Ever wondered what would happen if you followed Jess to work for a
day? Anyways, this is basically my take on a few hours at work with him.
I work at Zellers, which is very similar to Wal-Mart so I can draw from my
own experiences. Most of the things in this story have actually happened
to my friends or I. Anything with ~'s around them are what Jess wants to
say, but has the control not to.
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Jess looked at his watch and frowned. He still two more hours until he could go home. It was amazing how time managed to drag on when he was working here. He sighed and continued stacking the cans in front of him.
"Excuse me, do you work here?" A voice came from behind.
~No, I just walk around the store dressed like this for the hell of it. ~ Jess plastered a smile onto his face, "Yes, sir, I do. How may I help you today?"
"I'm looking for your stationary department, do you know where that is?" The man asked while peering around the store.
~Of course I know where it is! Do you think that during training they didn't tell me where anything was in the store? ~ "Yes, sir I can help you with that right away." Jess smiled and led the man through the aisles to the stationary section, "Is there anything else that I can help you with today?"
"Yes, actually, you can. Do you know where the wrapping paper is?"
Jess nodded and pointed it out to him, "Wrapping paper is in this section. Any left over Christmas wrapping paper would be down the aisle and to your left."
The man looked at the wrapping paper and Jess turned on his heel, preparing to leave.
"Wait, wait a minute! Where's this paper?" The man asked suddenly, shoving a flyer in Jess' face.
Jess looked at the flyer and tried to smile apologetically, "Actually we're sold out of that."
"How did you sell out so quickly? I need the paper! When will another shipment come in?"
~What, do you think I sit around memorizing all of this stuff? ~ Jess looked at the flyer again, "Well, that paper was on clearance so we're probably not going to order any more." Jess shrugged, "Once things go onto clearance they usually sell very quickly. We have many other nice wrapping papers."
"No, I need this wrapping paper!" The man was shouting now, pointing to the flyer and waving it above his head angrily.
~What do you want me to do about it? Do you think that I can just magically pull it out of somewhere? It's sold out, what more do you want? ~ "If you'd like, I could call some one and they might be able to tell you if any stores in the area are selling that pattern right now."
"I made a special trip just for this paper! Is this how you treat all your customers?"
~Um, yes~ "I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but there's really not much that I can do." Jess coughed, trying to cover up his smile. It was amazing how red some ones face could turn.
"I want to talk to the manager! Get me the manager!" The man shouted. Suddenly he grabbed a handful of ribbon and through it onto the floor.
Jess frowned. Every time customers made a mess it meant that he'd have to clean it up, "Yes, sir, I'll go get him right away. If you'll just wait right here." Jess left the aisle and headed towards the nearest phone. He toyed with the idea of simply leaving the man to calm down for half an hour or so, but decided against it. It wouldn't be long before he tore apart the entire stationary section. He reached the phone and dialed the manager's number.
Before saying anything Jess looked around him. It was a good thing he did because the man was standing right beside him glaring. Jess smiled and quickly reassured the man, "Don't worry, we'll get this straightened out." He quickly told Rick, the manager, about the problem and asked him to come to help.
Jess hung up the phone, "Rick will be here shortly." Unfortunately, the man didn't seem to care and continued to mutter under his breath. Jess rolled his eyes and sighed. He glanced at his watch carefully, it usually isn't an idea to give customers the idea that their time isn't valuable, especially when they're this mad.
"Hello," Rick approached the man and held out his hand, "How can I help you?"
The sight of Rick seemed to calm the man down quite a bit. Rick was a big man and wasn't the kind of person that you'd want to mess with, "This kid hasn't been helping me with the wrapping paper! He just says that there's nothing he can do. I didn't come here to be insulted by some stupid kid!" Jess looked at Rick and shook his head. He didn't want to get fired from this job because of what some guy in a bad mood said about him.
"Alright. Jess, we'll talk about that later." Rick looked at Jess before continuing with the man, "Which wrapping paper were you looking for?"
The man showed Rick the flyer and waited for the response. He glared at Jess one final time, "It's the one with the flowers."
"Oh, I see." Rick looked at it for a few moments before saying anything further, "I'm sorry, but this paper has been sold out for a few days now. It actually sold very quickly as soon as the price was lowered. How about you come with me and we can make some calls to find a store that does have the paper."
Jess shook his head as he continued back to where the cans were waiting to be stacked. He hated this part. Everything needed to be put in the right place and needed to be nice looking, or else it would have to be done again later.
Moments later a lady walked by and approached Jess, "I've been looking for soup for the longest time. I haven't been able to find anyone who works in the store! I need to find the tomato soup, I'm in a hurry."
Jess smiled, "Alright, I'll show you quickly." He led her to the next aisle where all of the soup was kept.
"Alright, but I need a certain brand, it's on sale. I don't know where it is." The lady said, glancing at her watch and staring at Jess.
