You've received death threats from SC's because...

[NorthernZel]

edit: Mikkel, I would edit out that post. Recommending illegal behavior isn't a good idea. Especially is CS's servers are based in the US.

I second that idea.

Back to on-topic - I have never received a death threat at work, not even when I was a receptionist at a homeless shelter. However, there once was an incident where one of our residents had a conversation with me wherein he implied that he might/might not stalk me on my way home...

Then again, the matter was easy to solve:

On the day this happened, I told my supervisor, another supervisor offered me a drive home.

Next day I didn't see the resident at all. Turns out he got banned from the reception area. (Supe mentioned something about telling the resident that "if anything ever happens to NZ, then the police will know who they have to look for...") I chose alternative routes home, just in case

And within the next ten days the resident checked out, the shelter (in collaboration with Social Services Housing Dept.) had very conveniently found an apartment for him in the other end of the country...

[Hyndis]

We have a drink station in the lobby. People can suck down as much soda as they want in there.

This is why I never use the drive-through.

First off its usually faster, because you invariably have some 'tard in front of you in line in the drive through with an endless crisis that takes forever to fix.

Second, because I can get two drinks for the price of one! While the food is being cooked I down an entire drink. Yes, its a lot, and its drunk quickly, but thats enough drink that I generally don't want anymore while I'm eating the food.

Then I have a full drink to sip on over the next hour or two. In other words, this:

[superhotelworker]

My first wedding party, the head drunken groomsmen grabbed my ass as I was walking, and I warned him once, I wasn't public property and if he did it again or reached for me in ANYWAY, it'd be bad. I made it ALL the way back to the lobby & in front of the camera's before he did it, and he smacked my ass. I instantly turned around, slapped him in the face, walked behind the desk, closed the door and called apd. I did tell them I hit him, but in self defense, as I'd warned him ONCE not to touch me again.

He threatened to come back up after he "Was bailed out by his baby momma." and kick my ass.
The officer that arrested him said it best: "I wouldn't do that. Cause now we've heard the threat, and she's got the right to deck you BEFORE calling us since you provoked her. Keep in mind, she only slapped you. She's done worse to better."

[Eisa]

I've been threatened with death. But only because I'm gay and this is Idaho.

However, I heard some horrible woman in a car threaten to run over one of the cart-pushers because he wasn't getting out of her way quick enough.

You live in Idaho, too? I was walking to a doctor's appointment once--over 2 miles--and this car blew past me with some guy yelling "Faggot!" out the window at me. I wanted to tell him, "Yes. Yes, I am. But only half-fag, sorry." Either that, or he was making some kind of declarative statement about himself, I'm not sure...

[Kristev]

Idahoans love to scream at anyone who's walking instead of driving. It makes you wish their car's engine would suddenly die.

[Whiskey]

You live in Idaho, too? I was walking to a doctor's appointment once--over 2 miles--and this car blew past me with some guy yelling "Faggot!" out the window at me. I wanted to tell him, "Yes. Yes, I am. But only half-fag, sorry." Either that, or he was making some kind of declarative statement about himself, I'm not sure...

Reminds me of one night at my gay bar. Straight guy wanders in, realizes where he's at, proceeds to hit on me. He asks if I'm gay. I told him I was "part time"

I have 100 variations of this story. How do these guys wander in with the GIANT PAINTED RAINBOW FLAG on the door. We're not exactly subtle.

[Mytical]

I've never 'wandered' in one, but I have had a drink in one. One of my friends (who happened to be Gay) asked if I would be the DD. I agreed, he warned me it was a Gay bar. When I asked "So?" he just laughed. I don't know if all the bars are like the one I went in, but everybody was really friendly and understood that I was straight. Never gave me any problems about it either.

[Marmalady]

Reminds me of one night at my gay bar. Straight guy wanders in, realizes where he's at, proceeds to hit on me. He asks if I'm gay. I told him I was "part time"

"No, I just help them out when they're busy"

[Eireann]

There's a cafe here in Prague where the staff wear T-shirts with the words "Straight Friendly" printed on them.

[infinitemonkies]

I get death threats all the time, usually from drunks who I wont rent a room to because they don't have ID and/or any form of payment. I've never taken one seriously though.
Something about me: For reasons I won't talk about (unless you get me really drunk) I have absolutely no fear of physical harm.
One of me co-workers is in awe of me because I once walked into the middle of 15ish rowdy, rough, biker-looking dudes and yelled at them to either STFU or get away from the hotel. It's neither a matter of naivety nor confidence, merely a lack of concern.

Twice since I've started working nights I've had a gun pointed at me. Interestingly enough, neither time was a robbery attempt. The first time, I was on my way into work. 2 drunken douchebags having an argument with 3 other drunken assholes on the sidewalk in front of the hotel. Douchebag one pulls out a pistol just as I'm approaching. Everyone else, including douchebags friend, runs for it. He turns and points it at me. I just stood there and stared him down, then he put it away and ran off.

The second time, I notice a really sketchy guy out in the parking lot, peering into car windows, and trying the handles to see if any doors were unlocked. I step out of the lobby to yell at him and chase him off. Turns out what I'd thought was a crowbar in his hands was actually a rifle. I yelled at him anyway, and he scampered off. At the time, I didn't even think of it as being odd that he was walking around with a rifle. I realized an hour or so later that maybe I should mention it to someone, and called it into the police.
Turns out this particular guy is well known. Seems every time he gets out of jail, he goes and buys a realistic looking bb rifle, and waves it around at people until he gets arrested again so he can go back to lock-up for another couple months. Personally, I find the whole thing more amusing than worrisome.

[PepperElf]

I remember seeing some when I played EverQuest.

It was patch-day and logging in was almost impossible. I had 2 computers to patch but for the second, i just copied the files over from the first, thus saving myself another hour of waiting.

But I had some time to sit in the chat room and watch the circus.

(most of this is paraphrased cos it's from before 2004)

Player_01: Maybe I should show up at their headquarters with a shotgun! (*he was complaining because the patch was taking so freakin' long).

Player_02: Dude! Don't say that! I said something similar recently... I just had my court hearing yesterday. I'm lucky they let me keep my account!


Not sure what became of Player_01 but... that's what you get for typing out a death threat to a company that has a strong legal department.

[Whiskey]

"No, I just help them out when they're busy"

What can I say? I give exceptional customer service.

[Marmalady]

What can I say? I give exceptional customer service.

Going the extra mile?

[Darkforge]

I've had a few, this one was my first, most serious and the one that shook me up the most, the others simply didn't have the intent behind them.

I work in a business that does telesales selling people utility contracts. I've got an admin role but occasionally have to deal with complaints as i'm one of the more experienced members of staff.

So this customer calls in very irate that he has recieved a cold call trying to sell him something and doesn't want to be called again. Not a problem , i'll take the call and mark his numbers down as do not call.

I tell him we'll do it but need to confirm all the phone numbers he does not want us to call so we can put them on the do not call list

That made him explode, suddenly he was threatening to come down to our offices and barricade the doors before buring the place down with us inside it.

I think I handled it quite well really, I simply stated "You asked to be placed on our do not call list, in order for us to do this the regulators state that we need you to confirm the numbers on a call recorded line, if you are uncooperative, use crude language or threaten us then we are allowed to disconnect the call, please call back when you are willing to be polite (click)"

never heard back from the guy, though i was shaking for a while after that call.

[Kristev]

Ooh, that's just chilling. Creepy.