Long, long ago, in a land far
away, I used to work as a telephone operator.
It was a god-awful job.
People say the most amazing
things when they don’t have to look you in the eye.
Some were funny, some were
sad, and some were just plain mean.
And if I’m going to be honest
about this story, I wasn’t always a sweet-tempered individual myself.
I was known to let a snide
remark slip my lips from time to time.
Totally deserved you
understand, but still not very professional.
Chalk it up to youthful
stupidity. And to the fact that sometimes (ahem) I say things without thinking
them all the way through.
The worst time I ever got
into trouble, I didn’t think I’d said anything that was really all that bad.
A woman was being unusually
snippy and I was running out of patience.
She said, “I’ll have your
job!”
My response was, “Be my
guest, you can have it!”
She reported me to the
supervisor who proceeded to put it in my ‘permanent record’.
(I still don’t think it was
all that bad.)
No it wasn't bad. I can think of a lot worse, No, I mean 'Better' things to say, but then we all think of those after the event! I don't suppose that 'Permanent Record' even exists anymore...or shall we start one up...lol.
ReplyDeleteAnd now, wouldn't we give our right arm to talk to a live person when dealing with customer service issues. BTW, I love your response and probably would have said the same thing. Permanent record? That's a real thing? I thought that was just a threat from the nuns
ReplyDeleteLOL again! No it wasn't all that bad. I've had those types of jobs too where you can only take so much before you have to let one swing.
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