A scene from a manga set in a supermarket sparked discussion on 5ch’s “Live: Anything Goes” board. The scene showed a part-time worker unilaterally discounting products to avoid customer complaints — some praised her as “competent,” while others pushed back: “She just wants to dodge complaints, that’s selfish” and “She shouldn’t have that kind of authority in the first place.”
The manager’s handling of the situation, along with an episode about a former manager who made staff work through their breaks, also drew accusations of being “way too incompetent” — and even the manga’s title itself came under fire.
If it's out of stock because of a typhoon, customers aren't gonna complain about that
Is it even realistic to run a store with just part-timers?
Doesn't wanna get yelled at by customers so she just dumps some other product dirt cheap instead lol
Most customers would just accept it if stuff didn't arrive because of a typhoon
Meanwhile, here's what happened after that:
>>11
Nice try, hater. The manager gave multiple warnings before firing her
Nice try, hater. The manager gave multiple warnings before firing her
>>99
Ugh, it's lost its freshness…
I know! Grilling it'll hide that — let's grill it and sell it!
Ugh, it's lost its freshness…
I know! Grilling it'll hide that — let's grill it and sell it!
98 yen for Kyoho grapes (a premium grape variety) and they still didn't sell — that's hilarious
>>25
It's basically like '99% germ-free,' right?
It's basically like '99% germ-free,' right?
C'mon, give us the manager's incompetence story already
>>33
>>40
So the point is "don't work, take your break properly"?
So the point is "don't work, take your break properly"?
>>40
Making staff work during their break — how incompetent was that old manager?
Making staff work during their break — how incompetent was that old manager?
She doesn't have that kind of authority, does she
>>36
The main character starts working at a different supermarket and steals all the customers over there
The main character starts working at a different supermarket and steals all the customers over there
The employee who couldn't be reached is the one at fault here
>>57
There's key management and stuff — normally you can't even open the store without at least one full-time employee present
There's key management and stuff — normally you can't even open the store without at least one full-time employee present
"Sorry, we couldn't get stock in due to the typhoon" should be enough of an explanation
Any customer who still complains after hearing that reason is just a chronic complainer (kasuhara-type customer harassment) — better off if they leave
Any customer who still complains after hearing that reason is just a chronic complainer (kasuhara-type customer harassment) — better off if they leave
>>61
When a sale item or an advertised product can't be stocked for some reason, stores put up a notice at the entrance, right?
Normal customers just go "well, if it's not there, it's not there" and either buy something else or leave empty-handed
When a sale item or an advertised product can't be stocked for some reason, stores put up a notice at the entrance, right?
Normal customers just go "well, if it's not there, it's not there" and either buy something else or leave empty-handed
>>61
Honestly, recently even "conserving plastic wrap due to naphtha shortages" got handled with just a notice
Honestly, recently even "conserving plastic wrap due to naphtha shortages" got handled with just a notice
>>61
This author's probably just that kind of person
This author's probably just that kind of person
They probably wanted to write a "both sides have a point" story, but no matter how you look at it, the manager's the one who's right…
>>68
The manager gets treated as the villain the whole way through
The manager gets treated as the villain the whole way through
>>82
Why is there a divided plate but no plate for the bread…
Why is there a divided plate but no plate for the bread…
>>1
She wants to dodge customer complaints since they'd come through her first
She doesn't care about the store's profits because that's not her problem as a part-timer
It's just plain selfish, and getting fired is only natural
She wants to dodge customer complaints since they'd come through her first
She doesn't care about the store's profits because that's not her problem as a part-timer
It's just plain selfish, and getting fired is only natural
>>71
A part-timer who unilaterally slashes prices just because she doesn't want to deal with complaints — that's way too much
A part-timer who unilaterally slashes prices just because she doesn't want to deal with complaints — that's way too much
Don't wanna deal with complaints~
I know! I'll sell the Kyoho grapes for 98 yen!
I know! I'll sell the Kyoho grapes for 98 yen!
>>86
This is genuinely hilarious
Even while dressing it up with nice-sounding words, the author's actually competent for putting the real truth into words
This is genuinely hilarious
Even while dressing it up with nice-sounding words, the author's actually competent for putting the real truth into words
The way this is drawn like the part-timer is doing something smart — isn't that actually a contrarian jab at "a mere part-timer overstepping her place"?
Is this manga seriously playing it straight?
Is this manga seriously playing it straight?
What's the title of this manga?
>>123
Just looked it up — turns out the title's literally something like "Got Fired for a Mere Part-Timer Overstepping Her Place" lol
Just looked it up — turns out the title's literally something like "Got Fired for a Mere Part-Timer Overstepping Her Place" lol
Sure, she's a wild part-timer who unilaterally sells off Kyoho grapes for 98 yen, but she seems to be more like a part-timer leader figure, so she couldn't be fired this easily
Even setting the legal issues aside, if all the part-timers quit together the store can't function
Even setting the legal issues aside, if all the part-timers quit together the store can't function
>>136
If it's a chain supermarket, you could just call someone in to cover as a stopgap
If it's a chain supermarket, you could just call someone in to cover as a stopgap
Is the point that if she's that motivated, she should just become a full-time employee?
>>147
More like, start your own business and do it under your own responsibility
More like, start your own business and do it under your own responsibility
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Live: Anything Goes) thread “[Good News] Competent Part-Timer Ends Up Running Circles Around the Full-Time Staff at a Supermarket.”
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