Work: Today, while working at a cell phone store, I helped an older...

By bobafett892 - 02/10/2016 17:32 - United States - Atlanta

Today, while working at a cell phone store, I helped an older woman learn how to use her newly updated phone. After trying to help her for over 20 minutes, she threatened to throw her phone at my head. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/03/2013 21:53 - Netherlands - Drachten

Today, I was yelled at by a customer because I wouldn't give her a new iPhone 5 for free to replace her broken Nokia, which she threw out the window in "blind rage". I felt awful having to thank her for calling. Sadly, this is a daily event. FML

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By KatieElizabeth - 27/10/2013 04:57 - United States - San Francisco

Today, at work, I had a customer accuse me of taking the giftcard I had issued her for her return, after spending 15 minutes trying to fix her screwed up transaction. She began to yell, and follow me around the store. Security had to intervene and I had to be locked in an office until she left. FML

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By lemongrab - 18/05/2014 14:14 - Canada

Today, I was chewed out by a lady who claimed the laptop she bought wouldn't turn on, and that she wanted a refund. She yelled and shoved the laptop at me, not even listening when I told her I didn't even work at that store. FML

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By gotta euthanize em all - 29/11/2014 19:45 - Canada

Today, while at work, I had to spend an hour and a half on the phone, listening to an old lady relive her entire day in excruciating detail. We're not allowed to hang up on customers, and she was extremely quick to dismiss all my attempts to steer the call back on topic. FML

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By romedizzle - 24/11/2010 09:52 - Canada

Today, I was helping an older lady return her previously bought items to customer service. As she walked away and said "Thanks," I tried to say "You're welcome" and "No problem" at the same time. I ended up saying "Your problem". She scowled at me. FML

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By Tiak - 30/03/2009 18:08 - United States

Today, my mom has been calling me every ten minutes, asking me questions about her new computer. She called me at work, and I rudely answered her question. She called back, talked to my boss, saying she was a customer that called in, and I was rude to her. FML

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Strung out

By bdjsbskl - 07/10/2011 05:55 - Canada

Today, I was at work as a cashier. An old lady unbagged everything I had, and angrily "taught" me how to bag. She put potatoes on her eggs and broke them. She then screamed that I was useless and retarded in front of all my other customers and manager. FML

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By absentmindedmoron - 27/09/2009 15:59 - United Kingdom

Today, I was walking whilst texting. I thought I was going in a straight line but I ended up walking right into an open phone booth. A woman was inside making a phone call. I lost my balance, pinning her up against the wall. She thought I was attacking her and clobbered me with the receiver. FML

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By keep_your_eyes_on_the_sidewalk - 25/06/2018 15:00

Today, a girl with her eyes glued to her phone bumped my arm going in the opposite direction on the sidewalk. She dropped her phone, chased me to the bus stop, and told everyone that I broke it. She threatened to call the police. FML

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Unfair dismissal

By Feijoo - 16/12/2021 11:01

Today, while working at the store, a lady grabbed a bunch of T-shirts and started talking on the phone. She then walked out the store with them. I ran after her, and she sprays me with mace telling me to not interrupt her while on the phone. My eyes burned for hours. Oh, and I was fired because of the huge loss. FML

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blairiofosterio1 10

Monday 3 October 2016 9:36

Well the phone should just fly right over your head shouldn't it? Just like the tech help you gave her seemed to.

Mauskau 35

Monday 3 October 2016 9:24

Were you getting irate with her because she didn't know what to do?

Comments

LtCmdrData 11

Monday 3 October 2016 20:34

Sounds like an iPhone user.

LyricaSilvan 29

Tuesday 4 October 2016 2:40

Yes, because clearly the brand of phone you have dictates your emotional maturity and determines how you respond to being frustrated or angry.

stressedartist 14

Monday 3 October 2016 22:26

Good. Now she has to pay to get it fixed. FYL, still.

HaleyMeredith 13

Tuesday 4 October 2016 3:42

Isn't it great down here in Georgia?! :)

RainbowSnake 7

Tuesday 4 October 2016 5:16

I used to work at Best Buy. Sold an older woman a tablet; the whole time I was very patient with her, showing her how to work the demo unit even though she was very grumpy and kept saying everything we had in the store was "shit" and technology was "dumb." Anyway she came back the next day and yelled at me for selling her garbage that didn't work. I asked what was wrong and she said it wouldn't turn on. She proceeded to tap the black screen viciously...I pressed the power button. Tablet goes on, woman goes "....................oh" looks embarrassed and leaves. :p

bobafett892 23

Monday 10 October 2016 1:42

Hey OP here. The funny thing is I read your comment a few days ago and the same type of thing happened to me yesterday. A lady asked why she was stuck in settings on her tablet. I pressed the home button and she looked embarrassed. Same thing on her phone.