Today, an incredibly rude woman came in for a hairdressing appointment. I had to put up with being yelled at and called a "clumsy bitch," a "pleb," and other insults for almost half an hour. When I finally managed to finish her hair, instead of tipping me, she spat at my feet and stormed out. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went to get a haircut. I have a pretty bad case of dandruff, so whenever I get one, a lot of it shows. My hairstylist called to her nearby friend twice, then looked at my hair and said, "Blech" under her breath. I got glares when I walked out. FML
Today, I went to get a haircut. Who shows up not 5 minutes later to also get a haircut? My obnoxious, bully of a boss. She started chatting with me across the salon the entire time. There was no way to get out of the conversation. FML
Today, a client refused to pay for the nails I spent nearly three hours doing, because apparently it's her birthday and "you don't pay for birthday nails." She refused to pay, and we locked her inside the salon. She threw a bitch fit and rolled on the ground like a worm, kicking and screaming until the cops arrived. 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, someone tried to open the stall I was in, and I instinctively screamed. I was yelled at and called, "incredibly rude and disrespectful." The lady then waited for me to come out so she could, "kick my ass." FML
Today, as I was getting my nails done at a salon, the owner pulled my head back against the chair in front of all the customers and began to tweeze my eyebrows. When I exclaimed that I didn't pay for that service, she replied, "I don't care. This needs done." FML
Today, a customer asked a question I couldn’t answer. I asked if she would wait while I consulted someone else, but she spat in my face and stormed off. My manager saw, wrote me up for refusing to help, and gave the woman a gift card for her troubles. FML
Today, at the café I work at, I was yelled at by a woman because the drinks and food she ordered were "taking too long". Before I had the chance to get a word in, she stormed out and said she would never come back. I didn't get the chance to inform her that she hadn't ordered yet. FML
Today, a crazy woman grabbed my hair and mentioned how lovely it was. She then asked when I would donate it. I told her I didn't want to, at which point she started yelling that she was going to get some scissors and cut it all off to teach me a lesson. FML
Today, I was serving an incredibly rude woman at work. The ladder I had used to get her two pairs of shoes came crashing down, and hit my face and neck. She only bought one pair, and ten minutes later returned them after, complaining they were too expensive. FML
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xKabuki 4
Should've shaved her head. Or at least part of it.
DocBastard 40
And the next time she comes in... "Oopsy! Was that Nair? I thought it was conditioner! Haha! Silly me!"
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Comments (201)
Leftspoke 6
I'm a bitch.
RaggleFrock 13
You may well be a bitch, but this is not your FML.
Leftspoke 6
That was supposed to say "That bitch" Wtf? Can they edit your comments?
xKabuki 4
Should've shaved her head. Or at least part of it.
ApologyKick 25
Seems like one of those times where shaving a swastika into a person's hair is almost justified. You did the right thing though OP, don't let it get you down.
desoto96 9
If I remember right spitting at some one is considered a form of assault. You could've decked her in the face and been justified.
GothickNihilist 15
Isn't that some weird trend now to have part of your head shaved?
SiriusBlack97 17
I concur!!
annie_nk 23
Indeed. NEVER piss off someone who has scissors that close to your neck.
TheJondretteGirl 2
OP should have turned into Sweeny Todd
Hockeyboy4280 18
if I can snowball what 59 said, I'd like to add that you should never **** with someone who is cutting your hair.
doctorhook86 25
75: In my experience, it's not wise to **** the person who cuts your hair, either.
starbursty 0
Should of asked her to leave OP I would not put up with her.
ICastillo 25
Op you should have "clumsily" snipped pieces of her damn hair off.
172pilot 20
She should have kicked her out mid haircut
mfjkr 10
#35 all I have to say to that is "Baa".
christyxbee 15
Yeah. Give her the ol crazy Britney haircut. That should do it'
MuseFan1991 14
should have pretended to sneeze and 'accidentally' cut a huge chunk out
IStoleTheCookies 16
Should've given her a number one and said, 'oh I thought you said this was for charity, nevermind, think of the kids' :)
MikeMikeTheAzn 3
That's one of the things you have to put up with when working with "customers". Just be professional.
brt3420 13
I disagree. I worked with customers 6 days a week 12 hours a day and people don't just suddenly have the right to be an asshole because your providing a service. At the end of the day being disrespectful is being disrespectful there is no way around that.
beccaishereyay 11
??? This is not how normal human beings act. OP had absolutely NO reason to continue to serve this woman. The "professional" reaction would've been to politely ask her to leave, and that they don't need her business. Just because she's a customer doesn't mean she has the right to treat you like that.
Goldenchest 14
Am I the only one wondering what a "pleb" is?
GhostDuck 30
Pleb is short for plebeian, which is the low class of ancient Rome (a patrician was someone of higher class.)
dorko_is_me 6
Kiddos to you for keeping your cool and staying professional. I'm not sure if I could have been. Karma is a bitch and she will get hers.
