DaveStebbins
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Sounds like he mistook you for the owner.
At work - need to vent
- Thread starter Eternalknight
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Eternalknight said:
Maybe this is cultural differences, but is a Toyota Corolla a "fancy" car down-under? In the states it's the kind of car you haul kids to soccer practice and practically everyone owns (ie belly-button car).
Turanil said:
[uses sense motive skill to detect sarcasm]
[/sense motive]
Eternalknight
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DaveStebbins said:
Doubtful; it was at midnight and I am only 25 years old, and look younger...
Eternalknight
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ssampier said:
Yeah it's a small car, only 4-cylindar... which comes in handy with rising fuel prices
Teflon Billy
Explorer
The genrral public seems to be getting surlier and stupider with every passing year.
It's like IQ's are dropping.
It's like IQ's are dropping.
Bront
The man with the probe
While I have gotten quite upset, I am generaly aware that I am dealing with people who often have little control over the situation, and find that by acknowledging that, and stating up front "I'm not mad at you, I'm mad about this situation," it tends to keep people at ease and things tend to get done much faster.
I've worked in Retail, in a Help Desk situation (as an on call as well), so I understand.
Dumbest thing I can remember - A woman was quite irate that I couldn't help her immediately because I was in my car driving home (I was 2 minutes away when I told her this), and hung up on me. I found out later, that had called and gotten the other on call for the month, who was eventualy able to help her, but had been in a similar position. This, of course, was someone who worked for the same company (It was an internal help desk).
I've worked in Retail, in a Help Desk situation (as an on call as well), so I understand.
Dumbest thing I can remember - A woman was quite irate that I couldn't help her immediately because I was in my car driving home (I was 2 minutes away when I told her this), and hung up on me. I found out later, that had called and gotten the other on call for the month, who was eventualy able to help her, but had been in a similar position. This, of course, was someone who worked for the same company (It was an internal help desk).
Turanil
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I've got a much better idea!ssampier said:
Read on what Eternalknight could say next time:I bought a brand new car a month ago, 2005 Toyota Corrola. Some nob last night came in and said:
"F***, no wonder you can afford a new car with the price you charge for petrol."
To which I responed:
"Sorry, I have nothing to do with the price of petrol."
He, in turn, responded with:
"You rob us blind to fill your own pockets."
I finished serving him and walk away.
So I answered: In fact, last time someone like you accused me of such a theft, I sued him. With the money I got, I bought the Toyota Corrola (plus a house).
That's quite the idea, may work in the sue-happy U.S., but I'm not sure about Australia.
Nothing wrong with them at all. I was commenting about why's it a big deal that you bought one.
I guess some people are just dumb or clueless.
Eternalknight said:Yeah it's a small car, only 4-cylindar... which comes in handy with rising fuel prices
Nothing wrong with them at all. I was commenting about why's it a big deal that you bought one.
I guess some people are just dumb or clueless.
sniffles
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People just like to have someone to blame. The blame game seems to be the world's most popular activity nowadays.
My fiancee, for example, works for a small non-profit agency that provides certification to addiction counselors. Oregon doesn't require all addiction counselors to be certified, but if they work for a state-funded agency they do have to be certified. All the agencies know this. It's been this way for years. Yet every time a new certification testing cycle comes around, he gets dozens of last-minute phone calls from people who want to get into the testing, and they don't have all of the required education and training. They tell him that someone else at their agency told them they didn't need to have such-and-such requirement to get into the exam. Then they get mad at my fiancee when he tells them that the person at their agency was mistaken, they do need that requirement, and it's been that way for 10 years.
I used to run into the same thing when I handled disability claims. People would call up and tell me their employer told them such-and-so about their insurance policy, and then get mad at me when I told them that information was incorrect. As if their employer knew more about insurance than I did, when all I did 40 hours a week was handle insurance claims!!
Like I said, people just want someone to blame, and they unfortunately pick on the nearest available person. Don't let it get to you, Eternalknight.
My fiancee, for example, works for a small non-profit agency that provides certification to addiction counselors. Oregon doesn't require all addiction counselors to be certified, but if they work for a state-funded agency they do have to be certified. All the agencies know this. It's been this way for years. Yet every time a new certification testing cycle comes around, he gets dozens of last-minute phone calls from people who want to get into the testing, and they don't have all of the required education and training. They tell him that someone else at their agency told them they didn't need to have such-and-such requirement to get into the exam. Then they get mad at my fiancee when he tells them that the person at their agency was mistaken, they do need that requirement, and it's been that way for 10 years.
I used to run into the same thing when I handled disability claims. People would call up and tell me their employer told them such-and-so about their insurance policy, and then get mad at me when I told them that information was incorrect. As if their employer knew more about insurance than I did, when all I did 40 hours a week was handle insurance claims!!
Like I said, people just want someone to blame, and they unfortunately pick on the nearest available person. Don't let it get to you, Eternalknight.
