With Avengers Endgame out in theaters and absolutely CRUSHING the box office, I thought I'd rank the 10 Hottest Marvel and Avengers actresses. They're lucky to have such beautiful and talented women take part in this saga. I'm going to rank my ten favorites, from "Meh" to "Yowza!" Also there will be spoilers so don't say I didn't warn ya.
10. Cobie Smulders, Agent Maria Hill
Cobie's gorgeous and she's at 10. Yeah. She played Agent Hill terrifically and I hope she's not done with that character.
9. Evangeline Lilly, Hope Van Dyne/The Wasp
I was a bit skeptical about Kate from "LOST" being a superhero, but she pulled it off so well. This is the only kind of wasp I'd ever want near me.
8. Tessa Thompson, Valkyrie
She's got such a great mix of cultures in her DNA: Mexican, Afro-Panamanian, British... Yep she's definitely easy on the eyes.
7. Letitia Wright, Shuri
I don't really find pure black women that attractive but there's something about Letitia Wright. I think it's her coyness and her intelligence shown on screen.
6. Zoe Saldana, Gamora
She somehow managed to be a part of the two biggest box office hits in history, and she was a delight in both. I just wish she hadn't died, but Thanos had to sacrifice someone.
5. Brie Larson, Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
I'm honestly surprised she's this low. I think she's beautiful but I haven't seen her in quite enough to get that attracted to her.
4. Karen Gillan, Nebula
It's crazy how in real life she's a redheaded British bombshell but in Avengers (and Guardians) she's just this blue, hairless alien. Not quite as attractive. But I still would with Nebula. Just not as much as the actress who plays her.
3. Elizabeth Olsen, Wanda Maximoff/The Scarlett Witch
It's amazing how Elizabeth has become a much larger name than her twin sisters, at least in the entertainment industry. Elizabeth has an amazing body and I'm glad her character was brought back from the snap.
2. Hayley Atwell, Peggy Carter
I know why Captain America stayed "back in time". It was for her. And I certainly don't blame him. I wonder if they had any kids? If I was CA, I wouldn't be able to keep my hands off of her.
1. Scarlett Johansson, Natasha Romanoff/The Black Widow
She's been here since the start. Well, since Iron Man 2, which was one of the first few MCU films. It's such a shame she had to die (Why couldn't Hawkeye have died instead?!) but her beauty and power will always be remembered.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Friday, May 3, 2019
Hitting Rock Bottom
I've hit rock bottom. Being terminated from a retail job is just that. I hate that it happened and I hate myself for what I did. I want to go back in time and undo what I did. And I am about as depressed as I (hopefully) will ever be. Don't worry, I don't do self-harm. That's just stupid (IMO).
I'm lucky to have friends and family that care about me. A sister who is just the world's best sister. Parents who've done so much for me. And I made friends at my job, a lot of whom I may never see again (at least not on a regular basis anymore). I let everyone in my life down. It's the worst feeling. Part of me feels guilty, part of me feels wronged. What I did certainly merits punishment, but termination? I was hopeful that I'd be back in a limited or restricted role, but nope. It's just a terrible feeling. I want to scream, punch something, destroy everything.
I'm hoping in the end this'll turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Maybe if I hadn't made the mistakes that got me terminated, I would've been stuck at Safeway forever. I would not have wanted that. Numerous times in my ten years there I thought about leaving. I'd apply for a job once in a while, but nothing became of it. Since I had my job to fall back on, nothing urged me to go for another job. It will be nice to do something different. No longer will I have to help those asshole Safeway customers. There are certain customers I will certainly not miss, and knowing I don't have to see them anymore certainly cheers me up. There are a few customers I will miss, but there are more that I won't.
I have tried to make the most of my time away from work. Cleaning, organizing, cooking dinner for my girlfriend on a fairly regular basis. It's given me a chance to clear my head and enjoy not having to work. But I also feel guilty. My roommate and girlfriend both work five days a week and I feel guilty for not working while they are. In this manner I do look forward to a new job and working again, even if it involves helping customers.
Lastly, I am afraid. I'm nervous. I'm anxious. I have social anxiety. I'm good with people I know, but when it comes to strangers and new people, I just crumble. I always second guess what I do or say around new people. Therefore it makes it tough for me to get a new job. I'm anxious that I won't be able to get a job because of this. My anxiety gives me anxiety. I just have to suck it up. I have savings to live off for a bit but not for terribly long. Like I said before, I mostly feel guilty that my roommate and girlfriend are working but I'm not. Here's hoping an employer takes a chance on shy and anxious me, because if they do I will be their hardest working employee. I will not make the same mistakes again.
I'm lucky to have friends and family that care about me. A sister who is just the world's best sister. Parents who've done so much for me. And I made friends at my job, a lot of whom I may never see again (at least not on a regular basis anymore). I let everyone in my life down. It's the worst feeling. Part of me feels guilty, part of me feels wronged. What I did certainly merits punishment, but termination? I was hopeful that I'd be back in a limited or restricted role, but nope. It's just a terrible feeling. I want to scream, punch something, destroy everything.
I'm hoping in the end this'll turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Maybe if I hadn't made the mistakes that got me terminated, I would've been stuck at Safeway forever. I would not have wanted that. Numerous times in my ten years there I thought about leaving. I'd apply for a job once in a while, but nothing became of it. Since I had my job to fall back on, nothing urged me to go for another job. It will be nice to do something different. No longer will I have to help those asshole Safeway customers. There are certain customers I will certainly not miss, and knowing I don't have to see them anymore certainly cheers me up. There are a few customers I will miss, but there are more that I won't.
I have tried to make the most of my time away from work. Cleaning, organizing, cooking dinner for my girlfriend on a fairly regular basis. It's given me a chance to clear my head and enjoy not having to work. But I also feel guilty. My roommate and girlfriend both work five days a week and I feel guilty for not working while they are. In this manner I do look forward to a new job and working again, even if it involves helping customers.
Lastly, I am afraid. I'm nervous. I'm anxious. I have social anxiety. I'm good with people I know, but when it comes to strangers and new people, I just crumble. I always second guess what I do or say around new people. Therefore it makes it tough for me to get a new job. I'm anxious that I won't be able to get a job because of this. My anxiety gives me anxiety. I just have to suck it up. I have savings to live off for a bit but not for terribly long. Like I said before, I mostly feel guilty that my roommate and girlfriend are working but I'm not. Here's hoping an employer takes a chance on shy and anxious me, because if they do I will be their hardest working employee. I will not make the same mistakes again.
Monday, April 1, 2019
50+ Annoyances of Working Customer Service at Safeway
It's hard to believe, but I have worked at customer service for over two years now. Things have changed in that department, but some things never will. And there are certain things I hate when I'm back there. Here's my list of them, 50, just like I did with checking:
1. A customer waiting for a while (long line, or I'm handling Western Union) just for something the self-checkout attendant could have helped them with, like a question, change for a large bill, or cigarettes. I always feel bad that they had to wait.
2. A customer who comes back and needs something changed with their Western Union money transaction. Usually, that requires calling WU, and it takes 10-15 minutes on average. And if there's no management to call to help other customers, it REALLY sucks.
3. Being in charge of the liquor case key but not being able to get the liquor call because of customers needing help at customer service.
4. A customer complaining that Just 4 U doesn't work. It's really not that hard, and it's probably something you did wrong.
