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
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, a customer said the pants she was buying rang up more than advertised. I quietly told her plus-sizes were not on sale. The customer yelled in front of a whole line of people, "So I'm fat and can't read! Any other insults you'd like to throw at me?" and stormed out of the store. FML
Today, I reduced a customer to tears and she had a tantrum, saying that nobody loves her, her life is a joke, and she’d be better off dead. This ordeal happened to grab the attention of my manager who was nearby. All I did was tell her that an item she wanted was sold out and offered to help her order it online. FML
Today, I was ringing up a lady’s items; two shoeboxes. Per policy, I’m supposed to open them. She heavily insisted I didn’t. I ignored her and found other merchandise inside. She then went on a rant on how "people should mind their own fucking business" and stormed out of the store without buying. 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, 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 yelled at by my boss for being insensitive to a customer. I'd told her I never heard of the requested item even existing. She walked off shouting, screaming and throwing stuff from the shelf. She wanted to order a bird feeder with heated perches so the bird's feet won't get cold. FML
Today, I was reduced to tears and called a "useless fat bitch" by a customer I was serving. She didn’t realize that the steak fajitas she’d ordered had steak in them. She said she was a vegetarian. She failed to mention it, but apparently it was "my fault" because I “should have known." 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, 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, 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
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6969awesome 0
Just walk away, that's what I'd do.
JohnnyxViet 0
what does intelligence have anything to do with shoes in stock.
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Comments (159)
soulofnature 8
Oh, the joys of working retail. Been there and done that so I feel your pain my friend. I bet she went home and called customer service, even though you did nothing wrong. It seems like some customers will do anything to try to make you as miserable as they are.
shot3 0
Fu** em, stupid ppl still gotta do their job, Just like u gotta keep doin urs,
GDitto 6
Well, if grammar has anything to do with intelligence...seriously, though. Get over it. If you work in retail, you WILL have to deal with people like that.
viciouspanda 0
Geez, some people.
IchimaruGin 5
My intelligence and me** I wonder why.
stupdude3 8
it doesn't matter what the order of the objects nouns is, so stop being a hypocritical grammer nazi
IchimaruGin 5
In actuality, "me and my intelligence" is grammatically correct. However, it's socially rude to put yourself first. My original point isn't bashing OP's intelligence, though in grammar it is indeed better you use "my intelligence and I", but rather pointing out that politeness and value can be expressed with the order. The "little bitch" part comes in then. Also, if OP doesn't value the intelligence they posses, what else can they be lacking in, besides intelligence? Hence the "I wonder why". If you intend to point out next that it doesn't matter because the majority society no longer cares, then both you and OP deserve to have their intellegence insulted. Hopefully that lesson taught you slight bit more. I know the Internet is made for assumptions, but at least have sone knowledge in the subject you're going to jump to conclusions about, alright? :D
kei1108 13
People are like that sometimes. Don't listen to anything she says, and tale a lesson of how not to be.
sranangmeit 0
I have never worked in retail, but noticed that it's mostly woman misbehaving like that. Frustrated, no sex lives b**ches! Op you always keep cool,remember that customers life must really suck, if they behave so nasty.
5t3ff1k4h 47
I work in retail and I see it equally from men and women. Just throwing that out there, though women do tend to be a little more extreme about it than men.
AMKiddie 0
That might have been my mom....
xxLovePinkxx 0
Yeah in my experiences working retail, the customer is almost ALWAYS wrong.
syck_fml 3
I see why, your intelligence is part of you