Work: Today, a customer at work said his table was dirty. I asked which...

By DarkSerebii - 05/06/2014 15:16 - United States

Today, a customer at work said his table was dirty. I asked which one he was sitting at so I could clean it for him. For some bizarre reason he got pissed and called my manager over. He ended up reporting us to corporate, and my manager got written up. He's blaming me for everything. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/03/2012 06:46 - United States

Today, at work, we had an extremely rude customer who started cussing at us, and my coworker started cussing back. I jumped on the register to quickly bring down the line, and apologized to everyone for the scene. A secret shopper was in the line and claimed that I was rude. I got written up. FML

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By T_Willl - 17/11/2010 03:43

Today, a customer was rude to me, and I was rude back. He then asked for my manager, and I told him I was the store manager. He then identified himself as the corporate owner. FML

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Let it out

By MrTandy - 16/09/2011 02:38 - United States

Today, I was working when I delivered the standard "Hello, how are you?" to a customer. He took the opportunity to tell me about his deceased wife, his estranged children, and his anal tearing. After a while, I tried to help someone else, and he complained to my manager. I was written up. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/03/2018 01:30

Today, my manager cussed me out for being unable to keep a customer happy. That "customer" was a senile old twit who had wandered away from his carer, thought our shop was his living room, and demanded to know who replaced all his furniture. FML

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By buggyluv - 30/06/2016 15:50 - United States - Edwardsville

Today, at my new job, a coworker offered to help me mop the floors since she wasn't busy. I ended up getting written up by my boss for supposedly being too lazy and making other people finish my work. FML

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By jaa319 - 30/10/2016 06:35 - United States

Today, a customer asked for my manager's number, my bosses number, corporate's number and filled out a complaint form, all because we kindly asked him not to sit his kid on the counter due to safety concerns. FML

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Asshat walking

By Bad employee - 28/06/2023 11:00 - United States

Today, a random customer at work admonished my coworker for being on her phone. During our lunch break. As he walked away, my coworker muttered, "What the fuck is his problem?" I nodded in agreement. He heard her and saw me nodding. As did our boss. Time to get written up. FML

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By Almost Fired - 15/08/2019 12:00

Today, I got written up for insulting a customer last week, who then rang up to complain about my bad attitude. I was on vacation all last week. My boss doesn't believe me. FML

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By robert - 31/01/2012 00:20 - United States

Today, I went to deliver some reports to my boss in his office. He was facing away from me and ranting about his "useless employees", so I slipped in and waited for him to put the phone down. Turns out he was talking to himself. When he noticed me, he bitched me out and threatened to fire me. FML

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By his word vs mine = me suspended - 10/08/2013 18:41 - United Kingdom - Stockport

Today, I was carrying a stack of paperwork at work, when my pen rolled off and onto the floor. As soon as I bent down to pick it up, a nearby co-worker, who's always hated me, accused me of putting on a show and sexually harassing him. He actually followed up by reporting me to HR. FML

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IllestRated 17

Thursday 5 June 2014 21:30

This needs a follow up. I want to know what the guy said.

SmilieAKD 20

Thursday 5 June 2014 21:33

It is so stupid how corporations & managers write people up or fire them over the stupidest little customer complaint. People are idiots. Someone shouldn't lose there job because someone else is a moron. They shouldn't get written up either.

Comments

boshbish 14

Thursday 5 June 2014 22:48

That's waaaay too far. Sometimes its really busy and tables don't get cleaned up as promptly as they normally would be. Unfortunately, in customer service, no matter what the customer complains of, the employee gets the shit end of the stick. Hang in there OP

ladybugz23 13

Thursday 5 June 2014 22:49

FIND OTHER JOB NOW!

WinterBlue42 22

Thursday 5 June 2014 23:16

Most jobs are like this, unfortunately. ESPECIALLY if you work in any form of retail, or customer service.

worldclassrager 39

Thursday 5 June 2014 22:50

It's an honest question...but I think let me grab a rag and see what table he was standing near would have not had him overreact

HJKM_fml 19

Thursday 5 June 2014 23:06

Customers will do the craziest things. A customer where I worked wanted a refund on his meal because he said the AC was too loud and it ruined "the experience".

drivingmissdaisy 13

Thursday 5 June 2014 23:14

maybe you had a slight attitude and that pissed them off even more but either way I'm sorry

Brandi_Faith 33

Friday 6 June 2014 0:32

And also calmly explain to them that how they're acting is extremely childish and inappropriate and that they should only treat others how they would be treated. And if they still don't get embarrassed and feel bad...than just yell back at them.