Woodsinho Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Forgot to pick my phone up last night after band practice at MV last night, went back after work today to get it back and it's not there. Thanks, whoever was in room 2 this afternoon and decided to take the phone that was by the drum kit away with you instead of handing it in, you're a real star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Scumbags. You got insurance? Phones cost more than computers nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Being the victim of poor customer service really irks me. I've been doing it for a long it for a long time: I always put 100% effort in to make sure that the person I'm speaking to leaves satisfied and/or happy, and it really, really irritates me when I'm the victim of poor service. Grumpy shopkeepers, being fobbed-off by complaints departments, unhelpful people... what the hell, man? Why are you working in the service industry if you don't like people? I don't get it.If you approach your work with a positive attitude and conduct yourself politely then you'll get a heck of a lot more out of your work, even if it's a pretty mundane job. Come into work all grumpy and negative and you're guaranteed to have a shit day. Too many service employees see customers as problems, especially if they have a rather complex enquiries. I've worked with countless moody buggers who have this attitude and it really cheese me off. Everyone has bad days, but come on. YOUR JOB IS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC! Why are you here if you don't like it? I'm not saying I'm some kind of customer service demi-god, but I make sure I go out of my way to ensure the customer is satisfied and I expect others to do the same. You get some difficult people and people who shout at you for something that's not your fault, but they're a tiny minority. People want to make complaints and often they're angry and upset, but if you keep calm, sympathise with their situation, talk them down and maintain a friendly tone you can placate them quite easily. You don't have to kiss their arse, either. Just do what you're bloody trained to do. It's not difficult. There's absolutely no reason whatsoever to get worked-up by a customer unless they're personally insulting you.Too many negative attitudes in the service industry, unfortunately. It's obviously not the best paid job in the world, but you can actually get a lot of job satisfaction from doing it probably. I've never understood the "if the customer's a cunt to me, I'll be a cunt to them" attitude either. What's that going to achieve other than annoying the customer even more? If somebody loses their composure they've usually got a good reason for it so chill, listen and get their problem sorted. 9 times out of 10 they'll be grateful for your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowball Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Pet hate today is the bus driver who doesn't know which stops her route is supposed to use (having me signalling not being enough of a hint) and making me sprint up Union St and round onto Broad St at half past fucking seven this morning to the next stop (bus thankfully being stuck in traffic), thus violating my strict Do Not Run For Buses policy. I have no idea what happened to the other guy waiting for it with a holdall but he did not make it round to the next stop on time. I was raging. The irony is it was the express service so she only had 4 bloody stops to remember.All my Pet Hates are bus related, I am very dull, yet at least £300 a month better off now I don't run a car. Honestly doesn't seem worth it sometimes though :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubbs Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Well, according to the nice man at Royal Mail, it is not their policy to ring buzzers.To them, if a block of flats doesn't have a service buzzer or keyfob, their policy is not to ring the buzzer of the person they are delivering a parcel for. Yet, if I had a service buzzer, the postie would have to climb the flights of stairs and knock on my front door to get a signature... Guy agreed that he would be fucking furious too, and it's a stupid policy. I do not understand that at all. He is allowed to knock on my front door but push a buzzer. It's a disgrace that fucking Yodel is more reliable for parcels than Royal Mail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 And Yodel are fuckin' crap.Hopefully what I'm waiting on comes tomorrow, early, before I leave my house at like... quarter to 10... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Well, according to the nice man at Royal Mail, it is not their policy to ring buzzers.To them, if a block of flats doesn't have a service buzzer or keyfob, their policy is not to ring the buzzer of the person they are delivering a parcel for. Yet, if I had a service buzzer, the postie would have to climb the flights of stairs and knock on my front door to get a signature... Guy agreed that he would be fucking furious too, and it's a stupid policy.I do not understand that at all. He is allowed to knock on my front door but push a buzzer. It's a disgrace that fucking Yodel is more reliable for parcels than Royal Mail!I've had posties buzz for deliveries before, and seen it happen last couple of days, so must just be an Aberdeen thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubbs Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 I think it's just a bullshit excuse that royal mail can fall back on, in all honesty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowball Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 I would agree with you there as I live in a block of flats with no service buzzer in the city centre and the postie pushes our buzzer more often than not if we have a parcel. We do occasionally get the immediate red card though. Maybe it's a new policy? I hope not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Isn't it only council blocks that have a service buzzer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 I couldn't give a private fuck. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Kidney pain. Damn you left kidney, and whatever is causing you to ache all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum_Fantastic Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Pet hate today is the bus driver who doesn't know which stops her route is supposed to use (having me signalling not being enough of a hint) and making me sprint up Union St and round onto Broad St at half past fucking seven this morning to the next stop (bus thankfully being stuck in traffic), thus violating my strict Do Not Run For Buses policy. I have no idea what happened to the other guy waiting for it with a holdall but he did not make it round to the next stop on time. I was raging. The irony is it was the express service so she only had 4 bloody stops to remember.All my Pet Hates are bus related, I am very dull, yet at least £300 a month better off now I don't run a car. Honestly doesn't seem worth it sometimes though :/Is this the Jet airport bus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 A bus related hate from last night, when they don't exist! We went to this club way out of the city which all the flyers for say there a bus which goes there and takes 20 minutes. When we got to where it was meant to leave there was a guy who'd been waiting for a while and there'd been no sign of the bus. We just jumped in a taxi but still assumed the one running back would be okay. The place was really far and the taxi cost 50 euros and when we got to the club the staff just said the bus wasn't running that day without any reason. Getting a taxi at 6am way out in the mountains was not easy and then that was a another 50. club wasn't really worth it at all either. I was definitely saying boo and not boo-urns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Kidney pain. Damn you left kidney, and whatever is causing you to ache all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 I'm intrigued, how do you know it's your kidney? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 The pain is where my kidney is, and it hurts there when I pee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 hey look, it's Abed's dad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paranoid Android Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Luck being on a new thread locking spree. Well I think there's been two in the last couple of days, that's a spree to me.I had lots to add to that amadeus thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I remember when the old Amadeus thread was open.Pet Hate: Feeling unclean. I decided to skip any washing in return for an extra half hour in bed. I still feel tired, but now I feel all greasy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I feel drunk. I'm tired and unwashed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Not even a gentlemans rinse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I sprayed some deodorant on and shoved a hat on. My hair actually looks nae too bad. And I'm nae whiffing. But I have no lunch.Pet Hate: Bank machines not giving out money. Especially those attached to banks. That's where money should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 People. Gah. Special thanks to the guy who robbed my girlfriend on her way home from work last night. Takes a real big tough guy to come after a 4 foot 8 girl who's walking home by herself and pull a knife on her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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