Yesterday I made a delivery to a house. I knocked twice, no answer. The lady I call tells me her boys are home and that she ordered pizza for them. Ok, so why the fuck don't they answer the goddam door? Are they afraid of Mr Bogeyman or something? As I'm talking to her on the phone, a truck pulls into the driveway and I tell her that a truck just pulled up. She pays it no heed and tells me she's going to call her boys and tell them to answer the door. Here's where it gets interesting
The teenage boy who gets out of the truck tells me that his mom is on the phone and is pissed off at him because she thinks he is not home or he's not supposed to be driving that truck (I honestly don't know what the situation is, I just know she was upset with him) He tells me he wants me to tell her that he is not home.
Me: Dude, I don't have time for this.
STINK (Stupid Teenage Idiot Numbskull Kid-STINK.... And yeah I just made that up : Please, dude. I'll give you some extra money.
Me: I really don't wanna get involved in this.
STINK: Just tell her I'm not here.
Me: Are you serious?
STINK: Come on, dude. I'll give you a bigger tip.
I honestly didn't care about a bigger tip, I just wanted to collect the money and leave, but the mom wanted to talk to me. So they handed me their phone and their mom hung up. She calls me back on my phone. At this point I didn't know what else to do, so I lied for them in the hopes that the mom would just accept what I said and let me leave.
Mom: Is there a truck there?
Me: No Maam.
Mom: I'm confused, I thought you said there was a truck?
Me: Lemme check again.
I put the phone down and start getting irritated with STINK and his brother.
Me: She knows a truck is here.
STINK: No, just tell her its not me. Tell her I'm not home.
Me: But I already told her.
STINK: Please dude? I'll give you a bigger tip. (3rd time he's told me this)
Me: This is ridiculous! I just get paid to deliver, not to handle family affairs!
STINK: I'll give you some extra money (4th time) Just please tell her I'm not here.
Me: I don't know what else to say.
STINK: Tell her no truck is in the driveway.
Me: She knows there's a truck in the driveway.
STINK: Tell her that, I'll give you more money (5th time).
Me (God help me) Sorry about that, Maam. I see a truck in the driveway.
Mom: A truck?
Me: Its a Chevy, that's all I know.
I don't quite remember everything that she said, but she started pumping me with questions, and I finally had had enough.
Me: Maam, I'm sorry, I don't know what to make of all this, but my job is to deliver pizzas. I cannot get involved in this.
Mom: That's fine, I understand.
Yeah sure, I wouldn't have been the least bit surprised if she had called and complained on me. And for what? Because STINK here was obviously doing something he wasn't supposed to, and him and his brother and mom were all trying to drag me into a family argument which had absolutely nothing at all to do with me?
I finally got off the phone with her and told the kids in a somehwat rude manner that I did not have time for games, and I told them that I didn't want them to call the store and try to complain on me either. Not the right thing to do, but they made me very mad, and I don't appreciate being drawn into a family argument. How many of you guys woulda gotten mad too? I couldn't just drive away either because the mom wanted to talk to me, and they hadn't even signed the credit card slip. I think I might've given them a scare without actually meaning to. I guess they got scared and thought that if they did complain on me that I was going to come back to their house and get them. Obviously I wouldn't do that, and I didn't threaten them, I just told them I didn't want to get involved, and I told them in a very serious tone.
So how many of you would've done the same as me or even gotten mad at them? FYI, there was no complaint, as well there shouldn't be as I didn't do anything wrong.
The teenage boy who gets out of the truck tells me that his mom is on the phone and is pissed off at him because she thinks he is not home or he's not supposed to be driving that truck (I honestly don't know what the situation is, I just know she was upset with him) He tells me he wants me to tell her that he is not home.
Me: Dude, I don't have time for this.
STINK (Stupid Teenage Idiot Numbskull Kid-STINK.... And yeah I just made that up : Please, dude. I'll give you some extra money.
Me: I really don't wanna get involved in this.
STINK: Just tell her I'm not here.
Me: Are you serious?
STINK: Come on, dude. I'll give you a bigger tip.
I honestly didn't care about a bigger tip, I just wanted to collect the money and leave, but the mom wanted to talk to me. So they handed me their phone and their mom hung up. She calls me back on my phone. At this point I didn't know what else to do, so I lied for them in the hopes that the mom would just accept what I said and let me leave.
Mom: Is there a truck there?
Me: No Maam.
Mom: I'm confused, I thought you said there was a truck?
Me: Lemme check again.
I put the phone down and start getting irritated with STINK and his brother.
Me: She knows a truck is here.
STINK: No, just tell her its not me. Tell her I'm not home.
Me: But I already told her.
STINK: Please dude? I'll give you a bigger tip. (3rd time he's told me this)
Me: This is ridiculous! I just get paid to deliver, not to handle family affairs!
STINK: I'll give you some extra money (4th time) Just please tell her I'm not here.
Me: I don't know what else to say.
STINK: Tell her no truck is in the driveway.
Me: She knows there's a truck in the driveway.
STINK: Tell her that, I'll give you more money (5th time).
Me (God help me) Sorry about that, Maam. I see a truck in the driveway.
Mom: A truck?
Me: Its a Chevy, that's all I know.
I don't quite remember everything that she said, but she started pumping me with questions, and I finally had had enough.
Me: Maam, I'm sorry, I don't know what to make of all this, but my job is to deliver pizzas. I cannot get involved in this.
Mom: That's fine, I understand.
Yeah sure, I wouldn't have been the least bit surprised if she had called and complained on me. And for what? Because STINK here was obviously doing something he wasn't supposed to, and him and his brother and mom were all trying to drag me into a family argument which had absolutely nothing at all to do with me?
I finally got off the phone with her and told the kids in a somehwat rude manner that I did not have time for games, and I told them that I didn't want them to call the store and try to complain on me either. Not the right thing to do, but they made me very mad, and I don't appreciate being drawn into a family argument. How many of you guys woulda gotten mad too? I couldn't just drive away either because the mom wanted to talk to me, and they hadn't even signed the credit card slip. I think I might've given them a scare without actually meaning to. I guess they got scared and thought that if they did complain on me that I was going to come back to their house and get them. Obviously I wouldn't do that, and I didn't threaten them, I just told them I didn't want to get involved, and I told them in a very serious tone.
So how many of you would've done the same as me or even gotten mad at them? FYI, there was no complaint, as well there shouldn't be as I didn't do anything wrong.
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