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In article <2catdh$2fi@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> mlammers@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Matthew D Lammers) writes:
>This Meijer thread is very interesting.  Before coming to my senses and
>taking a job here at OSU, I once was employed by the Meijer Co. at store
># 58, Sawmill Road.

Likewise.

>I must confess that Meijer is the most underhanded and digustingly
>sneaky store to work for.  I was employed 10 months before finally
>walking in the door, looking about, and leaving...Never to be seen
>in that store again.

Although I didn't work quite as long there (Summer '91), I did quite the
same thing.  I go back once in a while, just to see the cashiers being 
repressed by their managers. :)

>As for remarks about the scanners.  We did not set up anything to defraud
>the customer.  (Which actually surprised me.)  Scanning errors occurred on
>such a large basis due to the magnitude of the info. in the scanning
>computer.  (over 14,000 items.)

It's kinda like the delays involved in getting things done on our mainframes
here at OSU.  So much info to process that once in a while, the computer
glitches.  I had my scanners at Meijer 2x-charging, no-charging, all kinds
of problems.  (Which the company promptly told me were _my_ problems, of
all things.)

>As for the conspiracy theory...Well, Meijer does have a legit.
>concern here...A LOT OF cashiers were guilty of this act...But the extent
>to which this person in the thread was treated was rediculous!!!  (But,
>it really doesn't surprise me, again!  Meijer security never tailed the
>real thieves...  They choose easier targets.)

From what I recall, the first group that the Meijer agents targeted were
their own employees!  This is ludicrous, because there were already ways of 
tracking register cash, but inventory is tougher to track.  For an
organization that prided itself on honesty and company loyalty, this seems to
be a direct contradiction of their philosophy.  The security bozos cared more
about weeding out the bad apples than catching shoplifters.

>There's so much more to tell, but in order not to bore the readers, I'll
>end here...But with any requests, I will post more!!!  It's my personal
>vendetta against that DAMN STORE!!!  They treat employees so badly...Which,
>in turn, creates problems with customers...(But I'm not defending the store,
>mind you!)

Please do post more.  I'd like to hear your experiences at Sawmill, and
compare them to mine.  

Last note, of all the jobs I've held in the past, the summer cashier job at
Meijer has to be the worst oe I've had, based on the working environment,
attitude of managers, and the sheer amount of work to be done at such a low
pay rate.  I recommend this job for all masochists out there.
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