Stupid questions you hear at work.

[Hotwire]

I used to have a job selling family portraits. The company was based out of Houston, TX, but would run promos all over the world. The best way to do this, was to preprint a base package for each sitting we photographed. Now, at every stage of the promo, customers were informed that when they came in to view the finished portraits, that that would be the ONLY chance to purchase any, and that anything left behind would NOT be held. We easily had about 1000 packages of portraits to deal with every week. The storage just isn't feasible. However, I would constantly have to deal with questions like...

Customer, "How long do you keep these?"
Me, "We don't. This is the ONLY chance to purchase them, as we've told you several times." (Wanted to say, "You dumb ass!")

Customer, "What do you do with the ones I don't buy?"
Me, "They get recycled." ("We have this cool deal worked out with Charmin!")

Customer, "Well, if you're just going to throw them away, why not just give them to me/sell them for less?"
Me, "....."

 

[Mace Dolex]

I work at a bank where not every customer is knowledgeable about banking products that one customer thought that a CD account (certificate deposit) was an account that offered music CD's.

And you wouldn't believe how many customers have tons of money in their accounts that they're completely useless when it comes to writing checks or using the ATM.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

Once again working for local newspaper:

'Do you mind if I put my phone on charge in here?'

... *sigh*

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

I was once unfairly accused by a boss at work of 'refusing to follow the orders of the boss because he was black.'
But, the reality was, i had already said to the guy weeks before that I would follow his orders no problems, with no ego involved on my part. No thought of his race at all in reagrds to this, only personal problmes we had between us.

But, then when i got wind of him acting like a shifty lying politician in regards to his dealings with me, *that* was when I baulked at following his orders.

So, in the end, when he hit out with that statement, it just went to prove that I was dealing with a shifty lying poilitician, because he knew damn well that i had already said i would follow his orders no problem.
He *knew* what my real problem was, but decided instead to turn folk away from the fact that he was acting shifty and lying, and lie in such a way as to turn a certain person against me.

and, Now this guy has the audacity to be mad when I say i am concerned with the fact that if I end up under his command he might abuse his powers and turn folk against me by lying and acting shifty?!

I'm glad you're mad, and not surprised. I know how obsessed you are with appearing perfect and innocent, I have a right to express genuine concerns.

and now one of his friends is making out my concerns are down to race, posting up 'Downfall' eh? More bs.
Stuff like that is just making me feel like I am right to be concerned with an abuse of power.

 

[WillardNation]

I work for Comcast

I hate you.

I wear a black shirt with white lettering on it that says "Wal-Mart Store# 1492". I wear gloves. I carry a box-cutter and occasionally my name badge. People will see me pulling a pallet behind me with a bright-ass safety vest on.

"Excuse me, do you work here?"

...

Every time a customer asks me that, I want to say "no, I just walk around wearing a name badge because I think it looks cool".

Some people just don't know the right thing to say when approaching someone. I'm gonna chalk those up to awkwardness more than stupidity.

I was a telemarketer in high school; I had some pretty good fun doing it.

Person I called: "Do you know what time it is?! It's 8:30!"
Me: *looks at the time* "Really? It's 6:10 here. I'm not sure you know how time zones work."

One time I called this guy with a very Arabic name and totally butchered it when trying to pronounce.
Him: "Call back when you can speak English!"
Me:

We had mute buttons on our headsets that we used to yell at people when they got ******. The most common went: "Hey, ya know what? I DON'T HAVE A LISTING OF THE TIMES THAT EVERY PERSON IN THE COUNTRY EATS ****ING DINNER! HOW COULD I POSSIBLY KNOW THAT YOU JUST SAT DOWN TO EAT? **** YOU, YOU ****ING ****SUCKER."

 

[bullets]

Haha. I used to work for a call center and it was always a joy coaching senior citizens on how to work cell phones.

 

[Hellion]

1st job-kids clothing store-Kids in the store name, Dolls and teddy bears as the store mascots-and the stores decorated as such, cutesy names for the sizes........."Do you have/carry any adult sizes?" "For little people"-(wasn't trying to be smart, I always tend to just blurt stuff out on accident...or under pressure...)...the person had to ponder that for a sec...