Virginia6810 16
3 never said the woman had a right to be rude, they simply said that's sadly something we come across when working with customers. But I totally agree with what was already mentioned, OP did not have to serve her. I use to work at a restaurant and we have certainly turned people away for sexually harassing workers or down right being verbally rude.
MikeMikeTheAzn 3
Yes I meant it was something people come across. I should have rephrased it differently. Apologies.
luna2152 3
82 - I swear I'm not trying to Grammar Nazi you and I know you meant kudos, but that typo just made me giggle uncontrollably.
SammyS2012 21
82- children are now a type of reward? Is this good thing or bad thing?
RedPillSucks 33
Most likely she didn't know what it meant either. I haven't heard that insult outside the military
SerendipityRose 26
The right to refuse service does apply, yes, but the problem is this: 90% of hairdressers make most of their money from tips. OP was probably hoping that the abuse might pay off. My hairdresser & I are very good friends & if she told me someone treated her that way & didn't even tip her, I'd exact revenge for her. Many people believe that jobs that aren't considered "necessary" to the function of our society are filled by the lower class. It's awful. As an artist I've come across the same disrespect. It's not a "hobby" & OP's job isn't either. It should be treated with the same respect as any other job.
docscientist 10
Why should she be encouraged to continue her behavior.
doodlecloud 27
Whilst I get that OP probably didn't want to lose money, what on earth makes her or you think that someone who treats you like that has any intention of giving you a tip whatsoever?!
walmartpaysme 15
What I don't understand is, if she had such a problem with OP from the beginning why did she let OP even work on her hair? I think she just wanted a cheaper hairdo.
RadioDeeJayy_ 6
OMG that's terrible. Don't worry about her OP. just another bitch in the world. And also, you should tell someone about this. It's not right for anyone to be yelled at for doing their job. :)
koooonal 3
No, she should just kill her
Rowdey 10
Yes. Murder is always the answer.
Drigr 9
It's FML. The answer is always "Dump them" or "Kill them"
chris_42 11
Or "Sue them."
shadowsorel 15
Don't forget "Hurt them!"
MuseFan1991 14
dont forget 'your a idiot'
Kallian_fml 21
140- *You're an idiot. Sorry, I had to be a grammar Nazi at least once...
djgoreo 12
4: What if you work for a Neo-Nazi institution? "Oh, don't worry, he's just doing his job. Carry on!"
MuseFan1991 14
157- dont worry, i know the rule. i was making a reference to the fact that at every FML seems to include at least one moron that doesnt know it, and will leave that comment :P
GuessWhatKids 13
4 - I'VE GOT TO TELL SOMEONE ABOUT THIS! Hey all you people, hey all you people, wont you listen to meeeeeeee! I just had a sandwich, NO ORDINARY SANDWI- *ahem* I'll show myself out.
zenrael 21
I would have asked to get the **** out, politely of course. :) It's not your job to take constant hairassment from clients. Just tell the manager next time and kick her out.
celiiceegee 6
I see what you did thair.
laurenanna13 3
most hairdressers are independent contractors and can kick whoever they want out. but they probably wouldn't get very much business if they did that
BaDumTsss_fml 23
Exotic cheese eh? XD
DocBastard 40
And the next time she comes in... "Oopsy! Was that Nair? I thought it was conditioner! Haha! Silly me!"
sheethapins 13
"Don't worry, in six to eight weeks come back and we'll give the stubble a deep conditioning. Won't that be nice?"
tmmundy 17
#120...I disagree. Unfortunately the rude ones always have the balls to come back if the one providing the service put up with their bad behavior.
Asario 0
Karma will get her back good. But does anybody know what a "pleb" is?
zandalee 20
Go on You Tube and watch Muscets At Dawn. So funny and will give you an idea of what a pleb is.
Sinamoi 18
"Pleb" is short for "plebeian" meaning common or lower class folk.
ShadowDhampire 3
If she thinks that people are beneath her, OP should have booted her out her chair and tell her to do her own damn hair.
EverestMelting 23
What a bitch like wtf?
herpderpherpderp 13
what a pleb*
skippymagee 5
Sometimes you have to put up with people that are just bad at heart. Don't worry op, keep your chin up; you're the bigger person.
lostcrazydiamond 10
Someone's been in the military... "Pleb" (or plebe) is a derogatory term for newbies, rookies, etc., most of the time in some sort of academy.
agonydrum 7
What military are you talking about? Not the American military
skyeyez9 25
Its a common term for freshmen at West Point.
sarahlove281 4
Or it could just as easily refer to "Plebian." Cuz, like, you know, people like to troll and call newbies plebs...
ygdrassil 17
It's also a snooty insult for poor people in England. Like that MP who called the police officer a pleb. Either way it's short for plebeian, sort of like peasant.
ariaofdoom 16
I'm in the military and I've never heard that one used and we've tons of jargon. Must be specific to a branch other than the one I'm in, or perhaps a different country.
boredphil 4
It's a European term really originating in the Roman term Plebeian. Don't know about military adoption. Recently in the news since UK Tory MP Andrew Mitchell used the term to the police when they slightly inconvenienced him. Due to the timing, I'd guess that's where this customer got it.