Random insult from an SC

[Marxfan]

I'd been having a crappy day at work, but was doing my best to maintain a professional facade. I greeted a customer with as politely as I could, and do you want to know what he said to me?

SC: Your voice sounds like a tape recorder!

WTF???? I hope you fucking die a drawn out, painful deah, you mushmouthed redneck!!! Honest to God, to just insult someone who's done nothing to you?? What the fuck is this world coming to?!?!

[evilhomer]

My voice sounds like a tape recorder. Well thanks one whole bucket full of fuck you for letting me know. That's just going to do wonders for my mood that you are pointing out is already in the shithole.

Geez, sorry for having a bad day your highness. Sorry for soldiering on despite every bone and instinct in my body urging me to run away screaming. I guess I'll just go to the back and blow my brains out and give you some fresh meat to drain the soul of. All so that you don't have to suffer the further horror of listening to my voice that isn't in accordance with your standards of chirpiness.



Sorry for the rant, this just struck a nerve on me that is still raw from something last week.

[myswtghst]

Not to push your buttons, but I've heard many a time that my voice sounds like a recording, but I've been told that this is not an insult--I simply have a nice voice, and I sound similar to the woman who did the "Please hold" messages on the line. So it may not have been meant as an insult...though I wasn't there, so I don't know what the C's tone was.

[1756GR2]

Once did all the recordings for a company I worked for. Had someone say they disliked calling there because they were tired of hearing "the dulcet tones of Nurse Ratchet" on the line. Since the reference is to a main character in one of my favorite movies, I decided that I'd take it as a compliment that I sounded well enunciated and calming. Otherwise, I'd either have been wildly insulted or fallen off my chair laughing. Actually, I did laugh rather loudly at the time, and still giggle when I think of it.

So, yeah, try to take it as a compliment. Keeps one from committing mayhem.

[Dark Messenger]

I was told that I sounded like the disneyland announcers over the intercom. I am not sure if that is a good thing or not.

[MoonChild2007]

Did she say it in a complimentary way or a condescending way?

[Marxfan]

It was a man, and it sure as hell didn't sound like a compliment. The ironic thing was that I had to ask him three times to repeat himself because he made Mushmouth from Fat Albert sound like Henry Higgins!!

[tollbaby]

okay, overreacting just a TAD there maybe? It's hard to sound pleasant when you're in a bad mood, and he just responded to that. Big deal. Who cares what the unwashed masses think? Just let it slide off your back and forget he even exists. I guarantee he forgot about you as soon as he turned his back and left.

[Aldous]

After that I would have said: "If you would like a representative, please press 1. If you would like assistance, please press 2. If you are waiting to speak to a supervisor, please continue to hold. Thank you, and have a nice day."

[Tigress]

I've gotten that sometimes. I usually am very professional and cheery when I'm at work. But when I'm not happy or I can't get away long enough to take my break and get some food in me, I don't hide it very well. It got so bad during my last couple of months at Cingular, I would flat out tell customers that my boss was an unprofessional, potty-mouthed bitch that needed to experience all seven circles of hell. One guy sympathized with me and "advised" that I take the best sales rep with me when I eventually leave because he was the only reason the guy was still a customer. It made me feel better, at least.

But I hate it when customers demand that I smile when they see me throwing myself into my work while clenching my jaw to avoid lashing out in a verbal tirade. I really don't feel like smiling, but I can show teeth. If you want me to act like a trained puppy for you, then I will act as one that's been abused by its masters one too many times.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I used to do the closing announcements a lot and one of my coworkers told me I sounded like a flight attendant. So one night when she was working I made an announcement along the lines of "Attention B&N shoppers, the time is now 11pm and our store is closed for the evening. Please make your way to the exits located on either side of the cash registers. Thank you for flying B&N and have a nice night." I don't think any of the customers noticed.

[Ill_Used_Heroine]

I do the closing announcements at the library, except that they're on tape. We have a small portable tape recorder that plays 5 the closing announcements I recorded, since no one else at the library was willing to do them. I got the, gee, you sound like a radio announcer thing, too. So now, even when I'm out sick or on vacation, my voice is still there, floating around at the closing of each day.

[aurelemsrealm]

I would have found such a comment mildly amusing, personally.

I often get people who tell me to smile or cheer up because the men in my family are blessed with stern facial expressions. I have the scowl, my dad has it, my grandpa had it, and so on. That's one reason why I hate having my picture taken. Few of my smiles ever look genuine. Even if I'm in a good mood, I don't necessarily look like I'm smiling. I have a definite tendency to frown when deep in concentration, so I sometimes look unhappy or angry when I'm actually in no particular mood. I'm just busy working on the task at hand.

[Andara Bledin]

Some study somewhere found that people with high IQs had a tendancy to appear stern or angry when concentrating on something or being otherwise inactive.

I used to get the whole "cheer up" thing all the time. I'd always look up, confused, and say, "But I'm not unhappy." That would usually confuse the person telling me to cheer up and they'd wander off, leaving me to my reading.

I've been at my work so long, they're used to how I look, so I don't get that any longer.

^-.-^

[TruthHurts]

When I used to work at the bookstore I always made a personal effort to tell the departing desks to have a good day. I had actually received compliments from numerous people who though it was a nice touch. Except one guy who whirled around and bellowed "You sound like a f***ing robot, you told the last three people that. Can't you think of anything else to say" "Um" I said fighting back laughter "Have a pleasant tomorrow"

He stormed out