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    This is my first post.I work at a very high end retail store. That being said, we get a lot of well to do's, most of them are fine, and every once in a while we get some jerk who thinks he's better than us just because he has money. Here is one of my most miserable experiences:

    1. Starring me and SC(evil old Southern man!) plus SC's Wife (SCW):
    me: Can I help you?
    SC: I need a wallet for my lady and not just any wallet, I need blah, blah type
    me: Sir, they don't make that anymore. Here's one similar
    SC: Do you have a man I can talk to? I know they make them still
    me: (fuck you, fuck you, FUCK YOU you sexist prick!) One moment (At this point, I get the owners son, and he tells the guy that SAME THING!)
    SC: Well I'll buy the similar one, but I want a new one from the back!
    me: fine ( heads to stock room)
    (Right as I'm going to the back, SC yells "WOMAN!", I turn around and see SC is yelling at me! )
    me: (grumble) yes.....sir?
    SC: My lady needs a ladies wallet, let her look before you go to the back
    me: OK, what type would you like?
    SCW: (looks at wallet, looks at husband, looks at wallets again, looks at husband) Well what type do you think I need?
    SC: If you don't know, you don't need one, go ahead and sit in the car while I finish up, woman.
    (AND SHE LEAVES!How she takes it, I'll never know.
    Finally, I get this SOB's wallet and start to ring him up, and he grabs a silver bookmarker by the register, telling me his wife likes SHINY things! I'm getting very close to slugging the dude by this point. I ring up his order, he pays, I hand him his receipt, counting down the seconds until he leaves, and then....)
    SC: Excuse me
    me: Sir?
    SC: I don't know where you were raised, but here in the South, we thank the customer for shopping. Now I see you're a young thing, but if you want people to come back, you need to learn a thing or two!
    (Ok, by this point, its fight or flight, I choose flight!)
    me: Yes sir, thank you for your business, have a nice day! (I then pretend to hear someone calling me from the back of the store and high tail it!)
    I haven't seen him again and it's been over a year. Hopefully he moved to a Northern state and he tried to correct the ladies sales clerk and she punched him out!!

  • #2
    I would have completely ignored the "WOMAN!" and gone on my way to the back. Then when he pulled the "Didn't you hear me call you?!" I would have responded that yes I did and I don't respond to "woman" and seeing as he's all int eh south you act this way I would have told him the correct way to address me is "Miss" or "Ma'am." I can play that game too.

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    • #3
      Quoth Akasa View Post
      I would have completely ignored the "WOMAN!" and gone on my way to the back. Then when he pulled the "Didn't you hear me call you?!" I would have responded that yes I did and I don't respond to "woman" and seeing as he's all int eh south you act this way I would have told him the correct way to address me is "Miss" or "Ma'am." I can play that game too.
      You're totally right, of course! This was when I first started working and had NEVER worked with such snobby people. I've had issues since and have laid down the law. Ah, rich people, how they offend me!

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      • #4
        "With all due respect, sir, my name doesn't happen to be 'woman,' hence I don't respond to it."

        I've said that one before. He just kinda sputtered at me for a moment and looked around only to realize he was outnumbered about 2-5. And the only male shiftleader we have wasn't about to defend him.

        The ONLY person allowed to refer to me as 'girl' is one really sweet old woman who calls all the women, regardless of age, 'girl,' and all the boys 'young man.' Anyone else who says it gets dagger-eyes and icy voice(TM)
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        • #5
          wow...i've heard of rude but that's ridiculous. the fact his wife just took it is sad. knowing that there are places where sexism is still fine makes me wanna go bombing.
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          • #6
            Was it Cotton Hill? Jeeze.

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            • #7
              I think I would have been hard pressed to not say, "really, well, I was raised in the South, and we were taught to have manners and be respectful to people. Have a good day."

              I had a guy who was about 10 years younger than me call me "honey" the other day. I just looked at him and said "Did you seriously just call me honey?" He actually had the nerve to say "Yeah, I'm just nice like that" I informed him that calling a woman that you are not related to by birth or marriage "honey" is not nice and, in fact, it is rude and can be seen as condescending. My coworker from NYC said that if I ever looked at him like I did the SC, he would try to crawl under the nearest rock to hide. lol

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              • #8
                Quoth mikoyan29 View Post
                Was it Cotton Hill? Jeeze.
                Ah Killed Fiddy men! As for the SC...that would've taken every bit of strength in me to not want to him! I wonder why is it that his wife is such a doormat to him?! Sexist assholes like him piss me off!
                Last edited by tropicsgoddess; 11-06-2009, 03:24 AM.
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                • #9
                  Suggested response,

                  "I thought they also taught men to be gentlemen?" If asked in a nice sweet tone he can get pissed all he wants and you just point out you asked an innocent question.

                  I had a guy on the phone today only 10 years older than me didn't like what I was saying call me Tiger implying I am much younger than him so of course if I was his age and going through his life I would be bending over backwards to help him screw my company.

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                  • #10
                    "WOMAN!"

                    Good guess! What gave it away? Was it the tits? Damnit, the tits always give it away.
                    I never lost my faith in humanity. Can't lose what you never had right?

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                    • #11
                      "WOMAN!"
                      "Wow, this must be the best drag outfit I've tried yet.."

                      Supporting the idiots charged with protecting your personal information.

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                      • #12
                        Quoth otakuneko View Post
                        "WOMAN!"
                        "Wow, this must be the best drag outfit I've tried yet.."

                        Evil. I love it.
                        Just wish I could see the SC's face if someone said that to him.
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                        • #13
                          Quoth Mongo Skruddgemire View Post
                          "WOMAN!"

                          Good guess! What gave it away? Was it the tits? Damnit, the tits always give it away.


                          As for "how does she put up with it?" easy. They paired up because he was looking for someone who would and she was looking for someone to think and do for her.

                          They both got what they wanted. I'm certainly not saying that women who are treated like this WANT to be treated like this. But it's certainly a danger of hooking up with a controlling, chauvanistic man. Yeah, you get what you want. But you get some other things you probably DON'T want, too.

                          Guy's dad probably treated his mom the same way. And so on and so on.
                          Last edited by RecoveringKinkoid; 11-06-2009, 02:33 PM.

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                          • #14
                            Quoth RetailDemon View Post
                            SC: I don't know where you were raised, but here in the South, we thank the customer for shopping. Now I see you're a young thing, but if you want people to come back, you need to learn a thing or two!
                            (Ok, by this point, its fight or flight, I choose flight!)
                            People like that are *exactly* why some up here in the North...still think of the South as a bunch of backwards idiots. (I know that they all aren't like that, so don't flame me, OK ) With that said, if he pulled that crap here, he'd get his ass kicked, and/or tossed out of the store
                            Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. --Enzo Ferrari

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                            • #15
                              Quoth RetailDemon View Post
                              SC: I don't know where you were raised, but here in the South, we thank the customer for shopping. Now I see you're a young thing, but if you want people to come back, you need to learn a thing or two!
                              (Ok, by this point, its fight or flight, I choose flight!)
                              me: Yes sir, thank you for your business, have a nice day! (I then pretend to hear someone calling me from the back of the store and high tail it!)
                              Oh, i would have gone fight.

                              "You obviously missed out on 'How to be a gentleman'."
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