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[–] mr_account@lemmy.world 16 points 15 hours ago

At my first job I worked at a local grocery store as a cashier. Normally the store owner would have a playlist of modern pop that would loop at least once per 8hr shift, and he'd change up the playlist every few months. This sucked a lot, but at the time I didn't know how much worse it would get.

On the closing shift on Halloween night, he started playing his Christmas CD. It was 80 minutes long. On repeat. Nonstop. Until halfway into January. To this day I refuse to listen to any Christmas music at all because fuck that.

[–] SlapnutsGT@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

Worked at Best Buy for years and now ever time I hear that fucking Mariah Carey Christmas song I want to claw my eyes out.

[–] the_dopamine_fiend@lemmy.world 13 points 17 hours ago

I worked at fuckin’ Olive Garden many years ago, and the highlight of my shift was always when Richard Cheese would sneak onto the playlist. Whoever programmed that thing either didn’t know what they were doing or knew exactly what they were doing.

[–] MrEC@lemmy.world 14 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

This is true! I worked for Blockbuster Video when Titanic came out. I still to this day have to turn off that damn song when it comes on.

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago

Man, I feel this. I worked for them twice, and there are certain songs and movies I refuse to experience because of the non-stop looping ads they showed in stores.

[–] hmonkey@lemy.lol 11 points 17 hours ago

This is the primary reason I hate Fleetwood Mac. I'm sure they're great but god damn the same song over and over makes me wanna burn it all down

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Was employee happiness with wages factored into this? I would be a lot more okay dealing with bullshit music for $23/hr than I would be at $10/hr.

The other factor for this would be properly allowing accommodations for employees. Not having any escape, reprieve or say sucks, but can be managed with earbuds/earplugs or occasionally queueing up a preferred song.

[–] JWBananas@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

It can only mean ONE THIIIIING... McRib is here!

IYKYK

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

If I have to hear another ad for the sweet tea I'm gonna shove my head in the fryer.

[–] small44@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I mean people have very different tastes how are you going to please every employee?

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

With music that can be easily ignored.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 5 points 16 hours ago

You can't, the same way you can't please all customers either. But at least the customer can walk away