So, I work Loss Prevention at my job. I'm a glorified door greeter, kinda like Costco, except unlike Costco, I am in charge of both the ENTER and EXIT doors. Truth is, you can enter through either door, but you can only exit through a certain door. The other one simply will NOT open for you. Here are some stories:
1. Customers will walk up to try and leave through the wrong door. If I'm busy with someone else, I may not see them immediately. So, I've turned around to see people standing an inch away from the door, with the most confused look on their face. What makes it even more funny, is that their face is right in front of the sign on the door that CLEARLY says "DO NOT ENTER." People have hit the door with their fists, knocked on it, yelled at me to fix it, and probably the funniest, one guy tried to fit his own house keys into the key hole to unlock it.
2. Now, some customers try and find the loophole in the rule: They will try and sneak out the exit door, while another customer enters. This usually entails me loudly stating, to the delight of other customers and employees: "THAT IS NOT AN EXIT! YOU NEED TO GO AROUND TO THIS DOOR!"
Some responses to this:
"Why can't I exit here?"
"But, I came in this way"
"What's the difference? I just want to leave."
or the one arrogant jerk who said "No, this door will be fine." and then pushes his way past incoming customers, pissing them off in the process.
3. OK, last one. A guy was in situation #1, standing face to face with a "DO NOT ENTER" sign, and wondering why a door wouldn't open for him. I told him what I tell everyone like in example #2. As he goes around to the real exit, he examines the door.
Guy: "Hey, why can't I go out that door?"
ME: "It says "DO NOT ENTER." Thats why."
Guy: "But, it says "EXIT" in big letters above the door."
For those of you who don't know, he was referring to the emergency exit sign that we have placed over every door, including fire exits. In fact, not only do we have these exits signs, every building that has passed inspection does too.
Me: "Yeah, we've got those signs all over the store *points* Those are emergency exits."
The guy finally leaves. A moment later, one of our computer salesmen comes in from his lunch, laughing.
Computer salesman: "Dude what happened with that guy that just walked out in the gray shirt?"
Me: "What do you mean?"
Computer salesman: "Well, I was walking in, and that guy turned to me and said 'That guy at the door is a real asshole.' What did you say to him?"
I explained it to him and a few others, including the store manager, who all got a good laugh at that.
1. Customers will walk up to try and leave through the wrong door. If I'm busy with someone else, I may not see them immediately. So, I've turned around to see people standing an inch away from the door, with the most confused look on their face. What makes it even more funny, is that their face is right in front of the sign on the door that CLEARLY says "DO NOT ENTER." People have hit the door with their fists, knocked on it, yelled at me to fix it, and probably the funniest, one guy tried to fit his own house keys into the key hole to unlock it.
2. Now, some customers try and find the loophole in the rule: They will try and sneak out the exit door, while another customer enters. This usually entails me loudly stating, to the delight of other customers and employees: "THAT IS NOT AN EXIT! YOU NEED TO GO AROUND TO THIS DOOR!"
Some responses to this:
"Why can't I exit here?"
"But, I came in this way"
"What's the difference? I just want to leave."
or the one arrogant jerk who said "No, this door will be fine." and then pushes his way past incoming customers, pissing them off in the process.
3. OK, last one. A guy was in situation #1, standing face to face with a "DO NOT ENTER" sign, and wondering why a door wouldn't open for him. I told him what I tell everyone like in example #2. As he goes around to the real exit, he examines the door.
Guy: "Hey, why can't I go out that door?"
ME: "It says "DO NOT ENTER." Thats why."
Guy: "But, it says "EXIT" in big letters above the door."
For those of you who don't know, he was referring to the emergency exit sign that we have placed over every door, including fire exits. In fact, not only do we have these exits signs, every building that has passed inspection does too.
Me: "Yeah, we've got those signs all over the store *points* Those are emergency exits."
The guy finally leaves. A moment later, one of our computer salesmen comes in from his lunch, laughing.
Computer salesman: "Dude what happened with that guy that just walked out in the gray shirt?"
Me: "What do you mean?"
Computer salesman: "Well, I was walking in, and that guy turned to me and said 'That guy at the door is a real asshole.' What did you say to him?"
I explained it to him and a few others, including the store manager, who all got a good laugh at that.
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