Work is one of life's necessary evils. Few people want to drag themselves out of bed in the morning and join the grim-faced rat race, but the vast majority of us have to in order to keep the roof above our heads. We might not be able to avoid it, but at least we're in this together, and no matter how much your job might suck, there's always somebody who has it worse than you. Check out this funny collection of posts about working in customer service, compiled by Bored Panda, to see what we mean. Don't forget to vote for the best!
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Lets be honest... I work in customer service in one of the largest retailers in the world, and its RARE and i mean RARE the managers side with us employees, they almost always let the customer get their damned way, which is why they pull the same shit over and over, because they can. On the rare occasions the managers DO side with employees... its almost frame worthy!
believe it or not, "the back" is not an infinite space of all the products we neglect to put in the front.
I had a job where I was salaried if the boss needed me to stay late, and hourly if I needed to leave early.
I got shouted at once, for a label sticking out in a display window. I was not even responsible for a display window. Apparently, we have to be Gods and see everything.
OMG, I love this one, can't stop laughing! Reminds me of my old job. :))
Every single day on my way to work, I was hoping for a major catastrophe in the metro. I quit... that was the solution. Happy now!
My dad tells the story of a man who came in to buy a vacuum cleaner. He asked a manager if he could open the box and look at it to see if it was what he needed. When he was done and they closed the box up, the man asked to buy another one because "that one was opened".
Pretty much how mine went... 1 measly % raise... I'm a freelancer now, working full time in pjs, no stupid fake personality boss and making more money...
I don't understand why co-workers have to make small talk about your food.
I couldn't get a job as a receptionist for my local paper because my degree is in business, despite the fact that I minored in English, had eight years' experience freelancing, and had already written and published one book. No journalism degree, no job. As a RECEPTIONIST.
If I see a stressed out CSR or wait person, I make sure I am sincere when I say "so, how's it goin?" I really want to give them a break for a minute. They usually take a big breath and tell me about it. I don't ever want to be someone's last straw.
I have seen this more times than I care to admit. Also people returning 7 year old vacuums, couches, outdoor furniture, and i guarantee you once winter is over, snow blowers will be returned in droves
Yay, I get to work from home on Friday. Agenda: roll out of bed at 08:50, stay in my pjs, try to connect my VPN at 9am, check emails and reply to some first thing, piss about on the Internet or my phone or watch tv if nothing much is happening or I have no meetings, switch off and commute to the sofa.
or when it doesn't scan at all, and there's always that one person who says "it must be free" and after hearing it literally a million times, you cannot even force a smile anymore.
I've never worked retail (really feel for the people who have) but that's gotta feel like victory.
And then you will see another list article, about hugely embarrassing little moments, with one of its entries being: "I was asked whether I wanted my receipt with me or in the bag. I said yes" accompained by a drammatical meme showing somebody ashamed swallowed by the ground. And nobody will notice the two entries are actually about the same moment but from different perspectives... O_o
actually, this did happen. it charged like 3 or 4 times, because "it wasn't working"
or their card doesn't work, so they say "I'm just going to run to the atm"
If you listen closely you can hear the weeping of the employees who try to have faith in humanity
A teacher at my school does that. I mean, he might be telling the truth, but i doubt it
Friday is just another day, Christmas is just another day, New Years is just another day.....you get the idea
I have literally interrupted people taking their anger out on employees, with "The fuck's your problem?" And from there I improvise, either asking the person what the employee has done to them personally or following up with another snide remark.
We are mostly called thieves, cheaters when the price is higher. Usually our beloved customers can't read ;)