5. Customer's getting upset at me enforcing rules, such as money orders are cash only (used to be), the limit for any transaction (WU, money order, etc.) is $3,000. Do you want me to lose my job?! Plus, I didn't make up the rules.
6. Customers who return 5+ items. The more the worse. Like really, what is your angle? I call these people serial returners.
7. Customers who call and talk forever and ever on the phone, especially when I have things to do or people to help.
8. Customers who want lottery tickets when that particular game is drawing. Know the rules and times, people, if you're going to waste your hard-earned money.
9. When customers bring their rotten food to get money back. Either take a picture or just have your receipt, I will take their word for it 99% of the time. Leaving me to dispose of the rotten food.
10. When I'm behind on my closing duties, yet customers keep coming or the self-checkout attendant keeps sending me customers they could help.
11. A checker making a mistake (scanning something twice, missing a 50% off item) that I have to fix.
12. People asking me things that not even management sometimes has a good answer for, such as why a particular item hasn't been in stock for a while, or why we stopped carrying a certain product. THEY TELL ME NOTHING. ALL I HAVE IS CONJECTURE.
13. A checker acting annoyed when I was crazy busy when they paged for an office call, and I missed it.
14. A checker needing help or an override when their problem was so simple/didn't require an override (like entering in the price manually when they could just type in the numbers next to the bar code).
15. Counting a till and it's way off for an unexplained reason.
16. Going to exchange a till that is a complete mess. I never need store coupons! Why don't you put bills and coupons in envelopes? They are there for a reason!
17. The bill counter being a piece of shit and displaying "No call" for every bill, or getting a jam.
18. A person needing to do a Western Union transaction who barely speaks English.
19. A person needing to do Western Union who is unhappy with their policy (Only can be received in Euros, have to include a test question, etc.)
20. A customer needing help with the DVDxpress. Safeway does not own, nor is responsible for it!
21. The phone constantly going off, especially when a holiday comes up and people ask our hours, or if there was a big storm and people call and ask if we're open.
22. The floral, deli, or meat department not answering their phone.
23. Customers calling for floral, bakery or meat after they've left, leaving me to answer the phone and tell them they can't be helped.
24. Something being down (Western Union, Money Orders, Orca) and customers getting mad at me for it.
25. People asking questions about Orca that even Metro Transit experts would have trouble answering.
26. People complaining about the price of cigarettes.
27. Someone asking for a manager (possibly a phone call) and they're busy (conference call, checking)
28. Starting my shift or getting back from break and the counter is a mess and unorganized.
29. Having to fill out a SAR (Suspicious Activity Report) Form because a customer sent over $3,000 or sent over $1,000 to China.
30. Trying to get stuff done like changing out checkstand changers, organizing the department, or doing pulls of large bills, and I keep getting interrupted by customers.
31. Needing a particular key (Lotto, Propane, Master) and it's not in its assigned spot.
32. Someone trying to return a gift card. All gift card sales are final, and they always have been. I do the return, I get in trouble, and the store loses money.
33. Alternatively, people coming back with a gift card saying it doesn't work, or they peeled the code off like a moron and expect us to be liable and replace it. You have to contact the company for whom the gift card is for! Once we sell it and activate it, it's out of our control.
34. A customer not knowing how a product works and needs me to explain it to them like they're a freaking child. I've had multiple customers come to me with the cartons of soup/broth saying the seal was already broken. No, idiot, the seal broke when you opened it! Also had a foreign couple that didn't know how to open a small trash bag.
35. Management telling me to pull customers from the self-checkout line because they failed to schedule enough checker help (and I have other things that need to get done).
36. Customers either not communicating clearly with lotto or changing their mind on either Mega Millions or PowerBall, forcing me to either buy the mistake ticket myself or have the store take it as a loss (because we can't cancel for those two games).
37. A customer having a lot of questions about a Rug Doctor (something I have never personally used).
38. When a customer tries to return a fairly expensive item without a receipt. Either you're scamming us, or you're a freaking idiot. If you buy an expensive item ($20+) and there is ANY chance you might return it, hold on to the freaking receipt! Or at least remember the day you bought it. I know for sure I have done returns on stolen items, but there's nothing I can do, because Safeway doesn't have clear-cut return policy rules nor do they help me with the ability to look up transactions by something other than day/checkstand number.
39. When a customer returns a food item they say was bad, and most of it is gone/eaten. I'd say over half the time this happens they are trying to scam us out of a free product they actually fairly enjoyed.
40. When a machine malfunctions (Lotto, CoinStar) and I have to fix it while other customers need help.
41. When customers form two different lines, and I don't know who was next.
42. When I have to help a customer for a long time (Western Union, calling someone) and they don't allow me to help other customers in the meantime,
43. Repeat customers who always get pint-sized bottles of liquor. They would save money by buying the 750ml every two days, but apparently, they can't force themselves to stop drinking. Sad.
44. When I have a list of things to do that keeps getting longer, and I stress out about it because I'm too busy with customers.
45. When one of the national Lottery games gets a really high jackpot and clueless customers come wanting to buy tickets but not knowing what the hell they're doing.
46. Customers who send multiple Western Unions, not allowing people behind them to be helped in between transactions.
47. Getting a complaint about an unruly customer, a customer asking for money, and having to tell the manager.
48. When a customer has a deal on an item (such as Free on J4U), but we don't carry it.
49. When I have to check because we're shorthanded, causing me to fall behind on customer service closing duties.
And lastly,
50. Having to deal with people. That's it. 90+% of the people I deal with at customer service are people I couldn't care less about.
BONUS:
51. People that buy a lottery ticket and tell me to sell them a winner. If I could control that, I'd sell myself a winner before you, fool.
1. A customer waiting for a while (long line, or I'm handling Western Union) just for something the self-checkout attendant could have helped them with, like a question, change for a large bill, or cigarettes. I always feel bad that they had to wait.
2. A customer who comes back and needs something changed with their Western Union money transaction. Usually, that requires calling WU, and it takes 10-15 minutes on average. And if there's no management to call to help other customers, it REALLY sucks.
3. Being in charge of the liquor case key but not being able to get the liquor call because of customers needing help at customer service.
4. A customer complaining that Just 4 U doesn't work. It's really not that hard, and it's probably something you did wrong.
5. Customer's getting upset at me enforcing rules, such as money orders are cash only (used to be), the limit for any transaction (WU, money order, etc.) is $3,000. Do you want me to lose my job?! Plus, I didn't make up the rules.
6. Customers who return 5+ items. The more the worse. Like really, what is your angle? I call these people serial returners.
7. Customers who call and talk forever and ever on the phone, especially when I have things to do or people to help.
8. Customers who want lottery tickets when that particular game is drawing. Know the rules and times, people, if you're going to waste your hard-earned money.
9. When customers bring their rotten food to get money back. Either take a picture or just have your receipt, I will take their word for it 99% of the time. Leaving me to dispose of the rotten food.
10. When I'm behind on my closing duties, yet customers keep coming or the self-checkout attendant keeps sending me customers they could help.
11. A checker making a mistake (scanning something twice, missing a 50% off item) that I have to fix.
12. People asking me things that not even management sometimes has a good answer for, such as why a particular item hasn't been in stock for a while, or why we stopped carrying a certain product. THEY TELL ME NOTHING. ALL I HAVE IS CONJECTURE.
