Is it really necessary?(rant)

[lhump1961]

The way I see it is that some people feel they are "entitled" to a perfect world and hold others responsible for delivering this perfect world to them. Of course if this "entitled" person ever makes a mistake it, also, is someone else's fault. They never seem to take responsibility or forgive. What a pitiful life that must be.

I have worked in customer service for almost 30 yrs and can't tell you how much latitude we allow customers...even when they are wrong and behaving badly. 99% of customers are great and that is where I focus...the few rude people aren't worth the effort to stoop down to that level of behavior. No one has the "right" to be served...a business can refuse service in the face of bad behavior. Running a 24 hour business with 50,000 transactions a month just might not be as easy as it may seem to those who have never done it.

 

[johnsonl]

Howdy,
Do I detect a little class envy? It would be no surprise with news outlets reporting 24 hours a day that the rich don't hold up their end of the burden.
I don't want to get political, I'm just saying I don't resent anyone wanting a meal at an advertised price regardless of what he drives or what kind of watch he wears.
They should take the sign down so folks don't expect the sale price.
The rich are not the enemy, it's just a distraction folks.
Thanks
Mike

I don't resent anyone wanting something at the advertised price. I resent someone throwing a fit while I'm in line behind them. Ask for a manager and take your discussion away from the counter. Quiet reasoning might even get you your discount. Many states have specific laws about advertised pricing. The point is, have respect for yourself and others.

 

[BEF1914]

Sorry to Off Topic Post, When I Joined There was No Place To Put
British Royal Army. I went In Late June of 1970 In My Mum's Fathers Regiment The Royal Welch Fusiliers and Retired as a Major Sorry For The Mix Up and Never served The US

 

[wbraswell]

J Rich, you see it the way I would. Everyone behind me in line is my brother, and any poke in front of me is a problem. Too bad, since you were behind him, you had the perfect opportunity to deposit his .17 in the appropriate place. Hopefully, with it on the end of your boot. Mook012 is right, it's about manners. Someone needed to grab that bag by the neck, get in his face and say "Who raised you anyway?"

 

[labworm]

People making such generalizations about "city people" and "downstaters"..... REALLY?

One should not be offended by the truth

Next time I drive by your house in my BMW, please don't flip me the bird.

 

[ladder13]

One should not be offended by the truth

Next time I drive by your house in my BMW, please don't flip me the bird.

Come by, I'll even wash your Beemer after I'm done washing my Vette, just so you'll know I'm not some elitist snob.

 

[labworm]

Come by, I'll even wash your Beemer after I'm done washing my Vette, just so you'll know I'm not some elitist snob.

Be careful with the Vette, heard they cause a lot of neck problems.

 

[quneur]

There may be members here who remember the Royal Fork Buffet restaurants. My first job in high school was busing for that place (North Seattle). Friday nights the specialty was breaded shrimp. It was a mad house on Fridays. People would come in, take the breading off, eat, eat, eat. A lot of people would stuff shrimp in their pockets and purses.

One Friday night, on our only corner booth, a family of four wanted that particular booth. There were empty tables but they wanted that booth only the previous people left a sty on the table. A pile of breading a foot high with dishes buried. I cleaned it in record time - hands moving grabbing dishes before I even realizing it. Three trips back to the kitchen to clear it. Cleaned and wiped in less than two minutes with sweat pouring down my forehead. What do I get? Manager tells me they complained I left it too wet...shrug.

 

[Shooting Padre]

Just look at what a little change and kindness did for everyone. A threat was eliminated, someone's day was made a little better, you felt good and that guy probably got to work on time instead of standing there flapping his gums over $.17. Darn fine day all around, I'd say.

 

[beach elvis]

I hate that so many people these days seem to forget how EASY it is to NOT be a jackhole.

 

[ladder13]

Be careful with the Vette, heard they cause a lot of neck problems.

They cause many more jaw problems with those 436 horseys.

 

[norsemanhp]

Class envy?!?!