Ahhh the technology section. The wonders that it beholds. From personal printers to the latest and greatest in shitty unbranded "smartphones", we have it all. Well, we did have it all, until about 3 months ago.
The company I work for (allsell inc.) was a perfectly reputable establishment for more than 46 years, but then the CEO decided to shag his secretary 4 minutes before he had a scheduled shareholders meeting. Turns out people don't like putting their money in the hands of someone who has intercourse with their staff, especially not just before you sit down and discuss quarterlies with them. So shit hit the fan and stock prices plummeted. They have yet to rise back above $0.003. AllSell suddenly found themselves without any money to spend on things like, products to stock the shelves with, or trivial things such as any of their employees' wages.
So here I sit, on my last shift. After this I will go home, kick my feet up and rest them on my coffee table (gently though, it's prone to rapidly reacquainting itself with the ground) while watching a shitty rented movie. But until then I will do my utmost to be the least helpful employee that has ever set foot in this building. Oh yes you want to know where the cameras are, just next to the dog food section. Oh you can't find them? Just look they'll be there somewhere. A customer approaches me asking about purchasing a new television. It baffles me that he walked all the way through an almost empty store and still holds out hope that we will stock the exact thing he wants. I bang away at the computer, which isn't turned on, and after a minute or so turn to the customer. "Sorry sir. We just ran out of them. May I recommend heading across to TechWorld, they actually sell things." I flash the most grotesque grin I can muster and head back to rearranging the empty DVD player boxes.
Another customer has stumbled through this barren wasteland and winds their way towards me. They must be lost. The first think out of their mouth is "My daughter wants" Before they finish their sentence I know that this man has no idea what his daughter really wants, she has described a product, he has forgotten all but the most basic of details and now has come to me in desperation and with the hope that I can piece together the minute and useless details that he gives me.
The father has told his daughter wants and I go "into the back" to search for the "pink doll that was in that new movie, possibly a disney one, not exactly sure". I come back with a broken VCR. "Here you go. Just the one she wanted. It was the last one we had in stock" I print him off a receipt that lists his purchase as "14 smarties and a handful of potato crisps" before crumpling it in his hand and wishing him a good day. My work here is done.