Work: Today, my assistant manager was arguing with a customer. I interjected...

By Username - 28/02/2011 16:26

Today, my assistant manager was arguing with a customer. I interjected letting the customer know that "we want everything to be copacetic." After the customer left, I received a write up for using "big words." FML

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By Anonymous - 07/03/2012 06:46 - United States

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

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By MrTandy - 16/09/2011 02:38 - United States

Today, I was working when I delivered the standard "Hello, how are you?" to a customer. He took the opportunity to tell me about his deceased wife, his estranged children, and his anal tearing. After a while, I tried to help someone else, and he complained to my manager. I was written up. FML

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By suspended - 25/07/2015 00:59 - United States - Englewood

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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By choke on a dick, sir - 01/11/2013 22:47 - United States - Portland

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

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By Anonymous - 10/02/2017 09:00 - United States - Waunakee

Today, at work a lady asked for a burrito, large coke, and hot sauce. While repeating back the order, the words got stuck and I accidentally said large cock. I got written up for being inappropriate. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/07/2016 22:09

Today, my boss reprimanded me for a huge screw-up that he was responsible for. FML

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By Almost Fired - 15/08/2019 12:00

Today, I got written up for insulting a customer last week, who then rang up to complain about my bad attitude. I was on vacation all last week. My boss doesn't believe me. FML

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By maleficunt - 03/06/2014 20:44 - United Kingdom - Cannock

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

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By people suck - 28/03/2015 04:16 - United States - Oakland

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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wisericky 12

Monday 28 February 2011 18:54

thats like talking in an other language to us simple foke

happyhak 5

Monday 28 February 2011 18:55

Ha ha ha! Sounds like his vocabulary isn't as sophisticated as yours!

Comments

sinnikle 5

Monday 28 February 2011 20:28

This reminds me of the episode of Doug when Skeeter is a genius and uses the word "apodictic" and Doug gets jealous. Doug goes home and tries to read advanced literature and fails. Just imagine the asst. manager struggling to learn a new word at home and enjoy yourself a small chuckle. Inferiority complexes can be mighty annoying when said person has a higher position

Illblowyourmind 3

Monday 28 February 2011 20:48

Definite win :) made my current five minutes.

IGotServedcouk 0

Monday 28 February 2011 21:20

They might have been worried that the customer would find you patronising. Or could be assholes. /shrug.

HomeAl0ne 20

Monday 28 February 2011 21:23

Emulate me and eschew obfuscation.

RedPillSucks 31

Monday 28 February 2011 23:06

eschew on this!

Iknoweverything 29

Monday 28 February 2011 21:29

You could have just said "we want your experience to be satisfactory" or something easily understandable... Did you really think a customer would understand that?

Schiffy 18

Monday 28 February 2011 22:37

Either you're AM's a moron, or you work for Guns n' Buns Inc.

Valle79 5

Tuesday 1 March 2011 10:25

Your. Not you're. They're very small words...please get them right.

willou35_fml 13

Monday 28 February 2011 23:01

haha

alaskanhybrid 5

Monday 28 February 2011 23:15

Slip that Assistant Manager some Rufelin and have your "Way" with him.

mrjude 3

Monday 28 February 2011 23:56

You should complain to higher management and explain to them that you are being discriminated against for having a brain.

JazzytheMan 3

Tuesday 1 March 2011 0:26

When I worked retail I remember some middle school girls saying, "You can tell she's smart by the way she talks!" I spent the rest of the night wondering how my vocabulary was any different.