I'll start by giving you an idea of my state right now. I had a very roller coaster-ish weekend. There were moments where I was completely elated (like winning Best in Show at the Costume Contest), and moments where I was at the lowest point I have ever been at (like having good friends holding my hair back and forcing me to purge). On top of that, a good friend of mine started a fight with me this morning over aspects of my personal life that are none of his business.
So today it seems like every customer I get is incredibly rude in one way or another. I can let most of that go, except there are two that just really made me angry. To the point of tears, actually.
A regular, hospital staff, comes in and purchases snacks with the employee debit system. As of last Friday, any employee who uses this system has the option to be submitted in a drawing for the rock fountain in our window display. So I asked him, knowing he's been coveting that water fountain, if he wanted to enter. He did, so I put his receipt in the jug. He comes back an hour later to buy more stuff, which makes him elligible to enter the drawing another time (they can enter as many times as they want). I forgot for a moment about the drawing and started to hand him his receipt. Instead of just asking me to put it in the drawing, he said "You better put that in the damn jug!" I just looked at him, offered a half hearted apology and walked away.
Second was a nurse who was taking a break from training a class. She came in with a few of her students and bought a few smallish items. Typically when the nurses do this, they decline a bag to put the candy in their scrubs pockets. Since she's always done this in the past, I didn't ask if she wanted a bag. So of course this is the one time she wants one. "Gimme a bag! I need a bag." I gave her a bag and then walked away once more.
I'm trying hard not to be overly sensitive right now, but I'm just not feeling like myself.
So today it seems like every customer I get is incredibly rude in one way or another. I can let most of that go, except there are two that just really made me angry. To the point of tears, actually.
A regular, hospital staff, comes in and purchases snacks with the employee debit system. As of last Friday, any employee who uses this system has the option to be submitted in a drawing for the rock fountain in our window display. So I asked him, knowing he's been coveting that water fountain, if he wanted to enter. He did, so I put his receipt in the jug. He comes back an hour later to buy more stuff, which makes him elligible to enter the drawing another time (they can enter as many times as they want). I forgot for a moment about the drawing and started to hand him his receipt. Instead of just asking me to put it in the drawing, he said "You better put that in the damn jug!" I just looked at him, offered a half hearted apology and walked away.
Second was a nurse who was taking a break from training a class. She came in with a few of her students and bought a few smallish items. Typically when the nurses do this, they decline a bag to put the candy in their scrubs pockets. Since she's always done this in the past, I didn't ask if she wanted a bag. So of course this is the one time she wants one. "Gimme a bag! I need a bag." I gave her a bag and then walked away once more.
I'm trying hard not to be overly sensitive right now, but I'm just not feeling like myself.
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