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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-05-07 08:42 PM Original message |
Are people in certain jobs ever surprised when you're nice to them? (Or personally at your job?) |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-05-07 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. I've seen that, and I've seen the opposite. |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-05-07 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. i used to work in retail, and let me tell you... |
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ruiner4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-05-07 09:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. whoever came up with 'customer is always right' crap needs to be beaten... |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-05-07 09:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. i agree. it also emboldens idiots who like to bully people... |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. exactly...sometimes "the customer" is just an asshole |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 09:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. not sometimes. often |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-05-07 09:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I've worked in retail and food service, and... |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 09:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
21. i worked floor...i seemed to catch more shit from customers that way... |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 10:21 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. LOL.... |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 09:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. i was very rarely rude to customers. |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. I drive cab sometimes |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Holy shit, that's awful... |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
9. I have seen people treat waiters and others as their personal slaves |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 04:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I completely agree.... |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 04:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. And tipping badly. |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 07:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Some years ago, the Utne Reader... |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 10:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. To top off this particular subthread... |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
13. Comcast technical support in India. |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
14. The gate agents at the airport or the folks handling calls at the airline. |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
15. I got carry out at a restaurant once... |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
16. Try dealing with sick or hurting people. |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
18. I work in a grocery store |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
19. I think that if i said to a stranger |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-06-07 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
24. I think I surprised the staff today at Blockbuster's. |
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