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Times you said or did the wrong thing.
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| VERTiG0 |
I work(ed) at Zehrs Markets grocery store, aka. Loblaws, aka. Fortinos, etc. Same store, different name for different areas. I was (am) a meat clerk there.
One of my duties was to serve people fresh meat from our counter, for example: "Hey I want 2 top sirloin steaks, that one and that one." I'd then grab them, weigh and price them, wrap them up, and hand them to the customer.
Anybody that's worked retail knows that some customers will make smalltalk, and 9 out of 10 of them will make little jokes or wisecracks about something. You learn to tune it out, and do a fake little laugh to make them think you were listening. A little bit of a "heheh" kinda thing goin' on, you know?
So this guy comes in one fine Saturday afternoon, and asks me for 12 ribeye steaks. This is expensive as all in' get out. I say to him, "Twelve ribeyes! You must be having a pretty big barbeque party tonight, eh?" To which he replies, "Yeah, I guess you could say that. It's a bit of a special occasion. My son died."
Without thinking, I chuckled.
I laughed at the man.
He told me his son had died.
I laughed.
He just looked down and didn't say anything. I got that TERRIBLE feeling welling up in me after I realized what I had just done. I didn't make eye contact with him again, and I quickly wrapped up his $140 order and handed it to him. I didn't say "have a nice day," or anything, and he didn't say thanks.
I went on break right after that.
What've you guys done or said that was completely inappropriate? |
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| jon jon |
to error is to be human... honest mistake.
<- humanist |
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| Jem_hadar |
| Ouch. :confused: |
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| SPANIARD |
Guy, it's so scary how similar your retail personality seems to mine. To be honest, I can completely understand how you could slip up like that. It's surprisingly normal how many times people will do it, so I would beat myself over the head about it, as hard as that is to believe to some. I work in a restaurant now and all the time I get old people saying ridiculous stuff to me that I just laugh off and ironicly I worked in a meat department and did the same thing.
The explanation is Force of Habit and the only thing you can do, or anyone can is try to take a sec and think the next time it occurs. |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
to error is to be human... honest mistake.
<- humanist |
That's "to err is human", smart boy. ;) |
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| jon jon |
yeah I had a feeling I was wrong, I was looking that up before you corrected me. e!
edit: To Err Is Human, To Forgive Divine :) |
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| Irishaddict |
Granted, if I was in the circumstances I would have felt horrible.
That said...
Am I the only one who thinks it's kind of funny?
Ha. |
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| goodnet |
Damn, that's a pretty dry story.
While walking down Bay St from work to Union Station, I accidentally grazed some woman who was waiting for the TTC. Before I could react with a "oops sorr"...
"DON'T TOUCH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!" She yelled out in a frightening tone.
I stopped, with a shocked look, at this PO'd woman glaring at me through sunglasses. Forget apologies - I turned back around and continued walking, but 10 meters later I turned my head again and found her giving me the finger. I smirked and gave her the thumbs up. She gave me both fingers. I then continued my walk to Union.
The next person to touch her would've been a goner. :haha: |
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| smuncky |
| quote: | Originally posted by goodnet
Damn, that's a pretty dry story.
While walking down Bay St from work to Union Station, I accidentally grazed some woman who was waiting for the TTC. Before I could react with a "oops sorr"...
"DON'T TOUCH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!" She yelled out in a frightening tone.
I stopped, with a shocked look, at this PO'd woman glaring at me through sunglasses. Forget apologies - I turned back around and continued walking, but 10 meters later I turned my head again and found her giving me the finger. I smirked and gave her the thumbs up. She gave me both fingers. I then continued my walk to Union.
The next person to touch her would've been a goner. :haha: |
rofl! two thumbs up! excellenct!
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| EvilTree |
Cale, you're a horrible, horrible man.
I demand that you do penance for your sins. Go lick the floor. Again.:happy2: |
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| tha_broad |
At my work, some of the snacks that we offer at the bar include chocolate covered almonds, mixed nuts, salted almonds, assorted cookies and scotch mints.
One day, this man came and ordered 2 coffees and a packet of the mixed nuts. I turn around to pour the coffees, and then turned my head towards him and said without realizing,
"You can go ahead and grab your nuts"
I didnt event realize how that sounded till 2 people behind him snickered and my bar partner was laughing his face off. Thankfully, his elderly age prevented him from understanding the humour in it. |
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| Jer. |
Cale, I'm sorry.
But I just spent the last five minutes laughing my ass off..
I've worked retail for just over four years, so I COMPLETELY know what you mean.
So much awful over the years.
So much funny, funny . :D |
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