The amount of people who don't use "please" or "thank you"

We used to get people (back in the old days) asking if they could fax us a cheque. The standard response was "only if we can then fax you the goods".

Next line. "Before you fill out the application, ask how much the job pays. Then you'll understand why we're short staffed."

Heck, I've been yelled at by a middle-aged white lady for things that were wildly outside the services we even offered in our department.

It's true. It's damn true.

Doesn't matter how many signs you have some people just won't read them

Trust us. If we say we don't have any out the back then we don't have any out the back.

"How come you have to work so late Christmas Eve" said by person shopping at 5.30pm on Christmas Eve. I wonder?

This kind of thing is the only weapon we have against being treated like garbage without losing our jobs. Rude people don't seem to always realize this. Every customer service person has some sort of influence over the customer's experience and can and usually will use it to some degree. At the hotel I work at I know which rooms are used the most and which aren't. I know what rooms are quietest, where the wifi is best, and much more than people realize. "Oh, you think gays ruined 'your' country?" *turns off wake-up call. "Have fun leaving 2 hours late for that wedding!"

It’s good to know that this is not appreciated. I always assumed the opposite.

Then I'm sure you won't mind going there to make this purchase. Have a great day!

Although TBF I was recently in a self checkout where if you made one mistake it would lock the terminal and a clerk had to be summoned to clear it. No backsies for you!

I've been freaked out by all generations pretty equally. Mostly it's older people during the day and somewhat younger after 4 pm. during the rush hours.

What do you do if a young person says that.

A customer's mother was staying in the home and felt it was her place to tell me and my crew how to do our job. I attempted to explain I was fulfilling the contract her daughter signed, but she demanded to talk to the supervisor. Well, you're speaking with the owner right now, so you can either let us finish or you can explain to your daughter why we left early.

That's *crazy*

I wonder who this guy is. He's in so many memes.

Just being out and about, I've had older ladies come up to me just to talk about their very personal ailments and what they're doing to treat it. Some just want to rant. One lady just sat beside me, yakked and yakked, nonstop. I had my earphones in. I attempted to say something but she cut me off. Seems like she didn't mind it was a one-sided conversation. Then she got up and left and thanked me for the listening ear.

Because there's a stack of 50 scripts ahead of yours that isn't here yet!

WOW, get over yourself. Those people work their butts off with lots of scripts every day.. usually with 1 pharmacist and the rest are techs that to my understanding a pharmacist has to be there for them to fill any scripts.

Staff shouldn't take that so personal. Never know what's on a customer's mind and what is going on in their life. If you get silence, just take that as your answer that they don't feel like small chit chat, or even a "fine". The silent customer may even feel a bit bad later for not saying anything, or remember you from next time as the nice cashier who spoke to them nicely.

Unless the customer knows the store is short staffed, it is a reasonable question. Many times someone is merely stacking shelves and can be called up front.

Nasty blizzard in NoDak in '65. Snow over the tops of cars. Streets covered 6 feet deep. My distributor cap was packed with snow. Local bottle shop sold out in 8 hours. College town.

In about 12 hours, go ahead and have a seat. 😂

Hell's Bells! 😳

It's a crucial but challenging skill to know how to get customers moving along without making them feel bad. It's okay to tell them firmly but nicely "Sorry, but I do have to get back to work and serve the next customer. I'll see you next time. Take care." I've found the elderly people can get so lonely and need that social interaction, but they get carried away and forget they're talking to employees on the clock. They haven't forgotten what it means to be at work and will understand.

Want to complain about the prices? Write to the pharmaceutical company. They are the stupid idiots that set the prices out of reach for poor people to afford their medications.

LOL movie money

She even has fuzzy slippers.

I had a lady when I worked at a gas station in a vacation town accuse me of filling her gas tank with water. When I told her there was no way she said “I live here full time!” Ok. I work at a gas station how far away do you think I commute for 10$ an hour? Then when I told her I couldn’t refund the gas because it was in fact NOT Water I became a racist because I am white and she was black. Worst part was that she had her 9/10 year old son with her who was obviously mortified, he looked at me helplessly and just shrugged.

Customers at the front of my shop. (Bottle shop for those of you playing at home)

‘sexual pins’?

Awww, "photo department in a pharmacy"... I'm getting the warm and fuzzy nostalgia feels. Gosh, it has to be 20 years since I've seen that around here.

Or they don't even put a teal name on it, or some random initials...not a mind reader sweetheart.

Lady, whadaya want me to do? I can sell you reading glasses, sunglasses, but there are no eclipse glasses.

It's a sign of the lines we live in.

I REALLY hate self-check out

My wife and I were at the grocery store Wednesday afternoon. We started to get in a short checkout line, but then realized they were trying to close it so the young lady could go on break so we went to another one. She called me back, and said she'd take care of us first. I tried to buy her a snack or drink to show our appreciation, but she wouldn't accept it.

I don't think that has happened to me but I have been tired and in a little bit of a hurry and did not do something right and it won't take my card. Try it two or three times. Finally look at the screen the screen to see what is going on to fix the problem. Once I figure it out, I am good but get frustrated in the mean time. Usually forget to hit the payment method.

Because the CEO and executive whinners would rather make more money than hire another pharmacist. And it will get even worse the next four years, assuming we survive them.

She just had to move the chair from the side to block the aisle... Entitled much?

"Yes, but not which day".

Only if I'm on the way to lunch or bathroom. Goes for management too.

OK, but how long have they been in that line?

To be fair, it is aggravating when the website says that the local store has 20 items in stock, but you go there, and someone tells you that they never carried those items at that location.

I have the opposite. My chemist has a horrible habit of semi interrogating me about meds I’ve been on for years, asking me super personal questions about my condition in front of a room full of other people. It’s really, really awkward.

Some Rx stores only have 1 licensed Pharmacist on duty for the whole day and most States require a Pharmacist be on duty at all times and they need to eat too, so they close for that hr. If you want to go to school for several yrs and acculate a huge debt go enroll in college.

Am I missing something? It’s stupidly late and I am a bit sloshed, it could just be that 😅