Yello world.

[bob the goat]

A friend directed me to this site and I love it. I’m 28 and have been working since I was 13. I have had more jobs than most retired people. The short list would include: Lifeguard, cook, machine operator, electronics sales, home theater consultant, AV installer, customer service, Process Engineer, sales engineer, file clerk, Power washer (at a construction rental company), party tent installer, industrial machine installer, and cooks assistant (ie veggie cutter).

Because of my engineering aptitude and degree, I see the sillyness around me, and am a bit long winded.

[kerrisan]

I'm sure you have encountered more than your fair share of SCs in your time. Welcome to CustomersSuck!

[BookstoreEscapee]

Welcome!

I had to laugh at your name because one of my nicknames is Bob

[cinema guy]

Bob the goat: what is your current job?

Bob the bookstore escapee, why do they call you Bob?

[BookstoreEscapee]

Bob the goat: what is your current job?

Bob the bookstore escapee, why do they call you Bob?

OK, the story of how I became Bob:

(for the record, I am a girl in case you are new)

Picture it, B&N Store1 Holiday Party, 1998 (January 1, 1998 to be exact)...We used to only be open 11-7 on New Year's Day, and one of the guys threw a party since no one would be working that night. Totally irrelevant, just to set the scene.

I was talking with said party host, K, and another guy, D, and somehow the conversation turned to nicknames. I mentioned that I had never really had a nickname growing up. So K said, "Your nickname is Bob." A day or two later, I was working at cashwrap shortly before the night shift was due in, and D and another guy, T, came walking in from the Starbucks entrance, past where I was standing, all cool in leather jackets and sunglasses. As they passed me, D said "Hi, Bob" and T said "Hi, Bob" and I have been Bob ever since. Later when we had some new people start D introduced me as Bob, and, well, it's been 9 years... When I transferred to Store2 one of my managers was someone I had worked with in Store1, and she got people there calling me Bob.

Funny thing is, about 6 months after the party, K said to me, "I was only joking...I didn't mean for it to stick!"