A List of People I Don't Help*

[B&NGoddess]

1. those with an overabundance of neck tattoos
2. those that refuse to help themselves (the "hoverers" who can't say "excuse me")
3. those who won't get the fuck out of my way
4. those who interrupt me when i'm on the phone or with another customer
5. the angry polack
6. the angry irishman
7. the bag people
8. sleeping drunk lady
9. those with water-bucket shaped heads
10. the toothless
11. the stank-ass
12. the stalkers
13. obnoxious teens
14. guidos
15. people who call, then put me on hold
16. whiny bitches
17. entitlement whores
18. douchebags

* not really.

[JoitheArtist]

19. Those who dance around the issue that they REALLY want help with, instead of just asking
20. Those who don't let me answer one question before moving on to the next one
21. Managers who change their minds constantly while telling me I need to be consistent
22. People who refuse to even TRY to do things, and assume that if they act helpless someone will do their stuff for them.

[CarcinogenCrunchies]

The only people I don't help are those who are talking on their phones. I try to stay near the counter, so when they're done with their call I can help them, but just like I wouldn't expect someone to stand around and wait for me while I'm on the phone, I wouldn't dream of interrupting a phone conversation to ask them if they want something.

[SG15Z]

Then who DO you help. Isn't that every customer that comes in.

[crazyofficeclerk]

the crazy german turkey lady. She is the one who threw a rotten turkey at me on Thanksgiving a few years ago.

[Akasa]

1. those with an overabundance of neck tattoos.

So you wouldn't help my pastor?

[Buglady]

19. Those who dance around the issue that they REALLY want help with, instead of just asking

I HATE these! I don't want to play Twenty Questions trying to find out what you want. I work in a pet food store. Presumably you have a pet and wish to feed it if you have entered said store. I just need some very basic information:

1. do you have a cat, dog, hamster, bird, fish, or Peruvian tree wallaby?
2. What food is it eating now, and do you wish to get the same food or try something different?
3. Is it allergic to anything, very young, very old, or otherwise needing special food in any way?

Do not spend ten minutes telling me you're sure we don't have the food you want, without actually telling me the name of said food. We carry TWENTY different brands in dog food alone, most of which have eight to twelve varieties. If we don't have your exact brand, we have something that will be either close, or better quality. But you have to tell me if it's for a dog, cat, hamster, or wallaby. If you never tell me this information, and I hear you telling your friend as you leave that "the staff don't know anything," I will say something sarcastic, fairly loudly, and my boss will back me up

Also, if you are a vegetarian and you wish to feed your cat a vegetarian diet, I WILL yell at you. Dogs can do OK without meat, if you are careful, but cats can't.

[AriRashkae]

19. Those who dance around the issue that they REALLY want help with, instead of just asking

My BEDRIDDEN GRANDMOTHER does this to me and my mother. Actually, she'll usually just point and expect us to play 20 questions to figure out what she wants. I played along the first few times because she was sick and had a sore throat; but she'd been doing it to my mother (her DIL) before that. Now when she tries pointing, I pull a cat and refuse to turn around. "It's a finger. What do you expect me to do about it."

She's lucid and capable of speech. She thinks she's being cute. She told a nurse flat out that she does things like this because "how else am I supposed to have any fun?" The nurse then told her that if she kept pulling stunts, she would take away my grandmother's call bell.

The worst part? PT is discharging her tomorrow because the only reason she needs PT is because she won't get out of bed. Not "can't". Won't. She is cabale of getting up and moving around. She doesn't want to. And then bitches that she gets tired after standing a few minutes.

: pant pant:

Yeah, I love her, but she can be so passive aggressive, and hates that I won't play along with her. I'm already on medication because of you, lady. Not adding to my stress levels any more.

[Peppergirl]

I am at this list, but I'm just waiting for the inevitiable PC fallout.

[Broomjockey]

the inevitiable PC fallout.

Towards that end, I'd like to point out this list is facetious, and to ask people not to take it seriously.

[B&NGoddess]

Then who DO you help. Isn't that every customer that comes in.

yeah thats true. apparently i will only help my coworkers, who arent any of those things. and children. i usually dont have a problem with the elderly, either.