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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was upset over a recent break up. It showed while I was at work, and I made a customer sad just by looking blue. She complained to my manager. I got written up for being so depressed that I got a customer depressed too. 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, I was short shifted at work because one of my employees decided not to show up. Furious, I wrote her up and made predetermined judgments about her. When she came in, I went off on her for being absent and leaving me stuck. She then informed me her mom tried to commit suicide. FML
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
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
Today, a customer berated me and told me to stop whining because I have to work on the weekend. What did I do to deserve this? I said, "Hi, how are you doing today?" FML
Today, I got written up by my line manager for being too friendly to customers. I work in retail, my job is to be friendly. FML
Today, my supervisor was in a leadership meeting pulling random calls for quality. Mine was chosen. He got excited and told them my stats and how I put him to shame with how I drive my team, that I'm the best and this call is going to be amazing. I was then written up for arguing with a customer. FML
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 random customer at work admonished my coworker for being on her phone. During our lunch break. As he walked away, my coworker muttered, "What the fuck is his problem?" I nodded in agreement. He heard her and saw me nodding. As did our boss. Time to get written up. FML
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mynameis1339 0
Anal tearing?
ollie179 21
*sob* and my poor wife *sob* *sob* and my children are gone and... NEXT PLEASE!
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Comments (97)
CrazyManNo9 29
Don't ask. Don't tell.
phuketboy 19
Next time try more merchandise related norms. "are you finding everything ok"? Or "did you find everything today"? Or even "how can I help you today" should serve the customer service needs. :)
Raheemdplayer 7
"How Are You" in a shop usually means has anything bothered you in the shop, not anything personal, jeesh. But I feel sorry for the guy, he sounds really depressed and obviously has no one to talk to. But definitely FYL I hope you still have your job.
bubo_fml 11
logical...The fella has no wife & kids, so he went "Lookin' for Love in all the wrong places!"
bubo_fml 11
Of course, a good communication skill is to be empathetic. Did you share any of your bum blasting stories with him?
mylifepwnz 0
**** HIS life...
Bently24 6
Where the **** do you work?
xNephilim 19
Probably Walmart.
ndhin831 2
Was the customer's name Kevin Smith?
fogrunner 13
Please post details to NotAlwaysRight . com!!!!!!! 8D
mj_ok 9
Oh yea, I've had people like that, it's pretty scary what goes on in people's lives, I would give him a number to a therapist so he can talk to someone but not when your at work,