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People who make me hate my job
Brian Lancaster
Issue date: 2/25/09 Section: Opinion
Ladies and gentlemen, I have, for the last few months or so, been working at a restaurant-ish type place, and I have to admit, I actually really like it.
It's just barely above minimum wage, but honestly, I have not enjoyed an hourly job more than when I work at this place.
And yet, people still seem to find a way to make working - and this is at any hourly job, really - a nightmare, at times. A lot of people, who I will call "customers," just so we have a handy word of reference, seem to find ways of making my life miserable.
Not all of these people are awful, and in fact, a good majority of the customers I deal with are quite friendly and personable. But there are still those certain customers who cause such feelings to stir within my breast that I honestly just cannot deal with them past a certain point.
The best part about these troublesome consumers is that they all usually fall within a couple categories. The rest of this column is going to be a catalogue -- or a handy guide -- to these classifications of awful customers.
I hope that you can use this to determine if you are one of these customers and take the proper steps to remedy the situation. Indefinite solitary confinement springs to mind.
The Cellphone Abuser
This obviously had to be the first on my list. Nothing irks me more than someone who is too self-important and rude to even think about hanging up their precious cell phone.
Heaven forbid this person think about the world around them for just long enough to realize that they are showing their cashier or whoever is trying to help them a decent amount of respect.
It makes sense, considering that cashiers and retail workers usually make just above minimum wage and are, therefore, scum of the earth (sarcasm).
Seriously, have some decency people. Hang up the damn phone. Nothing is that important. And if, by some freak chance, you do get a phone call when you're about to order, and it's actually an important phone call, do you know where you should go?
It's just barely above minimum wage, but honestly, I have not enjoyed an hourly job more than when I work at this place.
And yet, people still seem to find a way to make working - and this is at any hourly job, really - a nightmare, at times. A lot of people, who I will call "customers," just so we have a handy word of reference, seem to find ways of making my life miserable.
Not all of these people are awful, and in fact, a good majority of the customers I deal with are quite friendly and personable. But there are still those certain customers who cause such feelings to stir within my breast that I honestly just cannot deal with them past a certain point.
The best part about these troublesome consumers is that they all usually fall within a couple categories. The rest of this column is going to be a catalogue -- or a handy guide -- to these classifications of awful customers.
I hope that you can use this to determine if you are one of these customers and take the proper steps to remedy the situation. Indefinite solitary confinement springs to mind.
The Cellphone Abuser
This obviously had to be the first on my list. Nothing irks me more than someone who is too self-important and rude to even think about hanging up their precious cell phone.
Heaven forbid this person think about the world around them for just long enough to realize that they are showing their cashier or whoever is trying to help them a decent amount of respect.
It makes sense, considering that cashiers and retail workers usually make just above minimum wage and are, therefore, scum of the earth (sarcasm).
Seriously, have some decency people. Hang up the damn phone. Nothing is that important. And if, by some freak chance, you do get a phone call when you're about to order, and it's actually an important phone call, do you know where you should go?
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CSU Grad
posted 2/25/09 @ 1:45 PM MST
DUDE!
Customers don't exist for YOUR pleasure...you are hired to do a job for them and for your boss, not the other way around. Get off the high horse, and start showing a little humility and you just might, maybe, get a real job after you graduate. (Continued…)
Jenna Allen
posted 2/25/09 @ 3:26 PM MST
I work as a waiter and refuse to approach anyone with a cellphone. I will wait until they hang up to give them service. Usually they get pissed anyway if you bother them while they're talking. (Continued…)
Subway Worker
posted 2/26/09 @ 8:45 AM MST
People you forgot to mention part 1/???
Mumblers, Squeakers, Jive Speakers
These people state their orders through a mass of garbled words. They also believe they are speaking clearly despite any background chatter drowning out their mumbling
Anne Titlement
"Is that with or without the Women's Discount?"
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