Happy To Help (you learn English): Supermarket staff to wear badges so immigrants can practice

[joebloggs]

what a waste of £6m by this Tory gov :NoNo: why not send the money to the Phils to people who really need it :doh

Supermarket workers are to be given badges to identify them as immigrant-friendly so they can be approached by those who want to practice their English.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2505132/Supermarket-staff-wear-badges-immigrants-practice-English.html#ixzz2kX2NeK6n

[Arthur Little]

Under a bizarre scheme to be launched today, checkout staff at Asda and the Co-op will be employed as ‘sympathetic listeners’ so those with poor English can brush up their language skills.


:yeahthat:'s nothing new where Asda's concerned. :nono-1-1: ... as far back as 1995/96, when I was employed as a CSA (Customer Service Assistant) at their Perth store, following early retiral from my "proper job" I wore a BIG lapel badge emblazoned (in bold lettering) with the words:

"Arthur
Happy To Help"

Which, of course, I was ... and still am ... albeit as a forum member - and seated in front of a computer screen :dumbputer: - instead of the thankless task of standing for hours on end in the foyer of a bloody supermarket.

[bigmarco]

I'm telling you there's no difference between Labour and Tory.
If you wrote about this and didn't mention the party everyone would think this is an idea by some Labour council.
Instead fat boy pickles is responsible. Gives the bloater a chance to get in the supermarkets every day and fill his face :crazy:

[bigmarco]

"Arthur
Happy To Help"

Ah Nowdays it would have to read Arthur
Happy to help
in Swahili or Urdu :biggrin:

[Dedworth]

I'm telling you there's no difference between Labour and Tory.
If you wrote about this and didn't mention the party everyone would think this is an idea by some Labour council.
Instead fat boy pickles is responsible. Gives the bloater a chance to get in the supermarkets every day and fill his face :crazy:

Very true Marco - his brain must be pickled

[joebloggs]

Ah Nowdays it would have to read Arthur
Happy to help
in Swahili or Urdu :biggrin:

more like in Polish :biggrin:

[grahamw48]

Does that mean I'll have to wait even longer at the checkout while people engage in inane conversation, do their banking and top up their phones ? :doh

Half the staff at my local supermarket would appear to be asylum-seekers anyway. :NoNo:

[stevewool]

Ah Nowdays it would have to read Arthur
Happy to help
in Swahili or Urdu :biggrin:

Mine will say STEVE
ARE YOU HAPPY
IF NOT
:piss2: OFF

[stevewool]

The best ones are, would you like any help with your packing, and you have just the 1 thing :NoNo:

[grahamw48]

They're just trained robots...as per company policy.

In reality, customer service is at the bottom of their list of priorities.

[stevewool]

farmfoods, they talk to you , :xxgrinning--00xx3: they have no choice really, a up duck how are you, is what they get from me

[grahamw48]

I just try to restrain myself from moaning to them...save it for this forum. :biggrin: