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 »
Gift Cards
I worked at Sears Catalogue as a seasonal employee for the Christmas busy season. On Christmas eve, it was nearing the end of my shift and I was exhausted from a very busy day. A couple came in about two gift cards they'd ordered (there is a table literally 5 feet away, filled with a ton of assorted gift cards you can put however much you want on them, why order them through the Catalogue??) and I had never dealt with this sort of purchase before, but was told that all gift cards are in the drawer beneath the cash register. I checked there to no avail. And to search the name in the system I asked for her last name. Nothing was coming up. I tried explaining this to them, and at the first hitch the man stormed off screaming about it being Christmas. The wife stood quietly. He came back saying I wasn't even trying despite the fact I was TRYING to ask for their phone number to search for it that way. He pointed at the office (where NO merchandise is held) saying I should check for it myself. I pointed to the bunk room and said calmly that there are 34 bunks, all quite full and it would take me hours to thoroughly check all the merchandise. He stormed off screaming again. I managed to get the phone number from the wife at this interval and discovered when I was asking for her last name she was giving me her first name which is why it wasn't coming up. I then found the cards (IN the cash register) gave them to her, had her sign the paper (which pissed off the husband "Why do you need her signature?!") And they were finally on their way. Merry f*cking Christmas.
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 »


