What Peeves you at work?

[CatMama78]

How everyone leaves at 2 o'clock on Friday's, except me! How the financial industry is a boy's club, and how in our office only the women answer the phones, order the supplies, prepare the Xmas party, so sexist and no one even realizes it.

[Sirrahsim]

hmmm let's see. I have rants from 2 different jobs that I have held. One was while I was working at Walmart I HATE it when people come through with their kids going wild. For example, I remember a time when a women came through my line with 2 young kids. They were picking things up and throwing them at her and at other customers. All she did was glance over her shoulder and very softly say, "Hey, stop that". They, of course, continued to throw things and make a mess of the store. If they were my kids we would have left the store minus any candy/toys that were originally going to be for the kids and gone straight to the closest convenient locale for a spanking/talking to... maybe that's just me.... I just want to yell "TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR BRATS!!" but then of course I would get fired...

Now, with my new job, people seem to think that I can accomplish anything. I have a rather demanding job. We handle all of the accounts of all of the different restaurants and such around the base. On top of that I'm also responsible for cashing peoples checks, transfering money to and from yen, opening/closing/transfering/updating club card accounts, and taking club card payments and getting them in to the system. As well as all that we also deal with keeping track of all of the money that leaves our office and goes to the different dining rooms within the club... Long story short: I'm a very busy lady. But then people come up to me for anything and everything. Yesterday I had an irate customer come up to me while I was on my lunch break in the dining room to tell me that the men's room was a disaster area... I guess he missed the *3* Japanese custodial workers with mops and buckets tha he passed to get to me. And then there are the people that want to cash checks for thousands of dollars. If they are members I am allowed to cash those checks if A) I have enough in my drawer, and B) I can find and get a manager's approval. BUT! The customers never want to wait for me to go track down a manager (I guess they missed the multiple signs that say they can't cash a check for more than $500 without manager's approval...) . Plus, if I don't have enough money in my drawer they expect me to just come up with it. Look, person, if I could just conjur up a wad of money I wouldn't be working... I'd be sitting on my butt in Hawaii or soemthing *sigh* ok, I'm done. I really do LOVE my new job I love working with foreign currency as well as US dollars and I love how much of the Japanese language I am picking up just from workig with a whole bunch of local nationals.

[catnapper]

Originally posted by Sirrahsim
Yesterday I had an irate customer come up to me while I was on my lunch break in the dining room to tell me that the men's room was a disaster area... I guess he missed the *3* Japanese custodial workers with mops and buckets tha he passed to get to me.

LOL! that reminds me... my Mother in Law was a waitress in a very busy diner. She constantly had people come to her to tell her that the bathrooms were out of paper. One night, this rough and tumble man came up to her and told her about it. She was 5'3, he is 6'3. She stepped up to the man and said, "Do I look like the freaking Tidy Bowl Man?" They started dating and eventually married! He liked her spunk. LOL

[slick]

Originally posted by nibblets
I hate office gossip and rumor mills. I purposely try to remove myself from these conversations

Actually I hate them too, but I also have an evil side of me. I would never, ever listen to or start a rumour about my co-workers, but I will start rumours about myself just to see what they come back as. You'd be amazed how the story gets twisted. I actually find it quite comical. People at work don't know me well at all, except my immediate Supervisor whom I've been working with for 16 yrs.

[moosmom]

While wearing my Bed, Bath & Beyond shirt AND BB&B nametage, customers come up to me and say, "Excuse me, do you work here???" DUH!!!

[CatMama78]

Originally posted by moosmom
While wearing my Bed, Bath & Beyond shirt AND BB&B nametage, customers come up to me and say, "Excuse me, do you work here???" DUH!!!

I worked there for a summer while in college . I worked in the bath dept., mainly folding towels and customer service and stuff.

