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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
Today, I sat in my boss's office as he bitched me out for being "too sarcastic" to our customers. After nearly half an hour of him criticizing my "piss-poor attitude," he asked me what I was going to do to fix it. Without thinking, I said, "Your mom." Now I'm jobless again. FML
Today, I got fired from my job for having a resting bitch face when I get frustrated or when I'm concentrating on my work. According to them, I have to work on my "anger issues." 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 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 got a verbal warning at work for "having a resting bitch face." I had a headache. FML
Today, my boss yelled at me, telling me that I can't answer the phone anymore. Not because I do a bad job, but because a co-worker whined about it being her job. People call her and complain about how rude she is and then ask to talk to me. 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 boss told me that my attitude to work is awesome and that he'd follow my example of coming in half-an-hour early every day from now on. I relish those 30 minutes as the only time I can get work done without him constantly interrupting me. So much for that. 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
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Big_Daddy_Joe 0
I know exactly what you mean.
emo_devon 11
yes, OP, that happens...unfortunately, we tend to be unaware about how our face looks atm, and ppl just ask if you're pissed or if something is wrong when you are feeling OK...it is pretty annoying.
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GodsLittleMistak 8
My friends always tell me I look upset but it's just my normal facial expression,it get's quite annoying so I know what you mean OP
SteveTheJanitor 6
You can't help the way you look!
Mrfyourlife 5
Yes you can. When you work with customers your job is to smile. You get paid to do your job.
SteveTheJanitor 6
Yeah but you cannot help it if you naturally look angry all the time. You can smile and stuff but you can't smile for like six hours straight
raaawwwrrZ 8
Challenge accepted. (begins smiling)
sweetheartxoxo88 7
Well you can't change how your face naturally looks, but you can make an effort to sound more pleasant.
anastasiabeaverh_fml_fml 6
That used to be my problem too, but then I became the boss. Now I have the excuse to look hateful and sarcastic.
zaveeshaveesh3 7
**** the bosses of the world! I shall become the boss of them!
anastasiabeaverh_fml_fml 6
You're not the boss of me. Only my cats are the bosses of me.
zaveeshaveesh3 7
And I'm the boss of your cats so your not even associated with me your like 2 levels below me. I don't even think your allowed to talk to me ;)
Zero22120 12
There's so many things you could have said to that but you chose to go with your cats.....
Lightbulb830 4
LIKE A BOSS!
anastasiabeaverh_fml_fml 6
Indeed. I choose to tell the truth.
zaveeshaveesh3 7
Congratulations! you learned how to thumb up your own comment!!! And the second one was from when you logged onto tour other account and thumbs upped it again
zaveeshaveesh3 7
Your*
peacefully84 19
You could try smiling more. I work as a cashier and I just pretend I'm acting, like for TV or a play. I act all perky and happy and it gets me good reviews from customers, and my bosses, and if I mess up they just assume I'm a ditsy airhead and ignore it. Inside, I'm cussing most of them out 90% of the time.
JumbledGirl 2
Me too!
bankrupt 15
My face is naturally in a frown. I spent my whole childhood with adults asking me "what's wrong?" and when I looked surprised and said "nothing" got told "well stop frowning." Eventually even my mother, who would not have noticed if my hair was on fire, noticed that my mouth just naturally turned downward and let go of it. It takes WAY too much effort to do the fake smile thing to humor others so **** it, this is what I look like and everyone can just deal.
carlosm21 6
People tell me that all the time aha it sucks !
mrahhhhh 21
Ha that happened to me too. Apparently when I act friendly to strangers I sound and look like the dude who walks up to you and asks you a random question before mugging you, as I have a slightly frowning expression by default and a deep voice. The way I solved it is to stop trying to act friendly and just act aloof and distant when you need something from a stranger. Instead of thinking I'm a criminal, they now think that I'm a guy who wants some info NOW and seems a bit bothered having to wait around for someone to give it to you. Better to be thought of as an inpatient guy than as a criminal. And for the moments when you need to be honest and heartfelt, just look someone in the eyes (very important, DON't turn away a lot), lower your voice, give an expression of concern (mine are sincere but you can fake yours if you're an asshole) and show you're listening by occasionally repeating what they say. It works wonderfully. There's my two cents and some tips for the OP.