BobIsBusy

At my job (retail), folks have had to get their card out as their phone just wouldn’t work. Also, card machines do go down… server issues, wifi going offline. If either of them happen, what will you do?

How old do you have to be to know that cash transactions are a thing?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

I don’t know, a lot of kids do pay with cards these days. If that’s all they pay with, that’s all they’ll know 🤷‍♀️

If you won £100 million, how would you distribute it amongst friends and family, if at all?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

I’d keep £30 million for myself. Set aside a further £10 million for family things (a come and go house, holidays for example). I’d give £5 million each to my siblings and dad. £1 million each for nieces and nephews. £3 million each for close cousins and aunties. The remaining would sit in a high interest bank account, with the interest distributed equally amongst everyone every month.

Do you get any Christmas bonus/gift from your workplace?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

£50 voucher if you work on Boxing Day to spend in store.

What actually goes on in Apple Stores?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Ahh Downton Abbey

What’s something you’ve done for the right reasons but it would land you in trouble if people found out?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Well done!!

Can a 99 year old have their phone cut off with no warning?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Plusnet closed their mobile bit a while ago now. I know that as I had to change companies.

Can a 99 year old have their phone cut off with no warning?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Plusnet closed their mobile bit a while ago now. I know that as I had to change companies.

Parents threatened to disown me if I move out (28m) what do I do?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Ask yourself this: In 10 years, would you be happy being in the same situation? If the answer is no, you know what you need to do, sad as it is.

Many things in the UK are now completely digital, so when has something analogue tripped you up?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

I work in retail and no, we don’t store any details for card payments, so it wouldn’t work. We do have transaction history which each receipt is attached to, hence why they’re needed.

Many things in the UK are now completely digital, so when has something analogue tripped you up?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Definitely have, you don’t need to into branch for any of these things now!

The armpits of my tshirts are always in a state. What am I doing wrong here?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

For me, it burns if I use it too often. Maybe that’s why?

How much Vegemite is too much? (Toast with Cheese)

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BobIsBusy@reddit

I thought you were having mouldy toast then…

What’s one thing in the UK that’s way more expensive than it feels like it should be?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

£6.50?? Jesus Christ…

What’s one thing in the UK that’s way more expensive than it feels like it should be?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

London or elsewhere?

What's something small but surprisingly expensive in the UK that still catches you off guard?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

They do if they’re have a motion sensor to open the lids!

What's something that the company you work at does that is so old-fashioned and out of date that it's impractical, yet they refuse to change despite far better systems available?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Our rota is on paper. If it changes and you’re not notified, you’re in the shit.

You just won the euromillions jackpot. How are you going about quitting your job?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Once everything is confirmed and the money is in my bank, I’d hand in my notice at work (they know I’m looking for another job anyway) and leave. Then I’d start thinking about how to give a few of my friends there a bit of money, to help them out of their situations.

You've just won £100k on a scratch card, what's the most boring thing you'd do with the money?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Buy the cheapest fix up house/flat that I can find nearby, do it up and sell on. Rinse and repeat for a while.

If you won the lotto would you quit your job?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

If I won, I’d hand in my notice the next day. If I was treating like crap in that time, I’d hand my stuff to the manager, grab my bag and leave lmao.

How would you spend the set for life jackpot?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Pay off my overdraft first. Then help my dad pay his off. I’d leave my job and probably travel for a couple months (US and Europe most likely), then figure out what to do with the money.

What would you buy or do if you won the lottery, but it wasn’t enough to “retire for life” (let’s say, equal to one year of your current salary)?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

- Pay off my overdraft - Get my provisional license and book driving lessons - Book a holiday for my birthday next year - Put the rest into savings

How often do people call in sick per year?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Been at my job since August 2022. Was off for a few days in October for covid last year, then had to leave work early due to a tooth infection causing me issues this August. Our sickness policy is 3 absences in a year and you’re sacked I think.

