#Not Always Right

[beggars-opera]

You absolute FOOLS, THIS is Jacob Marley:

And THIS is Bob Marley

GET IT STRAIGHT

[samsilly12345]

One of my favorite things about retail was the "kill them with kindness" approach.

Thieves in the store? Oh my goodness let me help you, what's your shopping list? It looks like you're not sure where to find something how can I help you? Oh! You almost put that back in the wrong spot, let me just take that to where it goes. Why am I in the aisle with you again? Well I just wanna make sure that everything is alright!

Someone looking to bitch about anything in particular? Oh my ma'am let me ask for the most specific instructions possible and make sure that I do this correctly. Oh you're in a rush? Well I'm sorry then we can either do it the way you want or we can get you out of here fast, both will have the same results, what do ya say?

Someone complaining about something I have no control over? Just agree with them! Oh you think it's dumb that we have to do this this way? Gosh, me too! You hate how we have to start closing? Oh me too I'm a night person I wish we stayed open a little longer, I've really hit my stride around 9pm.

Just straight up agreeing with them throws them for SUCH a loop. I've gotten scolded by superiors for not "defending the company" or for "badmouthing us" but like.. the customer was doing it first, most of the time I DO agree with them and would like it to be changed, and it keeps everyone from being yelled at. The higher ups didn't have much to say after that.

On the flip side, if you can get away with it being sassy is also very very fun.

Someone will eventually gripe about you being happy with a "crappy job" or tell you to go to school, get a real job, etc etc. Cranky with me for being "happy" (trust me 90% it's fake buddy) and asking what I'm so glad about? Dark humor time. Well sir I'm happy that I was able to get out of bed today! I'm happy I'm able to make some money! Or just straight up tell them, if they're really nasty and probably not coming back, that I'm not happy. I'm not happy but I have to pretend to be because people prefer that. I'd like to be left alone and be paid for being sleep.

Tell me I have a crappy job and ask me why I'm here? Well sir they hired me, and without me you wouldn't be able to get your stuff this conveniently. Tell me to go to school or get a real job? I'll tell ya that if I could afford to do it without massive student loans, I would. Plus I don't even know what my preferred profession is!

[thewitchoftherock]

Work Stories

Stories from old jobs. Once, I had a woman come in and ask for scent free perfume. NGL, I was too stunned by the question to come up with a witty response

[soulinkpoetry]

If you think you’re better than anyone else, all you’ll end up being in the end is alone.

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[teenslib]

The front desk of our library is situated facing our non-fiction and DVD sections, so when patrons come in, their backs are toward those sections. In most instances, though, when you walk through the front doors you’ll immediately see that our non-fiction section wraps around to the patrons’ view. Except in this case…

Patron: “Hey, where are your books at?”

Me: “Are you looking for a specific title or author?”

Patron: “No, just where are your books?”

Me: “Umm… Behind you, sir, is our non-fiction. Fiction is upstairs.”

The patron turns around, looks shocked, and turns back to me.

Patron: “So, what is this place? Like a government base or something?”

Me: “We’ll we’re the [City] library, so yes, we are a government building.”

The patron looks confused and glances around again.

Patron: “That’s wild. So, can I have a book?”

Me: “Well, you can check out a max of twenty-five items at a time, but you’ll have to return them on the due date.”

The patron took a look around again, mumbled to himself about the government, and left.

[livingfictionsystem]

A smattering of holiday hotel stories experienced by yours truly.

Last night, during the holiday, I received this question multiple times:

"Is your restaurant open?"

"No."

THE FOLLOW UP: "Oh... Is it closed?"

WELL, BY PROCESS OF ELIMINATION--

"Sorry, we only have Single King rooms available. None of them have sofa beds."

"Oh. Can I have a room with two queens?"

"... No, we only have Single Kings available."

"Two kings?"

"No, we only have SINGLE Kings available."

"Oh. Do you have a room with two twins?"

"Unfortunately, we ONLY have Single Kings available."

"Do any of them have a sofa bed?"

There's a local homeless man that has figured out that if he rings the doorbell, it turns on the speaker to be able to talk to us. He likes to tell us that he's suing us and that I'll lose my job. He'll ask for the corporate number.

He's never been a guest.

I had to try to look up on Google Translate the best possible way to convey in Italian, "No, I cannot call Uber Eats to have them deliver a pizza for you, pay for it, and have you pay me back, that is not how Uber Eats works."

-Xanthe

[zombieon3rd]

Compulsions don't look the same. Perfectionists sometimes are slob-like only because they cannot perform to their own perfect standards.

NEATNESS CAN BE A COMPULSION. But this is not the only thing OCD has. See people for what they are. Not what you think they should appear like. These posts get to me...

