Whats the strangest request you've had at work ?

Question

I asked a member of the public if there was anything they'd like to ask me and they asked for a hug

Would I have been better to request she put it in writing and she would receive a decision within 21 working days or just move in for the hug?

Answer 1

Just go in for the hug. But most days, I feel I definitely need more of them than I get!

The strangest request I had was by phone. I guess it was more of a question, really. I work for a store that sells bottled water, and someone called to ask if we carried "those big bottles, you know, the ones you keep guinea pigs in." To this day, I'm curious about how one might go about keeping a guinea pig in a water bottle of any sort (even the 5-gallon ones!).

Answer 2

Many years ago i temped as a secretary in a a US company in Britain. Everything seemed easy enough, that was until my boss asked me to contact his lawyer (In America) And deal with a most urgent matter. That matter happened to be, not the fact that he was divorcing his wife, but fighting for custody of their cat! I had to write a 7 pages letter (Using a dictaphone. All about his statement as in allegations of his wife's cruel treatment of the cat, from not speaking to him, not address him by his proper name, not feed him his favourite food and making a point of leaving him on his own in their condo for more than 4 hours at a time on a daily basis!

That was the weirdest thing ever LOL

Answer 3

Sometimes there is nothing better than a hug - it has taken me years to learn this. I cannot accept them from men yet due to past experiences, but hey, it is comforting sometimes. Perhaps she needed comforting. There is nothing sexual in that.

I was asked for a massage on the office desk on several occassions - I refused. I was sacked. I would have resigned anyway. There were so many sexual inuendos in that company and I was the only woman.

Answer 4

i was at work and a lady kept on and one ringing up and asking for the bank (this was a hardware store) and no matter how many times we told her NO SORRY WRONG NUMBER she kept calling back and back

so i decided to put paid to it and next time the phone went i said

'chessington zoo surgery'

(oh boy was it hard to keep a straight face!)

fortunately it WAS this lady and she was flabbergasted and said (imagine if it had been someone from headquarters or something! arrgghh)

'chessington ZOO? i was trying to get hold of natwest bank'

then she hung up and never rang us again!

Answer 5

while i was working during the Arastifarian Day Parade in New York City, (as a cop), a group of other cops asked me to go party at a local bar (while in uniform). drink, smoke dope and more. pretty wierd. they actually picked me up under the arms and carried me towards the bar.

Answer 6

Someone came in to the shop where I worked one Saturday and asked for cigarettes. I worked in the Butchers shop.

Answer 7

Ex paramedic covering a young persons gathering,Organiser came into medical room and asked did we supply comdoms.May seem silly but true story.PAX.

Answer 8

I work at a blood bank....I have way too many weird questions that have been asked. But when friends or family bleed they usually say something to me like " I thought about saving it for your work". haha

Answer 9

I worked in a carpet shop in my early days of employment, a lady came in and asked if I could supply a fitted carpet to her Canary's cage, and we did.

Answer 10

I work at a department store and we had a lady who would call and ask if we had see-thru underwear. If we said yes, she wanted a detailed description.

EEWWW