Sunday, November 19, 2006
I've never skirted around the fact that I don't like this time of the year. I've been working food service/retail for some time now and I have really grown to dislike the holidays. I deal with it in my own way. I try not to burden others with my hatred for the holidays. (Maybe that will be my new philosophy: Hatred for the Holidays) Nonetheless, it can be trying BUT it only lasts for a month of so; after which, I am fine.
What I don't understand is why people get so ugly around this time of year. Ugly as in:
Yes, ma'am. It's ridiculous how many people are shopping for food on the weekend before Thanksgiving. I swear, the nerve of them.
What?!?!?! Wait in line?!?!?!!? On the Monday night before Thanksgiving?!?!?!! Atrocious!
Goodness, sir. Why on earth would anyone be in a grocery store on the Tuesday before Turkey day. Oh, the humanity.
Oh, you've never ever been in a grocery store before and you decided to cook dinner for your 15 family members visiting you. And you have a list of things that you have no idea where to get. Well, let's start with this part... all the veggies are in produce. Oh, Produce is where they put all the vegetables. That area you walked through to get to me. I know, silly us.
I am a firm believer in the fact that Customer Service no longer exists. But here is my question: did people stop caring about the customer or have customers become so difficult that we stopped trying to please their impossibly ridiculous demands? Think about it while I take my meds so I don't kill anyone in the next 7 days. Later.
What I don't understand is why people get so ugly around this time of year. Ugly as in:
Yes, ma'am. It's ridiculous how many people are shopping for food on the weekend before Thanksgiving. I swear, the nerve of them.
What?!?!?! Wait in line?!?!?!!? On the Monday night before Thanksgiving?!?!?!! Atrocious!
Goodness, sir. Why on earth would anyone be in a grocery store on the Tuesday before Turkey day. Oh, the humanity.
Oh, you've never ever been in a grocery store before and you decided to cook dinner for your 15 family members visiting you. And you have a list of things that you have no idea where to get. Well, let's start with this part... all the veggies are in produce. Oh, Produce is where they put all the vegetables. That area you walked through to get to me. I know, silly us.
I am a firm believer in the fact that Customer Service no longer exists. But here is my question: did people stop caring about the customer or have customers become so difficult that we stopped trying to please their impossibly ridiculous demands? Think about it while I take my meds so I don't kill anyone in the next 7 days. Later.
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yeah, i hate holiday crowds. my other pet peeve is co-workers and clients who FREAK out about missing one or god forbid two days of work and respond by piling on work and turning into someone you want to kill. Like we're all never going to come back after the holidays. Or we're totally unreachable for those 2 or 3 days.
# posted by 
: 11:03 PM
: 11:03 PM
Hi Tim
Thanks for your posting in my blog about suggesting things to do in NY. It will indeed be my first visit to NY and i will be there in 9 days time and i will be there for 6 days. Any suggestions you can give me would be so hugely appreciated. One big question is do you know where there are good discount stores to buy good clothes? Also someone has suggested that i see a broadway show, where are the best TKTS kiosks? Also how accessible is the airport to the city by public transport?
Once again any info from you as a New Yorker will be cool.
Im starting to really look forward to my visit there.
i like your blog by the way.
I think that customer service is bad precisely because customers demands are just so unrealistic. It is the same over here.
Talk to you soon.
Kevin in New Zealand.
Thanks for your posting in my blog about suggesting things to do in NY. It will indeed be my first visit to NY and i will be there in 9 days time and i will be there for 6 days. Any suggestions you can give me would be so hugely appreciated. One big question is do you know where there are good discount stores to buy good clothes? Also someone has suggested that i see a broadway show, where are the best TKTS kiosks? Also how accessible is the airport to the city by public transport?
Once again any info from you as a New Yorker will be cool.
Im starting to really look forward to my visit there.
i like your blog by the way.
I think that customer service is bad precisely because customers demands are just so unrealistic. It is the same over here.
Talk to you soon.
Kevin in New Zealand.
This time of year is rough on all of our bodies! http://closetcat.blogmaker.com
# posted by : 3:16 AM
: 3:16 AM
In an era where all is instantaneous, consumer demands expect just that, immediacy. Couple that with the rudeness that is prevalent in this society, and well, it just sucks.
That's why I love those commercials in the movie theaters from that foundation, spread a little kindness.
A.B.
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That's why I love those commercials in the movie theaters from that foundation, spread a little kindness.
A.B.
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