I shouldn't be a people greeter.

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I'm a people greeter at Wal-Mart, but I really feel like I could do more over there, knowing that mostly elderly people work at that position. The electronic section to be specific. I helped this woman out when she tried to figure out how to operate her Sony Ericsson to transfer her photo over to the photo machine, and she thanked me for it. However apparently the elecs dept is so small and deprived of knowledge they just don't care about me, so they do nothing.

What I think I need to do is work at Radio Shack instead where they really need good techies.

I know of two Radio Shacks in California that could really use your services. They're not hiring, but they could really use your services.

Seriously, Radio Shack is to today's hobbyists what Heathkit was in the 1960s. It sounds like you'd be an invaluable resource to them. I'd drop an app at your nearest one, even if they're not hiring, and follow up with a polite query. I'd especially do it if the people there either don't know what they're talking about or try to fob shoddy/overpriced items on you. Good luck!

I'm sorry but aspie and people greeter just don't sound right in the same sentence *chuckles*

There are few jobs I could imagine that would be worse for someone on the autistic spectrum than a Wal-Mart greeter (possibly a few exceptions, in all fairness). But certainly it's not for me. It's demeaning, and spending all day faking friendliness and acting like someone you are not is not a good place for an AS person to be. Not to mention it paying at or near minimum wage, and I have personal opinions about Wal-Mart that would keep me away from it. I will refrain from going into any political discussions.

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Walmart employ people to greet people?

*blinks*

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I think that the Walmart greeters are really there as some strategy to try to ensure that people don't shoplift. It's not for customer appreciation, that's for sure, because it's hard to find a staff person on the floor to help shoppers once you pass the door greeter. At least it's better than having some staff person skulking in the aisle watching you from a distance as you shop, that is what some stores have their staff do to deter shoplifting. The "door greeter" is all part of the new corporatized style of customer service.

*ponders whether Asda operates the same policy over here...yes, I think maybe they do*

Greeters are the guaranteed way to get me to LEAVE a shop -cannot deal with strange people coming up and talking to me But yeah, the toy shop I worked in for like, two weeks had people playing sentry...

But going back on topic...it sounds a sucky job to be stuck doing and a potential aspie nightmare :S Mind you, the more people you meet, the more templates you have for learning social skills and strategies from them...

At least that's what I find working with people!

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Greeters in the local Asda tend not to approach people too much. They just stand round in their green uniforms by the doors.

I think it would be much easier for an aspie to be a door greeter in the UK than in North America. In North America you can get fired for not smiling. I know this by experience.

Mm. People in UK shops are allowed to be grumpy. We don't subscribe to the 'have a nice day' ethic over here - it seems to be a case of 'we don't care how your day is, we're standing here because we're getting paid to.'

Cynical? Yes...

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Haha. Yes I know about this different attitude. When my British granddad came out to visit here in Canada he was a bit offended by the false smiles and the constant obligatory phrase given by store clerks when they said, "THANK YOU AND HAVE A NICE DAY." He walked away from one brightly smiling cashier muttering to himself, "I'll have a bloody nice day if I choose to."


There is a new corporatized type of customer service now. You end up with these huge box stores where no staff give customer service, but the big stores have these few people mandated to smile at the doors. It's really stupid.

Oh well, at least we still get Coronation street on telly.

That's the one thing about the UK that very rarely changes: most people are always so bloody miserable!

I kind of want to be a greater for Wal-Mart.

I should mention that this is moslty because I do not like Wal-Mart. I can see it now

"Welcome to Wal-Mart, you disgusting waste of skin."
"Thank you for shopping Wal-Mart, even though other stores are far better. Here are some fliers of them."


Of course it would probably backfire. People would think it was so hilarious it would serve as a form of advertising.

I suppose I could always use my 'Creepy Vibes' power... it might get me restraining orders from women I don't even talk to (I don't really have any restraining orders), but at least I can use it to further my anti establishment agenda.



As far as being able to 'really do more'? If you manage to find a job where your real abilities can actually come into play, you should feel extremely lucky. (Most places might actually encourage it, but there are some pretty bleak jobs out there)