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Originally Posted by Verencat
Sigh, a company! It drained me and spit me out because I refused to conform (to be honest, I tried, that's what killed me). That's why I worked in a grocery after, it was ... a well deserved break (that is: until it turned ugly).
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Thankfully, I've never worked anywhere that's been too fussed by my general inclination to view conformity as optional at best.
I'm not overtly non-conformist, which probably also helps, but my general view has always been that if it hinders me doing my job effectively then it gets ignored.
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As a kid, did you ever work for McDonald's? It was my first job ever (a whole year of greasy Cat) and the particular restaurant I worked at was really strict on company policies. The training involved watching videos on how to salt the fries: you had to pour the salt over the fry bin with a M motion. I tried a W once and got a warning! We also had to smile constantly, even in the break room! Not that I don't smile a lot, I do, put this was just extreme! I had a few warnings about that too...
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That's... utterly daft!
I only ever worked in supermarkets as a kid (and a photo library, but that wasn't exactly legit
) and thankfully none of them were that obsessed! I think you've just explained why McDs fries are (or were, it's been years since I ate in one), so oversalted.
Mind you, I did once get told that a vanilla-scented perfume was inappropriate in a supermarket
(This from a manager who was drenched in something like Poison...)