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
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Today, my boss called me into his office and bitched me out for a good half hour for my attitude to our customers. Apparently I always look pissed off and sound sarcastic. That's just my face at rest. 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 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, 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, my boss bitched me out for a customer complaint. The complaint was me not laughing at the customer's joke of me asking for his ID and him saying no. I'm sorry, I've been getting this "joke" a least twice a day since I started working here two years ago. FML
Today, I was disciplined by my boss for "not smiling enough." I'm a dishwasher. FML
Today, my boss yelled at me in front of several customers for gesturing too much while I talk, because it's "unprofessional". I was using sign language. 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, 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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Top comments
MomentoMori 23
Your boss needs to take a chill pill. No worries, keep smiling! Good luck to you :)
HowieDoIt 21
Just smile really creepily and say, "May I take your hat, sir?"
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Comments (78)
Omniprism 14
What a psychotic boss. Is there any way you can go above them to complain? If not, new job might be bliss.
Headcrab 29
Your manager could use some anger management classes.
Xotoolyxo 16
Over exaggerate it then
kalbrek009 20
Was it a Sheldon Cooper smile? I could see than happening...sorry that your boss is so uptight OP
DanielleinDC 33
Well, a good ten-minute reaming in public will surely put a smile on your face now. Sheesh. I've worked retail, so I know it's hard to keep a smile on your face when you want to throttle some people. And keeping a smile on your face for hours on end isn't easy. Then someone's kid decides to randomly let loose with an ear-splitting shriek, and you have to hope it hasn't shattered your eardrum. That'll put a smile on anyone's face.
squarecircles 13
So what's he gonna do? Fire you for "smiling wrong"? Lol
Shadowsofthedead 10
I can imagine it now: "God damn it Jim, you're not making people uncomfortable with your smile! You're smiling like a normal person! Fix your shit or you'll never make a sale!!"
cwalmye 9
Sounds like the shift supervisors at my job. F**k Starbucks.
airbear18 15
some one needs yo get laid!
Ravanyss 5
Show him your "love is eternal" look.