New peeve thread???

We are trained at my work to say "My Pleasure."
It's almost natural for me to say it now, even to people when I'm out and I hold a door for them or something. :p


A usual response at work, for me, is "It's my pleasure, you all/you/have a great day!"

Of course, we are CONSTANTLY getting compliments for our service and customers are constantly telling us how bright we make their day. There are a few a$$es that have actually complained that we were too cheery, seriously. Well, I'm sorry you've got your head up your a$$!! I just put that up there with the same idiot that complained that we were closed on Sundays, and said that there was something we should really do about that, it is a complete inconvience to our customers. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary

I say "thank you" to get the response..."no problem."

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Yikes!! I'd better watch out when I see you in a couple of weeks. I have to admit that I say this quite often. :o

Kay...perky??? My pet peeve is over-the-top perky people first thing in the morning.

I have no gripes this week. All is well in the garden, Chauncey. :)

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Originally Posted by slick

Yikes!! I'd better watch out when I see you in a couple of weeks. I have to admit that I say this quite often. :o

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Not to worry Slick! My peeve is with people to whom I am giving my hard earned money....from which their wages derive. I doubt an event of that nature will arise during your visit! :eek: :eek: :D :D

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Originally Posted by slick

Yikes!! I'd better watch out when I see you in a couple of weeks. I have to admit that I say this quite often. :o

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We couldbe in real trouble, Slick!! I say that a lot too!! And I know I say it to my client's. I'll have to be more careful to say "You're welcome" instead!

In my defense, I am not taking their money...merely trying to get their company's!!!

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Originally Posted by slick

Jen, I agree with you and some might get down my throat about this but I just hate to see the word "Xmas". It's Christmas, folks.

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Late in reading this thread/posting this but actually, Xmas isn't meant to be an offensive term.

"This usage is nearly as old as Christianity itself, and its origins lie in the fact that the first letter in the Greek word for 'Christ' is 'chi,' and the Greek letter 'chi' is represented by a symbol similar to the letter 'X' in the modern Roman alphabet. Hence 'Xmas' is indeed perfectly legitimate abbreviation for the word 'Christmas' (just as 'Xian' is also sometimes used as an abbreviation of the word 'Christian')."

I had heard this before at Church but had to look it up to explain it (Snopes).


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:o Add me to the list of "No problem-ers." And I "take" money, too. (Technically, it just goes into their accout - much like a bank deposit - I don't sell anything.) I'll be more aware of this now.


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I LOATHE the "get her done" or "git 'er done" or whatever that saying is! *shudder*


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When I'm sick, we have "substitutes" that come in. These guys are suppose to know everything that I know about the industry, workings of the company, etc. (Not hard at all considering they are trained the same way as the full-timers, etc.) My boss's wife is the substitute for our office.

Recently, I was out for a week for my grandmother's funeral (which I ended up being too sick to go to - another story entirely). I came back to find not a d@mn thing done - the mail wasn't opened, no faxes were faxed, etc - the reason? She was in the hospital.

Ok. Well, I can certainly understand why she didn't do anything. But my boss was running his biz in the mornings and spending the afternoons at the hospital. Why didn't he do the faxing? HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO WORK THE FAX MACHINE! (He's only had a fax machine for 17 yrs.)

I assume he didn't know how to use a letter opener as well...

Edited to add:
I hope this post didn't come across as cold-hearted.

I can understand him being concerned about his wife being hospitalized and thus, perhaps his response was just a cop out. But if he wasn't in the right frame of mind to even fax documents, maybe he shouldn't have been in the office at all.

On the other hand, I've never seen him fax anything so it is quite possible that he doesn't know how.

There are some simple office procedures that people just need to learn.

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Originally Posted by zippy-kat

Late in reading this thread/posting this but actually, Xmas isn't meant to be an offensive term.
"This usage is nearly as old as Christianity itself, and its origins lie in the fact that the first letter in the Greek word for 'Christ' is 'chi,' and the Greek letter 'chi' is represented by a symbol similar to the letter 'X' in the modern Roman alphabet. Hence 'Xmas' is indeed perfectly legitimate abbreviation for the word 'Christmas' (just as 'Xian' is also sometimes used as an abbreviation of the word 'Christian')."
I had heard this before at Church but had to look it up to explain it (Snopes).

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Smarty pants!!!! :p :D ;)
I still prefer Christmas for person/religious reasons. Also, to me it just seems lazy to write Xmas instead of Christmas. Just like r instead of are, u instead of you, b4 instead of before....I hate those too.

Gee, I didn't think I had anything to complain about this week. :rolleyes:

LOL Is anyone watching 20/20? "Myths, Lies, and Nasty Behaviors" is the title and they're doing the top 10.

So far we've covered littering and cell phones... lol

When people who pretend to be really nice but are truly really mean ...theres some people like that on here.:rolleyes: But I guess theres a few bad ones in the bunch with all good things...
Oh and before I get attacked this isnt ment for a certain someone it's ment kind of in general I just said theres a couple people on here that are like that...

When idiotic people use the term "Lesbian" or "Gay" as if it's supposed to be an insult. Yeah, totally stooping to the level of scum.

"Fake" people. You know the ones that try to be something they're not? Ugh... That totally bugs me... :p

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Originally Posted by buttercup132

When people who pretend to be really nice but are truly really mean ...theres some people like that on here.:rolleyes:

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I've never noticed that!

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When idiotic people use the term "Lesbian" or "Gay" as if it's supposed to be an insult. Yeah, totally stooping to the level of scum.

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Oh man, I hate that too.

Yesterday Winston was at the vet for just a check up and I don't think anyone in there didn't say this to their dog...

"Oh you better be careful, that big Dobie wants to eat you!"

Yeah right, he was sitting nicely beside me just looking around, waiting for his turn to see the vet.

I always get these comments or similar ones refering to how vicious they are with the Dobes and Rotts.

I have a lot but here are a few:

When some people are mean but think it is funny. Like today, my friend and I were at a UIL event and there was some kid holding the door with his foot. When we walked in he let his foot go so the door hit us. He of course started laughing :rolleyes: That has happened to me before and it really irks me.

When a guy and his girlfriend start kissing in public (not just a little kiss but like kissing to an innapropriate extent). While we were in San Antonio, we were waiting for a trolley and there was this young couple who decided it was o.k to be kissing not only on the lips but on the neck. Then the guy put his hand down her pants as to touch her butt. Gross :eek: all this while a mother and her young children were waiting for a trolley :eek:

just a few but i have many more...

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Originally Posted by Orangutango

Yesterday Winston was at the vet for just a check up and I don't think anyone in there didn't say this to their dog...

"Oh you better be careful, that big Dobie wants to eat you!"

Yeah right, he was sitting nicely beside me just looking around, waiting for his turn to see the vet.

I always get these comments or similar ones refering to how vicious they are with the Dobes and Rotts.

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grrr I absolutely hate that!! :mad: I love Winston! give him kisses for me <3

i HATE it when people dont put there grocery carts away.Our car has gotten hit by one before,and now there is a dent on the drivers door.I just wish people would take 30 seconds to put there cart back or atleast into those stalls they have in the parking lot,thats what theyre for. :rolleyes:
And i hate it when people make comments about Kodies size.