13. A checker acting annoyed when I was crazy busy when they paged for an office call, and I missed it.
14. A checker needing help or an override when their problem was so simple/didn't require an override (like entering in the price manually when they could just type in the numbers next to the bar code).
15. Counting a till and it's way off for an unexplained reason.
16. Going to exchange a till that is a complete mess. I never need store coupons! Why don't you put bills and coupons in envelopes? They are there for a reason!
17. The bill counter being a piece of shit and displaying "No call" for every bill, or getting a jam.
18. A person needing to do a Western Union transaction who barely speaks English.
19. A person needing to do Western Union who is unhappy with their policy (Only can be received in Euros, have to include a test question, etc.)
20. A customer needing help with the DVDxpress. Safeway does not own, nor is responsible for it!
21. The phone constantly going off, especially when a holiday comes up and people ask our hours, or if there was a big storm and people call and ask if we're open.
22. The floral, deli, or meat department not answering their phone.
23. Customers calling for floral, bakery or meat after they've left, leaving me to answer the phone and tell them they can't be helped.
24. Something being down (Western Union, Money Orders, Orca) and customers getting mad at me for it.
25. People asking questions about Orca that even Metro Transit experts would have trouble answering.
26. People complaining about the price of cigarettes.
27. Someone asking for a manager (possibly a phone call) and they're busy (conference call, checking)
28. Starting my shift or getting back from break and the counter is a mess and unorganized.
29. Having to fill out a SAR (Suspicious Activity Report) Form because a customer sent over $3,000 or sent over $1,000 to China.
30. Trying to get stuff done like changing out checkstand changers, organizing the department, or doing pulls of large bills, and I keep getting interrupted by customers.
31. Needing a particular key (Lotto, Propane, Master) and it's not in its assigned spot.
32. Someone trying to return a gift card. All gift card sales are final, and they always have been. I do the return, I get in trouble, and the store loses money.
33. Alternatively, people coming back with a gift card saying it doesn't work, or they peeled the code off like a moron and expect us to be liable and replace it. You have to contact the company for whom the gift card is for! Once we sell it and activate it, it's out of our control.
34. A customer not knowing how a product works and needs me to explain it to them like they're a freaking child. I've had multiple customers come to me with the cartons of soup/broth saying the seal was already broken. No, idiot, the seal broke when you opened it! Also had a foreign couple that didn't know how to open a small trash bag.
35. Management telling me to pull customers from the self-checkout line because they failed to schedule enough checker help (and I have other things that need to get done).
36. Customers either not communicating clearly with lotto or changing their mind on either Mega Millions or PowerBall, forcing me to either buy the mistake ticket myself or have the store take it as a loss (because we can't cancel for those two games).
37. A customer having a lot of questions about a Rug Doctor (something I have never personally used).
38. When a customer tries to return a fairly expensive item without a receipt. Either you're scamming us, or you're a freaking idiot. If you buy an expensive item ($20+) and there is ANY chance you might return it, hold on to the freaking receipt! Or at least remember the day you bought it. I know for sure I have done returns on stolen items, but there's nothing I can do, because Safeway doesn't have clear-cut return policy rules nor do they help me with the ability to look up transactions by something other than day/checkstand number.
39. When a customer returns a food item they say was bad, and most of it is gone/eaten. I'd say over half the time this happens they are trying to scam us out of a free product they actually fairly enjoyed.
40. When a machine malfunctions (Lotto, CoinStar) and I have to fix it while other customers need help.
41. When customers form two different lines, and I don't know who was next.
42. When I have to help a customer for a long time (Western Union, calling someone) and they don't allow me to help other customers in the meantime,
43. Repeat customers who always get pint-sized bottles of liquor. They would save money by buying the 750ml every two days, but apparently, they can't force themselves to stop drinking. Sad.
44. When I have a list of things to do that keeps getting longer, and I stress out about it because I'm too busy with customers.
45. When one of the national Lottery games gets a really high jackpot and clueless customers come wanting to buy tickets but not knowing what the hell they're doing.
46. Customers who send multiple Western Unions, not allowing people behind them to be helped in between transactions.
47. Getting a complaint about an unruly customer, a customer asking for money, and having to tell the manager.
48. When a customer has a deal on an item (such as Free on J4U), but we don't carry it.
49. When I have to check because we're shorthanded, causing me to fall behind on customer service closing duties.
And lastly,
50. Having to deal with people. That's it. 90+% of the people I deal with at customer service are people I couldn't care less about.
BONUS:
51. People that buy a lottery ticket and tell me to sell them a winner. If I could control that, I'd sell myself a winner before you, fool.
Monday, December 10, 2018
Stuck
So, on this blog I post a bit about work at Safeway, and this will be no different. However, I'm going more in depth and making more than just a list of some kind. I've been put in a position at work that I'm not happy with, and there's not a whole lot I can do. There are a few things I can do, but they all have reasons why not to do them. I'll explain later.
At the end of October/beginning of November our previous front end manager quit and got another job. I was her backup at the time. I had previously told her that I didn't like doing the position, but she kept me as her backup anyway. After she left, I was thrust into the role of doing the front end manager position five days a week, a shift I didn't even like doing two days a week. Apparently, I do too good of a job at it.
Why don't I like it? It's stressful at times for one. Even just falling behind on giving people breaks stresses me out (maybe not as much as it used to). But the stressful part is having to deal with situations and customers that I either A) Don't know how to resolve too well or B) Give me anxiety because it is THAT stressful. But I think I could handle that if I had to. The biggest reason I'd say I don't like it is the hours. 10-7. EVERY DAY. Well every day you work that is. That's 9 hours of your day, not counting the couple hours of getting ready, transportation, etc. I even have to stay late sometimes because someone called out sick or it's really busy (fall behind on breaks). I just hate those hours because it doesn't give me a ton of time to do anything else that particular day. I wake up, get ready for work then go to work. I get home, I eat dinner, and then before I know it, it's 9 o'clock and I'm drowsy. Welp, there went my ENTIRE FRICKEN DAY.
I must add that I was not asked to fill in my previous front end manager's position. I was not asked if it was ok if I filled in while they found a full-time replacement. I was only asked to take the position officially, which I have repeatedly declined.
So, I'm going to make a list of what you might be suggesting I do. Here they are:
1) Ask to not get scheduled as FEM anymore
2) Find another job/quit
3) Do such a bad job at FEM that they have no choice but to demote you.
Here's why I have yet to do any of those three:
1) Our store doesn't have many other options for the position. The two people who have been covering my days off would not want to do it five times, and I'm pretty sure one of them would quit if forced to do it five days a week. The other does too many other things including night Person in Charge. Also, if I were to ask to not be scheduled, they don't have to listen to me.
2) I have been looking at other jobs, actually. I have applied for four so far I think, but none have gotten back to me. I'd apply for more, but I have limited time and most of my time is spent looking for something that suits me well. I also don't want to quit before finding another job, because I don't want to be unemployed and I need a stable income.
3) I have kinda tried doing this. But I do care about our store, having worked there over nine years. I made a silly intercom announcement that pissed my manager off, but that's it. I've ignored what they've asked me to do. My managers keep insisting that I make my checkers ask for hunger bag donations for the needy and that I ask myself, but I refuse to do so. Doesn't matter. I feel like the action required to get demoted from FEM would also be bad enough to be suspended/terminated, and I can't risk that. I've started being late recently, but only my head bookkeeper has noticed.