Jess looked across the soup and saw a large sign advertising a sale on soup, "I think that it's this brand you're looking for, and here's the tomato soup." Jess handed her a can and tried to keep a smile on his face. ~Did you even bother looking here? The sign was just up in bright blue for crying out loud. ~
"Yes this is it," The lady turned out of the store and headed towards the cash registers. ~Find the, don't say thanks after I drag myself away from work to help you because your too lazy to find your own soup. ~
Jess once again returned to the cans and glanced at his watch. At this rate he would never finish cleaning the entire foods section. This meant that who ever showed up tomorrow morning and was assigned to clean up the mess left over from the day before would be pretty pissed.
"Jess I need to talk to you!" Rick shouted as he walked towards him.
"Am I fired?" Jess asked with a smile on his face. ~Please say yes, please say yes!~ Rick laughed loudly, "Of course you aren't!"
~Damn~ "Okay, is this about that guy and the wrapping paper?"
"Yes, I just wanted to tell you not to worry about it. We get some customers in who have really bad attitudes. Just forget about it and keep doing your job."
"Uh, thanks Rick. That makes me feel a lot better." Jess replied, uncertainly.
"I'm glad. I could tell that it was bugging you. Anyways, just keep going for another hour and then you can leave. Once you finish foods please go through and work on hardware."
Jess nodded, "I'll do my best." ~Shut up and clean it yourself! ~
It didn't take as long as Jess had thought to finish cleaning all of the food. Most people had left the store and only a few people had problems finding something. Jess made his way to hardware and was just starting when an announcement came on, telling the customers that the store was closed for an evening. Jess smiled happily and quickly walked through the aisles and picked things off of the floor. He walked through the store looking for any customers that might still be in the store.
He was just about to call and say that no one was in the store when he saw a boy walking around the toy section, "Hi, can I help you find anything?"
"No, I'm just looking." The kid responded.
"Well, the store is closed so maybe you can come back tomorrow." Jess replied and looked around, "Where are your parents?"
"Oh, they're waiting outside."
Jess nodded and looked around, this time hoping that he might see some one who could help him out, "Well, how about you tell your parents to come back tomorrow. The store's been closed for awhile so nobody's going to be able to ring up your purchases."
"Okay. See you tomorrow!" The kid responded and ran towards the store's exit.
Jess sighed as he headed upstairs to grab his coat just a few minutes later. He was tired from walking around so much and having to reach up to put things away.
"How was your day?" Ellie, one of the girls who worked in fashion asked.
"Same as usual." Jess put on his coat and headed out to his car.
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The end.
Or is it?
I would like to make a second chapter to this story but need to know if anyone is interested. If you want to see Jess have to work in the fashion section and deal with a bunch of women asking for help figuring out their bra size, raise your hand. Seriously though, just tell me if you want me to continue.
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Jess looked at his watch and frowned. He still two more hours until he could go home. It was amazing how time managed to drag on when he was working here. He sighed and continued stacking the cans in front of him.
"Excuse me, do you work here?" A voice came from behind.
~No, I just walk around the store dressed like this for the hell of it. ~ Jess plastered a smile onto his face, "Yes, sir, I do. How may I help you today?"
"I'm looking for your stationary department, do you know where that is?" The man asked while peering around the store.
~Of course I know where it is! Do you think that during training they didn't tell me where anything was in the store? ~ "Yes, sir I can help you with that right away." Jess smiled and led the man through the aisles to the stationary section, "Is there anything else that I can help you with today?"
"Yes, actually, you can. Do you know where the wrapping paper is?"
Jess nodded and pointed it out to him, "Wrapping paper is in this section. Any left over Christmas wrapping paper would be down the aisle and to your left."
The man looked at the wrapping paper and Jess turned on his heel, preparing to leave.
"Wait, wait a minute! Where's this paper?" The man asked suddenly, shoving a flyer in Jess' face.
Jess looked at the flyer and tried to smile apologetically, "Actually we're sold out of that."
"How did you sell out so quickly? I need the paper! When will another shipment come in?"
~What, do you think I sit around memorizing all of this stuff? ~ Jess looked at the flyer again, "Well, that paper was on clearance so we're probably not going to order any more." Jess shrugged, "Once things go onto clearance they usually sell very quickly. We have many other nice wrapping papers."
"No, I need this wrapping paper!" The man was shouting now, pointing to the flyer and waving it above his head angrily.
~What do you want me to do about it? Do you think that I can just magically pull it out of somewhere? It's sold out, what more do you want? ~ "If you'd like, I could call some one and they might be able to tell you if any stores in the area are selling that pattern right now."
"I made a special trip just for this paper! Is this how you treat all your customers?"
~Um, yes~ "I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but there's really not much that I can do." Jess coughed, trying to cover up his smile. It was amazing how red some ones face could turn.
"I want to talk to the manager! Get me the manager!" The man shouted. Suddenly he grabbed a handful of ribbon and through it onto the floor.
