Today, at work I was trying to be nice and give a customer a discount because she was having trouble finding money to pay for her food. Everybody behind her then demanded a discount as well. FML
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Black Friday
70% off something you didn't need, a stampede and a cart that crashes at checkout. Thanks, Black Friday.
Today, at work, a woman screamed at me and called me a bitch because I refused to refund something we give away for free. FML
Today, I was at work, stocking shelves. A customer got mad because I was in the way of her "shopping time" and knocked down all the work I had done. FML
Today, at work, a customer asked for my number. When I declined, he made a huge scene, shouting and scaring other customers. He tipped me seven cents. FML
Today, while at work, a customer refused to speak louder, despite me asking her to do it several times. As a result, I took her order incorrectly. The customer then finally decided to raise her voice, but only to yell at me about my poor listening skills. FML
Today, I got yelled at by a customer for saving them money. FML
Today, as I was working at a bakery, a woman stormed in, cut in front of the line, and began yelling at me. She claimed I didn't give her a sandwich earlier and demanded a refund. She got the refund out of my paycheck, and as she was leaving she muttered, "Ha, works every time." FML
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
Today, while working at a dollar store, I was clobbered by a woman because apparently, I was ripping her off by charging two dollars for two doughnuts. She didn't understand that she couldn't buy multiple items at once for one dollar. FML
Today, I was verbally harassed by a customer because I wouldn’t give her special treatment after her meal was incorrect. I offered her a refund and a coupon for a free meal, which she refused before calling me a stupid kid who wouldn’t do anything to help her. FML
Today, while checking out a couple at work, I handed them their receipt and wished them a good day. The woman promptly pulled her husband to the side, and whispered to him about how much of a "fucking idiot" I was for making the prices so high. I work at McDonald's. FML
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RoseCrystal 17
You get points for being a decent human being. Those people are just petty and greedy. Don't stop being nice, OP.
gc327072 31
Should've said to the other people "life isn't fair, deal with it" and moved on. . But props for being a good person!
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Comments (105)
olis64 6
No good deed goes unpunished!
BlowinChronic 18
8 beat you to it.
Amanda604 3
Very true
bobmcmuffin 5
un"punished"?
emeraldisle 30
What did you expect was going to happen? You can't be nice to one customer without doing the same for the rest.
torianab 7
You have my respect. Don't let those ignorant few stop your generous nature. Karma goes both ways, you reap what you sow. The blessing will return to you in some way. You just never know when you'll need someone's kindness to intervene on your behalf.
eirianna 0
Sew* sow is a female pig
Chosen_peas 2
45 - sow is correct. While it could be a female pig in this case it means to put out seeds/plant a crop and reaping is to bring it in.
foreverboredZ 4
that's srsly deep. faith in humanity OFFICIALY restored because of this comment. :)
Myo_fml 20
I know it's a bad move for humanity, but you should not have been giving anyone a discount at all unless you own the business. You are losing not only profits for your boss but the business itself and that is not very efficient. I know you were trying to do the rght thing but that does not belong in the workplace if your are a cashier. You do not get to magically decide the prices. I hope that if your boss catches wind you only get a slap on the wrist and not fired.
Snoopy0718 14
If op has discounts at her work place then she can give someone her discount. It's not like she didn't charge a few items to lower the total.
ambear26 14
No she's right or he.... Everyone wants to do the right thing but at a business you can get fired for trying to help out a customer. You can only offer discount if it's the boss doing it or the boss approves of it. But that all depends on where op works. I worked at a retail store gave a lady a $20 discount on some clothes because she didn't have enough and I got yelled at so much by my boss and fired the next day. Like I said it all depends.
Myo_fml 20
You still cannot be giving anyone discounts on anything at all without a boss's permission. You are losing profits that way and therefore not doing your job. It's just one of those things that's hard to understand if you've never been a cashier before.
CatchMe25 16
I work as a barista at Starbucks and it is fully within my power to give free beverages to unhappy customers and to "buy" a customers drink to promote loyalty and continued business. The future benefits of a special discount or free drink definitely outweigh the lost cost of it. Word of mouth and continued patronage are just two benefits. OP should not be reprimanded at all and commenters should stop saying so.
MalloryKnox 8
39 - Especially considering the markup on everything! What does a venti Frappucino actually cost Starbucks, cup & all, like 24 cents? Put it on the menu for 6 bucks and people will pay. I worked there like 8 years ago... Do you still use the books of free drink coupons? I would usually just give them out to my friends! I was a naughty barista.
Myo_fml 20
Ugh, I can totally agree with the crazy Starbucks prices though. I stopped going there completely because of how overpriced everything was. You want a cookie? Five bucks!
sushi314 12
No, giving someone a discount because they can't pay once is good business, because they're more likely to come back if you're nice to them. That's why discounts exist.
alisidewinder 9
Love Starbucks because they take care of me. When I walk it I don't even have to order they know what my drink is based on the weather outside. Every now and then they will give me a free drink or a sweet. That's what got my loyalty. To me it showed that they cared for my business.
moddiemo2011 2
Omg. some of you guys are ridiculous... She was obviously doing it in a way that was completely within the rules... Its not like she just bagged stuff without ringing it up! Don't listen to them OP you have a good heart. This world needs more ppl like you.
Myo_fml 20
Oh, really? And where was it stated that it was within the rules? If it was within the rules then giving everyone a discount would not have been such an inconvenience to the OP.
CatchMe25 16
Calm down Myo...not your fml...not your company...not your problem. You know nothing more than we do about the situation and plenty of businesses have rules that allow things like that. You just sound bitter...back off
Myo_fml 20
By that logic, you have no means of correcting me for my comments either because you know as little as I do about the situation. I'm just trying to make it apparent that we can't just give everything away or there would BE no business within our economy and no transfer of goods and services. I'm not bitter nor want anything bad to come to the OP, I just do not agree with jumping down the prices of goods especially if your boss has not approved prior. I will leave this as my closing statement for this FML and pack it up.
CharlieeBabiee 2
That's how America is, you do one nice thing for one person and everyone expects special treatment. Sad but true.
Krajjan 9
*Humanity. Sorry to correct you. You just seem to have missed a few continents. Cheers. =)
CharlieeBabiee 2
No dear I live in America so i said America. How am I to know of other continents and I didn't think it right to lump them in with the general idea.
mariebc123 7
That's what you get for being nice. They must have voted for Obama
FlyingPie 17
Unfortunately, no good deed goes unpunished. FYL
BananerzFresh 12
You should have said "sure if you have a coupon."
CeCe184 17
Oh wow