Being a cashier is different then some may think, it involves more than just ringing up your items and giving you back change. There are many things I've learned about being a cashier that I never thought I'd have to do. Maybe you have an image within your mind about what a cashier truly does, maybe your right or maybe your wrong, non the less there's a few things as a cashier I would like you to know.

As a cashier, we have to count everything behind the counter; now you may of seen your local cashier at a gas station counting cigarettes, but it's much more than that. At a gas station, we count cigarettes, lottery, every piece of money that crosses the counter and overall it's our job to make sure everything is precise. For cashiers, distractions from this might even get us suspended or maybe fired.

Now, I'm not saying let us keep counting every row and wait for us to be done, but if you see a cashier finishing up counting one row of cigarettes; it takes less then 30 seconds, so please don't slam your items on the counter or be angry at us. We are simply doing our job so we can prepare everything for the next person. Instead of slamming your items or making a harsh remark, just calmly let us know you are there and I assure you, we will get you out and on your way as soon as we can.

Cashiers have to deal with disrespectful customers and some customers that take out their anger from the day on us. I know for me and many of my co-workers, what you say and do to us really can have an impact on our entire day. Your words and the way you talk to us can make our days more stressful, causing us as cashiers to look miserable and/or cause us to take longer on getting whatever it is you asked for.

All cashier ask of you is that you don't take out your anger on us and that if we make a mistake, don't disrespect us for it; we are human too, we can't always be perfect.

How the store is made or how the air machines work etc., is not our fault. We as cashiers did not make the design of the store nor do we have access to remaking the air machines or any other machine that is not working how you want it to. More of, you could actually be using the machine the wrong way; the most us as cashiers can do is hear what you have to say and suggest a different way or using another machine. Again we are not the creators of the store or have the ability to go out and fix what other customers have broken.

All we as cashiers ask, is please talk to us calmly, and be respectful on what you say; we will try to help you out the best way we can, we are not perfect; we are human.