2nd job-restaurant...Want to know how your going to earn your tip? (and pervy stuff like that)...

 

[uchiha_itachi]

While working in blockbuster

" Where's the paint?"

" do you sell medication?"

"have you got any adult films...with animals?"

Whilst holding the films Lucky number Slevin and Seven " Is this the same film?"

Customer "do you have alot of adult movies?"

Me " we don't I'm afraid"

Customer "why are you afraid?"

 

[WillardNation]

The animal one isn't so much stupid as just really disturbing.

 

[The Morningstar]

I ask stupid questions all the time.

"Can you get me a long weight?"
"Where are the rubber nails?"
"Have you got a left handed screw driver?"

 

[Godzilla2000]

Haha. I used to work for a call center and it was always a joy coaching senior citizens on how to work cell phones.

Well, I'm not what you could call a Senior Citizen...yet...but I still have no clue how to text, not that I text anyway or use my Cell phone a lot.

 

[Kane52630]

No joke, when I was working at Kroger this s*** happened to me(well not as extreme but you get the point lol):

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[Lasirius]

While working in blockbuster

" Where's the paint?"

" do you sell medication?"

Whilst holding the films Lucky number Slevin and Seven " Is this the same film?"

 

[Immortalfire]

I work in local radio, and one night a woman called up and asked us to play The Devil Went Down To Georgia, because as she put it "The devil has my husband's soul and is going to hell!!"

 

[Metamorpho1977]

I work in local radio, and one night a woman called up and asked us to play The Devil Went Down To Georgia, because as she put it "The devil has my husband's soul and is going to hell!!"

What station?

 

[Silvermoth]

"How often does 'Who Weekly' come out?"

 

[Chris Wallace]

Yesterday I got the topper; do you work here or are you just wearing a nametag?

 

[uchiha_itachi]

The animal one isn't so much stupid as just really disturbing.

Your telling me...I almost told him to go to a farm down the road...

 

[Mace Dolex]

While working in blockbuster

Customer "do you have alot of adult movies?"

Me " we don't I'm afraid"

Customer "why are you afraid?"

LOL! this one made my day, and I know Blockbuster don't carry adult movies but independent video stores do.

 

[moviedoors]

"Why didn't you clean up that milk spill?"

Hmm, probably because I can't psychically sense spills from a half mile away just because you pay me minimum wage with no benefits, you worthless wastes of O2. Sam Walton can suck my wet mop.

 

[Hobgoblin]

Last year an old lady called to complain about a sandwich she bought from us earlier that day. I apologized to her and asked her to come back to the store with the receipt and we would give her a refund. She said that she didnt want to come back to the store, because she lives a town away. When I told her that there was nothing else I could do, she got mad and said "Now I know why I dont shop at your store. In fact, I hope you go out of business just like all of the other stores in your chain have gone out of business." I told her "Ma'am, you're being inappropriate" and hung up. Just before I hung up, I heard her scream "Dont you tell me I'm being inappropriate!" t:

 

[TheDragonator]

This wasn't at work, but it was at Thanksgiving .

Sister: "Gladiator was the one that had Spartacus in it, right?"

Me: "No. Not at all."

Sister: "Which film was he in?"

Me: "....Spartacus."

Cousins: *snicker*

 

[Metamorpho1977]

Last year an old lady called to complain about a sandwich she bought from us earlier that day. I apologized to her and asked her to come back to the store with the receipt and we would give her a refund. She said that she didnt want to come back to the store, because she lives a town away. When I told her that there was nothing else I could do, she got mad and said "Now I know why I dont shop at your store. In fact, I hope you go out of business just like all of the other stores in your chain have gone out of business." I told her "Ma'am, you're being inappropriate" and hung up. Just before I hung up, I heard her scream "Dont you tell me I'm being inappropriate!" t:

I used to sell cars. One time I had a customer calling to complain and cuss me out after one of my salesmen finished selling them their car and they had time to reflect on what they had done. They called and started cussing me out. I asked them "Do you know who you're talking too?" They said NO. I said "Good." and hung up the phone on them.

 

[Juicy J]

Hahahaha ^ That's pretty great.