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Odds are this happened in Canada. So free health care. If they offered to pay for physio what more can you ask for? NOTHING.
The Entitlement Complex: It Was Raining And I Didn't Know The Floor Would Be Wet!
--Entitlement is still a Disease
Do they come with the bandages needed to put together anyone insane enough to try and put that on a cat?
Hats For Your Cats
--u/Greenhairdontcare182
I practically remember this verbatim. Very recent.
Cigar Store Monstrous Customer Tale with a Twist
Former Cigar Shop Manager Joe, August, 2009: It's five minutes before closing. A distinguished-looking gent walks in. (Think British actor Derek Jacobi.) I ask if he needs any help; he waves me off and enters our walk-in humidor. After a few seconds, I notice that he looks upset about someth...
Thanks for calling crapcom, can I have your telephone number? Oh I just have a quick question. What is your smtp/pop address? Oh that's x.x.x and w.w.w thank you.
I'll take a 60 second call thanks!
Phrases to Avoid when Calling a Call Center
From Hellraiser, March, 2012: Hellraiser here with some thoughts from call center hell. I think I mentioned that I work in insurance, and lately I've been noticing some key phrases that trigger an almost Pavlovian response from me. So, without further ado, I give you some phrases to avoid t...
I laughed so hard. Then I shared this with my mother. She laughed just as hard.
Mistaken Identity: Canoe Edition
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What's with the fat hating reposts? I've seen three if not more posts that seems to focus on the fact these crustys are obese, not that they are rude, or demanding, or trying to scam.
Mistaken Identity: "You're out of toilet paper!"
From Sam, November 2009 (One of RHU's earliest posts about Mistaken Identity): I recently left my retail job for a much better job--as a bank teller! Little did you know, your bank teller is no better off than you, dear retail slave. OK, of the 9 rings of hell, my bank job puts me on one of...
Mmmmmm, sweet sweet malicious compliance. Too bad you couldn't have gotten some commission on top of it ;)
Retail Balls Awards: The High Price of Being a Jerk
From Billy, August, 2008. A tale of how he got revenge with a lazy Demanding Diva Customer: "I work in a pretty gigantic grocery store. This particular chain of grocery stores is well renowned and respected and I'm at one of the largest stores in the WNY division. I'm pretty sure our store ...
Good riddance. They have been a real jerk for a while.
Thrift Store Hell: Two Letters From Lemkil
From Puppies In Prada So I'm just going to let you read this.... abomination from Lemkil from a few days ago. Just... read it first, then read the rest of it.... So.... Hoo boy. How do I even describe this? Potential sexual harassment? Standard harassment? Hostile work environment? I... don'...
Jeeze, if you don't like the story, don't read.
*Takes up place on TT's tree* pass the nip, this could get good.
The Bitch Manager From Hell Pt 22: Fallout
From jon6, TalesFromTechSupport Journeying to work that day, I knew there was to be plenty bad noise. Despite this feeling of ensuing doom, it was an oddly upbeat kind of day. The morning sun was subdued as it accompanied the first warm day of the year and seemed to fill the office with natur...
And man, what a trip! Not quite car guy, but this is still pretty good. I keep waiting for the next... and hoping to god Angie gets it.
The Bitch Manager From Hell Pt 21: The Rollout From Hell
From jon6, TalesFromTechSupport QBG and I worked long and worked hard. Machines were building while machines were unwrapped while machines were repacked - this time with larger address labels as per Angie’s demands. The previously arid air infected by Roland seemed more pleasant now that Angi...
Labor laws. Need to have em. If it's too dangerous to go to work, can't be punished for not going in.
To The Bosses Who Expect Us To Work During a Hurricane
From The Bitchy Waiter As Hurricane Florence makes a beeline for the coast of the Carolinas and Virginia, millions of people are being advised to evacuate the area immediately and take shelter from the massive Category 4 storm. Most people will heed that advice, but plenty of others will be ...
I think we have found the banned individual!
Monstrous Customers: I know now to never use your service again!
From u/LegitLogia, Tales From Retail: I work on calls dealing with customer orders and queries, though I get a tonne of complaints too. I had this interaction today with a particularly irate customer that didn't seem to understand what she had done wrong. I'm me (Me) and she'll be customer (...
Meh, it's peta, they are a pita.
Dueling Billboards: See the Individual
From u/reddeathblack: Who did it better?
True, the difference between a flat white and a latte is primarily the size. AFAIK a flat white is a double ristretto shot of espresso and steamed milk, totaling 8 ounces.
While a latte is X shot(s) espresso topped with steamed milk.
Sidewalk Signage: The No Nonsense Coffee Guide
From u/Saif12421
Oooh, that sounds YUM Kai.
