I don't care where you work, you don't get special treatment

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

I don't usually double up on threads but I thought this topic deserved a separate discussion.

I had a caller today demanding a credit for some roaming charges. I told her the charges are valid (they were) and then she mentioned that she happens to work for the Pentagon and asked again if I could credit the charges.

Ok, firstly I'm Canadian, the US government has no relevance to me so I don't really give a crap. Secondly, I don't care if you work in the White House, the CIA or the FBI. Valid charges are valid charges.

I also get the often used: "I'm a cop!" or "my mom/dad/husband/boyfriend/uncle/
3rd cousin is a cop!". I have the utmost repsect for the boys in blue but that still doesn't mean I'm going to credit them any more than the average person.

Then there's the equally annoying "I'm a lawyer!" Why is it folks who claim to be lawyers also seem to know squat about laws relevant to their particular situation?

Also doctors try this on me too. It's great that you have a PhD, but that fancy certificate on the wall won't do a lick of good in convincing me to credit back those 258 minutes you admittedly went over last month.

Understand it people, I don't give a rat's behind where you work, especially when all you are to me is a voice on the other end of the line.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

You know, me and the husband were having that same conversation over lunch just yesterday. Lawyers and cops. I won't do you a special favor, so what, you're gonna pull out your handcuffs and arrest me? I won't bend over and kiss your ass, but you are lawyer so now you're going to sue me for not waiving the money you owe me? If you are a lawyer, shouldn't you know the difference between a litigation-worthy violation of the law and a steaming pile of HORSESHIT?

Geeez!

[myswtghst]

RK - I also tend to think of it this way - If I get pulled over, it's not like you're going to let me off the hook, or even could, since you're likely in a different state, so why on earth would I do this for you just because "you're a cop" ?

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Really! It's stupid enough when they do it to your face, but to do it to someone half a country away over the phone is just...it's just....

I mean, I always say people always think other people are like them. Crooks don't trust others. Philanderers are convinced their lovers are running around on them. And people who do THIS are convinced everyone else is stupid. Big shock there.

[Mr. Rude]

Cust: I'm a Cop/Lawyer/Doctor!!!

Me: Good for you...Here's a cookie.

*crickets*

[vonkarolinas]

Hmmm, I don't go for that either, UNLESS it is a cop. I've learned that cops have good memories and if you do good by them, later down the line if you cross paths and it is you on the receiving end, they tend to remember the "good deed" you did for them and show you a kindness in return. So, generally when an officer uses the line I give 'em what they want. It's gotten me out of trouble down the line in the long run so it was worth it. Cops are good friends to have.

[AKWalMartCartGuy]

Cust:I'm a lawyer/doctor
proper resonse:good, that means you should have the money to pay your bill

[Hobgoblin]

I go out of my way to do nice things for the cops in the area of my store. Part of that is my natural ability to suck up just kinda taking over, but part of it is in recognition that I live in the most dangerous city in the US (here's to you St Louis).

I figure an extra (manager-approved, of course) discount never hurts. Our DM is okay with it as well.

There' ssomething to be said for not having to pay any kind of tickets in certain munipalities. We've also had some officers drop off pizzas for us.

[Jester]

...she mentioned that she happens to work for the Pentagon and asked again if I could credit the charges.

"Do you know who I am?" Apparently no one of real importance if you have to tell me, and expect a discount for it.

I also get the often used: "I'm a cop!" or "my mom/dad/husband/boyfriend/uncle/3rd cousin is a cop!".

I get that every now when I am carding someone. Conversation usually goes something like this.

THEM: "Yes, I'd like a [drink], please."
JESTER: "Certainly, sir. May I see your ID, please?"
THEM: "What? I'm 28!"
JESTER: "That's great. I still need to see your ID, please."
THEM: "Dude, I'm a cop."
JESTER: "Then YOU ought to KNOW that I have to ask for your ID, and that without it, I can't serve you!"

They produce their ID at that point, humbled and defeated in the glare of my superior logic.

Hmmm, I don't go for that either, UNLESS it is a cop.

Oh, I am all for being nice to cops, and extending them courtesies. But when they DEMAND it? Uh, no. Because frankly, that is usually when they are proving that they are idiot Entitlement Whore cops, who probably will never do you a good turn if things are reversed. The GOOD and NICE cops rarely have to ask for special treatment. And they are not EWs.

I live in the most dangerous city in the US (here's to you St Louis).

St. Louis? Most dangerous city in the U.S?

Yeah....um.....there are some people here from Detroit, DC, Los Angeles, NYC, and Newark that would like a word with you......

[Geek King]

St. Louis? Most dangerous city in the U.S?

Yeah....um.....there are some people here from Detroit, DC, Los Angeles, NYC, and Newark that would like a word with you......

Yup, here you go:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15475741/

If you live in St. Louis you are more likely, percentage-wise, to be a victim of violent crime.

Curiously, if you live in Anderson, IN you are more likely to be a victim of the rampant squirrel maulings that plague the citizens there.

[LizaMarie]

ah cell phone bills, truly they are the great equalizer.

[Alpha Strike]

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Ok, firstly I'm Canadian, the US government has no relevance to me so I don't really give a crap. Secondly, I don't care if you work in the White House, the CIA or the FBI. Valid charges are valid charges.

Careful not to mess with the Pentagon - they take their minutes very seriously. How else are they going to call in an airstrike?

[By the way, isn't Canada a U.S. terrority?]

[Jester]

[By the way, isn't Canada a U.S. terrority?]

Not yet, but annexation plans are underway to make Canada the 51st, 52nd, and 53rd States: East Alaska, North Michigan, and West Vermont. Sorry about your luck there, Puerto Rico.

(ducks all projectiles coming at me from Canada and Puerto Rico...)

[Alpha Strike]

Not yet, but annexation plans are underway to make Canada the 51st, 52nd, and 53rd States: East Alaska, North Michigan, and West Vermont. Sorry about your luck there, Puerto Rico.

(ducks all projectiles coming at me from Canada and Puerto Rico...)

Doesn't Minnesota get a cut too?

[Imogene]

Not yet, but annexation plans are underway to make Canada the 51st, 52nd, and 53rd States:

Now, call me crazy, but I thought there were/are 7 principalities in Canada? So, we've divided Canada up into bigger portions? WTF?
I'm not entirely certain on that number, seeing as I'm currently almost as far away in the United States as can be gotten before emigrating into our OTHER neighbor...