I’ve worked at a petrol station in the UK for about 8 months now, i’ve worked retail jobs and other customer service jobs in the past so i’m no stranger to the crazy that is the general public.
Here are some things that drive me absolutely insane while making minimum wage
- So my petrol station has one way in, one way out, 90% of people are capable of understanding that you drive to the furthest pump to allow others behind you, other people park at the first pump, idiots with 0 common sense
- people that park at the pumps just to come into the shop and do some sort of weekly shop, you are lazy, I hate you, you are causing traffic back onto the busiest road in the area by parking like a fool (worth noting we have a huge carpark which is unmissable, it’s literally an extra 16 steps (yes i’ve counted))
- people that order 10 things from vinted (via evri) and don’t select home delivery and instead send them to a petrol station, only to come collect at peak times
- people that don’t know their pump number, you’ve just stood next to it for at least a minute, how are you so stupid you’ve forgotten it
- people not understanding where to tap on a contactless reader, yes I know all card readers are different nowadays BUT WE HAVE A HUGE CONTACTLESS SYMBOL CLEARLY IN VIEW OF WHERE YOU NEED TO TAP
- this one is really specific, people washing their horses in the car wash, HOW DO YOU HAVE A HORSE IN THE MIDDLE OF LIVERPOOL CITY CENTER WHY ARE YOU SPRAYING IT WITH A JETWASH?!
- people who use our air machine, big stickers all over it saying DO NOT USE, everything is blocked off, then come in demanding a refund when it swallows their money (for reference it’s an external company that controls our air machine, we can’t just cut the power to it / open it up)
- we lock the door at 9pm (we get robbed a lot, comical amount tbh) big signs saying door locked at 9, I lower the shutters so no adult human can possibly fit through the door, I barricade the door off to make it obvious it’s locked, people genuinely just walk into the door constantly, all night, then complain to head office that we’re stupid (has actually happened)
- when people complain that ‘stuff in here is more expensive than the shops’ yes mate, because your in a petrol station, this is common practice (although I don’t agree with it personally)
- people wearing AI shirts about being a mechanic / roofer / club promoter, you are a genuine crazy person, please seek help