Monday, June 15, 2026

From The Stupid Files: Y8, W17

Day 80: Cooler, low 70s; 100 t/a
ASM:  Alex
HC:  Riley
Loaders:  DS Charles, Korbin
1) The saw is down and no one told me
2) Had to reboot my Zebra in order to work
3) Customer Frank H b*tched about no one to help him get a fridge, then went to Lumber, where he apparently couldn't get C or K's attention.  Called CS, who got ahold of them.  Why didn't he just walk up and tell me???
4) Olivia's dog did it's business on some shirts and the floor in aisle 5.
5) Had a turtle not want to open; saw Riley smash it on the floor as I went to lunch.
Outfit:  Gray IN tee, long capris, tiny silver hoops


Day 81: Early rain, high 70s; 64 t/a
ASM:  Alex
HC:  Levi
Loader:  Korbin
1) Saw Brent!
2) O spontaneously pulled her trash and handed me her tax exempts!  I almost asked if she was feeling okay....
3) Customer paid $5200 in cash!
4) Denis G arrived for his doors, but had to go get them off the shelf again.  THEN ran out of time and funds to pay for his water heater, toilet, and lumber.
5) Alex is off tomorrow!
Outfit:  Spare parts tee, long capris, gold 'tear drops'.



Day 82: Cloudy, windy, rain, 80; 80 t/a
ASM:  Keri
HC:  Riley
Loaders:  Jax, Pro John
1) O left to cover garden, then help out Fullfillment
2) Thunderstorm at 4
3) Staff threw Emily a baby shower, complete with cake:)
4) Denis G's items were missing this morning; I HOPE he picked them up!
5) Final 2 customers wanted to chat; finally left at 10:10!  Sold one book to Lori Wilson.
Outfit:  Black AK highway tee, long capris, thin gold hoops.
Off tomorrow and Friday for choir and Alex's appt!


Day 83:  Rare Sat: Warm, 80s; 17 t/a
ASM:  Alex
HC:  Levi
Loaders:  Jax, Korbin
Only stayed 2 hours due to tripping over a flat cart.  I'd scanned everything, then misjudged where I was in relation to the end of the cart.  Suddenly I felt myself falling, and managed to flip over onto my back with the wind knocked out of my, along with my dignity.  Glasses had fallen off; I hoped no one would step on them.

Took three male customers to pick me up.  I put my glasses on, wiped the tears from my eyes (I wasn't hurt, just shocked!) and took a few seconds to regroup before resuming my job.  But the bump on my right hand was swelling at an alarming rate, so Kaitlyn and Pro John took over. I went to the back to run some cold water on my hand and calm down; Kait fixed me an ice pack, and called Alex, who told us to come up front. Raven found the video, so we could get the correct time (I'd said 'five minutes ago'....turned out to be more like 20!) and while I was filling out the incident report, my sense of humor kicked in.

"I willingly and knowingly tripped over the cart in protest at being called in on my day off..."

Alex said, "I KNEW it!"

That's not what I put, btw....

Took two tries to get a hold of D, who came back to get me. Kait put my vest up and either she or Raven went down to get my stuff from the Pro Desk, then both of them walked me out to the truck.

Went home and continued to ice both my hand and my knee.

Ended up calling in Sunday, when I woke up with not only my knees, but my shoulders and collarbone in pain.  Took two rounds of 3 Tylenol Arthritis and spent the afternoon at Kyle's for Father's Day.  Hand is still slightly tender, but the swelling is down and just bruised a little.
Outfit:  Black Foreigner tee, long capris, small gold hoops

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