Having spent several years in the military I decided it was time to get out and go back to college, so i could get a real job. And though the GI Bill have me plenty of money for school and i had a lot saved up from active duty and deployments I still needed a job so I did the lowest think I could imagine, i worked for certain well know department store. Well, anyone who... Read More »
Whiny inmate
I worked at a prison as a corrections officer (prison guard) and there was a particular inmate there who always complained about everything. For three months I endured his rants on how the lights were too bright, the rooms too hot, the blankets too scratchy, and so on. Obviously this is prison and no one gets luxury accommodations. I reached the end of my rope one morning when I had to go down the run and wake him up at 7 AM for transport somewhere else in the state for a medical procedure. The guy is all grumpy, complaining about how I'm getting him up at the "ass crack of dawn." He demanded to be allowed time to take a shower, heat and drink some coffee and have a smoke. The van taking him away was already waiting for him and I knew for a fact that he'd taken a shower before going to bed the night before. I told him there wasn't time for any of that, he just had to get dressed and get to the van. He begins swearing and ranting about how inhumanely we were treating him and after months of his complaints I couldn't hold it in anymore. "I know, it sucks how early you have to get up to get your free medical care, huh?" I told him. He was immediately silent . He got dressed and left in a huff. I later found out how he wrote a grievance to the warden about my comment. Inmate complaints are occasionally reason for worry, so I was nervous when the warden called me in to his office. It turned out he just thought my comment was hilarious and told me to keep up the good work.
While working at my grocery store a lady approached me asking where our ice is at. I explained that I would get it for her I just needed to know if she needed a 10 pound bag or 20. She replied what's the difference. Oh I dunno 10 pounds?
I work at a mental health agency and my supervisor, who is British, still has a fairly strong accent. We were talking in the office the other day when a client walked in and earnestly asked her what 'the old British word "twat"' was slang for. Awesome.
I work as flight attendant on small regional planes across Canada. Our small propeller planes seat up to 37 passengers and have only 9 rows. As we fly across some very remote areas to mines, smalls towns and logging facilities we do not always get accurate weather reports. One particularly stormy night over Northern Ontario heading to a small town we flew into a weather... Read More »
I'm an EMT -- I was called out late one night for an elderly lady who slipped and fell in a senior living center. The living attendant greeted me, my partner, and assistant chief at the lobby and said the lady "...slipped on the way to the bathroom". His subtle hint flew over my head until I got off the elevator. I was met by the strong smell of crap, well over 100 feet away... Read More »
I work at a restaurant which doesn't generally attract the most classy, generous customers. One day, four whale-sized women order huge appetizer samplers each and finish up their buffalo wings with several extra sides of bleu cheese dressing. As I reach over, eye-level, the table to grab their finished plates, one of the women decides to unleash a spicy, ghetto belch. Right... Read More »


