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    so yesterday I finished work at 4 (yay) which means I leave while the shop is still open. I go upstairs to get my wallet and go back downstairs to attempt to reach the front door when im stopped.

    SC: excuse me could you help me
    me: im sorry im finished today and going home
    sc: what!, you must help me ( in a very posh english accent)
    me: someone at the counter can help you ( she has 3 other staff members to pick on but focuses on me)
    sc: no, you will help me
    me: ok im going now

    I then walk away

    excuse me excuse meEXCUSE ME111

    ME: could you just ask someone else
    sc: bloody scots (i live in scotland and am scottish)
    me:what
    sc: (something along the lines of how rubbish scotland is and the greatness of england.)

    I just walk away ignoring her as star trek was starting and nothing gets between me and star trek


    Well today I found out i had a complaint against me, my manager is cool and after hearing my side made sure the complaint went no further.

    p.s I actually really like england so I didn't do anything anti english to annoy her.

  • #2
    i commend you for your patience and kindness....technically since you were off the clock you could have really let her have it but you didn't...go you for tolerance! (I'm a demon when i get angry...ask the tough Bronx-girl who got scared of me...)

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    • #3
      Quoth lilstu50 View Post
      sc: (something along the lines of how rubbish scotland is and the greatness of england.)
      Oh, the things an American could or would tell her. Such as, how Sean Connery is still the best Bond...and how Tim Dalton (who is English)...well, sucks You all thought I was going to bring up the certain events in 1776, didn't you? I was tempted, but they'd have been too easy, not to mention rather tired.
      Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. --Enzo Ferrari

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      • #4
        WILLIAM WALLACE FTW!!

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        • #5
          I might suggest you bring a jacket to work or change into a different top when your shift is over. It wont stop ALL of them, but it will help
          I wasnt put on this earth to make you feel like a man ~ Mary Bertone

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          • #6
            or pull a Clark Kent and get a pair of glasses and a way to change your hairdo...

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            • #7
              Oh hell, like changing your shirt, or disguising your appearence will help... they can SMELL you. Customers have have a sixth sense about it, and it's especially keen when you're off the clock, minding your own damned business.

              We get folks who bitch about the locals here, how horrible we are, blah blah blah. You just want to slap 'em and tell 'em to GO HOME then, if we're so stupid/useless/omgnotasgreatasthepeoplewhereevetheyarefrom.
              you are = you're. not "your".

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              • #8
                Quoth protege View Post
                Oh, the things an American could or would tell her. Such as, how Sean Connery is still the best Bond...and how Tim Dalton (who is English)...well, sucks You all thought I was going to bring up the certain events in 1776, didn't you? I was tempted, but they'd have been too easy, not to mention rather tired.
                Timothy Dalton, according to IMDB, is a mix of Italian, Irish and English, and was born in Wales.

                But I'll be a little mean: Bloody Sassenach!
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                • #9
                  Quoth lilstu50 View Post
                  sc: (something along the lines of how rubbish scotland is and the greatness of england.)
                  Reminds me of an old joke.

                  God created the world, we say, and when he had finished, the angels marveled at the utopia Scotland seemed to be: it had oil, coal, a temperate climate, water in abundance, and a spectacular landscape. What, the angels remarked, could be more perfect? The Scots had everything they could ever want. "Huh", said God, "just wait till they see the neighbours..."

                  And a bumper sticker I saw: England Forever....Scotland just a wee bit longer.
                  It's floating wicker propelled by fire!

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                  • #10
                    Quoth WhiteRose View Post
                    WILLIAM WALLACE FTW!!
                    That made me a bit.

                    If I remember correctly from my touristy days (about 10 years ago), Scottish shops had a higher incidence of shortbread and homemade fudge on sale than the English ones, and therefore Scotland wins. So says my tummy, anyway.

                    As to customers catching you when you're off the clock, whether on break or going home- they can't really smell you. Or if they can, the scent of freedom wafting from my jacket confuses them long enough for me to escape. I try to either wear or carry it whenever I'm on break, or else carry my messenger bag with me- it makes me look more like a customer, and not an employee who has a break room to stash stuff in.

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                    • #11
                      Quoth 4love View Post
                      That made me a bit.

                      If I remember correctly from my touristy days (about 10 years ago), Scottish shops had a higher incidence of shortbread and homemade fudge on sale than the English ones, and therefore Scotland wins. So says my tummy, anyway.
                      mmmm fudge
                      Last edited by protege; 06-11-2009, 04:06 PM. Reason: quote tag :)

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                      • #12
                        mm fudge is right...my one and only attempt to try to make fudge turned it into a more of a nougat substance...still good, but I wouldn't serve it to anyone because it's consistancy is a bit wonky...oh well, more for me!

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                        • #13
                          This is a common complaint on this forum, and I just had a thought about how to handle such situations.

                          Quoth lilstu50 View Post
                          SC: excuse me could you help me
                          Me: No thank you, I don't need any help.

                          Just helping to make everyone's day a little bit more surreal.
                          "I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."

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                          • #14
                            Quoth Ironclad Alibi View Post
                            This is a common complaint on this forum, and I just had a thought about how to handle such situations.



                            Me: No thank you, I don't need any help.

                            Just helping to make everyone's day a little bit more surreal.
                            I say no thank you to people I get the feeling are going to give me a sob story and ask for money. It really confuses them.

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                            • #15
                              Quoth wagegoth View Post
                              But I'll be a little mean: Bloody Sassenach!
                              Exactly!

                              Quoth 4love View Post
                              I try to either wear or carry it whenever I'm on break, or else carry my messenger bag with me- it makes me look more like a customer, and not an employee who has a break room to stash stuff in.
                              Didn't stop some lady last night. After the pharmacy closed, I went and clocked out, got my purse, and went to look for something to eat.

                              I'm headed up to pay carrying said purse, with keys out, food and couple of other things. Obviously not working. Some woman stops me and as I'm trying to tell her I'm off the clock, she keeps on with her request.

                              Thing is, there was somebody stocking not two feet away, I couldn't get a word in to direct her to this person. Where I work we absolutely can't even answer a question off the clock. Not without going back and filling out paperwork to get paid for said time (Can you guess where I work now?)

                              And, I'm sorry, she was asking a stupid question. Do we carry Mexican food and where is it? Well, being as we're in the middle of New Mexico, no, no we don't. >.<
                              It's floating wicker propelled by fire!

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