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A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
Why would they sweat? You just input the amount of the check, stick it in the machine to get franked, and the till opens. It's not much more complicated than cash and way easier than damn WIC (great program, lousy execution).
Handing them a check isn't a problem. What sucks is when the customer pulls OUT the check book to slowly fill it out, AFTER you told them the total, while your line backs up and it fucks your metrics.
When I worked as a cashier in a grocery store many years ago, someone gave me some checks to pay their bill. I didn't even look at the damn thing, just inputted the numbers it said and started running them through the check machine. It seemed to go through the machine correctly.
But just then the manager ran over and stopped the transaction. They were fake checks.
I guess silly me assumed things would just automatically not go through in the modern age, but I guess it showed me that I really have no idea how check machines like that work.
Still don't, but I don't work that job anymore so it doesn't matter.
We would have to write a debit card details on the back of each cheque, as the debit cards were also cheque guarantee cards up to a certain limit.
It's always some granny that wants to get cheap therapy from captive audience too, have to know how all her relatives aren't talking to her for 'silly reasons' that she wont back down from. Plus Everythings Changed here, why would YOU do that, hurhuhruhurhuhruhur, add a few more 'jokes' at your/company expense like you are responsible and now it's been 15 minuets and somehow your boss takes it out on you. This is why.
I’ve been getting better at gently shutting down customers who want to talk my ear off. I got shit to do, and as nice as I am, I’m gonna get fired if I don’t get my shit done.
Metrics? What idiot measures the number of customers you serve as a cashier? That's ENTIRELY dependent on factors the cashier can't control
People who benefit from having something they can point to as the Real Reason they fired you for not performing sexual favors
Shitty, but you could easily tie the time-per-customer to the number of items, then standardize around item-time. Compare that to the number customers, and bob's your uncle.
You don't even really need to fill them out anymore. You just sign it and have them run it through the machine for the exact amount.
When I was a cashier, I'd tell people that and they'd respond that it wouldn't fill out the carbon copy, so they'd just manually continuing to fill out the check anyways and hold up the line :-\
With the machine filling out the checks, it's no slower than running a credit/debit card.
In most places, WIC checks have actually been phased out! Which would have been nice 10 years ago
I have worked in retail on and off for a combined 25 months since 2016. Not once have I ever seen cheques being used. I'm not based in the US.
Why the fuck would people be using cheques in this day and age
Fraud attempts usually.
I had a friend who worked as a developer for a large bank. She said nearly all paper check transactions are scrutinized these days because they all trigger automated fraud flags.
I worked retail for a decade and we would get checks time to time. Mostly always the elderly.
An elderly lady paid for groceries with a check in front of me. I was honestly pretty mad.