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When Checkout Charity Gets Uncomfortable — and Maybe Even Illegal

by Dennis Beaver | charity, customer service, customers, management, retail

November 24, 2025  • By Dennis Beaver When was the last time that you were paying for your groceries or other items, and the cashier asked, “Would you like to round up your total for charity?” Perhaps they didn’t tell you which charity. Or maybe they...

Fish and Chips? More Like Fish and a Side of Customer Confusion and Anger

by Dennis Beaver | attorney, business, customer service, customers, false advertising, management

November 11, 2025 – now updated November 18, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver Update: California Fish Grill has let us know that they have tweaked their menu options. Their note is included at the bottom of this article. Today’s story will be of special interest to...

Supermarkets Have Become a Pickpockets’ Paradise: How to Avoid Falling Victim

by Dennis Beaver | business, customers, management, retail

October 20, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver Our September 5 article, The Unsung Hero of Aisle 5: A Tale of Forgotten Change and Compassion at the Supermarket, led to many comments from readers across the country, including this email from “Wyatt,” a grocery store...

Want to Advance on the Job? Showing Some Courtesy and Appreciation Could Help

by Dennis Beaver | customer service, employees, good manners, management

September 8, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s article was prompted by the chief human resources officer (CHRO) at a Texas-based agricultural sales company wanting to discuss a topic that she feels would be valuable for college students, recent graduates and new...

The Unsung Hero of Aisle 5: A Tale of Forgotten Change and Compassion at the Supermarket

by Dennis Beaver | business, customer service, customers, employees, management

September 2, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, something we all take for granted,” wrote “Neal,” a manager for a large supermarket in Atlanta, “is paying for our groceries and receiving change. “The cashier’s role in these...

Are You a Doormat at Work? The Hidden Cost of Excessive People-Pleasing

by Dennis Beaver | Bully, business, employees, ethics, management

July 22, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver “Recently, the insurance property adjusting firm I work for hired a brother and sister, ‘Jack and Jill,’ who are competent, but their behavior around our supervisor, who is a bully, is creating a toxic environment....
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