Unlucky cashier
John is waiting in the line in a supermarket. There are groceries in his basket. He uses the time to think about the business he is running. He is the general manager of a big company. There are a lot of things to think about. He puts the groceries on the belt. He does this automatically, still thinking about his work.
“It will be 50.90,” the cashier says suddenly.
“Sorry?”
“Your groceries, sir, will cost 50.90.”
John is surprised why the cashier says this before she has scanned the goods. “Okay,” John says. But he is intrigued. Will the cashier be right? The cashier scans the goods. Beep…, beep…, beep.
“It is 50.90.”
“Ah yes. I will pay by credit card,” John says and swipes his card on the terminal. He puts his things into the shopping bag and walks away from the cashier. He watches the cashier for a while. The cashier looks at the goods, and within seconds, she says the total cost to the shoppers.
‘What a genius!’ he says to himself. ‘I could definitely use this woman in the company.’ He wonders why a person with such abilities works as a cashier. He will send his secretary to get the woman’s phone number first thing tomorrow. But the secretary will not contact the cashier and John soon forgets about her. He is a busy man. And she is the unlucky cashier.
Originally posted 2020-05-21 17:13:00.