However, there (hopefully) is a light at the end of the tunnel. I found out from one of my coworkers that applied for the position herself that our manager will make a decision on the new Front End Manager, but after the holidays (oy). I haven't heard of anyone applying but her, and I'm being totally honest, I don't think my manager wants her as FEM. But if he has no other choice, what can he do? I'm sure he'll try reaching out to other stores. So if I can just make it through the holidays, I should be ok.
So my plan is to tough it out going into 2019. My two big New Years Resolutions will be to get a new job and to lose weight. If by mid January (my birthday), I'm still getting scheduled as Front End Manager, I'm going to spend all of my free time working towards another job. If I absolutely have to, I'll stay in retail/customer service. But if my manager continues to postpone his search for a new FEM (after the holidays), I'm either going to put my foot down and request to not work that shift, or I'll be spending all of my free time looking for another job.
Wish me luck. I'm hoping to not make it to my ten year anniversary with Safeway (which would be in April). But if I get put in a better position, I might ride it out a tad longer. Time will tell.
At the end of October/beginning of November our previous front end manager quit and got another job. I was her backup at the time. I had previously told her that I didn't like doing the position, but she kept me as her backup anyway. After she left, I was thrust into the role of doing the front end manager position five days a week, a shift I didn't even like doing two days a week. Apparently, I do too good of a job at it.
Why don't I like it? It's stressful at times for one. Even just falling behind on giving people breaks stresses me out (maybe not as much as it used to). But the stressful part is having to deal with situations and customers that I either A) Don't know how to resolve too well or B) Give me anxiety because it is THAT stressful. But I think I could handle that if I had to. The biggest reason I'd say I don't like it is the hours. 10-7. EVERY DAY. Well every day you work that is. That's 9 hours of your day, not counting the couple hours of getting ready, transportation, etc. I even have to stay late sometimes because someone called out sick or it's really busy (fall behind on breaks). I just hate those hours because it doesn't give me a ton of time to do anything else that particular day. I wake up, get ready for work then go to work. I get home, I eat dinner, and then before I know it, it's 9 o'clock and I'm drowsy. Welp, there went my ENTIRE FRICKEN DAY.
I must add that I was not asked to fill in my previous front end manager's position. I was not asked if it was ok if I filled in while they found a full-time replacement. I was only asked to take the position officially, which I have repeatedly declined.
So, I'm going to make a list of what you might be suggesting I do. Here they are:
1) Ask to not get scheduled as FEM anymore
2) Find another job/quit
3) Do such a bad job at FEM that they have no choice but to demote you.
Here's why I have yet to do any of those three:
1) Our store doesn't have many other options for the position. The two people who have been covering my days off would not want to do it five times, and I'm pretty sure one of them would quit if forced to do it five days a week. The other does too many other things including night Person in Charge. Also, if I were to ask to not be scheduled, they don't have to listen to me.
2) I have been looking at other jobs, actually. I have applied for four so far I think, but none have gotten back to me. I'd apply for more, but I have limited time and most of my time is spent looking for something that suits me well. I also don't want to quit before finding another job, because I don't want to be unemployed and I need a stable income.
3) I have kinda tried doing this. But I do care about our store, having worked there over nine years. I made a silly intercom announcement that pissed my manager off, but that's it. I've ignored what they've asked me to do. My managers keep insisting that I make my checkers ask for hunger bag donations for the needy and that I ask myself, but I refuse to do so. Doesn't matter. I feel like the action required to get demoted from FEM would also be bad enough to be suspended/terminated, and I can't risk that. I've started being late recently, but only my head bookkeeper has noticed.
However, there (hopefully) is a light at the end of the tunnel. I found out from one of my coworkers that applied for the position herself that our manager will make a decision on the new Front End Manager, but after the holidays (oy). I haven't heard of anyone applying but her, and I'm being totally honest, I don't think my manager wants her as FEM. But if he has no other choice, what can he do? I'm sure he'll try reaching out to other stores. So if I can just make it through the holidays, I should be ok.
So my plan is to tough it out going into 2019. My two big New Years Resolutions will be to get a new job and to lose weight. If by mid January (my birthday), I'm still getting scheduled as Front End Manager, I'm going to spend all of my free time working towards another job. If I absolutely have to, I'll stay in retail/customer service. But if my manager continues to postpone his search for a new FEM (after the holidays), I'm either going to put my foot down and request to not work that shift, or I'll be spending all of my free time looking for another job.
Wish me luck. I'm hoping to not make it to my ten year anniversary with Safeway (which would be in April). But if I get put in a better position, I might ride it out a tad longer. Time will tell.
Customer Service at Safeway - Everything We Do, They're Positives and Negatives
Having worked over two years at customer service, I have a pretty good understanding of all we do back there. Sometimes I will do a ton of these in one day and sometimes I won't do it at all (except Lotto--people always come for Lotto).
Lotto: This is the one thing I'm guaranteed to do every time at customer service. I'm actually surprised if I cover a break at customer service if no one comes for Lotto.
Positives: It's a game, and anyone who's worked over a game (amusement park, bowling alley) can agree that there is some aspect of fun to it. And VERY rarely is dealing with a lotto customer stressful. I know enough about the games that if they dispute something I have a good argument to back it up.
Negatives: People that complain about never winning. It's not exactly designed to payout a lot, people. People that play it so often that it gets annoying. People that pay with exact change in cash that could do that very same thing at the lotto machine.
Western Union: This is the one thing I was most apprehensive about when learning customer service. Now that I have it down, it's pretty darn easy. There's always the occasional snag I'll run into (more on that below).
Positives: If I'm having a slow day, WU's help the time go by. Most of them are fairly straightforward, and about half are with customers I help fairly routinely, so they know the drill.
Negatives: Helping someone and another person is right behind them and has to wait a long time to be helped with a quick thing. Also, when snags happen, such as a customer not understanding something, or a change occurring in WU (such as a fee going up). The worst is a customer needing a change on their WU that requires me to call and get their transaction refunded, and send it through again. UGH!
Returns: This is something I was already accustomed to doing as a checker and SCO attendant before customer service. And I didn't mind it at all. But after working customer service for a while, I hate it. People constantly try to scam us by returning items without a receipt which in that case always puts me in a tough position.
Positives: Nothing difficult about it, most of the time fairly straightforward.
Negatives: What I mentioned above. Scammers. I know I've returned items that customers have stolen. There's not a lot Safeway does to help me. They don't set out clear parameters on what I can or can't do refunds/returns on. The more I've worked customer service the more I hate doing returns and refunds.
Orca: Dealing with Orca Cards is one of the easiest things at customer service. Most people will just add money to their card when necessary.
Positives: Like I said, one of the easiest things to do. Plus, it is informative for myself as a fellow Orca Card holder.
Negatives: When customers want to do the monthly pass and are clueless as to what amount they want. When customers have questions about it (nearest Orca/Transit office for example) that I don't know the answers to.
Rug Doctor: Rug Doctors have to be one of my least favorite things to do. I've never used one myself so it can be tough to answer people's questions about it.
Positives: Fairly straightforward, and when people return them it's very easy to deal with.
Negatives: Time consuming, usually makes people behind the person I'm helping have to wait. Also when people have literally any questions about it. I don't know how to use one myself, nor do I have the need to (I don't own, I rent).
