Ok so here's the thing. As much as I aspire to be a deeply fabulous fashionista who trots around in Jimmy Choo's and calls everyone darling, unfortunately one must pay her bills while one attends uni.
So, I spend my Friday nights, Saturday nights, pretty much every weekend working at the local cinemas.
I know what your thinking, great perks to the job-free movie tickets and all you can eat popcorn.
Yeah no. CheapER tickets, cheapER candy bar stuff, a new found hate for being at the cinemas late at night.
So, my dislike list of cinemas/customers/customer service/people.
1. No, you can't have free tickets. Why? Because you can't walk into City Beach and get a shirt for free can you.
2. No, you can't have a discount. Why? Because you can't walk into City Beach and debate that you have a pension card or you lost your ATM card or that you can't afford the shirt and pants so can one be please be free.
3. I don't care for children and don't want to get to know yours, so no, I will not babysit your child while you go to the toilet, no, I will not supervise your 5 year old because you don't want to see Toy Story and you think they can go on their own, and no, I don't find it cute that your child is screaming and crying, so don't give me attitude about not offering your spoilt brat any sympathy.
4. There is no such thing as a super extra massive jumbo mega drink. Small, medium, or large.
5. If your obese, and purchasing half of what we stock in candy bar, don't try and cover it up by saying 'ohh and um the drink and popcorn umm thing?'. It's a large combo that you just ordered, we both know that.
6. I'm not paid enough to clean up your kid's vomit. So don't even bother asking, because all your getting from me is the spill kit and a disapproving expression.
7. Prices are subject to change without notice. I, do not personally set the prices, so don't give me shit about the cost. I'm not holding a gun to your head demanding you purchase the tickets, so if you don't like it, go bowling instead.
8. For about two years now, there has been allocated seating. Again, not my fault. So when I ask where you would like to sit, and you say 'on my ass', don't be offended if my response is 'yes of course you want to sit on your ass, on a chair in the cinema, but your choice is front middle or back'.
9. Furthermore, if you give me a smart ass response about where you want to sit and I don't laugh, there's no need to joke with your movie date that 'she doesn't get it'. Trust me, I do. It just hasn't been funny since the first time I heard it 6 months ago.
10. Don't give me your cinebuzz after we have finished a transaction. You missed your chance.
T xx