Sometimes my other comes to visit me while I am working. Store manager knows my S.O. is connected to me and "shoos" them away (hand motions included), even if they were there no longer then a minute.
My S.O. doesn't normally stay longer then 3 minutes or so to say hello and good bye and is irritated/ embarassed by the act. Common customers take more of my time...
Well, if you are a cashier, you should not be doing their transaction. It will get you fired quick.
Cashiers should not ring up friends or family. If you do, don't broadcast it.
Customers get pissy when love birds socialize while at work.
We had one of our customers complain on a survey about 2 young adult employees flirting with each other in the produce department while ignoring their needs.
I don't think it is nice and actually kind of rude to shoo away anybody's S.O. However, I feel like even if your S.O. is only visiting you on occasion and only for a few mins. It could be a few times too many for your store manager. As the manager is likely feeling like those few mins you are distracted talking to your S.O. you could be using that time to be productive cleaning something, helping a customer, staying on top of something else that needs to be done. As well as the fact, they may think that those few mins can go from a few to 15, 20, even 30 mins. Or even at my store's case, there is a chick that regardless of what shift she works her husband is always coming in. Always lingering at the bakery counter when she worked down there, and now at the deli counter. And he stays there til she finally takes a break. And she at times often calls him to bring her stuff all the time. Rather it's a must need item or not. At which point things tend to get hella unprofessional that way.
So yea, that is what I think your manager is trying to prevent happening with you and your S.O. and you. So I think if you still wish to see your S.O. during work hours. Probably be a good idea to ask her or him to swing by when you are on your breaks or about to go on one. Or even closer towards the time you are about to end your shift for the day. Beyond that, you are just going to keep having your S.O. get waved away like a gnat or something.
You are there to work, not to socialize. I'd shoo away your significant other too if they kept coming around. You can say hi to each other when you get home. Work is not the place for that.
My assistant manager did that to my S.O. When they came in to bring me lunch. My S.O. Did the same thing back to them. My assistant manager was PISSED. Really pissed off that they did that back. Then it was "my fault" that they did it. Guess what managers? Don't like it done to you? Don't do it to my S.O. Then cry like a little b*tch when they do it back.
My assistant manager did that to my S.O. When they came in to bring me lunch. My S.O. Did the same thing back to them. My assistant manager was PISSED. Really pissed off that they did that back. Then it was "my fault" that they did it. Guess what managers? Don't like it done to you? Don't do it to my S.O. Then cry like a little b*tch when they do it back.
That is F-ing hilarious
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