Work: Today, still suffering from an eye infection, I received a customer...

By Customer Stonage Representative - 21/10/2011 12:10 - Canada

Today, still suffering from an eye infection, I received a customer complaint. Having red eyes, asking how a patron's day went, and thanking them as they left my register obviously means that I must be stoned out of my mind. Apparently I've moved to a city where you must be on drugs if you're nice. FML

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By nzkristy - 03/01/2010 10:59 - New Zealand

Today, I got sent home from work for appearing stoned/under the influence of drugs. I suffer from severe hay fever, which no antihistamine has fixed yet, hence the red and glassy eyes. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/12/2009 17:36 - United States

Today, it was my first day with new contacts, but I found out they make my eyes red and itchy. Today was also the day I had a very important meeting. They think I showed up stoned. FML

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By dragynfyre - 06/03/2012 05:37 - United States

Today, my boss called me out for a drug test. His reason was because my eyes are puffy and bloodshot, making me look high. I've been suffering from allergies all week, but still had to pee in a cup in front of a complete stranger. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/11/2014 15:28 - Canada - Sooke

Today, I had to show up at an anti-drugs lecture with full-blown pink eye. It's from an ongoing bacterial infection, but the speaker said he'd heard that excuse a hundred times before, and shamed me in front of everyone. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/11/2016 15:48

Today, a customer complained that one of our cashiers smiles too much. FML

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By Phabia - 21/04/2015 00:16 - United States - Newton

Today, I was sent to the front office for having blood shot eyes and smelling like smoke. I just didn't get enough sleep and had trouble putting my contacts in, and I always smell like smoke because of my parents' excessive smoking. They didn't believe me. My parents had to come in to back me up. FML

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By -_- - 15/03/2016 01:46 - United States - Inverness

Today, I made an attempt to be nicer to customers at my job as instructed, which resulted in me listening to a handful of elderly people's incontinence issues, and a meth-addict's multiple abortions in detail. FML

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By retail hell - 12/07/2015 13:11 - United States - Waterbury

Today, a customer berated me and told me to stop whining because I have to work on the weekend. What did I do to deserve this? I said, "Hi, how are you doing today?" FML

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By anonymous - 14/11/2020 06:57 - United States - Irving

Today, where I work at a pharmacy, we were short staffed and running 4 hours behind. A lady came to drop off a new prescription. When I explained to her the wait time, she called the patient. I heard, "No, they don't look busy." Like, really? FML

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By Oopsie - 20/07/2019 04:00

Today, nine hours into a ten-hour shift, I accidentally told a customer, "You're a problem!" instead of, "You're welcome!" or, "No problem!" She gave me a dirty look and hurried off before I could correct myself. FML

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flockz 19

Friday 21 October 2011 18:41

i thought canadians were supposed to be nice.

YdoIhaveAchode 4

Friday 21 October 2011 19:48

Seems like you're mentally unstable..

Comments

FYLDeep 25

Friday 21 October 2011 18:51

Apparently you've moved to a city where people just don't appreciate drugs. Must be why they're cheaper over there. Too much supply for too little demand.

ShroomsOnAcid 16

Saturday 22 October 2011 1:22

We have found the gates of heaven.

rattusrattus 18

Friday 21 October 2011 18:57

Well. That explains the funny taste in my brocolli.

deathbreadstick 10

Friday 21 October 2011 20:54

.... Huh?

flockz 19

Friday 21 October 2011 21:02

or the death in his breadstick? ^

dionnypony 7

Friday 21 October 2011 18:58

Lol, in what city do you live?

MagicallyFat 12

Friday 21 October 2011 20:39

Ontorio Canada

Daralea 21

Friday 21 October 2011 20:59

Ontario isn't a city.

satph 12

Saturday 22 October 2011 12:32

28- i love your name!

rattusrattus 18

Friday 21 October 2011 18:59

Well, that explains the odd taste in my morning muffin.

hannahcorrine 0

Friday 21 October 2011 19:00

I would think you're on drugs too

nerdsgetmehot 22

Friday 21 October 2011 19:01

It sounds like you work in customer service? That gig sucks no matter what city you work in. Sorry, OP. :( I can totally relate. I had a customer complain about me once. It was after they had yelled at me and made me burst into tears.

THE_A_TEEN 27

Friday 21 October 2011 19:46

Same here, except the tears at work, only at home.

Cmdr_Shepard 17

Saturday 22 October 2011 4:40

I live in a rural Southern community and the customers shopping in my store are polite and pleasant 90% of the time. I've argued with a few customers but that was really only during holidays and really busy Saturdays. Retail can suck bad (I hate arguing) but it really depends on the area you work in. That said, that's terrible that someone would make you cry at work.

perdix 29

Friday 21 October 2011 19:59

When you say, "Thank you for LEAVING my register," customers tend to think you're not in your right mind. They don't "get" sarcasm in Canada -- they're too nice.