Today, a customer was rude to me, and I was rude back. He then asked for my manager, and I told him I was the store manager. He then identified himself as the corporate owner. FML
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Wild Nights Out
Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, a customer at work said his table was dirty. I asked which one he was sitting at so I could clean it for him. For some bizarre reason he got pissed and called my manager over. He ended up reporting us to corporate, and my manager got written up. He's blaming me for everything. FML
Today, a customer filed a formal complaint with corporate about me, because I wouldn't help her find things she wanted while I was off the clock. We were in a completely different store than the one where I actually work. FML
Today, a man tried to rob the store I work at. Before the guy was taken by the cops, he complained to my manager for "unfriendly behavior". He took it seriously and bitched me out for not providing "quality service" to our customers. FML
Today, at work, we had an extremely rude customer who started cussing at us, and my coworker started cussing back. I jumped on the register to quickly bring down the line, and apologized to everyone for the scene. A secret shopper was in the line and claimed that I was rude. I got written up. 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, I got yelled at for providing horrible customer service, in a store I don't even work for. FML
Today, my manager cussed me out for being unable to keep a customer happy. That "customer" was a senile old twit who had wandered away from his carer, thought our shop was his living room, and demanded to know who replaced all his furniture. FML
Today, I was cussed out by a customer who was unhappy, and he asked to speak with my manager. When I told him I owned the store, he said that that was the problem. Apparently women are "too flaky" to run a bakery properly. 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 had to call a coworker to the office via the store intercom. The damn thing didn't turn off properly and everyone heard me say, "I hate that asshole. Just be where your dumb ass should be." I realized my mistake a few seconds before my manager stormed in and threatened to fire me. FML
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EpicPear 0
YDI For not being the mature one.
jenchen 0
Ouch. Well good luck finding another job. =)
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Comments (94)
Lounia_fml 8
You'll see the bigger dumb ass when you look in the mirror. Learn to ******* spell before calling people dumb asses.
laced 0
Well that's what you get for being rude! Next time just spit in their food. Why be aggressive when you can be passive agressive?
docscientist 10
Eh, I think rude customers deserve being treated rudely. They're not the king of the castle.
Pocahontas22_fml 0
Customers are always right.... ydi
Filitov 0
Two wrongs don't make a right... but three lefts do.
DoubleEdgedBlade 4
FYL- You didn't know it was the corporate owner, and it was probably a total fluke that he/she came by, but if you did know he/she is coming, then YDI. YDI- You shouldn't be rude to a customer anyways no matter what, just STFU and take the insults like a prostitute bending over.
scottovious 0
Moron!
twilightdogstar 1
I've worked in retail for five years and the amount of customers who speak to you like dirt for no reason whatsoever is unbelievable. I've had personal insults thrown at me for denying a refund, been spoken to slowly as if I'm special needs, had stock thrown at me, and that's just me. I know others who've had far worse, for no reason other than the customer is a self-important arsehole who's decided they're better than you and so they don't need to be polite in any way. So I know how tempting it is to be rude back. I doubt he was the owner, he is most likely messing with you, but in future just be firm but over-polite : there's nothing more frustrating than someone who refuses to argue with you, and they won't be able to complain about your service either.
Poetry 0
lol that's what happens when you are a slave to the people fyl
kder0aeon 9
Agree. I also work in retail and some customers are just plain assholes. The customer is def not always right. I was taught to just kill them with politeness and over service and when they have refused to leave the store say ur going to get security. Always works.
hockeyfever 0
That's when you should've said "I Joke, I Joke" lol
barneyfife 0
don't be a dick dick!
mitchem 3
don't be stupid stupid
mitchem 3
don't be stupid stupid