I had some ass do the most idiotic thing to me today while I was at the reference desk. He came up to the desk so I acknowledged his presence and asked him what he needed help with. He stood there and said nothing. I asked him again what he needed help with, and again he said nothing. I started to lose my patience because it was the end of the night. I had already dealt with enough stupid people during the course of the day. I was also trying to order replacement parts for damaged items while doing reference duty. I was about to leave the desk to get away from him, but then he started to speak Spanish. I immediately felt guilty because I figured he couldn't speak English. This is how our exchange went:
Me: Do you want me to get someone who speaks Spanish? I don't speak Spanish.
Idiot Patron: Says something in Spanish again.
Me: I don't speak Spanish. (*I get up to leave)
Idiot: I was just kidding. I'm a legal advisor. (WTF does this have to with anything?). He grins and shows me his toothless smile.
Me: Ummm...okay. (He just wasted 5 minutes of my time, and I want to kill him).
Idiot: Do you have power of attorney forms?
I get him his damn forms and glare at him during the remainder of our interaction.
How bizarre is that? Why in the hell would someone do this? I couldn't tell if he was insane or what.
Me: Do you want me to get someone who speaks Spanish? I don't speak Spanish.
Idiot Patron: Says something in Spanish again.
Me: I don't speak Spanish. (*I get up to leave)
Idiot: I was just kidding. I'm a legal advisor. (WTF does this have to with anything?). He grins and shows me his toothless smile.
Me: Ummm...okay. (He just wasted 5 minutes of my time, and I want to kill him).
Idiot: Do you have power of attorney forms?
I get him his damn forms and glare at him during the remainder of our interaction.
How bizarre is that? Why in the hell would someone do this? I couldn't tell if he was insane or what.
Comment