Phone Calls: The thing I was most dreading when being trained at customer service. Whenever I hear that "Attention Service Staff, 2, 0, 0" I always have to let out a groan.
Positives: Most of the time it's fairly straightforward. Most of the calls are either for someone else (a manager, DotCom) or are a fairly quick question, often about a product.
Negatives: I don't like talking on the phone. I have kind of bad hearing and have a lot of trouble hearing people through any static or an accent. Also when people complain to me. I've even gotten prank called once. I felt a little violated.
Bookkeeping: My favorite part. Get to handle money, account for it, balance tills, etc.
Positives: Very fun, VERY few stressful moments, get to handle money.
Negatives: When I'm bothered by a customer in the middle of balancing a till or doing something important, bookkeeping-wise, or when a till comes up quite a bit short.
Questions: This is a surprising amount of people that visit customer service. Sometimes it's people simply wanting to know where something is (a product, the restroom), or sometimes it's a customer asking if we have more of a product.
Positives: I'd say over half are fairly straight-forward and easy questions to answer, and usually just take a few seconds.
Negatives: However, there are always customers who want something not in stock, or want us to carry a product, or want a particular item and are upset we don't have it. If it was me in their shoes, I'd either go to another store or be content with getting a similar product.
Money Orders: This is very simple, just ask the customer how much they want on their money order, they pay for it, the machine prints it out for them.
Positives: Very easy, most people know exactly what they want and have the right payment method handy.
Negatives: Before we changed our policy from Cash Only, people that would get upset that we wouldn't take Debit. Fortunately, we do now. Also, people that have no idea what to put on their money order, or the rare occasion that people try to get a refund or get it cashed (No can do, amigo).
Well, that's pretty much all we do at customer (now guest) service. There are odd requests here and there, but this is 95% of it.
Lotto: This is the one thing I'm guaranteed to do every time at customer service. I'm actually surprised if I cover a break at customer service if no one comes for Lotto.
Positives: It's a game, and anyone who's worked over a game (amusement park, bowling alley) can agree that there is some aspect of fun to it. And VERY rarely is dealing with a lotto customer stressful. I know enough about the games that if they dispute something I have a good argument to back it up.
Negatives: People that complain about never winning. It's not exactly designed to payout a lot, people. People that play it so often that it gets annoying. People that pay with exact change in cash that could do that very same thing at the lotto machine.
Western Union: This is the one thing I was most apprehensive about when learning customer service. Now that I have it down, it's pretty darn easy. There's always the occasional snag I'll run into (more on that below).
Positives: If I'm having a slow day, WU's help the time go by. Most of them are fairly straightforward, and about half are with customers I help fairly routinely, so they know the drill.
Negatives: Helping someone and another person is right behind them and has to wait a long time to be helped with a quick thing. Also, when snags happen, such as a customer not understanding something, or a change occurring in WU (such as a fee going up). The worst is a customer needing a change on their WU that requires me to call and get their transaction refunded, and send it through again. UGH!
Returns: This is something I was already accustomed to doing as a checker and SCO attendant before customer service. And I didn't mind it at all. But after working customer service for a while, I hate it. People constantly try to scam us by returning items without a receipt which in that case always puts me in a tough position.
Positives: Nothing difficult about it, most of the time fairly straightforward.
Negatives: What I mentioned above. Scammers. I know I've returned items that customers have stolen. There's not a lot Safeway does to help me. They don't set out clear parameters on what I can or can't do refunds/returns on. The more I've worked customer service the more I hate doing returns and refunds.
Orca: Dealing with Orca Cards is one of the easiest things at customer service. Most people will just add money to their card when necessary.
Positives: Like I said, one of the easiest things to do. Plus, it is informative for myself as a fellow Orca Card holder.
Negatives: When customers want to do the monthly pass and are clueless as to what amount they want. When customers have questions about it (nearest Orca/Transit office for example) that I don't know the answers to.
Rug Doctor: Rug Doctors have to be one of my least favorite things to do. I've never used one myself so it can be tough to answer people's questions about it.
Positives: Fairly straightforward, and when people return them it's very easy to deal with.
Negatives: Time consuming, usually makes people behind the person I'm helping have to wait. Also when people have literally any questions about it. I don't know how to use one myself, nor do I have the need to (I don't own, I rent).
Phone Calls: The thing I was most dreading when being trained at customer service. Whenever I hear that "Attention Service Staff, 2, 0, 0" I always have to let out a groan.
Positives: Most of the time it's fairly straightforward. Most of the calls are either for someone else (a manager, DotCom) or are a fairly quick question, often about a product.
Negatives: I don't like talking on the phone. I have kind of bad hearing and have a lot of trouble hearing people through any static or an accent. Also when people complain to me. I've even gotten prank called once. I felt a little violated.
Bookkeeping: My favorite part. Get to handle money, account for it, balance tills, etc.
Positives: Very fun, VERY few stressful moments, get to handle money.
Negatives: When I'm bothered by a customer in the middle of balancing a till or doing something important, bookkeeping-wise, or when a till comes up quite a bit short.
Questions: This is a surprising amount of people that visit customer service. Sometimes it's people simply wanting to know where something is (a product, the restroom), or sometimes it's a customer asking if we have more of a product.
Positives: I'd say over half are fairly straight-forward and easy questions to answer, and usually just take a few seconds.
Negatives: However, there are always customers who want something not in stock, or want us to carry a product, or want a particular item and are upset we don't have it. If it was me in their shoes, I'd either go to another store or be content with getting a similar product.
Money Orders: This is very simple, just ask the customer how much they want on their money order, they pay for it, the machine prints it out for them.
Positives: Very easy, most people know exactly what they want and have the right payment method handy.
Negatives: Before we changed our policy from Cash Only, people that would get upset that we wouldn't take Debit. Fortunately, we do now. Also, people that have no idea what to put on their money order, or the rare occasion that people try to get a refund or get it cashed (No can do, amigo).
Well, that's pretty much all we do at customer (now guest) service. There are odd requests here and there, but this is 95% of it.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
25 Reasons Self Checkout Sucks and Should be Gotten Rid Of
(At least at Safeway)
1. They freeze, coins jam, they reboot on their own, basically malfunction in some manner WAY TOO OFTEN.
2. After having ours for 6+ years customers STILL don't know how to use them.
3. The SCO attendant is forced to do price checks (lack of courtesy), open the liquor cabinet, or get a replacement item TOO OFTEN, leaving people unable to get help and possibly able to get away with paying for something.
4. People use SCO to scrutinize every price and take up the attendant's time
5. Food stamps still don't work well with SCO. You need to pay partially with EBT? Too bad, you're fucked.
6. They aren't updated enough and have too many design/tech flaws
7. People STILL are coming to SCO and expecting help with all/most of their entire order
8. People who choose to go through SCO sometimes have to wait for assistance because the SCO attendant is ringing up the order of someone they brought from the end of a line at the checkstands. Not exactly fair.
9. There are no rules for waiting lines at SCO. Sometimes there's two, and sometimes there's one. And sometimes people cut, leading to arguments.
10. There are no clear rules for which produce items scan and which don't. Obviously weighed items (bags of cherries, grapes) don't, but large watermelons and stalks of celery don't scan while iceberg lettuce and small watermelons do.
