Surreal Wingnut

[Ironclad Alibi]

The next time that guy comes in, and before he can start taking, just tell him to be careful because the store has been wired.

[Dentarthurdent]

I was wondering if the shutdown affected anyone on these boards. I'm sorry about your job situation. Hope things get resolved soon and that you and your family will be okay until then.

Thanks. So far we're good, just have to bide our time, and not knowing is the most infuriating part.

[Pixilated]

I can definitely empathize! Some time ago I had a neighbour who was well into some highly popular conspiracy theories, and he cornered me once, outside the building, at about 2 a.m. as I was just coming home from work, to expound on one of those theories. I was freezing, I wanted a bathroom (preferably within the next five minutes, LOL) and I was completely uninterested in his tinfoil-hat ponderings. Despite that, I couldn't bring myself to be rude, or even curt, with him -- and this wasn't even a situation that involved a workplace and a customer!

[raudf]

Great goobies, nutters like that guy.. fortunately, I never got them at the repair center. More like fortunately for them, because we could and would tell them to leave. Sometimes not so politely. At Mart of Walls, it was fortunate for ME, because I was trapped behind the register and had to be absolutely polite to the nutters. Did get a few of the "Let's Talk Jesus," types.. but they got ushered by pretty quickly due to the line behind them. I'd just smile politely and wish them a good day.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Nope. The USPS is still up and running, since it, technically, isn't part of the Government.

If I recall correctly, the USPS went private in the 1970's. It's self-funded rather than receiving government funding.

So the mail is still being delivered.

[Victory Sabre]

Aethian's a postie for the USPS. Isn't that shut down too?

Nope. The USPS is still up and running, since it, technically, isn't part of the Government.

[Aethian]

Aethian's a postie for the USPS. Isn't that shut down too?

No...why would the USPS be shut down?

[Seshat]

Aethian's a postie for the USPS. Isn't that shut down too?

[XCashier]

My life's been pretty surreal since the government shutdown (I work for a company in a national park. No job for me until further notice)

I was wondering if the shutdown affected anyone on these boards. I'm sorry about your job situation. Hope things get resolved soon and that you and your family will be okay until then.

[RealUnimportant]

There are times to be polite, and there are times when all you can do is tell the weirdos to fuck off.

[cashierbex]

I am lucky to have managers with a spine. Of course if I get promoted to head of a department, I won't be able to fully do that. But I can still tell them to stop and if they want to talk about photos I will be glad to help. Personal matters, not so much.

[Dentarthurdent]

The hell's he getting the idea Cabela's would pay for that? That's sooo not in the company newsletter. .

Dumba$$.

Sorry you got a crazy Dent. Any chance the shutdown gets you away from it slightly?

I have no idea where he came up with that. And it does get me away, I won't see a customer until we're up and running again. I'm going to (nearby city) for a bit, too.

[Dentarthurdent]

If that ever happened to me, I would call my manager and just walk away. At that point, being polite is the last thing I am worried about.

I didn't really consider that an option as he was a) in the bathroom and b) spineless.

[Kheldarson]

The hell's he getting the idea Cabela's would pay for that? That's sooo not in the company newsletter. .

Dumba$$.

Sorry you got a crazy Dent. Any chance the shutdown gets you away from it slightly?

[Sapphire Silk]

Dealing with asshole customer's personal opinions on any subject can be irritating, even if you'd nominally agree with them, because they are such dicks about it.

When you DON'T agree with them, it can really tie your hands.

The best you can do is say to the customer is, "Sir, you're making me uncomfortable talking politics in my work place. Can you please discuss something else?"

The SC might get pissy about it, might not even shut up. But odds are he will shut up and move on to something else once he realizes he isn't preaching to the choir.

In the OP situation, I might have said, "You know hunting wolves on federal land is a federal crime, right? Maybe we should discuss something else."