Just another day in the life of a blessed child

Thursday, October 04, 2007

Thank you for wasting my time. Now leave me alone.


I'm having one of those days today at work. It appears that a substantial percentage of all people who have decided to call me today, drop by without an appointment or liaise with me in any other way are either incredibly difficult, really bizarre, annoyingly undecided, disgustingly rude or just plain dumb. Don't you wonder sometimes what the world would be like if stupidity was illegal? Mhhh... that would be bliss.

Thank God my day receptionist Miss C feels the same way so at least we can have a bit of a bitch and a laugh together. Miss C is a real delight and often cracks me up when I need a laugh. She just put a call through to me before and announced it with "pain in the friggin ass is on the phone." And the woman's e-mail address is apparently "nightmare at hotmail dot com."

I don't generally let annoying people get to me too much, but every once in a while I wish it was socially acceptable to tell a client to just go to hell if they don't like it.

12 Comments:

Blogger Jerrster said...

Get over to my blog (your comment reply) and hook me up with your sister....toss me a bone will ya??? It's like Siberia out here.

October 4, 2007 at 2:55 PM

 
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October 4, 2007 at 3:05 PM

 
Blogger Jerrster said...

(haha I typo'd)
uhhhh....sorry about your rough stint with client relations...tell them to fuck off....and when your superiors email you and ask WTF?...smile and answer I've been under a lot of pressure lately I'm becoming an "Aussie"....and be careful...in your email response...not to typo...."becoming Aussie" is so different than "becoming Assie"
~~jus sayin'~~

October 4, 2007 at 3:06 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I get them all the time where I work ... mainly parents who are more stupid than their children. (I truly believe the adult brain starts to decay from the moment children arrive.) I grit my teeth and attend to them and after they are gone, the entire faculty tells each other out loud what we would really like to say. A polite version would be "tell it to someone who cares" through to "Fcuk off Forever and take your monsters with you" ... I'm sure you get the idea!
Then some sweet little polite poppet comes along and says something nice to you and you remember the world isn't full of sublime idiots after all ... just mostly! There should be an idiot board in every workplace where you can go tack on a note about what you really think ... don't you reckon it would make for hilarious reading for visitors?

October 4, 2007 at 5:18 PM

 
Blogger Kate Michele said...

I'll tell em to fuck off for ya. :)

October 4, 2007 at 11:44 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It is completely acceptable to tell people to go to hell. The game, Bettina, is to not let on that you are condemning them to burn. Rather than banish them to Hades, you invite them to their rightful place at the devil's table.

October 5, 2007 at 7:06 AM

 
Blogger MYSTIC said...

Some people can be rude or insensitive but I would not let it ruin my day. Just tell them to have a nice life and walk away. That is my advice to "you". I'd kick the living snot out of them. Didn't their Mom every teach them any manners?

October 6, 2007 at 9:51 PM

 
Blogger Bettina said...

Jerry- Yes, I'm trying not to become too assie... hahaha!

Aggs- I like the idiot board thing. Ours would probably be a treasure trove of insults. :-)

K8- Aren't you sweet. :-) Thanks babe.

Sera- I like your way of thinking. Smart girl.

Mystic- Haha, so it's ok for you to get aggressive, but not for me?

October 7, 2007 at 4:28 PM

 
Blogger Euromark said...

Intelligent conversation can be stressful and difficult for many of us.... and some are so accustomed to always communicating with the same small group of people, that other interfaces are overwhelming. You were one of those other interfaces, I think. It sounds like you were working for "De-zaster Inc." that day:-)

October 8, 2007 at 3:34 AM

 
Blogger MYSTIC said...

Doesn't it seem a little odd that "everyone" has these little personal interaction problems? People can be such asses at times, of course none of "us" would ever do anything like that, right? I would not make a "good" customer relations representative, if you acted like an ass, I'd treat you like one but with interest. I'd fixate on your sorry ass. A regular Dr. Jeckel and Mr. Hyde. ONLY if you deserve it though.

October 8, 2007 at 9:50 PM

 
Blogger Bettina said...

EM- You're calling me an interface, huh? Huh? You're trying to insult me?

Mystic- Hahaha, I would love to see you do that. I might get you a part time job to deal with my difficult customers on crazy days.

October 8, 2007 at 10:42 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hehehe...
Welcome to my world!
Everyday is one of those ones for me :(
Don't worry though. General consensus is, only the first 50-60 years are difficult...:P

October 17, 2007 at 7:42 AM

 

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