I go to the gym 6 days a week, and the receptionist (Alana) who was working on this particular night is a really good friend of mine (although she no longer works at the gym, she moved to another city 6 hours away for University).
As it was a fairly quiet night, we were having a chat about things, and this guy comes in… I quickly step back so that she can look after his enquiry straight away.
He did not even say “hi” or “good evening” to her, he just launched straight into a tirade about how he could not park right outside the door, and had to park a few metres away (the gym is located in a corporate park, and gym membership includes free parking in any parking spot in the park – and there are hundreds of car parking spots).
If Alana had answered back, she would have been the one in trouble, so I decided to step in.
I went and stood beside him and asked “Excuse me, did you want a drive through gym? Why not fill out one of these feedback forms suggesting it” and waved the forms which are on top of the reception counter at him.
He went bright red, picked up his gym back and stalked into the gym to workout without another word to either of us.
As it was a fairly quiet night, we were having a chat about things, and this guy comes in… I quickly step back so that she can look after his enquiry straight away.
He did not even say “hi” or “good evening” to her, he just launched straight into a tirade about how he could not park right outside the door, and had to park a few metres away (the gym is located in a corporate park, and gym membership includes free parking in any parking spot in the park – and there are hundreds of car parking spots).
If Alana had answered back, she would have been the one in trouble, so I decided to step in.
I went and stood beside him and asked “Excuse me, did you want a drive through gym? Why not fill out one of these feedback forms suggesting it” and waved the forms which are on top of the reception counter at him.
He went bright red, picked up his gym back and stalked into the gym to workout without another word to either of us.
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