Customer gets me fired (from my old job)

[Jester]

And let's not forget bees, being frozen alive, anal warts, off-key musicians, being stabbed, farm thresher accidents, raging bulls, badly colorized black and white movies, the supernatural, dismemberment, Skip Bayless, running out of beer, gas chambers, electric chairs, lethal injection, being struck by a train, falling off a cliff, brake failure, e. coli, shattered backboards, human trafficking, zombies, second hand smoke, Mexican jails, drowning, being lost at sea, lynch mobs, arson, economic collapse, gynecologists with cold hands, lead poisoning, asbestos, blue balls, hemorrhoids, paralysis, Brian Urlacher, financial ruin, and pedophiles...among others.

[dalesys]

[TP Need] Mrs. Cake.
[/TP Need]

[EricKei]

THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT!!!

Hey! I happen to like that song!

[MistressOfTangents]

[TP Need] Mrs. Cake.
[/TP Need]

And the Goddess Czol

[Dadeo]

Yeah, if the kid is this scared of a retail cashier, just imagine what a shock to the system it's going to be when they grow up and have to deal with real world scary things, like acid rain, traffic accidents, drug addicts, politics, bills, collection agencies, runaway trains, plane crashes, earthquakes, tornadoes, quick sand, pot holes, sink holes, gopher holes, assholes, tax cheats, religious intolerance, sexism, sexual harrassment, unemployment, layoffs, negative campaign ads, cheating athletes, cheating spouses, welfare cheats, influenza, rabies, drunk drivers, permanent disfigurement, unsafe carnival rides, exploding household appliances, embezzlers, liars, users, abusers, solar flares, gas leaks, food poisoning, anal warts, rats, bats, feral cats, Lindsay Lohan, defective seat belts, religious extremism, Cleveland, concession stand prices, stepping in dog shit, workplace favoritism, cancer, mud slides, hurricanes, beached whales, movie spoilers, "Batman Forever," skinheads, crackheads, Parrot Heads, nepotism, melting polar caps, pollution, municipal corruption, injustice, Snooki, pop-up ads, computer viruses, AIDS, random gun massacres, hostage decapitations, mass cult suicides, serial killers, tsunamis, global warming, swarms of locusts, bubonic plague, impalement of non-believers, terrorist attacks, thermonuclear war, and the WRATH OF GOD! life.

Fixed that for ya.

[gerund]

Gerund, I did NOT miss mudslides or heart attacks, and while I did not mention STDs as a general group, I did mention AIDS. But nice additions, nonetheless.

Cooties!

[Merriweather]

Don't forget stage fright, brain freeze from Slurpees, falling anvils (and pianos), getting your tongue stuck to a cold signpost, voodoo curses, traffic detours, lost luggage, ghosts & ghoulies & things that go bump in the night, forgetting your locker combination, the monster under the bed, Gila monsters, Triffids, Dalaks, and of course, Killer Tomatoes.

[Estil]

It is so wrong for management to side with customers before they've even heard the other side of the story. I wish I could say I can't believe it, but having been on the receiving end of a rather harsh scolding without getting my say, I sadly, sadly, do.

I learned the hard way that Kroger is very notorious for this. At least they were to me. But what do you expect when the regular non-management employees don't even need a HS diploma and they as a consequence are treated as a dime-a-dozen expendable part? And the union (UFCW) is just as bad if not worse; they were nothing but a lapdog union at best. Unfortunately to go into the details as to the why/how that is so is probably Fracthing stuff.

[NorthernZel]

Don't forget [snip]falling anvils (and pianos)...

Especially if you're sitting in a Morris Marina. Cookies for the reference

[Jester]

Don't forget stage fright, brain freeze from Slurpees, falling anvils (and pianos), getting your tongue stuck to a cold signpost, voodoo curses, traffic detours, lost luggage, ghosts & ghoulies & things that go bump in the night, forgetting your locker combination, the monster under the bed, Gila monsters, Triffids, Dalaks, and of course, Killer Tomatoes.

And let's not overlook falling asleep while driving, getting mugged on a train, wilding in Central Park, the toxic fumes in the Lincoln Tunnel, the paparazzi, snowmobile accidents, Simon Cowell, screwed up plastic surgery, wheels coming off while you're driving, haunted hotels, copycat killers, Keanu Reeves' acting, firebombings, Agent Orange, warm beer, wine turned to vinegar, sour milk, rotting fruit, getting your willy stuck in your zipper, being convicted of a crime you did not commit, rough toilet paper, bad cover bands, JaMarcus Russell's "comeback," and food-induced comas.

Especially if you're sitting in a Morris Marina. Cookies for the reference

Courtesy of Messrs. Clarkson, Hammond, and May, of course. Although members of the Morris Marina Car Club are NOT pleased about this.

[NorthernZel]

... aaaand Jester gets the cookies!

[chikenlady]

In those lists did anyone mention SC's and EW's. ? I couldn't see them but after a couple glasses of wine I may have missed them

[emax4]

If they said that you're eligible for rehire, then maybe that shows you have some redeeming qualities above some of the other employees there. I don't know. However, you can use this as a chance to bargain with them and say, "I will work here on the grounds that if the same customer comes through my line, I can either refuse to wait on her based on previous circumstances, or she will be refused service, or she will have to wait for a manager to be present so that the manager can see the customer's behavior"

[El Topo]

And lets not forget purple nurples, indian rug burns, heebie jeebies, jungle rot,cauliflower ear, beiber fever, rockin pneumonia, boogie woogie flu, getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth, hot pizza burning the roof of your mouth, athlete's foot, swimmer's ear, tennis elbow, papercuts, writer's block, brain freeze, having french fries but no ketchup, and burnt toast.

[Teefies2]

And let's not forget bees, being frozen alive, anal warts, off-key musicians, being stabbed, farm thresher accidents, raging bulls, badly colorized black and white movies, the supernatural, dismemberment, Skip Bayless, running out of beer, gas chambers, electric chairs, lethal injection, being struck by a train, falling off a cliff, brake failure, e. coli, shattered backboards, human trafficking, zombies, second hand smoke, Mexican jails, drowning, being lost at sea, lynch mobs, arson, economic collapse, gynecologists with cold hands, lead poisoning, asbestos, blue balls, hemorrhoids, paralysis, Brian Urlacher, financial ruin, and pedophiles...among others.

Wait!!! Skip Bayless?? I thought I was the only one who knew Skip Bayless