ROBOTS!!! No food required.

[Jadedcarguy]

Just had one of our service writers relay this to me, so I will be paraphrasing a bit.



L: Writer

SC: Who else?

L had booked SC's car in for a repair. I'm not sure what it was. SC was told it would be done by the end of the day. SC asked L if it would possibly be done sooner. L told her it might, and that if it was done sooner he would call her. He also told her she could call him for updates.

SC, in typical SC fashion, just shows up at 11:30 AM. Wants to know if her car is done.


SC: Is it done?

L: Not yet. I think he'll finish up around 1 or 2 though.

SC: Can I talk to him?

L: He just ran to get lunch, he should be back in about 30 minutes.

SC: HE LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF WORKING ON MY CAR?

L: Ma'am, he has to eat. His lunch is scheduled for 11.

SC: YOU SHOULD HAVE MADE HIM STAY AND FINISH!! I DROVE ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE FOR NOTHING!!

L: If you had called me before you left I could have saved you a trip.

SC: I'll be back at 2!! It had better be done by then!

L: It should be.




I really hope it isn't. After all, she agreed to let us keep it until the end of the day. That's 6 PM.

[earl colby pottinger]

Or

The tech finds some serious problem that requires ordering parts and the car can not be fix until the following day.

[Zeniq]

Don't you just love it how people never follow directions? When someone says "We'll call you when it's done", that doesn't normally mean "show up whenever you want, we have nothing better to do than explain repeatedly why your car/computer/what-have-you isn't finished yet."

[Jadedcarguy]

The "need more parts" ploy did cross my mind, especially being that this is the Thanksgiving weekend. We'll be closed for 4 days.

I hear people whining nearly every day due to their car not being done when they think it should, they barely register a blip on my SC radar. This harpy pissed me off though with her "work through lunch" rant.

I don't know about y'all, but I get nasty if I'm working past my food break on an empty stomach.

[crazylegs]

I don't know about y'all, but I get nasty if I'm working past my food break on an empty stomach.

How to see Evil Crazylegs in one easy step.

Deny him food

Yer, I don't mind not having a break per se, but no food? Me no likey.

[ditchdj]

The tech finds some serious problem that requires ordering parts and the car can not be fix until the following day.

Or better yet, how about serious problem that requires ordering parts that are no longer being made???

Been there. Done that. And that really blows.....

[malmalthekiller]

I don't know about y'all, but I get nasty if I'm working past my food break on an empty stomach.

Not only do I get nasty, but I get delirious. I'm diabetic, and I often get worked past the point where I'm supposed to eat. It really pisses me off, because all my bosses are aware of my problem, and I hate harping on the fact, because it sounds like I'm always complaining about it.

One time I was on register, and it was well past my break, and I kept forgetting the change to give my customers, and started getting extremely dizzy. I finally demanded a lunch, and they finally gave it to me.

[Jadedcarguy]

I'm diabetic, and I often get worked past the point where I'm supposed to eat.

That's no good.

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

When I worked at the computer store a guy dropped his system off around 2 PM one day. We had been doing good turnaround time on repairs and some were even getting done the day after they came in.

So he dropped his unit off and asked when it would be ready. I said "Possibly as soon as tomorrow but it usually takes a few days, we'll call you when it's done."

So what does he do? Shows up FIFTEEN minutes after we open the next day demanding to know if his machine is fixed yet! Grrr....

[Lace Neil Singer]

If my blood sugar level drops, I get headaches. Which is why I have fizzy drinks next to me usually; as long as I stick the receipt on them, to prove I bought them, it's cool.

[lordlundar]

Yer, I don't mind not having a break per se, but no food? Me no likey.

Yar. The last time I was denied food, people ran away from me.

[Nyoibo]

Not only do I get nasty, but I get delirious. I'm diabetic, and I often get worked past the point where I'm supposed to eat. It really pisses me off, because all my bosses are aware of my problem, and I hate harping on the fact, because it sounds like I'm always complaining about it.

One time I was on register, and it was well past my break, and I kept forgetting the change to give my customers, and started getting extremely dizzy. I finally demanded a lunch, and they finally gave it to me.

That becomes a OH&S issue, especially if people in chare are aware of your condition, denying you something to eat on time is basically the same as denying someone their medication. Granted I'm not up on other countries OH&S, but I've just finished several classes on it in Australia and I'm sure they're not that different.

Now, did anyone see where the topic went?

[Jadedcarguy]

The conclusion.............

I actually got to bear witness to this one.

OK, so C U N T picks up her car at fifteen to 5. Her remarks?

SM: Service Manager

SM has a bad habit of pissing me off but he did good today.




SC: I can't believe this took all day!!!!

SM: L did tell you it would be done before the end of the day, yes?

SC: Yes, but that's beside the point!!! He told me it would be done by 2!!!

L: It was done at 12:30.

SC: I was not called!!

L: You were. Twice by me and once by SM.

SC:<looks at her cell phone>............................................ .................................................. .................................................. ...............

SM: Ma'am?

SC: I must have turned off the ringer............................

L: Are we in agreement then that everything we promised was done??

SC: Well, I guess so. But still, I would have liked it done earlier..<cut off by SM>

SM: We did what we promised then?

SC: Well, yes but...<again, straight pwned by SM>

SM: Thank you for coming in then.

SC: But, but.....

L: Here's your keys..................................<fuck off>

SC: ...........Um.........................OK.......... ............................Thanks................ ............

[Chromatix]

I bet it's the same with bikes.

I put my bike in for a tyre/tube change and general adjustment yesterday. My receipt says I can come in literally any time during their opening hours today (it's 3am now) to pick it up. So one assumes that in fact it was dealt with the same day - possibly immediately after I left the shop - but to avoid SCs and so on, they say "tomorrow" as a matter of course.

Given the weather recently, I bet they're glad of getting any business at all. Winter cycling isn't hugely popular at this end of the country.