Today, a customer told my boss I was too pushy because I asked her what bra size she wears. I work at a lingerie store. I got a stern lecture from my boss. FML
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Today, my boss bitched me out on the sales floor for a good 10 minutes, because I wasn't "smiling the right way" for our customers. FML
Today, I went to an underwear shop. An employee suggested me a push-up bra. I was wearing one. FML
Today, my boss came around to my way of thinking. He called our customers a "bunch of assholes" and to kick them out if they gave me trouble. When a lady began yelling at me for "setting the damn prices too high" I told her to leave. My boss soon bitched me out for being unprofessional. FML
Today, my 70-year-old boss asked me to order sexy lingerie she saw on the cover a magazine. FML
Today, my boss scolded me for being too friendly to our customers and told me to back off and let them do their thing. Less than an hour after doing as he said, he scolded me again, this time for slacking off and not asking them if they needed help finding stuff. There goes my bonus. FML
Today, HR wants to see me about an email where my boss asks me to respect her body. My offense? I asked if she bought a new shirt during a web meeting with our small team. We've worked together for over 10 years. FML
Today, I was called an 'unhelpful little bitch' by a customer, after I informed her that we couldn't order a pair of shoes she wanted from the company in her size because it's a discontinued model. This little tirade continued for another few minutes, with her insulting me and my intelligence. FML
Today, my boss yelled at me, telling me that I can't answer the phone anymore. Not because I do a bad job, but because a co-worker whined about it being her job. People call her and complain about how rude she is and then ask to talk to me. FML
Today, a customer yelled at me so furiously that she sprayed my face with spittle. I had to stand there, smiling and politely explaining that I needed to see a receipt before I could give her a refund. When she finally gave up and left, my boss bitched me out for "provoking the customer". FML
Today, I got to listen to my boss lecture me about professional dress and subtly insinuate that my being on the heavier side top-wise with all the men in the office could be a problem. I've worn turtle necks for the whole two months I've been working there. FML
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Top comments
Vidrill 22
Bra-size-guessing abilities, activate! Seriously though, how else were you supposed to help her?
charcharthunder 18
that is horrible! at least you were doing your job tho. :o
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Comments (89)
hiholls 13
I voted YDI because I also work at a lingerie store and it's common sense to not force such personal info out of a customer. It's our job to help in the best way we can, yeah sure it's a little odd when people are so uncomfortable to share such a thing, but if they don't want to then they don't want to and you can help them out by guessing and giving them a few sizes.
rocker_chick105 31
OP may have been asking so they can get something in the customer's size from the back. I had that happen when a bra I liked wasn't in my size in the store, so the worker asked what size I was and brought me one that fit.
vikky538 29
boob scanner works for you best...
rocker_chick105 31
I honestly don't understand why it's so bad to tell the worker your bra size. How many people come into that store in a day? I doubt OP would've even remembered at the end of the day if the customer didn't make a scene. They're just doing their job, and it's just a size, it isn't that big of a deal.
worldclassrager 41
It's a reasonable question just an over reaction
SmittyJA24 26
"The customer is always right." Bullshit. More often than not, the customer is a flaming fucktard with the mental capacity of a downspout. I also am a customer service specialist but in the automotive business. A response such as OP got generally indicates the customer (1) has no idea what they need, (2) is a neurotic twat scab with anti-social tendencies, or (3) one of those cheap ***** that will complain about anything in a store or a restaurant in order to score a massive discount or a freebie.
GnrlKitty 16
Well I guess she wasn't looking for a push-up bra...
Sigilwen 24
And that has what to do with it?
RedPillSucks 33
Curious where you're from. Guessing a womans size seems like a recipe for failure.
Aero_x 21
I'll bet the customer was just feeling insecure.
RedPillSucks 33
plot twist: the customer was actually a man.
cece23_fml 10
This really made me chuckle :-)
Dumbledora 9
Whether or not you deserve it really depends on how you approached this customer. As others have said, maybe she was just browsing and wasn't willing to divulge such information. At the same time, I'm not entirely sure why women get so upset over size. We can't really help it, so why be ashamed?
limabeans101029 21
I agree with you, but I think the reason for a lot of women feeling ashamed about their bra size is that people MAKE a lot of women feel ashamed about their size. As someone with relatively small breasts, I've very often had it pointed out to me and it isn't nice. There also seems to be a strong policy of "bigger is better" when it comes to breasts. So that's probably why some women feel ashamed.