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In college (in the US, 2015 ish) I worked at the on-campus bookstore part-time. My only job was to say welcome to people and ask if I could help them find what
by slimsag 6y ago
In college (in the US, 2015 ish) I worked at the on-campus bookstore part-time. My only job was to say welcome to people and ask if I could help them find what they are looking for so that we'd get graded well by secret shoppers.
Ironically, as soon as they began to ask where to find something I was required to point at another employee and tell them "He can help you!" so that I stay at the door doing the same thing over and over again.
Comic stuff.
- thaumasiotes 6y ago> My only job was to say welcome to people and ask if I could help them find what they are looking for so that we'd get graded well by secret shoppers. > Ironically, as soon as they began to ask where to find something I was required to point at another employee If that were me, I would have substituted "Can I help you find anything?" with something more like "Do you need any help?"
- 1123581321 6y agoThose two phrases are functionally identical in American English in a retail context. The literal difference would not be appreciated by an annoyed shopper, unfortunately.