The 15 minutes before my shift ends is what I call the weirdo stretch because all the weirdos decide it's a fine time to bug me .(The stretch comes from the term final stretch.)
This man in a business suit comes up. I offer him a smile. He scowls. Oh so you're going to be one of those customers eh? Fine.
I drop the smile and say, "may I help you?" Meaning, hurry up and tell me what you want so I can go home and away from your ugly scowl.
He barks "I need a cab."
"Sure, which's your room?"
"No I don't wanna put it on there!"
"No I'm not going to...I just need it to book it. "
"I DONT WANNA PUT IT on THERE!"
Forehead rub. "No--what's your name?"
He finally gives it. I tell him it'll be about 15 min. His eyes narrow. Finally, I persuade him to go outside and wait.
He leaves, and my CW comes to relieve me. Yay! Oh, it's finally my day off, I'm so happy I could cry. Really, I have tears in my eyes, or maybe that's from yawning.
I tell CW about Mr. Sunshine and his coming cab, and then go to punch out and leave. I'm barely out the door, heading for my car, purse in hand, when I hear, "hey!"
I stop and Mr. S steps in front of me.
"Where's my cab?!"
"I dunno."
"Did you really call?!"
"Yes I did"
"Well where is it?! I've been waiting!"
"Maybe there's traffic. Wait for a bit longer and then if it still doesn't come, go ask the front desk."
He looks at me like I just told him to go play in the traffic. His eyes narrow. "Oh ok....fine....tch..."
Finally he back off and I hurry off to my car and peel away. He'll probably complain, and get me punished, but I don't think I did anything wrong. I was clocked out! frickin weirdo. :/
This man in a business suit comes up. I offer him a smile. He scowls. Oh so you're going to be one of those customers eh? Fine.
I drop the smile and say, "may I help you?" Meaning, hurry up and tell me what you want so I can go home and away from your ugly scowl.
He barks "I need a cab."
"Sure, which's your room?"
"No I don't wanna put it on there!"
"No I'm not going to...I just need it to book it. "
"I DONT WANNA PUT IT on THERE!"
Forehead rub. "No--what's your name?"
He finally gives it. I tell him it'll be about 15 min. His eyes narrow. Finally, I persuade him to go outside and wait.
He leaves, and my CW comes to relieve me. Yay! Oh, it's finally my day off, I'm so happy I could cry. Really, I have tears in my eyes, or maybe that's from yawning.
I tell CW about Mr. Sunshine and his coming cab, and then go to punch out and leave. I'm barely out the door, heading for my car, purse in hand, when I hear, "hey!"
I stop and Mr. S steps in front of me.
"Where's my cab?!"
"I dunno."
"Did you really call?!"
"Yes I did"
"Well where is it?! I've been waiting!"
"Maybe there's traffic. Wait for a bit longer and then if it still doesn't come, go ask the front desk."
He looks at me like I just told him to go play in the traffic. His eyes narrow. "Oh ok....fine....tch..."
Finally he back off and I hurry off to my car and peel away. He'll probably complain, and get me punished, but I don't think I did anything wrong. I was clocked out! frickin weirdo. :/
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