working in customer service sucks. Just straightening the merchandise for macy's was a thousand times better than working a register and having to worry about tricking at least one customer per day into getting a mervyns credit card. Now if someone comes to me and asks for one, i'll be happy to give them one. But I downright refuse to talk a customer into it. My boss caught me not really asking the customers if they wanted a mervyns card and she told me that if i don't open at least one account a day the company won't schedule me as much. I tried to explain to her that i know how much people hate being asked forcedly for one and she pretty much didn't care. I've been asking people more now, but I don't insist. If she asks me to try harder to talk them into it, I'm quitting. I refuse to do it.
I'd so rather be working on my novel than working there, but I need money for next school year.
Thats just how things go, i guess.
This is one reason I want to go into freelance tech support for a summer/fall job instead of working at a computer store.... I really don't want to have to sell people something that's not what they need.
Posted by: Catfish_Man at July 26, 2005 01:28 PMAnd I mean come on, if it's anything like Flybuys, we all know they just use them to record what people buy. It's a scam.
Don't worry about it Kelly. People never really care if you ask. They'll know you're just doing your job. Certainly they will if you insist on it, but be nice as I'm sure you do and they'll just be happy you were being nice.
Nobody likes one of those people at the register who is angry or just acts completely bored.
Posted by: Steelix at July 28, 2005 01:56 AMYeah. I know. i try my best to be nice.
Posted by: Kelly at July 28, 2005 09:35 AM