11. We aren't able to check if the machines are low on bills unless we use the round key and physically check, so we can't refill them while it's slow before they run out (when it's busy).
12. Also, refilling machines with money is sometimes impossible (if the customer service person is busy) or at the very least takes several minutes.
13. For stores with a plastic bag ban, the machines are not set up to use only paper bags. The only thing that was changed was adding the "How Many Bags" after hitting "Finish and Pay". Customers still don't know how to use paper bags at SCO.
14. Because SCO attendants couldn't be more responsible, SCO attendants now have to ask people for their birthdays if they are purchasing age-restricted items (mainly alcohol). This is a slight invasion of personal information and can lead to arguments.
15. People do not clean up after themselves, leaving behind bags, coupons, and receipts. If their food spills they don't often notify the SCO attendant and it is a mess for the next customer.
16. Customers often need help all at once, and there's never someone around to help the SCO attendant.
17. Customers still cannot tell if certain stations are open, and will stand waiting like an idiot.
18. People forget their cash back all the time! The machines should warn the customer that they have cash coming, but they don't, leading to customers forgetting their cash basically on a daily basis.
19. Because there's usually a line during peak hours, this makes customers more impatient and forgetful when they finally get to an open station. This leads to them asking for assistance when the SCO attendant is clearly busy, or making a mistake (forgetting to scan an item).
20. People miss out on valuable coupons because they don't see them print out of the Catalina machine and don't know to grab them.
21. If the machine or customer makes an error, it's not really worth it for the SCO attendant to go over EVERY single time, so unless the error is obvious, the attendant will just clear the weight mismatch, which often results in the store losing money.
22. There is no item limit, so if a customer comes over with a huge cart full, this can result in them needing a lot of help, holding up the line, or both.
23. People question prices constantly, holding up the line and only wasting everyone's time. On the screen that asks them to bag their item, it often doesn't display sale prices (especially for produce items), resulting in the customer questioning the price before bagging it.
24. Rules differ for SCO everywhere you go. Some states you can't buy alcohol through SCO, some you can. Some stores allow you to scan your own coupons, while others make the attendant do it. And people can't keep track of the rules.
25. And finally, the SCO machines are the devil and require more care than they're worth. We lose the most money through the checkout process through SCO, so it doesn't in the long run save the store much money by having SCO instead of extra checkers.
1. They freeze, coins jam, they reboot on their own, basically malfunction in some manner WAY TOO OFTEN.
2. After having ours for 6+ years customers STILL don't know how to use them.
3. The SCO attendant is forced to do price checks (lack of courtesy), open the liquor cabinet, or get a replacement item TOO OFTEN, leaving people unable to get help and possibly able to get away with paying for something.
4. People use SCO to scrutinize every price and take up the attendant's time
5. Food stamps still don't work well with SCO. You need to pay partially with EBT? Too bad, you're fucked.
6. They aren't updated enough and have too many design/tech flaws
7. People STILL are coming to SCO and expecting help with all/most of their entire order
8. People who choose to go through SCO sometimes have to wait for assistance because the SCO attendant is ringing up the order of someone they brought from the end of a line at the checkstands. Not exactly fair.
9. There are no rules for waiting lines at SCO. Sometimes there's two, and sometimes there's one. And sometimes people cut, leading to arguments.
10. There are no clear rules for which produce items scan and which don't. Obviously weighed items (bags of cherries, grapes) don't, but large watermelons and stalks of celery don't scan while iceberg lettuce and small watermelons do.
11. We aren't able to check if the machines are low on bills unless we use the round key and physically check, so we can't refill them while it's slow before they run out (when it's busy).
12. Also, refilling machines with money is sometimes impossible (if the customer service person is busy) or at the very least takes several minutes.
13. For stores with a plastic bag ban, the machines are not set up to use only paper bags. The only thing that was changed was adding the "How Many Bags" after hitting "Finish and Pay". Customers still don't know how to use paper bags at SCO.
14. Because SCO attendants couldn't be more responsible, SCO attendants now have to ask people for their birthdays if they are purchasing age-restricted items (mainly alcohol). This is a slight invasion of personal information and can lead to arguments.
15. People do not clean up after themselves, leaving behind bags, coupons, and receipts. If their food spills they don't often notify the SCO attendant and it is a mess for the next customer.
16. Customers often need help all at once, and there's never someone around to help the SCO attendant.
17. Customers still cannot tell if certain stations are open, and will stand waiting like an idiot.
18. People forget their cash back all the time! The machines should warn the customer that they have cash coming, but they don't, leading to customers forgetting their cash basically on a daily basis.
19. Because there's usually a line during peak hours, this makes customers more impatient and forgetful when they finally get to an open station. This leads to them asking for assistance when the SCO attendant is clearly busy, or making a mistake (forgetting to scan an item).
20. People miss out on valuable coupons because they don't see them print out of the Catalina machine and don't know to grab them.
21. If the machine or customer makes an error, it's not really worth it for the SCO attendant to go over EVERY single time, so unless the error is obvious, the attendant will just clear the weight mismatch, which often results in the store losing money.
22. There is no item limit, so if a customer comes over with a huge cart full, this can result in them needing a lot of help, holding up the line, or both.
23. People question prices constantly, holding up the line and only wasting everyone's time. On the screen that asks them to bag their item, it often doesn't display sale prices (especially for produce items), resulting in the customer questioning the price before bagging it.
24. Rules differ for SCO everywhere you go. Some states you can't buy alcohol through SCO, some you can. Some stores allow you to scan your own coupons, while others make the attendant do it. And people can't keep track of the rules.
25. And finally, the SCO machines are the devil and require more care than they're worth. We lose the most money through the checkout process through SCO, so it doesn't in the long run save the store much money by having SCO instead of extra checkers.
Monday, January 22, 2018
Marry, Screw, Kill
One game that's fun to play is "Marry, Screw, Kill". You find three celebrities, fictional characters, etc, usually related in some way, and decide which you'd marry, which you'd screw (have sex with), and which you'd kill. You have to choose one for each. You can play along and see how yours compare to mine. For this game, I'm only going to do fictional characters.
Friends Chicks: Monica, Rachel, and Phoebe
Marry: Monica
Screw: Rachel
Kill: Phoebe
Comment: Monica is very organized and clean and would basically clean everything, so I'd never have to clean. Rachel, especially in the earlier seasons, is extremely attractive, leaving poor Phoebe as the odd woman out.
Harry Potter Girls: Hermione, Ginny, Luna
Marry: Hermione
Screw: Ginny
Kill: Luna
Comment: I'm going based on the books for this one. Who doesn't want an intelligent wife? Ginny meanwhile is described as an attractive redhead in the books, leaving Luna as the odd woman out.
Star Wars Women: Princess Leia (Return of the Jedi), Padme Amidala (Attack of the Clones), Rey (The Force Awakens)
Marry: Rey, TFA
Screw: Padme, AotC
Kill: Leia, RotJ
Comment: I choose each character's hottest role. Padme easily for AotC gets screwed. Rey in TFA is very intelligent and useful. Yes, that leaves me with killing Princess Leia. Oh well. Guess Kylo Ren is never born, haha.
Lord of the Rings Women: Eowyn, Arwen, Rosie
Marry: Eowyn
Screw: Arwen
Kill: Rosie
Comment: Eowyn is brave and stands up for what she believes in, so she'd make a good wife. Arwen... well I don't think I have to elaborate there. That leaves me with killing Rosie, because I neither want to sleep with or marry a hobbit, even a female one.
