There is no line, go sit down!

[Mondestrucken]

This is a spin off of BrendAnn's thread about people pushing to the front of a line.

At the DMV here, we do not have lines in most offices. When you walk in, there is a number dispenser with a sign telling you to take a number and have a seat. But there are some people who are line formers, Queue Queens so to speak.

If there is no line, they will start to form one. Two people gather nervously in the middle of the lobby, and one stands in front of the other. Immediately, 5 people who were up until then seated, rush the line, often hissing and waving at those still seated, "Get up! GET UP! Get in line!"

So we make an announcement, and get everybody sitting back down. Then someone walks in, looks around, and says, "Where is the line?"

Like lemmings, they rush the spot where they have decided that the line should be. Sit down! There is no line! Wait for your number! I don't care what that customer said, I am running the show here. If you are so intent on standing in line, go outside.

[Anakah]

That reminds me of our DMV. It's SOOO Small that there is no need for a line. It's a small room with two people manning the whole show. There's usually no lines and it usually goes pretty fast. Yeah I have the same set up out here --- as far as taking a number and sitting down. I like it better that way.

[PepperElf]

and i bet if they create their own line they get huffy if someone goes up ahead of them too.

[aurelemsrealm]

I wish we could enforce the take-a-number system for checkout in retail stores. However, upper management would probably see that as being somehow rude to customers. My manager was having a rant the other day because customers have no clue about the rules of getting in a line and waiting for their turn. I completely agree with her, working in customer service is generally a no-win proposition.

[zibmai]

I send kids arguing about line formation and crowding to the back of the line. they learn quickly not to jockey violently for first position or argue. Perhaps the same would work for pushy bitching line police. They seem to have the same maturity level as kids, anyway.

[BrenDAnn]

*facepalm* When we want them in line, they won't get in line, and when we don't, they will. Go figure! Thank goodness I live in a small enough place that there's not usually ever a line at the DMV!

[Peppergirl]

At the DMV here, we do not have lines in most offices.

Thank goodness I live in a small enough place that there's not usually ever a line at the DMV!

Ahhhhhh.

No lines at DMV. Does.not.compute!

Seriously though, I am quite jealous of these places...must be sheer paradise.

[bhskittykatt]

I see that all the time at our DMV. There's a very prominent ticket dispenser in front. Yet people waltz right past that, past the rows and rows of people sitting down, and stand behind someone at the counter. The DMV employees always seem to note them, but say nothing until they (take their sweet time to) finish helping who's at the counter, in which time several other people have taken tickets and earned priority.

[Treasure]

When i went to take my drivers test, I got there early, followed procedure, and had overheard the officer tell many people, there's 2 lanes, pull up in one... well, when i get told to go pull my car around, i see that one of the lanes is E M P T Y; so i pulled up into it, and got to take my test F I R S T ! ! ! the guy that went outside before me? at the end of the other line.... had a bunch of people making catbutt faces about it.... not my problem! (i think i over-heard someone ask "why'd she get to go first" and the officer's resonse - she knows how to listen to instructions") Oh, and our DMV also does the number thing...but our numbers are weird not just 1-100, but like a1-75, and b15-125, and there doesn't always seem to be rhyme or reason to how they're called....

[MoonCat]

Ours always has a line. You have to go there to get a non-driver ID, too, because they use the same system of proof of ID, citizenship, etc. The first time I went, there were two lines: one for new IDs, one for renewals. After I had been there for a good 30 minutes in the "new" line, some dumb bunny in the "renewals" line realized she was in the wrong line (apparently missed the gigantic sign hanging over the counter). She made some comment about how she'd been there longer and "ought to go ahead of her" (meaning me).

Uh-uh, twit. You can't read well enough to read a huge sign, you shouldn't be driving anyway. Back of the line!

[laborcat]

I love the DMV I use. It's like nobody really knows that it's there. For the longest time I didn't know that you did not have to use the DMV in your county of residence, so when I found that out, I never have to wait long again. Hardly ever any line, and the people are actually NICE. Especially the one dude, he's got this amazing smile... anyway, though they go by a line, there's hardly ever one there.

[Andara Bledin]

Oh, and our DMV also does the number thing...but our numbers are weird not just 1-100, but like a1-75, and b15-125, and there doesn't always seem to be rhyme or reason to how they're called....

Different letters represent different types of transactions. For example, I sat next to someone else with the same letter designation as mine at the DMV and we both were doing things that involved our driver's licenses. And I know that one of the other letters was for vehicle registrations.

They do this so that people who are not trained for certain types of transactions don't get people with them sent to their windows. B was vehicle registration. G was for driver's licenses. C was only up to number 3 while G had hit 100 and B was in the 300s. I really wish I knew what that one was for.

I love the DMV I use. It's like nobody really knows that it's there.

I used to live not too far from one of those little DMVs that nobody seemed to know was there. It was absolutely worth it to drive another 10 minutes to save half an hour or more waiting in lines.

^-.-^

[wagegoth]

Unfortunately for users, California is closing a lot of DMV offices and moving transactions to the Internet. I say unfortunately, because if you have any problems, or you're late to register, or the state site is glitching, there are far fewer offices to choose from, and much longer lines.

And, in California, you have to stand in line, explain to a clerk why you're there, and then get a number. As Andara noted, the letter at the beginning of the number indicates the reason you're waiting. So the line to the clerk who determines which number you need is often out the door.

[Andara Bledin]

And, in California, you have to stand in line, explain to a clerk why you're there, and then get a number. As Andara noted, the letter at the beginning of the number indicates the reason you're waiting. So the line to the clerk who determines which number you need is often out the door.

The line to get the number is actually usually fast and sometimes non-existent. Since the only point of the line is to tell the clerk what you want and be given a number and any paperwork you might have to fill out.

The letter codes are far superior to the signs and lines, since every open window can be in constant use without the need to be trying to pull people from other lines.

^-.-^

[Seshat]

Ahhhhhh.

No lines at DMV. Does.not.compute!

Seriously though, I am quite jealous of these places...must be sheer paradise.

Not always.

As I've mentioned, I have hearing problems. So when they call out my number, I often can't tell!