>retail employer requires me to greet EVERY FUCKING CUSTOMER

What are some tips to greeting customers and calling someone from line to take an order?

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>cashier greets me
>my face because I have Aspergers
>they think I'm being rude for not smiling back and making eye contact

>>36834734

Do you guys realize that if your job sucks you can find another one?

>>36834770

If you're a robot you usually didn't have the confidence or support to pursue a higher education or learn some useful skill. As a robot you have to be grateful for whatever job you can get, especially if it's a job that's close to where you live.

>>36834791

I don't mean skilled labor, I mean just bouncing around from retail job to retail job until you find one that is comfy.

>>36834832

>letting employers know you're a quitter

A lot of managers/human resources aren't too keen on people with no social skills. If a robot finds someone nice enough to allow them to work despite not doing well in an interview or having an impressive application/resume, then he has to be grateful.

>>36834832
Yeah cause that'll look good on a resume. Either that or have unexplained gaps.

>>36834904

>resume

You're working unskilled labor.
No one gives a fuck about your "resume." And if they do just lie.

I'm guessing you work at CVS?

lmao same problem. my place they made a policy where we have to either upsell or ask them if they want something else - no matter what. Something specific.

So now everytime I ring up someone who buys a bag of chips I gotta ask "Do you want ice with these" while they look at me confused af.

>>36834734
Just don't do it then. Until the manager chews you out (and they wouldn't) you're fine.

>>36835127
At where I work we get "secret shoppers" all the time. if you don't greet, you get reported to corporate. Corporate then suspends, and will eventually fire.

>>36834734
They do this at Papa Murphy's pizza. Every single employee yells "welcome to Papa Murphy's" when you walk in. Its extremely unsettling to have 5 or so people do that all at once.

I also hate how they want my name at Taco Bell. I just want some fucking tacos not some fake friendship with the store.

>>36834734
I feel bad for the wagies who have to do this on the odd occasion that I walk into World Market. Honestly makes me want to go in there a little bit less.

>>36835177
Where the fuck is this, and why does it sound super shitty?

>>36834734

i feel like the better thing would just be to leave people coming in ungreeted

but the people in human office have to justify their jobs somehow

>>36834759
I used to know this feel before I started working retail. The cashier doesn't actually give a shit whether or not you smile back 'less they mirin'

I've noticed Walgreens employees have been forced to start doing this. I fucking hate it, it's cringey and fake as fuck.

>>36835066
Yeah that happened with me when I worked at Chevron ExtraMile. Didn't like that policy. They also committed some CA labor law violations so I got over $1000 a few months after quitting as part of a settlement though, so that was nice.

>>36835193
Yeah they got bought out by Bed Bath and Beyond during the recession so I wonder if they ordered Cost Plus to change it to that.

What do you usually get at Cost Plus, anon?

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Just smile and use whatever canned line they give you. Be a good little corporate sheep. If you act like you're happy and pleasant, eventually you just trick yourself into believing your own lies. Eventually it all comes crashing down in a tidal wave of existential crises involving your identity, but at least you can say you genuinely felt happy about something.