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Post #1529325

2026-04-20 03:59 UTC

The acronym POS will never ever mean "point of sale" to me

Replies (7)

  • Same! I take a moment to understand what people mean. @jilleduffy

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  • @MrAptronym@mastodon.social 2026-04-20 04:54

    @jilleduffy I mean, I have used a Point of Sale system and I would certainly describe it as a POS.

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  • @jilleduffy I literally read it as point of sales but audibly call it a piece of shit so people remember it better, particularly through training. Training is always so dull for employees so when I could work and train when it wasn't video or computer based training I liked spicing up training in ways that my employees would NEVER forget very specific(but boring) things. Even though I unfortunately forgot a bulk of my employees faces and names let alone which job I was training them in.

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  • @jilleduffy Like TELL ME WHAT'S GOING TO BE MORE MEMORABLE! A monotonous droning on and on about the importance and integrity of legal tender/currency, and what to do if the register is malfunctioning, OR the weird lady saying something that's NOT offensive but considered taboo to help you remember key acronyms of a register job. Working in a cash office is also a big deal so like. Not having to reteach an employee during a rush is extremely important. Anyways my CEO days weren't a POS company.

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  • @jilleduffy same for POSIX and "portable operating system…"

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  • @mndflayr@metalhead.club 2026-04-20 08:44

    @jilleduffy That's a pretty NEG thing to say...

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  • @pvms@ruby.social 2026-04-20 11:01

    @jilleduffy same. And similarly that’s why I have trouble eating PITA bread 😂

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