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Kristin Ph.D. Mango. Fly On the Walmart: Confessions of a Young Walmart Greeter
BEFORE WE BEGIN
THE BEGINNING
RESPONSIBILITIES
FICKLE FINGER
WALMART BABY
CRAZY LADY
WITCHES
“NO, I DIDN’T!”
THE TRUE IDENTITY OF SHOPPING CARTS
ON THE ISSUE OF RACE
THE DENIAL
HARASSMENT
WINDOWS OF THE SOUL
EPIC
FLIRTATIOUS SHORT STUFF
DOSE OF ADRENALINE
ANOTHER DOSE OF ADRENALINE
THE MAN WHO CRAPPED HIS PANTS
WALMART’S SECURITY DOG
LITTLE PINK UMBRELLA
SANTA BABY
BREAK TIME
IDIOT FARM
CODE WORD
THE POT
SCARIEST MOMENT OF MY JOB
BIRDS AND THE BEES
BUTTERFLY
SIGNS
THE GIFT
THREE YEAR OLDS
STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES
SUPER BOWL EVE
RETURNS
CHOCOLATE, PLEASE
CUTIE
LOVE
GEEZER ON THE GO
WALCREATURE COUPLE
DOING THE RIGHT THING
ASSORTMENT OF WALCREATURES
AGE
JOB OFFER
CRINGE FACTOR
THE LAST HOUR
A LITTLE ANNOYANCE
SPARKLES
PRIORITIES
LITTLE ANGEL
TEENY BOPPER BABIES
MEMORIES
TWINKLE
JUDGMENT
AFTER SHOCKS
CONNECTION
ALL OUT
INSANITY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
NOT THAT WAY!
JUNE
IF ONLY THIS WERE FRANCE
IMPORTANT DATES
RUN DOWN
PINING
A SANITARY DILEMMA
ZIPPER
PEE CARTS
HUMILITY
JUST SAYING…
BEEP BEEP
GREENER GRASS
INDOOR PLUMBING
RENDERING LEGS USELESS
PEE CARTS CONTINUED
SHORTAGE
OLD MEN
THE TWELVE
BREAKING OBVIOUS NEWS
THE KISS
FASHION
PERCHING
SUMMER IS IN THE AIR
SCUM OF THE EARTH
RETAIL BROTHERHOOD
PERSONAL SERVANTS
ARE YOU HIRING?
CON MAN
BEST SELLER
CREEPER
DESTRUCTION
SURPRISE
DOUBLE WHAMMY
STORIES OF A WALMART CUSTOMER. EVERYDAY LOW PRICES—LOUISVILLE
CALIFORNIA BLACK FRIDAY
MISSOURI
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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I am Kristin Mango, and I was a twenty year old Walmart people greeter. In high school, I was an honors/AP student with an above 4.0 GPA. I was also an academic decathlete who won third place in overall score out of two hundred forty two decathletes in one of the toughest regions in the nation. I’m earning my bachelor’s degree about two years after graduating high school.
Now, because I am a Walmart greeter, many assume that I am a raging idiot, and some even let me know what they think of my intellect. I’ve found that casually mentioning that I’m a college senior will shut those people up. They’ll excuse you for holding such a position if you’re a student. After all, you’re trying to better yourself, and those are the only types of jobs within a student’s ability to attain.
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Too soon, the woman returned with two giant bags stuffed with merchandise. I found out later that all the cashiers knew her as “Three Bags.” She refused to accept her own merchandise unless it was triple bagged in the giant bags and stuffed to the very top.
Not wanting to deal with the old woman, I tried to ignore her, hoping that she would just leave the Walmart cart anywhere. “Help me get my bags,” she croaked instead. Without a word, I started moving the two giant bags to the woman’s wheelchair. All the while, the old bat yelled at me and directed me on how to properly put the bags on her wheelchair. She wanted the bags to be placed in a larger bag she had, one handle of which was already around the head rest, and the bag I hadn’t picked up she wanted placed in the bag first.
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