Clients Are StupidI once had to train a client on how to use their new website. I said, "point the mouse at that button." They looked at me with a quizzical expression, picked up the mouse and held it to the screen. Can you beat this bit of client stupidity?
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rob, Sun 28 Dec 2003, 22:47)
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The wonder of WooliesI thought I ought to post some memorable events from my stint at Woolworths so here goes.
The first one that comes to mind happened after closing on a Sunday night, the store has 8 doors (or 4 sets of double doors) leading to a car park at the back.
After closing I had to pull the security gates almost closed leaving just enough room for us to get out at the end of the shift, these gates had a bar that folded out and fixed into the ground to let the overly rusted piece of crap grind to a close.
About five minutes after I had done this I was clearing up the various rubbish at the back of the store and putting stock back from where customers had left them to where they picked them up from, when a car came charging round the car park and screeched to a halt outside the gates, a woman bailed out, ran towards the doors without even noticing the gates were nearly closed, tripped over the bar on the floor and made a delightful thud followed by the sound of skin squeaking down the glass of the locked door, then she got up, tried pushing all the doors then tapped on the the door in front of her to shout "are you closed?" to the nearest visible member of staff she could see in the dimly lit store, that being me.
I nearly told her she had to pull the doors but I thought that would be cruel as they didn't have handles because they open both ways.
I had to explain the make up stains to the window cleaner the following morning as well.
More to come soon, I haven't started on the work experience kids and new recruits yet
(, Fri 2 Jan 2004, 22:53, Reply)
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