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As a teen, I worked in a supermarket for years. People would always ask if the out of stock item was in the back. Guy, it's not in the back. I'm aware that this is a meme now.
To this day, I can find items in a supermarket super fast, as I just understand how everything is laid out. I'm usually in and out of the store in 5 minutes.
I'll offer to check the back when I want a little micro break lol. I don't actually look for anything, just take the chance to grab a drink of water (no water bottles allowed at the tills per company policy) and check my phone in a camera blindspot before going back to them and saying "no sorry it looks like we're all out"
That has to be against OSHA, that's some fucking bullshit. You need to stay hydrated! Call their bluff.
I'm not in America, and as far as I can tell they're just required to provide safe clean drinking water, which they do. They require any water/drinks to be kept around a corner since we deal in food prep sometimes, and as far as I'm aware it doesn't break any labour code. Don't get me wrong, I still do it since only one or two managers actually cares, but it sucks when the power tripping dipshits are on the schedule