OMG! I will never never be back to this Jewel, EVER. I enjoyed the produce and meat departments compared to other groceries, and generally appreciated the cleanliness of the place. But my last encounter with one of the cashiers a few weeks ago did me in. Checking out with a large cart of groceries, I, like others, try to pick a lane that will move quickly. Bingo, found a competent cashier, and waited patiently as he rang up the lady in front of me who also had a large cart of groceries. But alas, some bottles of Skinny Lady Wine needed a 21+ year old cashier to ring tje, up.
Our cashier called
over to the cashier in charge on the floor and she said she'd be right over. Well, we waited, and waited, and waited. And then waited some more. The customer in front of me, our young cashier, and myself kept ourselves busy talking and laughing--but finally the wait began to become very uncomfortable. We watched as the cashier in charge checked out an elderly man at the express lane, expecting her to run over and punch in code for alcohol, BUT NOOOOOOOO. Another customer walks up to her and she begins to check that person out. As politely as I could, I yelled over to her counter and said, "Did you forget about us over here. We need a 21." Eventually this crab apple makes her way over and says loudly, " I DIDN'T forget about you, I was helping other customers!" I said, "We saw what you did," implying that we saw her check out 2 other customers when she easily could have stepped over and spent 30 seconds punching in the alcohol purchase. After she punched it in, she stepped up towards me so that no one else could see, and gave me the dirtiest, most ugly nasty look I have ever seen in my life. I swear if smoke could fume out her ears, she'd be smokin! Wow, such hate and vitriol because she was asked to come and punch in a 21 and it didn't meet her time frame. In speaking with other employees about this incident, they begged me to report this woman to her supervisor because they said the wait time happens frequently--and she treats them worse than she treated me!
Actually, when I look at the situation at the Sycamore Jewel, I can't help but wonder if there is a bit of sexual orientation discrimination going on here--where certain employees are bullied by her and are afraid to speak up. Could be a breeding ground for a sexual harASSment suit at the Sycamore Jewel.
I felt a phone call to Jewel corporate was best , as there is perhaps a supervisor, who let's this lady get away with this behavior towards fellow employees and Sycamore Jewel customers. Let THEM sort it out. read more