"That, is Mr Stinky."

While working one Saturday morning, my department senior got called to the manager's office. Naturally, random speculations on why he was summoned to the manager's office appeared on the lips on quite a number of us fellow peons. When a few more I/Cs and seniors from different departments were summoned, we all knew something big was about to happen.

Maybe the CEO was coming, someone guessed.

However, while everyone was making random crude jokes about what the actual situation was, no one really stopped working. And within moments, everyone was back to doing what they have been taught to do.

Because, if it was something big, we would know.

Within minutes, our senior called us into the backdock/staff-only area.

"See that guy in the blue sweater?"

"That, is Mr Stinky."

As my crew and I, as with quite a number of us on that shift, were new, we pretty much asked the same question:

"Who?"

It turns out that Mr Stinky is the code name for a moron who comes into the stall, goes out of his way to look for products which are expiring, and will ask us to reduce them. While we do reduce products which are going out of date soon, his is a special case because of him simply going out of his way to look for the stuff that is about to expire.

Orders given were to refuse any kind of mark down if asked, and, if he continues to insist, get the manager (who will say "NO".).

XD

Fun stuff.

So, off to work we went. Out of the corner of my eye, I continued looking at the said subject as he digs into the chicken freezer looking for some out of date products. Alas, he is not so lucky that day, and he moves on to the juice area, hoping to strike a kill.

Unfortunately, I was on shift that day. With these pair of Falcon eyes, I had already removed anything which was 2 days before the expiry date 2 hours ago (bwahahahah).

However, while I worked and watched in amusement, I could sense something different.

A few of the more senior staff seem to be a little more active than usual.

Not saying that they are a bunch of lazy morons, but you usually don't see so many senior people working together. The seniors are the ones who have to take care of the orders, the time table, and the random blah. This is why restocking the shelves is usually left to us peons.

So see so many senior people on the trading area (the actual supermarket itself, for you and me), was rather surprising.

And, surprise surprise, they were all working in areas where they can keep an eye on Mr Stinky. Of course, they are not noticable if you don't bother looking much, but, seemingly, every aisle seem to be attended by a staff or two. Anywhere the said subject is, will always have at least 2 staff members working close by.

In all, the whole experience was both interesting and amusing. Although no fuss was kicked up, it was still VERY interesting to see what happens when you are blackmarked by a stall. So, the next time you think you are being watched, but simply waved it off as "stress" or something...

Think again. XD