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CorrectOfCenter

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25. I'm not fond of those that treat service employees with disrespect.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2013, 04:58 AM

Dec 2013

I've had customers argue with me over the semantics of how I told them we were out of stock of an item.

It's a shame that all who act like this in public are not subjected to public ridicule.

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An Incredible Note-Passing War Broke Out On A Thanksgiving Day Flight And Things Escalated Quickly [View all] n2doc Nov 2013 OP

Both of them were acting like spoiled children. n/t Gormy Cuss Nov 2013 #1

Yep. Pathetic entitled first-class travelers with nothing classy to do, I guess. nt NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #2

He says she was being abusive to the flight attendants. n/t pnwmom Dec 2013 #12

He wrote not once, but twice, that she Gormy Cuss Dec 2013 #30

Both jerks, but here's how I score it: Bonobo Nov 2013 #3

I agree totally. bettyellen Dec 2013 #6

Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket today! nt Bonobo Dec 2013 #7

yes, and play 16 next time you have a chance! bettyellen Dec 2013 #8

Or: what happens when Boomer and Millennial self-centered navel-gazingness collides spectacularly. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #11

I score it as follows. MADem Dec 2013 #13

If the part about dying of cancer is true, I'm inclined to cut her some additional slack, obviously. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #15

I went looking for that--haven't found anything yet. MADem Dec 2013 #18

Everyone is packed in there to the gills, and miserable. Its not the crew's fault. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #19

They were in first class, though--so their "suck" was like most folks' unbridled luxury. MADem Dec 2013 #20

Oooh, I missed that part. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #21

Ahhh, but wait! There's more! Well, maybe.... MADem Dec 2013 #22

Next you'll tell me Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawlor didn't really hate each other. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #23

Heh, heh... this does have a whiff of Kaufman about it, doesn't it? MADem Dec 2013 #24

It seems suspicious that an attendant would deliver a "shut the fuck up" note muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #28

The woman is dying of cancer. longship Nov 2013 #4

show a little kindness karend62 Dec 2013 #5

She is? Why didn't any of the newspapers say that? Do you have a link? MADem Dec 2013 #14

What a fucking jerk, Elan. Anyone would complain like that given the circumstances AZ Progressive Dec 2013 #17

He wrote a good summary after the event... Matariki Dec 2013 #9

He's right. If you want to be home with your family on a holiday, odds are the person who MADem Dec 2013 #10

I don't care how rude she was but he shouldn't have used such rude and misogynistic language AZ Progressive Dec 2013 #16

I'm not fond of those that treat service employees with disrespect. CorrectOfCenter Dec 2013 #25

His language was unacceptable. Her behavior, if true, was unacceptable. Shrike47 Dec 2013 #26

Is "this isn't about you" really that rude? muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #29

In my experience, "Eat my dick" seems to be a tipping point in polite disagreements. Buns_of_Fire Dec 2013 #27

An airline pilot once told me: disruptive passengers are scared mainer Dec 2013 #31