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"How are you today"? is a familiar question at our local supermarket.
My standard response is, "Oh I have felt worse, but I can't remember when".
This usually results in the cashier giving me a strange look.
My other standard response (but not to the young girls).
To the expression, "See you later" I answer, "Ok, what time".
Usually I get a grin when the person realises what they have said.
My pet peeve is being addressed as "buddy", " pal", or "mate" !
Another one Ive heard...
"Hello love"
"dont you hello love me, the last time we met you kicked me out of bed saying you never wanted to see me again."
If it irks you to be called 'mate' and you live in Australia or New Zealand then you are in for a miserable life.Quote:
Originally Posted by arose62
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Would you prefer they just stand there saying nothing with a bored look on their face? I am happy to respond to any friendly greeting with the appropriate cheerful response. The front line troops probably don't care how you are feeling today sir/ mate/ buddy they are just greeting you as management has instructed them to do.
Years ago one of our customers came into the office and in response to our receptionists cheery greeting gave her a nasty broadside, the manager in the adjoining office, intervened immediately, taking him into his office and closed the door behind them. He talked through the irate customers problem and did whatever he needed to do to placate him. At the finish he said "please apologise to Ms........ on your way out and if you ever come in here and talk to her like that again you can take your business elsewhere."
Have a great day youse.
Geoff.
Many moons ago I started out my career by fixing electronic cash registers. In January we had skeleton staff while most were on holiday. This caused a back log of jobs for retailers who have one of their busiest periods.
We worked on the jobs as quickly as possible and people just had to wait for us to get to them.
I turned up at one store. The store manager frustrated by the delay went ballistic at me calling me every name under the book.
I stood there and waited for him to finish. Then I said:
'I don't get paid to be spoken to like that.' I turned around and left.
By the time I got back to the workshop that guy had already called my manager. I didn't expect my manager to back me up to be honest. However my manager listened to my side and rung the guy back. He told him simply that I was correct in that I wasn't paid to be spoken to like that and neither was anyone else in the company and so no one would be coming to fix his machine.
10 minutes later the guy called back to sincerly apologise to me and ask me to return.
So yeah there's a line.
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