Things you're sick of hearing at work.

[Semprini]

Originally Posted by melface

And THEN they tried to claim I owed them £50 because some cunts did a dine-and-dash in my section.

Illegal. Unless you made more than £500 that wage packet.

In most cases, an employer can only lawfully make a deduction from an employee’s pay if the deduction is:-

* required to be made by law. For example, employers are required to deduct tax and national insurance from their employee’s pay by law; or
* allowed for by the employee’s contract. This means that there must be a specific clause in the contract which allows for that particular deduction to be made. The deduction can then only be made lawfully if the employee is given a written copy of that term in the contract before any deduction is made under it. This would cover deductions such as union dues or payments to a pension scheme; or
* the deduction has been agreed to in writing by the employee before it is deducted.

There are particular additional rules for shop-workers which make it unlawful for an employer to deduct more than 10% from the gross wages of a shop-worker, if the deduction is for stock shortages or cash shortages.

[MarkMono]

I hear the words "Are you getting there?" at least five times a day from my boss.

Every day.

If I had fingernails, my palms would be bleeding.

[erithromycin]

"Which one's the return key?"

[djtoast]

Originally Posted by melface

Advice for the day: do not, EVER, work for Pizza Hut.

Which branch?

Retribution ahoy!

[melface]

Originally Posted by Semprini

Illegal. Unless you made more than £500 that wage packet.

Hmm, that's interesting to know. Unfortunately there may have been a bit in the small print of the contract. I started when I was 16 and was just happy to be getting a job that wasn't in McDonalds.

[karbon14]

na there isn't. as long as you've done everything you can to stop it then they can't take it.

as toast said, which branch (and who's your manager? i used to work in braehead)

[sylvianorth]

"See coz the shutters are down and there's a sign saying 'closed', and you've written your OWN SIGN saying that the Savoy is in fact closed, does that mean that the Savoy's no open then?"


Every fucking Sunday. What is they can only get in there I wonder?

[baz bowski]

baz a cannie do this

baz can you help me here ( WHICH MEANS BAZ CAN YOU DO IT FOR ME )

RING RING , RING RING *ANSWERS* BAZjust running a bit late be there in 10

[Rowsbette]

When I say "You can get [whatever] for half price with that if you want" and they say "Is it free?"

Or when people order loadsa doubles that aren't on promo, I warn them each drink'll be over a fiver before I pour them, they say it's fine, then look really put out when I give them the final cost.

Or when people stand directly in front of me in silence while I'm putting ice, a straw and a slice of fruit in their drink, then fish it all out and leave it on the bartop as soon as I hand it over.

Grrr.

[Possum!]

"ho, you, here, il have...(lists about 10 drinks)..." whist Im serving someone else. Then goes off on one because I didnt drop the customer I was serving and jump to thier attention.


"Dim the lights, I want AMBIENCE, no dimmer, dimmer, dimmer (turns lights off) there we are!!!" My boss. Likes it so dark you cant read the menu. Doesnt want people seeng the decor, or 2 inches ahead of them, apparently. People complain, I turn the lights up, he comes back in an even worse mood...round and round we go!


"Ill have 5 Cheeky vimtos and 5 Aftershocks"...same guys EVERY TIME...who we have told EVERY TIME that we dont serve ither.


"Ill have, a tennants, a vodka and coke, another tennants, a jack and coke, another vodka and coke, oh aye and another tennants, and a long vodka, and 2 more vodka and cokes, and another jack and coke..." ARGH!!!

Yheres always the guy who orders 6 pints one pint at at time...even when you ask "anything else" after the first.

And any fucker who clicks thier fingers at me to get my attention, especially when Im serving someone else, is dangerously close to geting a boot up the arse and thrown out.


Being a barmaid is so much fun!!! :P

[cupotea]

Can you work on Sunday Eileen?

[DiamondAFC]

"Scott Grid 1"

"No theres no overtime" Well only heard that once but was pish as wanted it.

[Kirsten]

"Is there any 'weeding' left?"

"Get on the CHS for those antecedents, and have a gander.."

..just about every day.

[Rowsbette]

Originally Posted by Possum!

And any fucker who clicks thier fingers at me to get my attention, especially when Im serving someone else, is dangerously close to geting a boot up the arse and thrown out.

Excellent call, finger clicking's the absolute worst thing ever. Waving your tenner to get served comes a close second.

[Posh]

'You're fired.'