Finally told a customer off

[evilhomer]

This was bound to happen. I'm overworked, I'm sleep deprived, my boss is a total dick, my co-workers are morons, and the customers in this particular place are prima donna princesses who treat me like a lower life form. In summary, I was a ticking time bomb.

This was my third Monday at this location. The princesses at this place have got me dreading coming in. I'm fuming at the prospect of what my day has in store for me and my first sight is this moron poking his head into our construction storage room. There's a big sign on the door that was closed "DO NOT ENTER CONSTRUCTION PERSONEL ONLY", but since he was curious it didn't apply to him. Apparently drywall, putty, paint cans and furniture on dollies are amusingly facinating because his dumbass grinning face is staring in amazement at the mess of the room. He is in too much of a trance to hear my first "Excuse me" so I get closer and loudly repeat myself. This snaps him out of it enough to move almost a whole quarter of an inch. With a sigh and a shrug, I push my way through him. This took the smile off his face, but it came back when I began my facinating work of looking at plans and taking my tools out. Eventually he moved on.

I'm going over things and I notice that there's two computers that got mixed in with the ones in storage. Even though nobody works for the first two hours, they only socialize and bitch about the move, the shit will absolutely hit the fan if these computers aren't on their desks and they can't work. I don't have the proper cart to move computers, so I have to move them by hand, piece by piece. I'm carrying a heavy CPU and delicately balancing a monitor with it. I go around the first corner and there's my buddy, standing in the exact middle of the walkway. Once again the first "excuse me" is ignored, once again I get the quarter inch shift once he clues in. I bite my tongue. I make the return trip and have to squeeze my way past him again. I pick up the other CPU and monitor and head around the corner. Buddy has taken up his favorite position and we go through the same dance again. As I squeeze past him I utter under my breath "Fucking moron." With a shit smelling sneer on his face he says "I beg your pardon?" I pause for a second and think about it.... fuck it .... "I said fucking moron. Don't you think there's a better place to stand than the middle of the walkway. Don't you think you can move more than a quarter of a fucking inch when someone is trying to get past?" He was stunned at this, just fearfully looking at me. I gave it a second and moved on.

Later in the morning the move co-ordinator came up to me.

MC: What's going on, Bill said you called him an asshole.
Me: I didn't call anybody an asshole.
MC: He told me you told him off while you were carrying a computer.
Me: Oh, that guy... I didn't call him an asshole, I called him a fucking moron.
MC: Ummm, okay.
Me: Yeah, he's standing in the construction office, won't get out of my way, then when I'm carrying the computer, he's standing in the middle of the walkway and won't get out of the way... he's a fucking moron.
MC: Ummm, are you okay Jay?
Me: As a matter of fact no, but I'll get by as long as these idiots give me some co-operation and show me an ounce of respect.

My history and relationship with her got me through this point, but I know she spoke to my boss about it. That was Monday, it's now Saturday and I had no repercussions at all, not even a talking to, not even a question, no mention whatsoever. It's a real tight ship this clown is running.

[Mnemjian]

Ugh, god, what is WRONG with people who don't move out of the way when you say 'excuse me'? Like they are too important to be bothered with it. That is a huge pet peeve of mine. So many times people just ignore you, say "mmph" and don't move, or move two freaking inches max. SO annoying! Glad you told that guy off, because he really is a fucking moron

[Plaidman]

Ha. I would have said alot worst myself. Like, GET THE F*** OUT YOU STUPID AS******. After all, they are not customers if they are in invalid place. That's trespassing. Or even robbers. After all, they shouldn't be there. So there.


You did alright bro!

[ottid]

My favourite option in this position is to not move either, just continue walking down the walkway, and if you bump them, well, it was their fault for not moving. Though carrying a computer at the same time, this may not work.

This also works when walking down a street towards a wall of people, completely blocking the sidewalk (or, lets say a lecture has just got out and you are trying to use the sidewalk as this massive monster appraoches you)I but me head down, tilt the shoulder a little, and just barrel through. I do get the indignant glares and such, but dude, I have a place to be too, and what were you gonna do if I didn't disappear into thin air? I may be slim, but not that slim!

[Plaidman]

My favourite option in this position is to not move either, just continue walking down the walkway, and if you bump them, well, it was their fault for not moving. Though carrying a computer at the same time, this may not work.

