Have they tried not making the cashiers stand there the entire shift? Was gobsmacked when I saw that in supermarkets; like some sort of childish power-move to not let them sit
Try that in Europe, you’d end up in court lol
…even supermarkets have seats in Latin America for the cashiers
EU, I belive in you!
To be fair I don’t remember ever seeing cashiers stand in Russia either.
Baby boomers will quit from natural causes though
Aw, my folks are boomers and I hate thinking about this :'(
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I’ve seen plenty of old folks working at places like this unfortunately. Social programs are really failing us
Walmart has sought out retirees, particularly for greeter positions, for a long time.
Retirement is overrated. My father “retired” nearly ten years ago and still keeps going back when his old employer offers him contracts. He’s financially comfortable, and every time he complains that “this is the last time I’m doing this”, then he goes back at the next opportunity.
It’s also dated 4/20. I’m amazed they didn’t manage to sneak a 69 in there somewhere to get the full meme potential out of it.
It would have been so easy too! “Must be born before '69 to apply”
Don’t hire baby boomers, they’ll expect to be able to buy a house and a car and raise a family on a part-time salary.
Then they’ll invite you out to go… bowling!
The boyfriends standing there for the whole shift does sound bizarre. Maybe they were chatting with the cashiers the whole time and of course that wouldn’t be okay
I used to hang out and chat with my friends at their jobs for extended periods of time all the time when I was young. I just made sure not to interrupt or get in their way when they needed to deal with a customer. And their bosses were always cool with it.
Why?
They are human beings, and I want to buy stuff, not get undivided attention.
Well you’re supposed to be at work. To your employer or to customers it might look like you’re distracted and unprofessional, which would reflect badly on the store.
I (a customer) was in a deep chitchat with a bike mechanic about some other outdoor hobby in a big US outdoor gear chain. For like 30min :-) Then I chatted about learning foreign languages (!) with the casheer.
I definitely found the experience memorable and have great association with the store’s brand!!!
Do you also argue in favour of forcing cashiers to stand with the same argument?
I don’t. I think chitchatting with your boyfriend the whole day and being forced to stand (not a thing where I live) seem fairly separate.
If you don’t like the owners need for you to put in 40 hours of work then you can both separate ways like was done here.
…And the store was permanently closed a month later.
Just hire the boyfriends?
And tell them how much their girlfriends suck? (no pun intended)
picture of handwritten note taped to a window that criticizes Gen Z and praises Baby Boomers.
I’m not the brightest cookie in the toolshed but I know bait when I see it.
Edit: The top left hand corner of this is also dated 4/20. As the Brits would say “Someone’s taking the piss.”
Thank you for saying this. Whether this is a real sign or a fake sign, it should be treated as a fake sign.
If this is real and in the US, I would love to see a Gen Xer or elder Millennial apply, make sure to mention their generation, and then get this dumbass owner to say in writing that they aren’t hiring them because they aren’t a Boomer.
IANAL, but that seems like a slam dunk age discrimination case as long as the applicant is at least 40.
skipped a few years there but ok. not like he’s worth working for in the first place.
Because he doesn’t want people who aren’t hired standing there during work hours? Possibly being a nuissance?
because he wants 60 year olds since the 20 year olds weren’t working out. because he isn’t considering 21-59 year olds. because selection bias.
Or maybe he’s using the dictionary as descriptive instead of proscriptive and using the word “boomer” the way it’s used colloquially these days.
since we can’t read minds we will never know.
Hey I’d rather be forgotten that be the root of all the worlds ills. 👍
That is a hilarious reason to have someone quit.
Hire the boyfriend to work the register next to your employee, so they CAN stand there for the entire shift, and even get PAID for it!
Yeah, but have you seen Aiden? Aiden sucks.
Yeah Aiden sucks, but without Aiden, Lexi quits.
On the bright side, a shop is about to be sold for cheap - maybe it can be converted into a home living space? :-p
There’s a chance that note is bullshit
I’d like to give the boomers the benefit of the doubt, but it appears they deserve all the derision they’ve racked up.
