may day

most days are not as bad as this

it's just a cashier job
stones you couldn't look up
barcodes you couldn't read
customer who asked my name after i couldn't understand him
asked how long i worked there
i said three weeks
he said they need to train you better
it's just a cashier job
credit card reader didn't work in garden
three transactions in a row
customers paid cash
incredibly busy
i called the manager and he came about five minutes later
people kept moving out of my line and no one would help
it's just a cashier job
customers were good about helping me out
got to remember to have them take picture of scan code
my glasses steamed up in garden so i couldn't read numbers
kept taking them off to clean and put back
i forgot to give back a customer their $50 back
i thought i'd given it back
she went to my supervisor and complained about me
she gave the customer her $50
after all she is a regular
it's just a cashier job
messed up a cash increase
manager had to void it out and start over
and more i can't remember
'cause i don't want to remember
i tried so hard to get everything right
not forget
all i could think of is
i got to get out of here
makes me feel bad
it's just a cashier job

denis streeter    5/1/21