I don’t really care how important you think you are, you will never reserve the right to SNAP AT ME while I am working just because you want my attention. Doesn’t work that way by any means; if you want to speak with me, alert as if I am a human being and not a fucking Labrador Retriever, okay? Do you honestly think I’m planning a career in retail? No. In about twenty years, your grandchild is going to be calling people like me “boss”, and help us if I were to snap at one of your own.
Also, if any of you are in a large store and you need help with something, ask a manager or someone at the Customer Service counter if they can get you somebody (SAY IT FUCKING POLITELY, TOO), then take a look at the sales floor… Notice that there are only three employees there and that they’re ALL with customers? Yeah, that probably means that everyone is tied up at the moment, and they will get to you ASAP. This does not give you the right to bitch out the person working that called somebody for you because nobody is there RIGHT AWAY to help you.
Case and point is that the world doesn’t revolve around you, and if it did, I would be building a catapult to fling me out of orbit.
This article appears in Jul 31 – Aug 6, 2008.
When I worked part-time retail, I had customers who would snap their fingers at me to get my attention…..all I would do is look them right in the eye and walk away. Once, this woman complained to my manager that I was ignoring her. I just let her know I wasn’t a dog and therefore don’t respond to snaps, whistles or ‘come here’ commands.
Count your blessings my child and ty to be nicer.I’m watching.