[teenster3]

I work in retail as a merchandiser in a grocery store. I have just a few pet peeves:
1. Why are people sooooo rude??? No matter what you do, you can't please them & they want something to complain about! (As if this world isn't hard enough as it is)
2. I always get: Do you work here? I always have to repeat myself: " No, I don't work for the store but, what did you need?"
3. Ok.....just a comment. I think I'm extremely underpaid! I have to be a babysitter, counselor, janitor, referee, etc., all wrapped into 1.
One day, my friend & I from work decided: We are going to write a book, on how "dumb" people really can be at the grocery store! ,

[DJFyrewolf36]

How about a book about how dumb people can be in ANY store! I worked in retail for a while myself and ran into a few choice morons...pet stores are the WORST because if you tell them something and they go home and do what you say but do it WRONG you're in trouble .

[Lillycat]

the lack of kindness toward each other.....the gossiping

[teenster3]

Lillycat......
I agree totally!
We had a discussion about that today at work. I was all fired up. I had a woman "push" me & tell me to get out of her way while I was merchandising at the grocery store today.
Then shortly after that, 2 women were looking at cakes while I was kneeling on the floor stocking & pushed my cart away from me. I reached up to grab it, finding it wasn't there, I pulled it back towards me & said: excuse me to the women. They started having a conversation (out loud) to one another about ME being sarcastic & how rude I WAS!......I looked at them (knowing they wanted me to hear) & said: I just said excuse me! They just GLARED at me & told me once again that I was sarcastic!!!
AGH..... What is it with people these days???
So the topic was.....are Americans getting ruder?

[anna_66]

When people ask me stupid questions like:
"What are cheese sticks?" Well what do you think they are?!
"How is your broiled flounder prepared?"

I could go on and on.....

[sirrahbed]

Originally posted by anna_66
When people ask me stupid questions like:
"What are cheese sticks?" Well what do you think they are?!
"How is your broiled flounder prepared?"

I could go on and on.....

ROFLOL Hubby and I went out for lunch at Red Lobster yesterday and I had a Seaside Sampler - all broiled stuff - but it appeared to be swimming in butter! *maybe* in was fish juice, I dunno, but it was on the tip of my tongue to ask the server how it was prepared!! I am glad I didn't!!
Oh and Anna-what ARE cheese sticks? OK, so we don't eat out much!!!

[RICHARD]

I dropped my glasses in the elevator yesterday and one of the lenses popped out and fell down the shaft...

I called around and got someone to find it for me-to get the lens back I had to look for the engineer who found it....I went to the plant operations office and talk to the secretary there.

I hope I run into her one day on my terms...

She knew all about the lens and the guy who found it, yet she acted like I walked up to her with a huge pile of poop in my hand and offered it to her.

I was always taught that your smile, phone manners and the way you deal with people, face to face, represents you and the company.

This jerk had no smile, no personality and no sense of humor at all..

I asked her where I could contact the guy that had the lens..her answer??

"Well, he should have met you at the elevator."

Instead of going thru the story for her I jut asked for his number.

"I'LL CALL HIM FOR YOU"

When she started to go thru her Rolodex to get the
number I just said "thanks" and walked out..


You know,

I have seen cheese sticks with more personality that that broad.

Now I know why they put her in the basement, far away from the public!

[DJFyrewolf36]

Richard, that was the most AMUSING story I have heard today...

I have another peeve

I'm trying to get hired for a permanent job *I am just a temp now*. I passed the test for entry level and have submitted aplications. I know for a fact that I WON'T be getting a job in the division I am in now because the stupid head boss guy hates my dad and even though Ive been a temp off and on for this division for THREE YEARS and I am qualified *they wouldn't even have to train me except for a couple of refreshers* he still wont hire me because of his "personal" Issues with dad. *Dad has been butting heads with this guy for years because frankly he *the boss* doesn't have a blinkin clue*

This guy is the human version of the Pointy hair boss on dilbert, he even has the same bald spot. No pointy hair though...someone should figure out a way to make his hair point up.

I HATE favortisim although favortisim is going to probibly land me a job in another division lol.

[CatMama78]

Cheese Sticks are the best invention ever, lol! It's mozarella fried and it's served with marinera or ranch sauce. OMG, I'm so hungry!