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...passive-aggressive, but therapudic.
It's been a pain in the arse holiday and I can't wait until Monday.
I'm already in a very bad mood having been threatened by one of the local tweakers but the pepper-spray hit it's target, the Sheriff has his name and his friends ran him out of town so that's a bit better. But it doesn't put me in the best mood to deal with phone idiots.
We are constantly getting calls for a business that isn't ours. We explain that we are not it and we don't have a number for them (I don't think there is a direct number) and they go on their merry little way. On occasion we just get the hang up. I hate hangups. So the other day I get a hangup that bordered on a rude slam. Since I have caller ID, I recognize them 20 seconds later.
I enjoyed hanging up on them.
30 seconds later they decide to be polite and ask.
Phone idiot 2: Woman calls asking about the hotel across the street. I have a long line of people and am working alone but I still am polite, mention she has the store and the hotel is a different number.
PI2: Well then what are the rates?
Me: I don't know, we have nothing to do with them. (boy do we have nothing to do with them. you couldn't pay me to have anything to do with them)
PI2: Are there rooms available?
Me: Again, we have nothing to do with them. You'll have to call the hotel.
PI2: (pissy now) Well can you at least transfer me?
Me: ??!? It doesn't work that way! Can you transfer me to your neighbors house? CALL THEM! (hangup)
In-house idiot 3 wanted to dump garbage. Luckily my husband was the one to deal with this one but my normally calm and rational husband, who is the last one to usually get riled enough to even raise his voice, let her know exactly how he felt.
Idiot 3: Would you open the gate I want to dump 3 bags of garbage.
Husband: Ok, it'll be a minute but that'll be $9 for 3 bags.
Idiot 3:
What!!! They've never charged us before.
Husband: (thinking 'what "they", it's 'us!') Yesssss, we've always charged 3 dollars a bag.
Idiot 3: That's RIDICULOUS!!!!
Husband: How do you figure that? It costs me 80+ dollars to have it dumped, I figure it takes X amount of bags (I forget what he said) to fill it up.
Idiot 3: We have NEVER payed to dump garbage before!
Husband: Well then you're one of the reasons we've recently had to install a camera out by the dumpster aren't you? You've been getting away with the service which is essentially stealing. People like you are the reason for the extra expense in cameras. Do you honestly think you people have the right to fill up my bin to the point where there isn't room for my garbage and then I alone shoulder the costs? DO THE MATH!
She shut up and said she'd be back. Husband sent our son out to make sure she didn't dump her garbage and just leave. Nope, she just left. Off to harass another poor victim with her entitlement issues.
Have I mentioned how much I hate people yet?
It's been a pain in the arse holiday and I can't wait until Monday.
I'm already in a very bad mood having been threatened by one of the local tweakers but the pepper-spray hit it's target, the Sheriff has his name and his friends ran him out of town so that's a bit better. But it doesn't put me in the best mood to deal with phone idiots.
We are constantly getting calls for a business that isn't ours. We explain that we are not it and we don't have a number for them (I don't think there is a direct number) and they go on their merry little way. On occasion we just get the hang up. I hate hangups. So the other day I get a hangup that bordered on a rude slam. Since I have caller ID, I recognize them 20 seconds later.
I enjoyed hanging up on them.
30 seconds later they decide to be polite and ask.
Phone idiot 2: Woman calls asking about the hotel across the street. I have a long line of people and am working alone but I still am polite, mention she has the store and the hotel is a different number.
PI2: Well then what are the rates?
Me: I don't know, we have nothing to do with them. (boy do we have nothing to do with them. you couldn't pay me to have anything to do with them)
PI2: Are there rooms available?
Me: Again, we have nothing to do with them. You'll have to call the hotel.
PI2: (pissy now) Well can you at least transfer me?
Me: ??!? It doesn't work that way! Can you transfer me to your neighbors house? CALL THEM! (hangup)
In-house idiot 3 wanted to dump garbage. Luckily my husband was the one to deal with this one but my normally calm and rational husband, who is the last one to usually get riled enough to even raise his voice, let her know exactly how he felt.
Idiot 3: Would you open the gate I want to dump 3 bags of garbage.
Husband: Ok, it'll be a minute but that'll be $9 for 3 bags.
Idiot 3:
What!!! They've never charged us before.Husband: (thinking 'what "they", it's 'us!') Yesssss, we've always charged 3 dollars a bag.
Idiot 3: That's RIDICULOUS!!!!
Husband: How do you figure that? It costs me 80+ dollars to have it dumped, I figure it takes X amount of bags (I forget what he said) to fill it up.
Idiot 3: We have NEVER payed to dump garbage before!
Husband: Well then you're one of the reasons we've recently had to install a camera out by the dumpster aren't you? You've been getting away with the service which is essentially stealing. People like you are the reason for the extra expense in cameras. Do you honestly think you people have the right to fill up my bin to the point where there isn't room for my garbage and then I alone shoulder the costs? DO THE MATH!
She shut up and said she'd be back. Husband sent our son out to make sure she didn't dump her garbage and just leave. Nope, she just left. Off to harass another poor victim with her entitlement issues.
Have I mentioned how much I hate people yet?
"You'd feel a Hell of a lot better if you'd just rip into the occasional customer." 
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