Modern Family--The Dunphy's: (Claire, Haley, Alex)
Marry: Alex
Screw: Haley
Kill: Claire
Comment: Of course, this is with Alex of legal age. I'd marry Alex because she is so smart, she's basically the whole package. Haley would ok to deal with one night, leaving me with killing Claire, which is OK as she's the oldest (Being their mom and all).
Dexter's Love Interests: Rita, Lila, Hannah
Marry: Rita
Screw: Hannah
Kill: Lila
Comment: Of Dexter's main love interests, the easiest decision was to kill Lila, which he did. Unlike Dexter though, I chose not screw her (haha). I'd screw Hannah because I feel like if I married her she'd poison me eventually. I'd marry Rita because she is a terrific mom.
HIMYM Women: Robin, Lily, The Mother (Tracy)
Marry: The Mother (Tracy)
Screw: Robin
Kill: Lily
Comment: Of the three women that eventually become a big part of Ted's life, I'd marry the Mother because she seems really awesome and *spoiler alert* I'd get to marry someone else once she passes. I'd screw Robin, because hey, why not. I'd have to kill Lily.
Big Bang Theory Women: Penny, Bernadette, Amy
Marry: Bernadette
Screw: Penny
Kill: Amy
Comment: Marrying Bernadette is an easy choice, because she's the complete package. I'd screw Penny, because at least she's hot, leaving me to kill Amy. This one was a no brainer.
Scrubs Women: Elliot, Carla, Jordan
Marry: Carla
Screw: Elliot
Kill: Jordan
Comment: Haven't seen TOO much of Scrubs, but from what I've gathered Carla is close to the complete package and Latina, which I like. Elliot is a bit high maintenance but hot so I'd screw her, leaving me with killing Jordan, who's the oldest anyway.
Jesse's (Breaking Bad) Love Interests: Wendy, Andrea, Jane
Marry: Andrea
Screw: Jane
Kill: Wendy
Comment: Ok, Wendy wasn't a "love" interest, she was just a hooker (and a gross one at that) so that makes her easy to kill. I'd only screw Jane because she is an addict after all, leaving me to marry good mom Andrea.
Game of Thrones Leading Ladies: Daenarys, Cersei, Sansa
Marry: Sansa
Screw: Daenarys
Kill: Cersei
Comment: I'd marry Sansa to keep her safe, she's been through too much in her life and needs a safe, stable marriage. Daenarys is an easy choice for screw. I'd kill Cersei, because, well... that's obvious.
Twin Peaks Ladies: Audrey, Shelly, Donna
Marry: Shelly Johnson
Screw: Audrey Horne
Kill: Donna Hayward
Comment: I'd screw Audrey, because Sherilyn Fenn in her younger years was smoking. But Audrey was too manipulative to want to spend an eternity with. Donna was a bit of a trouble-maker (and liar) herself so I'd have to kill her. I'd marry Shelly to keep her safe from Leo (And Bobby, to be frank).
"LOST" Women: Kate, Claire, Sun
Marry: Kate
Screw: Claire
Kill: Sun
Comment: This was a tough one. If you had asked me for season 2-3, I would've married Claire. But I did this for right as the show ends. Claire is still a bit crazy and probably needed therapy. Kate showed she could be a good mother (For the most part). Sun ends up dying anyway so I decided not to change her fate.
The Walking Dead Women: Maggie, Michonne, Rosita
Marry: Rosita
Screw: Maggie
Kill: Michonne
Comment: I knew instantly who I'd kill, it's the one I'm not attracted to. I chose to marry Rosita because I think she and I would make a better couple, and Maggie would be too ambitious for me.
The Walking Dead Women, Next Generation: Enid, Lydia, Addy
Marry: Enid
Screw: Lydia
Kill: Addy
Comment: First off this is provided all characters are 18, or once they turn 18. I'd marry Enid because she's smart and fearless, I'd screw Lydia because, well, there's a reason Henry has gone to such lengths to be with her. She's probably a freak in the sack. I'd kill Addy, because she'd hardly be missed.
Fear the Walking Dead Women: Alicia, Madison, Luciana
Marry: Alicia
Screw: Luciana
Kill: Madison
Comment: Alicia is hot, and also she's pretty bad ass, so I'd marry her. Luciana is hot enough, but I don't think we'd get along well in the long run, so I'd screw her. I'd kill Madison as the oldest and "SPOILER ALERT" she dies anyway.
Marvel Female Superheroes: Black Widow, Scarlett Witch, Captain Marvel
Marry: Captain Marvel
Screw: Scarlett Witch
Kill: Black Widow
Comment: I'd marry Captain Marvel because she's awesome and talented. I'd screw Scarlett Witch, well, because have you seen Oldboy? And I'd kill Black Widow, because she's getting up there in age and already has Bruce/The Hulk. Yes, I'd have to contend with the Hulk coming after me for revenge, but I'd have Captain Marvel as my wife to protect me.
Boy Meets World Women: Topanga, Angela, Rachel
Marry: Topanga
Screw: Angela
Kill: Rachel
Comment: Marrying Topanga was easy, as Cory did it, and Cory and I are a lot alike. I'd screw Angela over Rachel because Rachel is too tall, plus she supposedly is a bit older (If she is the same age as Jack and Eric).
This Is Us Women: Rebecca, Kate, Beth
Marry: Beth
Screw: Rebecca
Kill: Kate
Comment: I'd marry Beth because she is a terrific mom and amazing wife. I'd screw Rebecca (from shortly after Jack's death so that A, she's bangable still, and B, she no longer has Jack). I'd kill Kate, well... you know why. That's right, she's the odd woman out.
Heroes Women: Claire, Nicky/Tracy, Daphne
Marry: Claire
Screw: Daphne
Kill: Niki/Tracy
Comment: First off, Heroes needed more young leading ladies. Anyway, I'd marry Claire as she's one of my favorite female TV characters ever. I'd screw Daphne because she wouldn't mind if I finished fast haha. And I'd kill Niki/Tracy, just because her characters are generally unlikable.
Smallville Women: Lana, Chloe, Lois
Marry: Chloe
Screw: Lois
Kill: Lana
Comment: I'd marry Chloe because she's definitely hot enough to be with for life and she's career driven. I'd screw Lois because she is the hottest one, in my opinion. That leaves me with killing Lana, and let's face it, she has too many issues (possessed, Lex is in to her, etc.)
The Office Women: Pam, Angela, Erin
Marry: Pam
Screw: Erin
Kill: Angela
Friends Chicks: Monica, Rachel, and Phoebe
Marry: Monica
Screw: Rachel
Kill: Phoebe
Comment: Monica is very organized and clean and would basically clean everything, so I'd never have to clean. Rachel, especially in the earlier seasons, is extremely attractive, leaving poor Phoebe as the odd woman out.
Harry Potter Girls: Hermione, Ginny, Luna
Marry: Hermione
Screw: Ginny
Kill: Luna
Comment: I'm going based on the books for this one. Who doesn't want an intelligent wife? Ginny meanwhile is described as an attractive redhead in the books, leaving Luna as the odd woman out.