Jess frowned. Every time customers made a mess it meant that he'd have to clean it up, "Yes, sir, I'll go get him right away. If you'll just wait right here." Jess left the aisle and headed towards the nearest phone. He toyed with the idea of simply leaving the man to calm down for half an hour or so, but decided against it. It wouldn't be long before he tore apart the entire stationary section. He reached the phone and dialed the manager's number.
Before saying anything Jess looked around him. It was a good thing he did because the man was standing right beside him glaring. Jess smiled and quickly reassured the man, "Don't worry, we'll get this straightened out." He quickly told Rick, the manager, about the problem and asked him to come to help.
Jess hung up the phone, "Rick will be here shortly." Unfortunately, the man didn't seem to care and continued to mutter under his breath. Jess rolled his eyes and sighed. He glanced at his watch carefully, it usually isn't an idea to give customers the idea that their time isn't valuable, especially when they're this mad.
"Hello," Rick approached the man and held out his hand, "How can I help you?"
The sight of Rick seemed to calm the man down quite a bit. Rick was a big man and wasn't the kind of person that you'd want to mess with, "This kid hasn't been helping me with the wrapping paper! He just says that there's nothing he can do. I didn't come here to be insulted by some stupid kid!" Jess looked at Rick and shook his head. He didn't want to get fired from this job because of what some guy in a bad mood said about him.
"Alright. Jess, we'll talk about that later." Rick looked at Jess before continuing with the man, "Which wrapping paper were you looking for?"
The man showed Rick the flyer and waited for the response. He glared at Jess one final time, "It's the one with the flowers."
"Oh, I see." Rick looked at it for a few moments before saying anything further, "I'm sorry, but this paper has been sold out for a few days now. It actually sold very quickly as soon as the price was lowered. How about you come with me and we can make some calls to find a store that does have the paper."
Jess shook his head as he continued back to where the cans were waiting to be stacked. He hated this part. Everything needed to be put in the right place and needed to be nice looking, or else it would have to be done again later.
Moments later a lady walked by and approached Jess, "I've been looking for soup for the longest time. I haven't been able to find anyone who works in the store! I need to find the tomato soup, I'm in a hurry."
Jess smiled, "Alright, I'll show you quickly." He led her to the next aisle where all of the soup was kept.
"Alright, but I need a certain brand, it's on sale. I don't know where it is." The lady said, glancing at her watch and staring at Jess.
Jess looked across the soup and saw a large sign advertising a sale on soup, "I think that it's this brand you're looking for, and here's the tomato soup." Jess handed her a can and tried to keep a smile on his face. ~Did you even bother looking here? The sign was just up in bright blue for crying out loud. ~
"Yes this is it," The lady turned out of the store and headed towards the cash registers. ~Find the, don't say thanks after I drag myself away from work to help you because your too lazy to find your own soup. ~
Jess once again returned to the cans and glanced at his watch. At this rate he would never finish cleaning the entire foods section. This meant that who ever showed up tomorrow morning and was assigned to clean up the mess left over from the day before would be pretty pissed.
"Jess I need to talk to you!" Rick shouted as he walked towards him.
"Am I fired?" Jess asked with a smile on his face. ~Please say yes, please say yes!~ Rick laughed loudly, "Of course you aren't!"
~Damn~ "Okay, is this about that guy and the wrapping paper?"
"Yes, I just wanted to tell you not to worry about it. We get some customers in who have really bad attitudes. Just forget about it and keep doing your job."
"Uh, thanks Rick. That makes me feel a lot better." Jess replied, uncertainly.
"I'm glad. I could tell that it was bugging you. Anyways, just keep going for another hour and then you can leave. Once you finish foods please go through and work on hardware."
Jess nodded, "I'll do my best." ~Shut up and clean it yourself! ~
It didn't take as long as Jess had thought to finish cleaning all of the food. Most people had left the store and only a few people had problems finding something. Jess made his way to hardware and was just starting when an announcement came on, telling the customers that the store was closed for an evening. Jess smiled happily and quickly walked through the aisles and picked things off of the floor. He walked through the store looking for any customers that might still be in the store.
He was just about to call and say that no one was in the store when he saw a boy walking around the toy section, "Hi, can I help you find anything?"
"No, I'm just looking." The kid responded.
"Well, the store is closed so maybe you can come back tomorrow." Jess replied and looked around, "Where are your parents?"
"Oh, they're waiting outside."
Jess nodded and looked around, this time hoping that he might see some one who could help him out, "Well, how about you tell your parents to come back tomorrow. The store's been closed for awhile so nobody's going to be able to ring up your purchases."
"Okay. See you tomorrow!" The kid responded and ran towards the store's exit.
Jess sighed as he headed upstairs to grab his coat just a few minutes later. He was tired from walking around so much and having to reach up to put things away.
"How was your day?" Ellie, one of the girls who worked in fashion asked.
"Same as usual." Jess put on his coat and headed out to his car.
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The end.
Or is it?
I would like to make a second chapter to this story but need to know if anyone is interested. If you want to see Jess have to work in the fashion section and deal with a bunch of women asking for help figuring out their bra size, raise your hand. Seriously though, just tell me if you want me to continue.