the input, forgive me, IMO thats slightly retarded, altho Im all for creating jobs.

Dangerous? I endanger my life on a daily basis, somehow, Im thinking blowing myself up at a gas station or getting robbed at one is the least of my worries. If I end up in the paper one day, OOPS! :lol:

[Papa_Complex]

Which brings to mind the whole flamable = inflamable thing :panic:

[2up]

WOW. Thanks for the input, forgive me, IMO thats slightly retarded, altho Im all for creating jobs.

Dangerous? I endanger my life on a daily basis, somehow, Im thinking blowing myself up at a gas station or getting robbed at one is the least of my worries. If I end up in the paper one day, OOPS! :lol:

You know what though, the gas in Jersey isn't any more expensive than other places that don't have full service. And I for one, when I have been there in extreme cold or heat, am only to happy to not have to get out of my car to pump gas!! :)

[Quick281]

Thats how it is in Jersey. There is NO self serve gas in that state.


What is that like on a bike. Just pull up and some dude just sticks the nozzle between your legs for 30 seconds? Or do you make a point of getting off the bike and walking away.

That would creep me out.

[G-Rex]

What is that like on a bike. Just pull up and some dude just sticks the nozzle between your legs for 30 seconds? Or do you make a point of getting off the bike and walking away.

That would creep me out.

When I've been in Oregon and NJ, they just come out, swipe my card for me, and hand me the pump. They stand there the whole time and take the pump from me when I'm done and put it back themselves. Weird.

[Quick281]

When I've been in Oregon and NJ, they just come out, swipe my card for me, and hand me the pump. They stand there the whole time and take the pump from me when I'm done and put it back themselves. Weird.

Thats better then I envisioned. With my luck I would get some angry old man determined to obey the law and look me right in the eyes as he filled my tank up . Without a doubt I would get off the bike and let the man do his thing.

[Dave]

You know what though, the gas in Jersey isn't any more expensive than other places that don't have full service. And I for one, when I have been there in extreme cold or heat, am only to happy to not have to get out of my car to pump gas!! :)

cheaper actually, we're in pretty close proximity to some oil refinerys and the discount is very nice.

and yes, you pump your own on the bike. most of the time the guy is lucky if he even gets to swipe it for me :whistle:

[Sixxxxer]

Which is stupid. I don't want sketchy bastards touching my ride.


What about motorcycles in those states? How is that dealt with? No asswipe is filling my bike.

Thats how it is in Jersey. There is NO self serve gas in that state.

You guys are telling me that its not LEGAL to pump your own gas? WHY?!

What is that like on a bike. Just pull up and some dude just sticks the nozzle between your legs for 30 seconds? Or do you make a point of getting off the bike and walking away.

That would creep me out.

When I've been in Oregon and NJ, they just come out, swipe my card for me, and hand me the pump. They stand there the whole time and take the pump from me when I'm done and put it back themselves. Weird.

cheaper actually, we're in pretty close proximity to some oil refinerys and the discount is very nice.

and yes, you pump your own on the bike. most of the time the guy is lucky if he even gets to swipe it for me :whistle:


Lol, You guys crack me up. Yes its Illegal for you to pump your own gas as a customer...And it IS Actually illegal for Motorcycles to pump there own gas...but As stated, I let them do it themselves...BUT I will say this...There are some sneaky fuckers who try and act like a hardass and then they try and stiff me the money in the end.

I was pumping gas one time and this guy comes up on a Harley...Typical Harley gear...Brain bucket chaps leather vest cut off gloves...Looks like a toolshed. So I walk over and hes trying to swipe his card (I make sure I do it so I know it gets processed properly) Dude cops an attitude with me like I'm trying to pump it for him...hes like "I got it chief" im like I know sir im just making sure everything is done the way its supposed to. Then hes like...I need paper towels so I dont get gas on my tank...So i hand them to him and hes like I got it from here...In my mind i'm like...I fucking ride you assfuck and I know what your doing...dont be such a hardass b/c I can sympathize with you on the situation...So instead of walking away I stayed there made sure he did what he had to and hung up the nozzle for him...Stupid fuck dripped gas on his own tank pulling the nozzle out Lol

[marko138]

What a dick.

[Dave]

oh my god no! not gas on my tank! i hear oil products make chrome rust! it must be true someone posted it on teh internets!

[Cutty72]

good thing i have a plastic airbox cover then instead of a metal tank :lol: