This is just an example of one of the many annoying phone calls I get every day. BTW, I'm a receptionist/customer service representative for a BBQ grill manufacturer.
Me: Thank you for calling blahblahblah. How may I help you?
customer: Hello?
Me: *pause* Thank you for calling blahblahblah. How may I help you?
customer: Um, hello?
Me: Thank you for calling blahblahblah. How may I help you?
c: Uh, I bought a grill? *silence*
Me: OoooK, how can I help you?
c: At Lowe's?
Me: *sigh* Yes, HOW.CAN.I.HELP.YOU?
c: Do you know what I'm talking about?
Me: Yes. How can I help you?
c: *laughing* Oh, YOU can help me? Oh! *chuckle chuckle laugh snort*
Me: YES!! howcanihelpyou?!?!?!?!
c: My grill is not working.
Me: OK which grill did you purchase?
c: I don't know.
Me: Did you purchase a propane gas grill, a vertical gas smoker, or a charcoal grill?
c: Uh, I don't know.
Me: *sigh* Does it use gas or charcoal?
c: Uh it has a tank on it. I guess it's gas.
2006-06-29 07:55:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Me: What does it look like?
c: It looks like a barbecue grill! *har dee har har duh*
Me: *clearly not amused and wishing evil to occur to customer* Is it a BIG grill that you put charcoal and lighter fluid in, or is it a small grill with a gas tank attached to it?
c: Well, I wouldn't really call it smallll....... *pauses* Well, OK yeah I guess it's small.
Me: OK, so you said it's not working, right?
c: Yeah
Me: What is it doing when you try to turn it on?
c: What do you mean?
Me: WHEN.YOU.TURN.THE.KNOB.TO.TURN.IT.ON,whatdoesitdo?
c: Uh, I haven't tried that yet. I thought you just lit it with a match.
Me: *pulling hair out* Sir, you need to turn it ON so it will light.
c: OH!! *chuckle chuckle laugh snort* Well, gosh golly gee I reckon I didn't turn it on! You mean I have to turn it on before it starts?
2006-06-29 07:55:51 · update #1
Me: *hoping this guy has some fire insurance for his house because it's going to BLOW UP when he uses the grill* Yes, sir, you have to turn the grill on in order for it to work.
c: Uh, OK!
Me: Sir, please read the manual before you use the grill for the first time.
c: OK! *click*
My head hurts from all the hair I've pulled out today.
2006-06-29 07:56:19 · update #2
Nothing can top your story.
It kills me when I hear about one of our stores being vandalized, especially when they gain, say $200-$300 and it costs us thousands to restore the air conditioning.
Oh, one that really got to me was batteries were stolen from vehicles and they damaged the hoods and cut cables to get them. We had to replace batteries, cables and repair hoods!
I guess it would be easier for me if all we had to replace was the cost of what they gained.
(insurance, yeah, yeah, blah blah -- premiums too!)
2006-06-30 16:26:48 · answer #1 · answered by Ken C. 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your story is why I have a job that allows me to be anti-social.
Anyway, I used to work with this woman who would come into work late and then spend 25 minutes putting on make-up (at her desk) and then would top it off by spraying cheap perfume ALL over herself.
2006-06-29 08:00:20 · answer #2 · answered by Pitchow! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not so much a story--more of an annoyance: people who would rather talk about something you did wrong amongst each other instead of tell you what it is so that you can fix it. Isn't that common courtesy?
2006-06-29 08:04:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My boss once said in a meeting " why should I do (xyz) when I have people under me to do that?"
That was a real morale builder!
2006-06-29 08:42:57 · answer #4 · answered by spolie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pedophile who owned the store.
2006-06-29 07:57:50 · answer #5 · answered by Ouros 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yikes. My most annoying work story is reading all that stuff YOU wrote! hee hee
2006-06-29 07:59:45 · answer #6 · answered by oppyrich 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my boss
on a daily basis
2006-06-29 07:59:27 · answer #7 · answered by spike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