I don't care what your native language is. If you give me an eight digit phone number, I'm not taking your fucking order. (922 hits)
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Submitted by bluto (View user info) at 2005-11-24 05:49:24 EST
My job title is technically "Assistant Manager," but within my job description, one finds "Customer Service Representative." I'm supposed to deal with the customers, no matter how ultra, dumb-fuck retarded they are. Occasionally, I get a customer or two who tests my patience, but most people cause no trouble, and I have no problem with the majority of my customers.
Within my community, there are a plethora of Hispanic people. To my other employees, these people cause problems, but as I am bilingual, I have no problems dealing with Hispanic people. Occasionally, however, when a Spanish-speaking person insists on speaking English, their accent tends to become difficult to understand, causing many problems in the order taking process; however, I haven't many problems with Hispanic customers.
Problems in both of these areas arose three nights ago. I was closing the store, and as a result, was the only person in the store. We close at 11:00p.m. Approximately 10:50p.m., the phone begins to ring. I had plans after work, and I'd get out more quickly had I not answered so I contemplated ignoring the call, but I'm in hot water at work as it is, so I picked it up in fear for my ass.
The voice on the other end had a Hispanic accent. I asked for a phone number, and was greeted with the following.
8...4...4...6...2...1...7...4
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8? 8 digits? You have an eight digit phone number? Perhaps it was a mistake, I'll give him benefit of the doubt. I repeated my question and was greeted with the same response. What are you, fucking kidding me?
I finally gave up and typed in the phone number on the caller ID. The customer's personal information showed up, but I asked him to confirm for security reasons.
I asked for his name, half expecting him to respond "Monkey fucking a coconut." No response. After the third time I asked for his last name, once in English and twice in Spanish, he finally responded, and what he told me didn't match the computer.
I asked for his address... multiple times. Now, I'm a patient person, but there is only so much I can handle. After a while, I looked at the clock. 10:55. Since he refused to respond coherently in either language, I eventually just hung up.
For the next 5 minutes, they kept trying to call back. Every time I noticed their number on the caller ID, I'd pick up and quickly put them on hold, forcing them into the hell that is the soft rock "on hold music."
They must have really been hungry, because normal humans can't listen to that on-hold music for more than a few minutes without going crazy. These motherfuckers stayed on hold for 25 MINUTES before hanging up. I almost gained enough respect for their persistence to pick up the phone, but every time I thought about it, I remembered the eight digit phone number. Sorry, even employees at pizza places have our standards.
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Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-11-25 07:47:05 EST (#)
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Submitted by polyamorousaj (user info) at 2005-11-24 09:44:56 (#)
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Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-11-24 05:59:40 (#)
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"honestly, this was fairly vapid."
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Hey, this one time, when I was at work, I called this lady sir instead of ma'am. Maybe I should make a post about it.
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I called this guy I was interviewing for ma'am instead of sir because I was really nervous.
fuck fuyck it was such a good job (fucking $1000 a week takehome)
Submitted by Xcuses (user info) at 2005-11-25 07:34:22 EST (#)
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hahahahahahahahahahahaha
you work at a pizza joint
Submitted by Maddog (user info) at 2005-11-24 17:14:53 EST (#)
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....and then we made and sold pizzas the rest of the night.
Submitted by maiorano84 (user info) at 2005-11-24 17:00:46 EST (#)
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So......
Then what?
Submitted by Azk (user info) at 2005-11-24 14:09:42 EST (#)
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meh.
Submitted by DropItLikeItsDisgusting (user info) at 2005-11-24 12:13:00 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by polyamorousaj (user info) at 2005-11-24 09:44:56 EST (#)
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Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-11-24 05:59:40 (#)
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"honestly, this was fairly vapid."
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Hey, this one time, when I was at work, I called this lady sir instead of ma'am. Maybe I should make a post about it.
Submitted by badassmofo (user info) at 2005-11-24 09:38:36 EST (#)
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8675309
Submitted by morontian (user info) at 2005-11-24 09:29:03 EST (#)
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Oh, and by the way,
YOUR STORE FELL $500.00 SHORT OF PROJECTIONS THIS MONTH.... NO BONUS FOR YOU!!!!
owned
Submitted by morontian (user info) at 2005-11-24 09:23:25 EST (#)
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The phone number thing is a tweaker, but what really gets my goat is when they prattle off the toppings and side items they want all in a single breath and you have to wait thru all that shit just to ask them: "Ok, so did you want that pan, thin, or hand-tossed?"
Oh, and what about these assholes who say that they are finished, you send the order through, and after your screen is clear they say "oh, I have a coupon."
Not to mention the jackasses who think it's cute to let their kids order the pizza.
Or the numbnuts who like to put YOU on hold while they debate amongst themselves what type of pizza will most fit their personalities that particular day.
But the clincher is the fuckholes who can't even remember for 20 min. which pizza place they ordered from, and then they get shitty with YOU because you aren't who they thought you were.
"The customer is always an asshole." God's honest truth.
Whew, I feel better now.
Submitted by Flying_buttmonkey (user info) at 2005-11-24 07:46:13 EST (#)
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Submitted by Akira (user info) at 2005-11-24 06:49:55 (#)
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What's a normal phone number in the states?
From local callers my phone number is eight digits. Cal outside the city and it's 10. Call outside the country and I think it's 12 or 13.
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Mine's 6 digits locally with a 5 digit area code but my old house had a 7 digit local number and a 4 digit area code. Boring I know, but weird. Weird.
You in London or summat? They have silly little short area codes. Maybe they get longer the further you get from London, perhaps the far reaches of Scotland have a local number only two digits long.
Makes you think.
It doesn't really...but.
Ooh! Sandwich!
Submitted by CHR15 (user info) at 2005-11-24 06:51:57 EST (#)
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Looks like you wanted to post but had nothing interesting to say.
Submitted by Akira (user info) at 2005-11-24 06:49:55 EST (#)
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What's a normal phone number in the states?
From local callers my phone number is eight digits. Cal outside the city and it's 10. Call outside the country and I think it's 12 or 13.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2005-11-24 06:45:42 EST (#)
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For a minute there I was going to give you a self righteous lecture about customer service and responsibility but you reminded me that you work in a pizza delivery place so it's not really the same.
Submitted by Magic_Monkey (user info) at 2005-11-24 06:08:38 EST (#)
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Don't get it ...but who the fuck stays on hold 25 minutes ?!
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-11-24 05:59:59 EST (#)
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im such an asshole
you know i dont give a fuck
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2005-11-24 05:59:40 EST (#)
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im really trying to be nice with this rating.
honestly, this was fairly vapid. Perhaps an amusing anecdote if we were sitting about hitting the bong, but it did not translate well to me here.
final rating = +0 meh