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The stories in here about getting mistaken for a worker when clearly not dressed as one reminded me of a few bits.
Just this past week my family and I have been in Lake George. My brother and I had those Big Six passes to the Six Flags up there. We spent quite a few days there (and braved that Sasquatch thing...yow) and at least five times each day I'd get stopped by a random person wanting to know this or that.
Ok, let's review something here, ok? See that man over there wearing a yellow T-shirt that looks like a Highlighter bled all over it? See the logo on the shirt with the park name on it? That's a worker. See my black Kingdom Hearts jersey T-shirt with the number 8 and the name Axel on it? I am a ride junkie. I can't tell you why Comet's been closed for two hours. I can't make the game operator give you your $20 back because you couldn't win that giant Scooby for the kid kicking my shins. If I don't know the answer, don't get in my face and scream. I can't help you. I can, however, walk away from you and go on enjoying my day. Go ahead and claim you'll get me fired. I've already been "fired" three times today. That's got to be a record.
Nonetheless, I'm a little too nice for my own good, and if they had a legit question then I was more than happy to try and help. I must give off some kind of CSR scent when I'm out in public, because this happened quite a lot. I had a couple park guys thanking me because they were sick of having to repeat the same answer eleventy times.
The funniest example of this was when we were leaving the waterpark. I was leaving the changing area when out of nowhere this Hispanic woman walks up to me and asks where the women's room is. I was thanking myself for taking all those Spanish classes, because I ended up giving her directions and taking her right to it, because apparently I was the only one to understand her and she wasn't finding anyone else. The kicker was after she got there, she turns to me and said "Thanks" in perfect English.
Don't get me wrong, the trip was fun. It just proves apparently I am constantly "working" whenever I leave the house.
Just this past week my family and I have been in Lake George. My brother and I had those Big Six passes to the Six Flags up there. We spent quite a few days there (and braved that Sasquatch thing...yow) and at least five times each day I'd get stopped by a random person wanting to know this or that.
Ok, let's review something here, ok? See that man over there wearing a yellow T-shirt that looks like a Highlighter bled all over it? See the logo on the shirt with the park name on it? That's a worker. See my black Kingdom Hearts jersey T-shirt with the number 8 and the name Axel on it? I am a ride junkie. I can't tell you why Comet's been closed for two hours. I can't make the game operator give you your $20 back because you couldn't win that giant Scooby for the kid kicking my shins. If I don't know the answer, don't get in my face and scream. I can't help you. I can, however, walk away from you and go on enjoying my day. Go ahead and claim you'll get me fired. I've already been "fired" three times today. That's got to be a record.
Nonetheless, I'm a little too nice for my own good, and if they had a legit question then I was more than happy to try and help. I must give off some kind of CSR scent when I'm out in public, because this happened quite a lot. I had a couple park guys thanking me because they were sick of having to repeat the same answer eleventy times.
The funniest example of this was when we were leaving the waterpark. I was leaving the changing area when out of nowhere this Hispanic woman walks up to me and asks where the women's room is. I was thanking myself for taking all those Spanish classes, because I ended up giving her directions and taking her right to it, because apparently I was the only one to understand her and she wasn't finding anyone else. The kicker was after she got there, she turns to me and said "Thanks" in perfect English.
Don't get me wrong, the trip was fun. It just proves apparently I am constantly "working" whenever I leave the house.
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