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Posted by eFeKz on Dec-22-2006 01:13:

i almost lost it at work today

(i work at best buy), its 9 am (i work in DI [digital imaging] cameras, camcorders, mp3 players, etc), and im putting away cameras and shit with teddi, one of my co-workers.

she an i are talking about who knows what i dont remember, then this old couple walks by and the guy looks at me an says "what happened to your hair?" thinking he's joking cuz i've got a great sense of humor i reply, "well i was in hurricane katrina and ever since it hasn't gone down." and i go hahaha. the guy is glaring at me, hes in his 80s and is like, "why dont you comb it, it looks like garbage." so im like uhhh okay and he moves on. then about 3 minutes later he's standing in front of some cameras and i ask, "you have any questions i can answer for you sir?" then he replys, "yeah i have some questions, but i'm not asking someone who has an identity crisis." what the fuck is that supposed to mean? what i'm some sort of fag cuz i have hair and can ACTUALLY do shit with it?

right when he said that i'm going OMG to myself and i want to fucking kill this guy. end his miserable life.

to make things worse teddi my co-worker, shes asian. she asks him if he needs any help about 5 minutes later and he says, "nah, i killed a lot of you people overseas, you're worthless, and u dont know anything."

i felt so bad for teddi. we both kept our composure, but had i been a customer and i overheard what that ****** said, id have got in his face and fucking make him apologize. i wanted to break his hip.

i can't believe im paying for that ******s social security. fuck that when he was my age there was no such god damn thing as social security.

if i see him again im going to give him a piece of my mind.

Posted by Frenchie on Dec-22-2006 01:16:

He's old, let him be.

OMG! Did you just make your first non emo relationship thread?

Posted by eFeKz on Dec-22-2006 01:18:

quote:
Originally posted by Frenchie
He's old, let him be.

OMG! Did you just make your first non emo relationship thread?

thats no excuse. being old gives doesnt give you the right to be an asshole. thats 100% bullshit.

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Dec-22-2006 01:22:

I encountered an asshole old guy when I worked at a grocery store. He had just gotten a new credit card or something and started taking it out on me when it wouldn't go through. Then he started rambling about having CIA or Secret Service connections or something, and I managed to keep from laughing.

Crazy old folks.

Posted by DigitalPhoenix on Dec-22-2006 01:24:

dude, the guy was being a total dickhead, there's people in this world that have nothing better to do than to insult or condescend on others because it makes them feel important...

to themselves.

Brush it off, props for keeping your composture though - it might've costed you the job..

*Pops a Corona* cheers!

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Dec-22-2006 01:24:

Also had a racist old man as a substitute teacher a few times that made a similar comment to an Asian guy in one of his classes, something about having killed a lot of his people or some shit. Ugh.

Posted by chimchim on Dec-22-2006 01:25:

i work with alot of old people.... some who are much like that old guy...but some are pretty damn cool....but yea some can be bigger assholes than younger people...

Posted by Frenchie on Dec-22-2006 01:29:

Old people are bitter and depressed this time of year, doesn't shock me at all that this happened.

kudos for not snapping, oh and kudos to her too. I have bitter people old racist people as clients..you just need to ignore them.

Posted by bas on Dec-22-2006 01:31:

lol that guy rocks! I want to be a miserable grumpy old man like that some day

edit // btw, I used to work at Target, and right around the 9/11 thing this customer made a comment about me being a terrorist or something. I shoved him into a shelf and told him if he makes another comment like that I'm going to firebomb his house. My manager just told me to take the rest of the day off

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Dec-22-2006 01:34:

I knew a guy who was Egyptian and got a whole bunch of flak at school when 9/11 happened.

Thing is, he was Coptic Orthodox, not even Muslim. But idiots go by appearances, so oh well.

Posted by Masonious on Dec-22-2006 01:36:

quote:
Originally posted by dj_bas
lol that guy rocks! I want to be a miserable grumpy old man like that some day

edit // btw, I used to work at Target, and right around the 9/11 thing this customer made a comment about me being a terrorist or something. I shoved him into a shelf and told him if he makes another comment like that I'm going to firebomb his house. My manager just told me to take the rest of the day off

lol, Bas you crazy son of bitch!!!

*blows in Bas's ear* keep talkin' terrorist babah

Posted by chach on Dec-22-2006 01:37:

quote:
Originally posted by dj_bas
lol that guy rocks! I want to be a miserable grumpy old man like that some day

haha ya they earned the right to bitch about everything...

old people dont understand spiked hair lmao some old lady asked me if i was electricuted and i dont even have that spikey of hair i just smiled and walked away..

Posted by Marc Summers on Dec-22-2006 01:46:

guido

Posted by eFeKz on Dec-22-2006 01:54:

quote:
Originally posted by Marc Summers
guido
im not even italian man.

Posted by Sushipunk on Dec-22-2006 03:24:

Posted by kadomony on Dec-22-2006 03:33:

i wouldve looked the guy dead in the eye, right into his cold heart, and told him very sternly he would have to leave now.

Posted by enferno on Dec-22-2006 03:55:

pics of hair or stfu fagboy!

Posted by Igaryok on Dec-22-2006 04:54:

I work in retail too, and I've met my share of assholes, but nothing as bad as that. Although I have to say that I love it when somebody plays the race card when something doesn't go their way, then I just can't help it and bust out laughing and they feel like a complete jackass.

On a side note, Best Buy is the devil.

Posted by Yan on Dec-22-2006 04:58:

That joke was horrible.

Posted by medinaM5 on Dec-22-2006 04:59:

9am lol

Posted by fbgdavidson on Dec-22-2006 05:15:

quote:
Originally posted by kadomony
i wouldve looked the guy dead in the eye, right into his cold heart, and told him very sternly he would have to leave now.

*thumbsup*

I deal with a lot of financial advisors and the like over the phone, on Monday one of them was a complete asshole about some work I'd prepared for him. All of his own fault mind you, I'm happy to take criticism (even if it is unjustified) but then he got plain abusive and I told him in a calm and collected manner that I was about to hang up on him and I did. When you are dealing with colleagues, customers or the ilk and they get abusive you'll usually get 100% support from your superiors if you choose to eject them or refuse to deal with them. The stupid thing in my case with the financial advisor was he really needed my help to get him out of the shit he was in and I'm the only person in the firm who can do what he needs and now I refuse to deal with him! His loss and it is no skin off my nose!

Posted by bananas on Dec-22-2006 07:32:

but, afterall, he was right about the hair, eh?

Posted by astroboy on Dec-22-2006 08:42:

I nearly got a teacher fired for doing that. He made a racist remark to an international student and I complained to the principal. That sort of shit is really uncalled for, and I think it's everyone's duty to stand up against racial discrimination whenever they see it happening... It really makes my blood boil.

PS - I'm blonde with blue eyes so I've never been discriminated against

Posted by KilldaDJ on Dec-22-2006 09:00:

should of wandered over and whisper into his ear the words 'im going to kill u when u leave this store.'

Posted by DJ Mikey Mike on Dec-22-2006 14:05:

Re: i almost lost it at work today

quote:
Originally posted by eFeKz
thinking he's joking cuz i've got a great sense of humor i reply, "well i was in hurricane katrina and ever since it hasn't gone down." and i go hahaha.

That's so funny. I love American humour - So witty and so clever.

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