Just remembered a good one from Lush Leeds
I had been working for Lush for around 2 months at this point, and I told the management team that I had an exam in 2 weeks and I wouldn't be able to work that particular day. They said "Oh yeah, thats fine. I won't put you on the rota".

The week after I reminded them that I had my exam and the trainee (the same one who chucked me over the phone) said that I hadn't mentioned anything and that I'd have to ring around and ask for cover. As it was (apparently) short notice, I asked what would happen if I couldn't get cover. The coversation went -

Me: I told you this last week, but what if I can't get cover in time?
Manager: Well, you will have to come in
Me: But it's my exam! I can't exactly miss it
Manager: If you don't come to your shift, I won't be able to carry on with you in the store...
Me: But it's my EXAM! It's only my long-term career that hangs on this! *Insert icy silence and me refusing to look at her*

I miss the shift, do well in my exam and go in the week after to a flood of apologies from the manager saying it was out of line and wrong that she said those things.

I think thats the first chance I had to see how Lush Leeds don't care about their staff...
(one-winged-angel-616 isn't as depressed as she sounds, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 9:42, 3 replies)

how do you manage to work in Lush?
Walking past about 100yards away gives me a headache.
Smells like a whore's handbag in there.
( Sallyrsm, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 11:50, closed)

You get used to it
But everyone you meet has to say "You smell like Lush!!"
(one-winged-angel-616 isn't as depressed as she sounds, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 12:07, closed)

Ahh Lush
Edit: Not who I thought. Come to think of it I can't recall if she did actually get taken on by Lush in the end. Sounds like a lucky escape if not!

I can recommend somethingawful.com "Reasons I no longer desire to work in retail" thread for some giggles if you work in that sector. :)
(Cloudane, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 12:37, closed)