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    Creepy EW

    It’s not unusual for folks who’ve grown up in the area to leave looking for work, then move back to the area when they retire. Creepy EW is one such. After retiring, he pooled his savings and built a nice house on a lake, which means he has money. Good for him. His only account relationship with us, though, is a small checking account, which he uses as an excuse to take advantage of the free services we offer to customers, such as notary services and so forth. He always has a sickeningly sweet smile on his face, even when he’s upset. The guy creeps me out, even more after what he said today.

    I’ve been helping him for months to try to get one of his pensions set up to go into his checking account. Normally, this would simply be an ACH direct deposit, but it’s coming from a Swiss business (thus from outside the country), so they’re doing it as a wire transfer. So between the bank changeover (our wire instructions have changed 3 times in the past 9 months) and the language barrier (the last letter he got was in French only, and his French was so rusty, I had to use Google Translate to understand it), it’s been very difficult to sort it out.

    So he comes in today to see if his deposit has come in yet, less than a week after mailing the response to the last letter. Naturally, it hasn’t come in yet. As he’s leaving, he stands in the middle of the lobby and says the following.

    EW: If this deposit from Switzerland ever gets straightened out, I owe Ghel a hug.
    Me: <shocked> Um… ok…. <Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew. Just, no.>
    EW: But nothing happened yet, so I’m still waiting.
    Me: <whew>
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    Well, that's how the rich get rich . . . by cheaping out.

    Odd how he has to transfer money in from Switzerland. Wire fees get expensive.

    I wonder how good his relationship with the IRS is
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    • #3
      Please tell security about the creeper

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      • #4
        We're not charging him wire fees for these transactions. I feel we should be, but I don't have the final say.

        It's only a $300/month deposit. I don't think he has to worry about the IRS breathing down his neck over it.


        Security! Ha! We have no such thing. The closest thing we have is alarms under some of our desks (not mine) and cameras installed inside and outside the bank. We feel pretty secure with the sherrif's office right across the parking lot.

        I don't really think I have anything more to worry about than a sexist* or otherwise inappropriate comment from him. If he actually asks for a hug, I'll either say "no, thanks" or "how about a handshake?"

        *That's not to say that he wasn't already being sexist by saying "I owe her a hug."
        "I look at the stars. It's a clear night and the Milky Way seems so near. That's where I'll be going soon. "We are all star stuff." I suddenly remember Delenn's line from Joe's script. Not a bad prospect. I am not afraid. In the meantime, let me close my eyes and sense the beauty around me. And take that breath under the dark sky full of stars. Breathe in. Breathe out. That's all."
        -Mira Furlan

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        • #5
          Across the lot? I'd walk over and tell one of the cops the sitch. Ask if they could send a guy (or girl) over extra.

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          • #6
            *That's not to say that he wasn't already being sexist by saying "I owe her a hug."
            I don't think that's sexist, is it? I mean, I don't give out hugs to random people, but I think he was saying more on that as 'a reward for hard work = hug' not 'women = hugs'.

            I give hugs only to people who ask for them. Or who I know don't mind.
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            • #7
              Quoth Hyena Dandy View Post
              I don't think that's sexist, is it? I mean, I don't give out hugs to random people, but I think he was saying more on that as 'a reward for hard work = hug' not 'women = hugs'.
              Really? I've never heard a man say to another man that "a reward for hard work = hug". Especially with this fellow, I can't imagine him saying something like that to another man.

              Even if not sexist, I don't think hugging is appropriate in the workplace - mine or someone else's. I have a problem with employees hugging customers - it's unprofessional - but I don't comment on it if someone else does it. I even have a problem hugging my coworkers, but that's just me. I'm not a huggy person.
              "I look at the stars. It's a clear night and the Milky Way seems so near. That's where I'll be going soon. "We are all star stuff." I suddenly remember Delenn's line from Joe's script. Not a bad prospect. I am not afraid. In the meantime, let me close my eyes and sense the beauty around me. And take that breath under the dark sky full of stars. Breathe in. Breathe out. That's all."
              -Mira Furlan

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              • #8
                Quoth Ghel View Post
                It's only a $300/month deposit. I don't think he has to worry about the IRS breathing down his neck over it.
                US citizens are required to pay income tax regardless of where in the world they work so it's not so much a question of the IRS being interested in the $300/month wire transfer as the IRS being interested in whether or not the income tax had been paid on the money in the Swiss account. Of course Creepy EW might be a completely honest person who paid the IRS all required income or gift taxes on the money in the Swiss account.


                Quoth Ghel View Post
                Security! Ha! We have no such thing.
                God! Don't tell Lots42 that! I know him from another comm and he is very paranoid vigilant about his personal safety and thinks everyone else should be too.
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                • #9
                  CP, I think the html tag is "strikethru", not sure. The board code supports [ s ] & [ /s ] (without the spaces, natch) , to achieve the same effect.
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                  • #10
                    Quoth Ghel View Post
                    Really? I've never heard a man say to another man that "a reward for hard work = hug".
                    I have, though it's rare. Most men don't do the hugging thing, which is a shame, but it does make it so that some of the creepers don't think of it.

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                    • #11
                      Quoth EricKei View Post
                      CP, I think the html tag is "strikethru", not sure. The board code supports [ s ] & [ /s ] (without the spaces, natch) , to achieve the same effect.
                      Thanks! I tried several different versions then finally gave up and figured people would know what I meant.

                      I don't suppose you know of a FAQ or sticky with the various codes and formats for this board, do you?
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                      • #12
                        Try here:
                        http://www.customerssuck.com/board/misc.php?do=bbcode

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                        • #13
                          Quoth Caractacus_Potts View Post
                          I don't suppose you know of a FAQ or sticky with the various codes and formats for this board, do you?
                          If you go to the full reply screen, there's also buttons for the most common codes above the entry field, though the strikethrough is on the far right without a button border and the rest are on the far left.

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                          • #14
                            Quoth Ghel View Post
                            *That's not to say that he wasn't already being sexist by saying "I owe her a hug."
                            I am going to have to agree with the others that this comment was not sexist. It was completely inappropriate and uncalled for, and some might take it as sexual harrassment...but it's not sexist.

                            Creepy as hell, though, when you don't have that kind of relationship.

                            Quoth Andara Bledin View Post
                            Most men don't do the hugging thing...
                            Most don't. Some of us do, especially when we are secure and confident in our sexuality. I hugged a man just last night...and that was before I really started drinking.

                            If it's a good friend, or someone I haven't seen in a while, sure. I don't huge ALL the men I know, but I can honestly say I couldn't possibly count the ones I HAVE hugged, as the number is too high.

                            Yes, they are generally "man" hugs (the kind with the slap on the back, aka the bro hug), but not always.

                            Of course, when I get drunk, I've been known to kiss male friends on their forehead for no particular reason. And yes, this kind of comment is how rumors get started. I SAID ON THEIR FOREHEAD, PEOPLE!

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                            • #15
                              Quoth Ghel View Post
                              Really? I've never heard a man say to another man that "a reward for hard work = hug". Especially with this fellow, I can't imagine him saying something like that to another man.

                              Even if not sexist, I don't think hugging is appropriate in the workplace - mine or someone else's. I have a problem with employees hugging customers - it's unprofessional - but I don't comment on it if someone else does it. I even have a problem hugging my coworkers, but that's just me. I'm not a huggy person.
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