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By Username - 28/02/2011 16:26

Today, my assistant manager was arguing with a customer. I interjected letting the customer know that "we want everything to be copacetic." After the customer left, I received a write up for using "big words." FML

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By maleficunt - 03/06/2014 20:44 - United Kingdom - Cannock

Today, a customer yelled at me so furiously that she sprayed my face with spittle. I had to stand there, smiling and politely explaining that I needed to see a receipt before I could give her a refund. When she finally gave up and left, my boss bitched me out for "provoking the customer". FML

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By people suck - 28/03/2015 04:16 - United States - Oakland

Today, while at work, a customer refused to speak louder, despite me asking her to do it several times. As a result, I took her order incorrectly. The customer then finally decided to raise her voice, but only to yell at me about my poor listening skills. FML

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wisericky 12

Monday 28 February 2011 18:54

thats like talking in an other language to us simple foke

happyhak 5

Monday 28 February 2011 18:55

Ha ha ha! Sounds like his vocabulary isn't as sophisticated as yours!

Comments

Zebidee 8

Tuesday 1 March 2011 0:53

It's because you say things like 'vocabulary' when you really mean 'talking words'.

valalvax 13

Tuesday 1 March 2011 1:34

inb4 people pretend they knew exactly what copacetic meant... wait maybe not

procrastibating 0

Tuesday 1 March 2011 2:00

80 why you soooo... gay

moholy 1

Tuesday 1 March 2011 2:13

The problem's more in the hippie slang than the fact that it's four syllables.

Alleged_Cranium 7

Tuesday 1 March 2011 4:02

I agree, I find that it is most often used my pretentious college girls who wreak of patchouli.

Pedo_Panda 0

Tuesday 1 March 2011 2:27

i dont get it.

ak7477 9

Tuesday 1 March 2011 2:52

RWJ for the win ^_^

Lotem_KW 3

Tuesday 1 March 2011 2:59

happens to me ALL THE TIME >.>

Zacharydoud2011 0

Tuesday 1 March 2011 3:34

Cromulent FTW win! Whoever understands this, I hope it embiggens your spirit today!

digressions 13

Tuesday 1 March 2011 4:05

Indeed, this cromulent word would embiggen even the smallest man!

sadistmonkey 19

Tuesday 1 March 2011 3:34

I'm going to have to go with YDI. "Copacetic" is an obscure word and you should have known that it was an obscure word. You are talking to a customer, not taking the GREs. It isn't about dumbing down your vocabulary. It's about knowing the appropriate situations to use certain words so that you don't sound like a pretentious ass. Knowing the register of the word you are using and knowing what register to use when is as important as knowing what the word means. Also, I like how people here automatically assume that those who don't use the word "copacetic" are those who use texting language.

ctlnaaia71 8

Tuesday 1 March 2011 4:32

this is for tencentsakiss: i work at a large international bank, and assistant managers cannot write anybody up. i would contact hr and report the boss wanna be.