Heh. Maybe. Or maybe that computer will add enough mass to hurt that idiot. And if breaks, you could easily say that said person blocked you and refused to move. Seeing as he isn't an employee, and had no right to be where he was, he could easily get arrested and thrown out forever.


In a perfect world.

[TravisRB69]

I completely concur - why is it that customers INSIST on stopping only in front of doors, or when a group of them gather, why do they insist on stopping and having their social hour in the widest, busiest aisles in a wide, spread-out group, with their shopping carts next to them instead of in front of them, pointed sideways so it blocks the entire aisle? This happens without fail.

[Marmalady]

I so agree!
And when I'm hurrying into the store to start my shift and I'm behind a bunch of customers (we don't have a Staff Only entrance) who walk through the door and stop dead just inside it so I can't get past - Excuse me, do you want someone here to serve you when you've finished shopping? You do? Well that'll be me, except it won't be if I can't get in!

[Cat]

I would have said the same thing!!

Ranty-rant: I HATE people who just stand there in the way....in the office, they stand in the doorway to the kitchen talking to someone in the kitchen....just step inside! (though once inside, they stand in front of the sink or the water cooler, ugh)

and if you are walking in a group on a sidewalk, and you see someone (me!) coming toward you....walk single file for those whopping 5 seconds, it won't hurt you. I've taken to not moving and either crashing into or forcing the idiots to move....I get dirty looks, but I learned how to share and walk single-file in nursery school

end rant.

I send you many violent games of your choice....it is indeed a great way to let of steam.

[Andara Bledin]

I make a point of telling people that the doorway is not the place to stop and chat when I come across it. Even if they're not actually blocking me, it's still a stupid place to stand.

I get a lot of practice at this in a position where I can't be fired (volunteer and essentially one of the heads of a department). I'm forever telling people that the middle of the walkway is not the place to stop and chat and that they should move to the side or, say, gather in one of the many, many areas nearby to do their gabfest.

My favorite moron, however, was the guy that thought that putting a chair facing just a couple feet away from the stairs down was a good plan. I know that the group thought I was being a bitch about it, but $deity damn, that's a fscking stupid place to put a chair!

^-.-^

[evilhomer]

I haven't played competitive hockey in over 20 years but I'm still a hockey player at heart. As such, I know how to deliver a check. I've been told it's like running into a brick wall.

I couldn't layeth the vengeance down on this morons sorry ass, but in my personal life... wooo boy, do I have some fun. I typically reserve it for males, and it is quite hilarious to see some big tough guy who is used to people getting out of his way getting knocked over.

[Jester]

Standers like Mr. Fucking Moron are very, very common in the food service industry. You can be walking with a giant tray of food that they could see from the International Space Station, and not only will people not get out of your way, they will look your way when you attempt to excuse yourself, then go back to their chatting, ignoring you completely, even though they have just made it clear they know you are there.

I may be a small guy, but trust me when I tell you I get THROUGH these people.....though sometimes doing so while remaining polite (necessary since they are our customers) is not all that easy.

[MaseMan]

The guy was just exhibiting typical passive aggressive behavior. You were well within your right to tell him offf.

[spookysonata]

Ugh, god, what is WRONG with people who don't move out of the way when you say 'excuse me'? Like they are too important to be bothered with it. That is a huge pet peeve of mine. So many times people just ignore you, say "mmph" and don't move, or move two freaking inches max. SO annoying!

OMG, HATE. I once asked some dumbass 3 times to "please excuse me" in the grocery store, as she pretended like I wasn't there. She shifted slightly the third time, but she was still blocking the aisle, so I said EXCUSE ME and pushed past her. She said "I DID move!"
...but I just ignored her. See how she likes it.

Really, on the rare occasions when I'm in someone's way and they say "excuse me", I say, "Oh, sorry" and I MOVE. Not hard.

[draftermatt]

had my first night on the floor of Lowe's last night, my first task was to "spot" for a fork-lift.

I spotted a father with his daughter (maybe 3 yrs old) in the cart stare at the lift as we turned down the aisle, move into the middle of the lane, stand there watching it, and then give me a dirty look when I asked him to please step to the side for a moment while we passed.

[trailerparkmedic]

Props to you for telling the guy off. I don't care if he's a customer or employee of your customer or whatever, that doesn't give him the right to be an ass.