Welcome To Retail, Part 6
I am a new worker at a very large clothing store, being taught by a floor manager how the men’s changing rooms work. One coworker comes over to us, looking annoyed.
Coworker: “Code brown in changing room four.”
Floor Manager: “Does it need attention right now or is it going to start bothering other customers even if it’s closed off?”
Coworker: “Let’s just say the situation is… fluid.”
Floor Manager: “Typical. Okay, I’ll go over and deal with it. Please finish onboarding [My Name].”
The floor manager angrily stalks off. I can’t wait any more and have to ask:
Me: “Code brown is—”
Coworker: “—someone taking a dump in the changing room, yes.”
Me: “That happens often enough it needs its own code?”
Coworker: “Oh, my sweet summer child. That’s just one code. Code yellow is pee. Code green is vomit. Code white is… well, something that you only deal with in the men’s changing rooms.”
Me: *Eyes wide* “Oh…”
Coworker: “Oh, that’s nothing. The poor girls in the women’s changing room are always getting code reds!”
Related:
Welcome To Retail, Part 5
Welcome To Retail, Part 4
Welcome To Retail, Part 3
Welcome To Retail, Part 2
Question of the Week
Have you ever served a bad customer who got what they deserved?
