Comments on: Shift Change http://www.codeblog.com/archives/the_scoop/shift_change.html tales of a nurse (homepage) Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:09:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: sandi http://www.codeblog.com/archives/the_scoop/shift_change.html/comment-page-1#comment-1722 sandi Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:28:09 +0000 http://s261628773.onlinehome.us/download/wordpress/?p=320#comment-1722 I have worked retail for 12+ years. I would NEVER been allowed to say something like that unless our registers were down or broken, etc. IMO, you generally get the most unprofessional people working at gas stations. Barely any people skills, etc. Usually to prevent situations like that, there will be two cash registers present so that the oncoming shift counts their till before the offgoing shift will count theirs. Their times will overlap for about 10-15 min. so that someone can be on the register. It's just bad business otherwise. I have worked retail for 12+ years. I would NEVER been allowed to say something like that unless our registers were down or broken, etc. IMO, you generally get the most unprofessional people working at gas stations. Barely any people skills, etc. Usually to prevent situations like that, there will be two cash registers present so that the oncoming shift counts their till before the offgoing shift will count theirs. Their times will overlap for about 10-15 min. so that someone can be on the register. It’s just bad business otherwise.

]]> By: Facet http://www.codeblog.com/archives/the_scoop/shift_change.html/comment-page-1#comment-1721 Facet Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:40:51 +0000 http://s261628773.onlinehome.us/download/wordpress/?p=320#comment-1721 It should be a rule that everyone has to work retail for a while! Anyway, they were just changing the drawer. Each person is assigned a cash register and they're completely responsible for the money that goes into and out of it on their shift. When you end your shift you take your drawer and make sure you have the right amount in it. For example, if Sally is working the cash register before I come in to work and she messed up and gave someone $20 extra for change, I don't want my boss to be wondering if it was me or her that did it. It would be her mistake and that $20 needs to come out of her paycheck not mine. Basically it's a way to keep everyone accountable for the money they handled during the work day. I haven't worked retail in years and I sure don't miss it either... It should be a rule that everyone has to work retail for a while!

Anyway, they were just changing the drawer. Each person is assigned a cash register and they’re completely responsible for the money that goes into and out of it on their shift. When you end your shift you take your drawer and make sure you have the right amount in it.

For example, if Sally is working the cash register before I come in to work and she messed up and gave someone $20 extra for change, I don’t want my boss to be wondering if it was me or her that did it. It would be her mistake and that $20 needs to come out of her paycheck not mine.

Basically it’s a way to keep everyone accountable for the money they handled during the work day.

I haven’t worked retail in years and I sure don’t miss it either…

]]> By: may http://www.codeblog.com/archives/the_scoop/shift_change.html/comment-page-1#comment-1720 may Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:09:30 +0000 http://s261628773.onlinehome.us/download/wordpress/?p=320#comment-1720 they don't know business. that's all i can say. they don’t know business. that’s all i can say.

]]> By: Loulou http://www.codeblog.com/archives/the_scoop/shift_change.html/comment-page-1#comment-1719 Loulou Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:57:46 +0000 http://s261628773.onlinehome.us/download/wordpress/?p=320#comment-1719 So, were they changing the drawer or do they have to report off about how much gas they sold...? What's the deal? So, were they changing the drawer or do they have to report off about how much gas they sold…? What’s the deal?

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