Ice Cream Shop Hell: "Is your mint chip made with vanilla ice cream?"
From u/soupor_saiyan Tales From Retail: So I work at an ice cream shop and have many tales from my several years working there. One that stood out for me today was a man who didn’t seem to know what mint ice cream was. I was serving him and his wife and out of the blue he just asks me this q...
And the most important step- professionals will remove the nest without any risk of you being stung. What mother did a week ago. Stupid wasps decided to sting mom.. twice, she was content to let the nest stay until it got colder and they died. Then they poked the bear. The bear squished em.
Sidewalk Signage: Wasp Survival Guide
From u/zappawow: Lunch today with a side of battle. En garde wasps!
Twitch. I've had those symptoms. All in all, I had irritated something in my shoulder, and had a major panic attack. So glad my anxiety is doing somewhat better. I went to the ER once. They treated me seriously, ran the tests, waited for blood work, and told me I was fine. Of course the little pill they gave me did even more good. I now have a couple on hand for if I have another anxiety attack like that.
Crazy People Encounters: Energy Healing Is Not A Substitute For Medical Attention
From u/Savannargh, TalesFromRetail More New Age Nonsense. The Store has a number of contracted practitioners of various holistic/natural/new agey "healing" practices who are on call throughout the week for customers who want their chakras whacked into alignment or their energy massaged. There...
I'd bring the gasoline TT. *shudder*
#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob: Actual, Literal Bugs?
As a software tester I can confirm that my job mostly consists of inspecting laptops with a magnifying glass because the bugs are often kinda tiny and might hide between the keys. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob #testing pic.twitter.com/NoWjpqQRX4— Petteri Lyytinen (@plyytinen) May 17, 2018
*snork!!!!!*
Oh god, I laughed too much at these. Thanks for the amusement
#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob: Our I.T. RHUers Have Failed To Mention This Vital Tool
A stethoscope is a vital tool in my tech support toolkit. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/FI5rBNibv6— Stuart (@exhumetw) July 15, 2018
I saw red reading this. I don't think I could have held back as much as you did. I was pretty ticked the last time I came home after leaving my kitty with a sitter. Her pan was full. Since then I've only left her with someone I can trust, my mother. Granted I've looked after her two more often.
Justice Served: If You Mess With My Cat, I'll Bury You!
From u/Amesa, ProRevenge I like to think I'm a patient man. I'm hard to anger, my coworkers say they haven't seen me angry in the 2 years they've known me. I have firm boundaries and as long as you don't cross any of them I can let anything go. One of my boundaries is: don't fuck with my cat....
Still sounds like a real gem.
Pet Store Hell: Pet Food Explosions
From u/ForeverPizzaPrincess Tales From Retail: Let me begin by saying no one likes this woman, she is the kind of customer when she arrives every employee runs the other way. To the point my store manager has purposely waited to send me on break so I could deal with her and has volunteered m...
Or offer reasonable pricing.
A black hole of stupidity
From Goober: This isn't really a retail story, other than we're a retail store, but sometimes you just gotta vent. We had a store that desperately needed an upgrade to their internet speed. (Well, really, we have about ten stores that need it, but this one far more than the rest.) OK, this...
Dang, that's so sad. I was thinking creeper, but then it hits you in the feels. Feel so bad for the old guy.
Retail Hell Memories: I’m so sorry about him
From u/pigontherun Tales From Retail: I’ve been working retail in the same jewelry/accessory store for 3 years. One day, last winter, I saw this cute little older couple that seemed like they were having a hard time finding something so I went over and asked if they need help. The wife showe...
*scratches head* I remember being told not to touch mine if at all possible. Granted my bandages were covering staples, and those needed to be kept dry for like a week. I sense shenanigans. And not the good kind.
Retail Hell Memories: Gall Bladder Guy
From u/desertsilver52 Tales From Retail: I work at an arts and crafts store that closes at 8:00 PM and this event in particular happened a few weeks ago just after closing one night. Now on this night I had started out by stocking some seasonal merchandise along with a co-worker of mine. As ...
On the news tonight spontaneous combustion of rags that had an accelerant on them. Yesh, this heat.
This customer still comes off as an a hole. I get he wasn't up for small talk, doesn't mean he needs to go all psycho. Personally I usually love small talk, but I get there are times when someone doesn't want any of it.
Monstrous Customers: DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT HOT!
From u/booboo773 Tales From Retail: Part of my customer service/loss prevention is to make conversation with customers. You know the drill 'Bug'em so they don't get a chance to steal' kinda help. Anyway, I figured the weather would be a safe enough topic for conversation. Nothing to get woun...
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