My compulsion usually happen in an active way. Purchasing is a large one. One item can drive me toward a rabbit hole and at the store and I feel as though I need to jump down that rabbit hole in order to feel more fulfilled in life or I may be empty for a long time.

Just because I don't look like the OCD you want to see doesn't mean it is not my reality.

[cucullas]

I will never understand some peope like today a client asked for us to confirm that the guide for his “Gay Marais: a history of lgbtq Paris” tour was lgbtq himself as a requisite to decide if he booked a tour or not...

my man in which world you think it is legal for me to ask a guide a that?? and even if it was I’m not outing my guide to a random on viator???? please get a grip like you being gay too doesn’t make it alright either?????

[incohorace]

what studying literature feels like

[rafeandonlyrafe]

well 🧍‍♀️ as a reminder this blog is NOT a safe space for trump supporters but it IS a safe place for women, queers, trans ppl, people of color, undocumented people, and any marginalized group.

[thewitchoftherock]

Until recently, I worked at a beauty shop.

The company itself was fantastic!

….got asked once if we sold scent free perfume

[redstonedust]

yknow AI art has ruined an entire genre of painting to me, i saw one of those smooth anime-realism pieces and immidiately thought ''ugh, AI art'' until i noticed it was posted by an established deviantart user 6 years ago. like ive never been a huge fan of that genre but it looks like a pretty difficult style to master and i feel bad for the artists who specialized in anime-realism only to have their entire market jacked by people typing keywords into midjourney.

[arctic-hands]

Every time there's a food recall that spreads from one company to the next, even from generic brands that are unique to the store selling them, it makes me realize the illusion of choice under capitalism hyped up by conservatives is a bunch of bullshit.

Oh and uh, don't drink apple juice for a while. Arsenic. And it's more than just Aldi and Walmart

[livingfictionsystem]

Another fun day at the hotel.

Another fun day at the hotel.

"Hello, can you confirm a reservation for our mutual guest?" This is important phrasing because it means they're a third party company, not a guest, and I can be mean to them if need be. They give me the name.

Me: "Oh. Sorry, it doesn't look like we have that reservation."

They give me the confirmation number. It comes up with an error message that it's not on property. This happens often, there's another hotel of the same name in Rochester, Minnesota. I start to explain this.

"Can you transfer me to the front desk?"

Me: "You're um. Speaking to them."

"Are you at the [HOTEL REDACTED] Rochester, downtown?"

Me: "Yes, Rochester, New York. I was explaining there is a Rochester in Minnesota. You likely reserved there."

"Can you search the name of the guest? (She spells it again.)"

Me: "I did. We do not have it."

She's aggressively spelling the reservation name at me now. "Have you found it yet?"

Me: "No, because we do not have that reservation."

"Transfer me to the receptionist at [HOTEL REDACTED.]"

Me: "You're speaking to them. But the reservation You're looking for is probably in Minnesota."

"Have you found it? I will spell the first name."

Me: "You can if you want to, but it won't help because we do not have--" She spells it at me. "Yeah, like I said, we do not have that reservation."

Her on the other end:

Her: "How is this possible? I have a confirmation for 225 Broadway, 55904."

An accurate depiction of me at the desk:

Me: "Yes, because that's in Minnesota. You've called New York."

"I need the confirmation on the guest's reservation please."

Me: "YOU'VE CALLED. THE WRONG. HOTEL."

I really do understand Basil Fawlty these days.

-Xanthe

[words-and-coffee]

Alice Te Punga Somerville, Always Italicise: How to Write While Colonised - Kupu rere kē

[ID: A poem titled: Kupu rere kē. [in italics] My friend was advised to italicise all the foreign words in her poems. This advice came from a well-meaning woman with NZ poetry on her business card and an English accent in her mouth. I have been thinking about this advice. The convention of italicising words from other languages clarifies that some words are imported: it ensures readers can tell the difference between a foreign language and the language of home. I have been thinking about this advice. Marking the foreign words is also a kindness: every potential reader is reassured that although you're expected to understand the rest of the text, it's fine to consult a dictionary or native speaker for help with the italics. I have been thinking about this advice. Because I am a contrary person, at first I was outraged — but after a while I could see she had a point: when the foreign words are camouflaged in plain type you can forget how they came to be there, out of place, in the first place. I have been thinking about this advice and I have decided to follow it. Now all of my readers will be able to remember which words truly belong in -[end italics]- Aotearoa -[italics]- and which do not.

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(Image ID by @bisexualshakespeare)

[aniseandspearmint]

just having some fun with interesting fantasy imagery! Give it a reblog, if you play, please? And tell me WHY you picked what you picked if you want?