Possible self-sighting, but I think I was justified

[Draper Mel]

Background: So on top of all the drama with my Mom falling and my Dad picking up an intestinal bug, their car is in the shop. My Dad was going to pick me up from the train about a week after my Mom went into the hospital, and the ignition was frozen up. So it's now been at the dealer for probably 2 weeks waiting for a part to come from Germany

One of my sisters was covering the cost of a rental car with her credit card (another long story) when it occurred to me that we could get a loaner car from the dealer. That was one of the things I did today. /background

We needed my Dad's insurance card out of the car, which was parked out in their service lot somewhere. C, their Alternative Transportation Specialist asked one of the service guys to go get it out of the car. Now I had noticed that they all tended to kid around with each other as they worked. Not a problem, we do the same where I work.

But this guy just stood there looking blankly at C, as if to say he didn't know what the hell she was talking about. I felt like he was taking too much time to dick around, so I said "Ok, could you yank her chain later? My parents are in the hospital and I need to get this done."

I have no problem with people joking around at work, but there's a time and place for that.

[Catwoman2965]

Nope. I agree. You can be funny and whatnot, but if someone aka a customer is waiting for you to do something, then that is your first priority. I can't stand it when I'm in a store, trying to pay, and the cashier is more concerned with chit chatting to their neighbor at the next register over than getting me rung up and out quickly!

[MoonCat]

Nope. I agree. You can be funny and whatnot, but if someone aka a customer is waiting for you to do something, then that is your first priority. I can't stand it when I'm in a store, trying to pay, and the cashier is more concerned with chit chatting to their neighbor at the next register over than getting me rung up and out quickly!

This is one of my biggest pet peeves at stores. I don't care if they need to ask another cashier a business-related question--"Fritzi, what's the code for olives?", etc.--but if you wanna talk about your weekend plans or the fight you had with your BF, do it on your own time!

[AmbrosiaWriter]

This is one of my biggest pet peeves at stores. I don't care if they need to ask another cashier a business-related question--"Fritzi, what's the code for olives?", etc.--but if you wanna talk about your weekend plans or the fight you had with your BF, do it on your own time!

Oh, it's even better when your endodontist (gum specialist, I think) is working on fixing your mouth that the oral surgeon screwed up doing wisdom tooth extraction and at the same time chit-chatting to his assistant about how he's going to his expensive vacation house over the weekend to go biking and shit.

UGH! STFU and KNOCK ME OUT!