How much do you have in your bank account the day before you get paid again?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

It varies. I get paid weekly too, so I shove the majority in savings after paying my board (live at home). I have a £500 overdraft, but I could pay it off today if I wanted to. Sometimes I’ll have £10 left, sometimes £40 etc. Depends on how often I’ve been out for a drink after work, if I’ve done a food shop, been anywhere etc.

What quietly disappeared from the shelves in the UK that you now find yourself secretly missing?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Here’s a link https://www.iceland.co.uk/p/birds-eye-garden-peas-and-sweetcorn-640g/66497.html

You have £600k. What do you do?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

1. Buy a house. 2. Set aside an emergency fund. 3. Dream holiday to Disney and Universal for 3-4 weeks. 4. Put the rest in NS&I fund, ISA, Stocks etc.

What’s the most astonishingly stupid thing someone has ever said to you?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

I work retail. We open at 10:30 on a Sunday, but open the door’s earlier as we need to put stuff out the front. People will peek in and look at us as we tidy around the shop. We just laugh as they think we’ll open the doors early for them as we’re in. We’ve had people pry open the doors after we close and ask if we’re still open. No, we are not, go away. We had one guy beg us to let him in after we brought down our rubbish pallets and the tills were being cashed up.

Are you willing to pay for someone’s steak that costs more than a double of your main when you dine out with a group?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

No way. If they want to order expensive food, they can, but they shouldn’t expect to have it subsidised. That’s taking the piss.

Do you get offended if you're asked for ID in a shop?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

I know, but I’ve had people get frustrated at me and wave car keys and tattoos in my face as if they equal ID.

Do you get offended if you're asked for ID in a shop?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

But some people blame the worker regardless, as if we make the laws.

Do you get offended if you're asked for ID in a shop?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

It’s not think 18 or 16 though, it’s think 25. If you look under 25, expect to get ID’d. If you don’t have ID, tough luck 🤷‍♀️. It’s not worth losing a job over not ID’ing someone…

What’s a basic life skill you’ve had to teach someone?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

I was taught how to sew in primary and secondary school in the 2000s/2010s. I’m 25… surely you did some sort of textile lessons?

What’s something you do and think ‘I’ll never do this again, it’s not worth the cash saving’ but always end up doing again?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Could be Humberside airport 🤔

What realistic salary would you be happy with?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Sounds like where I work 😣

It’s a bank holiday. What are you doing?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Working. Such is the life of a minimum wage retail worker 😒

What appliance do you refuse to spend loads of money one because you know it won't last?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Phone case?

How did you hurt yourself doing something mundane?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

Yikes, that’s so sad :(

What’s the funniest yet most surreal moment you’ve witnessed in your life ?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

I was on the tube in March, visiting London for a few days on my own. I hadn’t been since September 21. Cue my surprise when a lady was going round the carriage begging for money. First time seeing something like that, but also quite sad.

What's the most unusual way you, or someone you know, has ever been found out?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

As someone who’s mum died of cancer, I’m not surprised that the manager was angry.

Have you noticed a rise in rudeness since Covid?

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BobIsBusy@reddit

I work in retail. Our tills are set up like [these,](https://i2-prod.staffordshire-live.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/article7814281.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_121122OneShop_02jpeg.jpg) except but there’s a barrier behind the customer to ‘funnel’ people out. People will often queue up behind customers and try to hand me stuff when the previous customer hasn’t left my till. Please don’t do this, it’s rude and uncomfortable for us. :( I had one guy throw his items at me while a customer was still stood there. I looked at him like ‘wtf dude’. I’ve had people try to hand me their money before I’ve scanned the item (often £1). I’ve had to say “I just need to scan it first” and they look at me in shock. I swear it’s the first time some people have been shopping. Some people are like “I’ve got X of these” like I don’t know how to count lol. I’ve asked people for bags and they say no, they pay and they ask for a bag. Ugh.