u/based_sturgis

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my wageslave interaction today

had a fascinating encounter during my wageslave day, greentext below

>be me

>cashier at walgreens

>miserable job but pays the bills while i wait to go back to school in the fall

>slow night, few customers

>suddenly see the fattest of fat fucks approaching the register

>cart full of mtn dew and various frozen meals

>poor guy is so fat he leans on the cart to assist him in walking

>so fat that he won't take anything out of his cart, makes me scan everything while it's still in the cart

>guy gets in line behind him just buying a bottle of asprin

>i feel bad because has to wait in line behind the king of obesity

>total is $78 and change

>dude shoves a $100 bill in my face like an asshole

>mark it with the pen to make sure its legit

>"oh wait let me give you whatever cents i think i have change"

>starts searching in his pockets for approximately a decade looking for change

>at this point three people are waiting behind him, all visibly upset

>i call for second cashier

>everyone immediately goes to her line to get away from this guy

>dude is running out of breath searching for change

>starts wheezing

>finally finds the right coins so i can give him back all bills

>guy spends a couple minutes sorting his frozen meals, soda, and bodyfat

>i'm pulling his bills out of the register

>stares at me impatiently

>"can you hurry up! i gotta get home and go to bed, its been a long day"

>making small talk i say "yeah? long day at work?"

>"oh no, i don't have an actual job, i borrowed that money from my mom"

>"you don't have an actual job? what does that mean?"

>"well people tell me its not a real job, but to me its extremely important work. I moderate the r/Bombstrap subreddit"

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u/based_sturgis — 4 days ago

Ethel from smallgroup sent this over, me and the warden had a good chuckle at it hahaha!

What do you send your neighbor who can't pay their water bill?

A get well soon card!

Regards,
Robert J.

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u/based_sturgis — 2 months ago