Which ones that you Don't get??

[HotelMinion]

So I was just wondering while looking at the kinds of SCs which ones you hardly ever get? For me, I don't get the SCs that are overly religious, always preaching about it or handing out pamphlets. And I don't get the ones who say "I know the owner!" to get a better deal, I think my CWs get those in the daytime, I have to ask them. Anyway which ones do you hardly ever get or don't at all??? I'm just curious and mention your job, for reference, if you don't mind.

[gremcint]

I have never ruined a christmas or birthday or anything apparently.

[KuariKaydrith]

I'm in security these days so I really don't get much of anything other than building employees who make all sorts of crazy demands of me that are so far outside of my job scope that all I do is stare and them and ask, "Really? You gonna pay me out of your own pocket to do that? It's not in my job description, sorry."

I really can't think of anything though that is/was rare. Now, if you want the common ones I did get, well, that's a whole other post!

[EricKei]

Well, job name in generic terms, anyway

And I don't get the ones who say "I know the owner!" to get a better deal, I think my CWs get those in the daytime, I have to ask them.

Just tell them this -- If the owner (if that even applies!) is male, ask the SC to call HER/what her name is; if female, ask them to call HIM. If they do not immediately correct the error, then it increases the certainty of them being flat-out liars from 99% to 100%.

I have never ruined a christmas or birthday or anything apparently.

Well, you'll just have to get to work on that. The season is upon us! ^_^

[Swordsman422]

I don't get the folks that make a big, hairy deal about the security lines, and specifically that they're "in too much of a hurry" for the scan. Seriously, this makes you a) suspicious and b) later than you would have been if you just stepped in, got it over with, and went about your business.

I also can't stand it when some first-class windbag pulls out the "do you even know who I am" on the flight attendants in an effort to get special treatment. Bitch, please. You step into this cabin and you're 2A, and we treat 2A the same as 5F, and if you were really anyone I'd need to bite my nails over, you'd be winging your way to your destination on a Gulfstream G650 with your name painted on it. Now sit down, shut up, enjoy the ride, and listen to the flight crew. Why, yes, I just told you to do that, and if you don't we're now talking felonies. Still don't want to listen, well let me just call ground and let them know we need to taxi back to the gate tout-de-suite before the people who aren't going to make their connections decide to see you off right here on the taxiway... I might get a little emotional over those folks.

[April]

Now that I'm in corrections, I get a whole nother breed of SC's, LOL but back when I was working retail, I also never ruined anyone's special day. I was going to say I never got the over religious time either, but thinking back, I had a lady call me Satan's Consort and tell me I was going to hell because I was wearing a pentagram. She eventually had to be led out by security because she would NOT shut up. So guess I can't say anything about not having the religious ones.

[Trixie]

I don't think I've ruined anyone's holiday or at least I haven't been accused of it. Maybe have ruined a funeral or two because people don't understand that we're not able to do a full IMAX tribute to your dead goldfish.

And I think Satan's Consort would make a great band name.

[Jay 2K Winger]

When I worked in retail, I rarely got the violent or bullying ones. Then again, I'm 6'2" and broad shouldered (even if I'm overweight) and the violent bullies look for "weaker" targets.

[wolfie]

You step into this cabin and you're 2A, and we treat 2A the same as 5F

That may be so, but 1A gets VERY different treatment than 4F.

[notalwaysright]

At the fabric store the worst offenders are the ones who need hand holding, or can't make up their minds, or interrupt while I'm helping someone else.

But SCs that I don't get... Oh, I don't think we get the SC who assumes that retail workers are uneducated. I mean, I see people on this site and others where some customers say to their child "this is why you should stay in school!" I can't remember ever hearing that.

I can only think of one other. I've NEVER had anyone say to me "it's the principle of the thing!"

[WishfulSpirit]

I don't tend to get the ones who throw screaming fits. I'm not sure why, but I'm thankful for that. I don't tend to get the religious nuts either. One person did try to give me a pamphlet once (this was at the hotel during a huge faith-based conference) but having spent a lot of my life in the type of faith community the conference focuses on, and thus having become fluent in that dialect of Religioneze, I was able to deflect the attempt without offending a guest. I also tend not to get the outright weirdos at work (on the train home is another story).

[HotelMinion]

Well, job name in generic terms, anyway
Just tell them this -- If the owner (if that even applies!) is male, ask the SC to call HER/what her name is; if female, ask them to call HIM. If they do not immediately correct the error, then it increases the certainty of them being flat-out liars from 99% to 100%.

Good to know, when I get them I probably smite the Hotel Gods by saying such blasphemy and they'll send some nuts my way when I go back to work on Monday. :/

BTW, I meant physically get, not mental. LOL. Bacon cOokies to all who got it

Now that I'm in corrections, I get a whole nother breed of SC's, LOL but back when I was working retail, I also never ruined anyone's special day..

My uncle is retired from working in corrections and he told me some hair raising stories about people there...mostly he got were violent bullies, so be careful there...but you probably already know that.

When I worked in retail, I rarely got the violent or bullying ones. Then again, I'm 6'2" and broad shouldered (even if I'm overweight) and the violent bullies look for "weaker" targets.

I'm 5'7" and I got all sorts of violent bullies of all sizes, taller and smaller....maybe because I carry myself like a weakling? If a were a Sim I'd definitely have the coward trait...except when I'm angry. Then I turn into she hulk...

I don't tend to get the ones who throw screaming fits. I'm not sure why, but I'm thankful for that. I don't tend to get the religious nuts either. One person did try to give me a pamphlet once (this was at the hotel during a huge faith-based conference) but having spent a lot of my life in the type of faith community the conference focuses on, and thus having become fluent in that dialect of Religioneze, I was able to deflect the attempt without offending a guest. I also tend not to get the outright weirdos at work (on the train home is another story).

NO SCREAMERS?!?! OR WEIRDOESS?!?! Thses are only beaten by the EWs and douchebags in numbers at my place. Why is it so unfair ???? T_T

[Jay 2K Winger]

I'm 5'7" and I got all sorts of violent bullies of all sizes, taller and smaller....maybe because I carry myself like a weakling? If a were a Sim I'd definitely have the coward trait...except when I'm angry. Then I turn into she hulk...

I do think that's part of it, maybe not carrying yourself like a weakling, though that can be part of it, I guess. It's true that the bullies look for "easy targets." I think I just project an aura of "Not Your Victim" to would-be scammers and bullies. Though I think my size has something to do with it.

Standing up straight and squaring your shoulders can work wonders for keeping them at bay-- it projects an aura of confidence that most bullies will shy away from-- and it can help with your confidence as well. I used to have self-esteem problems when I was younger, tended to walk with my head down, shoulders slumped. Once I started standing up straighter, with my shoulders back, and my head up, I started feeling more confident, and that shows.

[Swordsman422]

That may be so, but 1A gets VERY different treatment than 4F.

Yeah, we'll admit to that one. But it's because we generally expect 1A to help us deal with the bullshit from every other row behind if it gets out of hand. Besides, anyone in row 1 has to be made comfortable and their minds kept off of how hard that bulkhead can be to slam into should things go outside the statistics.

Nah, I shouldn't say things like that.

For real, though, should I ever find myself choosing seats on a 747, I won't sit in G or H of rows 7-14.

[wolfie]

It was a joke - the seat examples you gave were close to the format of draft classifications, where 1A and 4F are the archetypes of "You - in uniform, NOW!" and "Go home - we don't want you".