Dark Space

I mean jeez lets hear it for my supportive parents. Two things I have absolutely no understanding of IT. Sure I can make a layout in HTML and that's about it. I have about as much knowledge of IT as a tadpole does of haggis manufacture in Scotland. I mean seriously though even a better luck next time would have been nice. Not oh well you've fucked up again, quit and try something else. I am not brilliant at anything I have to work at things I have no natural aptitude for anything I have ever tried whether it's driving, music or writing stories. I work hard at things I'm sure harder than most people do. I don't want special praise or anything I just want some encouragement from my parents. Sadly I know it would be easier to sort out the middle east than for the former to happen.

I am seriously thinking of disowning my parents.

Anyway.............sorry don't normally talk about myself but hey need to vent. I just went to Somerfield and bought a packet of crisps for £1 a packet of biscuits for £1 and a loaf of bread for 45p. So what does monkey register man say? Go on guess.

"That's £3.45"

I stare at said swampmong. Then ask politely (it was a strain) "Have you double scanned something as those two items are a pound, plus the bread is 45p." Seriously scan it it goes beep move to next item. Taxing I know but for the love of god swampmong could you do it faster than snails having sex?

Swampmong sighs and pushes the receipt feed button. Thus confirming my fear he has double scanned my crisps. So handing them back what does he do? That's right he scans them again! Now taking my total to £4.45. I just look at him. He then has to void the crisps off twice. Announcing "That's £2.45."

I carry on looking at him until he realises that I have already handed him three glimmering pieces of metal of the pound coin variety. I will say this for him he did actually manage to give me the right change. Well give the liddle pickle a banana, he onwy twied to overcharge me twice. Mistakes often happen but seriously three items? It doesn't require a NASA trained meta-physicist (I have no idea what one is either) to add 1 1 and 0.45. I did it without my calculator and also managed it without my daily dose of brain training on my DS. Imagine adding three numbers unassisted.

I used to do this job for 10 and a half hours a day. No-one ever was overcharged or double-scanned. I guess what is really frustrating is I know I could do it far better but they wouldn't look twice at me for employment.