Star Wars Women: Princess Leia (Return of the Jedi), Padme Amidala (Attack of the Clones), Rey (The Force Awakens)
Marry: Rey, TFA
Screw: Padme, AotC
Kill: Leia, RotJ
Comment: I choose each character's hottest role. Padme easily for AotC gets screwed. Rey in TFA is very intelligent and useful. Yes, that leaves me with killing Princess Leia. Oh well. Guess Kylo Ren is never born, haha.
Lord of the Rings Women: Eowyn, Arwen, Rosie
Marry: Eowyn
Screw: Arwen
Kill: Rosie
Comment: Eowyn is brave and stands up for what she believes in, so she'd make a good wife. Arwen... well I don't think I have to elaborate there. That leaves me with killing Rosie, because I neither want to sleep with or marry a hobbit, even a female one.
Modern Family--The Dunphy's: (Claire, Haley, Alex)
Marry: Alex
Screw: Haley
Kill: Claire
Comment: Of course, this is with Alex of legal age. I'd marry Alex because she is so smart, she's basically the whole package. Haley would ok to deal with one night, leaving me with killing Claire, which is OK as she's the oldest (Being their mom and all).
Dexter's Love Interests: Rita, Lila, Hannah
Marry: Rita
Screw: Hannah
Kill: Lila
Comment: Of Dexter's main love interests, the easiest decision was to kill Lila, which he did. Unlike Dexter though, I chose not screw her (haha). I'd screw Hannah because I feel like if I married her she'd poison me eventually. I'd marry Rita because she is a terrific mom.
HIMYM Women: Robin, Lily, The Mother (Tracy)
Marry: The Mother (Tracy)
Screw: Robin
Kill: Lily
Comment: Of the three women that eventually become a big part of Ted's life, I'd marry the Mother because she seems really awesome and *spoiler alert* I'd get to marry someone else once she passes. I'd screw Robin, because hey, why not. I'd have to kill Lily.
Big Bang Theory Women: Penny, Bernadette, Amy
Marry: Bernadette
Screw: Penny
Kill: Amy
Comment: Marrying Bernadette is an easy choice, because she's the complete package. I'd screw Penny, because at least she's hot, leaving me to kill Amy. This one was a no brainer.
Scrubs Women: Elliot, Carla, Jordan
Marry: Carla
Screw: Elliot
Kill: Jordan
Comment: Haven't seen TOO much of Scrubs, but from what I've gathered Carla is close to the complete package and Latina, which I like. Elliot is a bit high maintenance but hot so I'd screw her, leaving me with killing Jordan, who's the oldest anyway.
Jesse's (Breaking Bad) Love Interests: Wendy, Andrea, Jane
Marry: Andrea
Screw: Jane
Kill: Wendy
Comment: Ok, Wendy wasn't a "love" interest, she was just a hooker (and a gross one at that) so that makes her easy to kill. I'd only screw Jane because she is an addict after all, leaving me to marry good mom Andrea.
Game of Thrones Leading Ladies: Daenarys, Cersei, Sansa
Marry: Sansa
Screw: Daenarys
Kill: Cersei
Comment: I'd marry Sansa to keep her safe, she's been through too much in her life and needs a safe, stable marriage. Daenarys is an easy choice for screw. I'd kill Cersei, because, well... that's obvious.
Twin Peaks Ladies: Audrey, Shelly, Donna
Marry: Shelly Johnson
Screw: Audrey Horne
Kill: Donna Hayward
Comment: I'd screw Audrey, because Sherilyn Fenn in her younger years was smoking. But Audrey was too manipulative to want to spend an eternity with. Donna was a bit of a trouble-maker (and liar) herself so I'd have to kill her. I'd marry Shelly to keep her safe from Leo (And Bobby, to be frank).
"LOST" Women: Kate, Claire, Sun
Marry: Kate
Screw: Claire
Kill: Sun
Comment: This was a tough one. If you had asked me for season 2-3, I would've married Claire. But I did this for right as the show ends. Claire is still a bit crazy and probably needed therapy. Kate showed she could be a good mother (For the most part). Sun ends up dying anyway so I decided not to change her fate.
The Walking Dead Women: Maggie, Michonne, Rosita
Marry: Rosita
Screw: Maggie
Kill: Michonne
Comment: I knew instantly who I'd kill, it's the one I'm not attracted to. I chose to marry Rosita because I think she and I would make a better couple, and Maggie would be too ambitious for me.
The Walking Dead Women, Next Generation: Enid, Lydia, Addy
Marry: Enid
Screw: Lydia
Kill: Addy
Comment: First off this is provided all characters are 18, or once they turn 18. I'd marry Enid because she's smart and fearless, I'd screw Lydia because, well, there's a reason Henry has gone to such lengths to be with her. She's probably a freak in the sack. I'd kill Addy, because she'd hardly be missed.
Fear the Walking Dead Women: Alicia, Madison, Luciana
Marry: Alicia
Screw: Luciana
Kill: Madison
Comment: Alicia is hot, and also she's pretty bad ass, so I'd marry her. Luciana is hot enough, but I don't think we'd get along well in the long run, so I'd screw her. I'd kill Madison as the oldest and "SPOILER ALERT" she dies anyway.
Marvel Female Superheroes: Black Widow, Scarlett Witch, Captain Marvel
Marry: Captain Marvel
Screw: Scarlett Witch
Kill: Black Widow
Comment: I'd marry Captain Marvel because she's awesome and talented. I'd screw Scarlett Witch, well, because have you seen Oldboy? And I'd kill Black Widow, because she's getting up there in age and already has Bruce/The Hulk. Yes, I'd have to contend with the Hulk coming after me for revenge, but I'd have Captain Marvel as my wife to protect me.
Boy Meets World Women: Topanga, Angela, Rachel
Marry: Topanga
Screw: Angela
Kill: Rachel
Comment: Marrying Topanga was easy, as Cory did it, and Cory and I are a lot alike. I'd screw Angela over Rachel because Rachel is too tall, plus she supposedly is a bit older (If she is the same age as Jack and Eric).
This Is Us Women: Rebecca, Kate, Beth
Marry: Beth
Screw: Rebecca
Kill: Kate
Comment: I'd marry Beth because she is a terrific mom and amazing wife. I'd screw Rebecca (from shortly after Jack's death so that A, she's bangable still, and B, she no longer has Jack). I'd kill Kate, well... you know why. That's right, she's the odd woman out.
Heroes Women: Claire, Nicky/Tracy, Daphne
Marry: Claire
Screw: Daphne
Kill: Niki/Tracy
Comment: First off, Heroes needed more young leading ladies. Anyway, I'd marry Claire as she's one of my favorite female TV characters ever. I'd screw Daphne because she wouldn't mind if I finished fast haha. And I'd kill Niki/Tracy, just because her characters are generally unlikable.
Smallville Women: Lana, Chloe, Lois
Marry: Chloe
Screw: Lois
Kill: Lana
Comment: I'd marry Chloe because she's definitely hot enough to be with for life and she's career driven. I'd screw Lois because she is the hottest one, in my opinion. That leaves me with killing Lana, and let's face it, she has too many issues (possessed, Lex is in to her, etc.)
The Office Women: Pam, Angela, Erin
Marry: Pam
Screw: Erin
Kill: Angela
Comment: This was a tough one. I almost went with "screw" for Angela. But I think sex with Erin would be more enjoyable, as I am considering the characters, not the actresses. Pam was an easy choice for marry.
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