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Anonymous wrote:OP, I haven't read the whole thread... 10 pages... my god. But my first thought was that you are an ass. Have you ever worked retail or food service? Closing time is for the people who are already inside so they can know when they need to get their asses out of there, not for idiots peering through the glass on the outside. When I worked at a bookstore (not B&N as another poster stated, but a similar experience) closing time was like a joke to the customers. A bad joke. We would have to turn off the lights and start cashing out to get people out of there. It was ridiculous. And people trying to get in five minutes before? Forget it. The door was locked. Food service is even worse. I worked at Burger King in high school and we wouldn't believe with the abuse we had to put up with from customers. So no, the customer isn't always right. You acted like an entitled ass and those girls were cursing you out after you left. And another thing, don't mess with people who prepare your food. Just a word to the wise.

This isn't reasonable. Closing time is posted for the public to see. That makes it something of a promise to potential customers as well as those already served.

"Reasonable" people, when they encounter a locked door five minutes before closing time, walk away and find another option. Unreasonable people bang on the door, demand service, and generally make an ass out of themselves. And I don't think OP has ever answered the question about whether or not she ever worked in food service or retail.

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Restaurants close early when it is slow.
Further who wants the last food of the day? And who in their right mind pisses off people making food? Finally, is subway really that good? You coulda made a sandwich for a lot less.

Anonymous wrote:2137 here and for the record I have worked retail and fast food. I would never have done that. Do you have Maryland tags, op?

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Anonymous wrote:I probably would have been annoyed that they had closed early but I would have gotten over it and just gone someplace else. They are the ones losing the business, and, potentially, since it sound like you're still mad about it, a customer. It is annoying to see them in there serving others and not be let in but the do have to close eventually and who knows, maybe it said 8:00 on their clock inside. Either way I think there are bigger problems in the world. It's not like it was the last place on Earth serving food ....

I probably would have done this, too. But I think it may not be so great that we're mostly so busy/pre-occupied/passive that we tolerate an unfortunate amount of mediocrity-- or even abuse. I think this was more mediocrity than abuse, but it's still a shame that a business wasn't fulfilling its schedule commitment to its clientele, and its clientele has bigger concerns, so the business will never be pushed to improve.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I haven't read the whole thread... 10 pages... my god. But my first thought was that you are an ass. Have you ever worked retail or food service? Closing time is for the people who are already inside so they can know when they need to get their asses out of there, not for idiots peering through the glass on the outside. When I worked at a bookstore (not B&N as another poster stated, but a similar experience) closing time was like a joke to the customers. A bad joke. We would have to turn off the lights and start cashing out to get people out of there. It was ridiculous. And people trying to get in five minutes before? Forget it. The door was locked. Food service is even worse. I worked at Burger King in high school and we wouldn't believe with the abuse we had to put up with from customers. So no, the customer isn't always right. You acted like an entitled ass and those girls were cursing you out after you left. And another thing, don't mess with people who prepare your food. Just a word to the wise.

This isn't reasonable. Closing time is posted for the public to see. That makes it something of a promise to potential customers as well as those already served.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I haven't read the whole thread... 10 pages... my god. But my first thought was that you are an ass. Have you ever worked retail or food service? Closing time is for the people who are already inside so they can know when they need to get their asses out of there, not for idiots peering through the glass on the outside. When I worked at a bookstore (not B&N as another poster stated, but a similar experience) closing time was like a joke to the customers. A bad joke. We would have to turn off the lights and start cashing out to get people out of there. It was ridiculous. And people trying to get in five minutes before? Forget it. The door was locked. Food service is even worse. I worked at Burger King in high school and we wouldn't believe with the abuse we had to put up with from customers. So no, the customer isn't always right. You acted like an entitled ass and those girls were cursing you out after you left. And another thing, don't mess with people who prepare your food. Just a word to the wise.

This isn't reasonable. Closing time is posted for the public to see. That makes it something of a promise to potential customers as well as those already served.

Anonymous wrote:The managers will fire them if you snitch to them. I worked at a Subway in high school. They left me - a 16 yo, 100 pound girl - alone in the store to close on Labor Day. A man came in 5 minutes before closing, visibly or odiferously drunk, and became irate when I didn't have what he wanted (we were just out of it, I hadn't put anything away). He was drunk, angry, threatened to come back, so I locked the store and called the manager to tell her. I got fired two days later. Granted, my situation was different, since it sounds like they just wanted to close early, but I would have just gone somewhere else and I would not escalate it at this point. Getting these kids fired will prove nothing other than that you are making a mountain out of a molehill.

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Anonymous wrote:If a supervisor comes to at 4:55 and you have already shut your computer down, are you going to gladly restart your computer and do an assignment that might keep you in the office for another 30 mins? Probably not, even though you should stay and be ready to work until 5.

If I want to keep my job, yes. Are you serious with this question?

You are missing the key word "gladly". Obviously you would disguise your annoyance better than a teenager would, but I know most of us wouldn't be happy about this. If you hire young people you can expect some immaturity and if he/she did indeed tell em to close early, which doubt, you can expect this kind of snotty attitude. That's why you should supervise them when it comes to this.

Anonymous wrote:OP, I haven't read the whole thread... 10 pages... my god. But my first thought was that you are an ass. Have you ever worked retail or food service? Closing time is for the people who are already inside so they can know when they need to get their asses out of there, not for idiots peering through the glass on the outside. When I worked at a bookstore (not B&N as another poster stated, but a similar experience) closing time was like a joke to the customers. A bad joke. We would have to turn off the lights and start cashing out to get people out of there. It was ridiculous. And people trying to get in five minutes before? Forget it. The door was locked. Food service is even worse. I worked at Burger King in high school and we wouldn't believe with the abuse we had to put up with from customers. So no, the customer isn't always right. You acted like an entitled ass and those girls were cursing you out after you left. And another thing, don't mess with people who prepare your food. Just a word to the wise.

Anonymous wrote:I just can't believe someone would be so annoyed about this that they would post on DCUM about it!

Anonymous wrote:OP for future emergencies 7-11 sells cheese pizza, cheese sticks, fruit salad, smoothies, hard boiled eggs, and muffins. I think I've seen those single servings of hummus with things to dip too.