Man pushed to front of queue, shoved a prescription in my face, as I was dispensing someone elses. I asked him to hand it in at the counter, and fill the back in.
He said he was in a hurry. So are the five people in front of you.
He was parked on a double yellow line.
I said he should move it as the traffic wardens were pretty hot round here.
Eventually he handed it in at the counter, it came through to me and I said it would be 20 minutes.
Its only a ventolin inhaler.(How many times have I heard that)
Yes but there are five people in front of you who also require their prescription and are waiting in line patiently.
He carried on moaning loudly, complained I didn't know what I was doing.
At this point, feeling understaffed, overworked and harrassed, I lost it.
P!** off somewhere else and get them to dispense your prescription said I , as I shoved it in his face.
He went bright red, exited rapidly to his car on double yellow lines.
The entire pharmacy went deadly quiet and I didn't have a peep out of anyone else.
Of course he complained to head office.
The area manager turned up. Please tell me you didn't tell him to p off. Well I asked him nicely, it seemed it was the only way he would understand, and his loud moaning in an attempt to bully me into putting him at the front of the queue, was likely to lead to a mistake being made.
If one makes a mistake in ones line of work it's considered an error in judgement. If a Pharmacist makes and error in judgement they could kill a patient, lose their licence to practice, lose their livelihood and everything they own and go to jail! Just wait in the queue.
The customer is always right.. except when they are wrong. When they get to insulting me I get a little annoyed.
Another Pharmacist I know is totally unflappable. Last time he had someone want to go the the front of the queue , he asked the entire shop full if it was ok if the man (its always a man ) went in front of them. .
The embarassed man had to wait because not one person thought he was so important he could jump the queue.
I have to admit its a long time since a man told me I was only a shop girl and he wanted to speak to the man in the dispensary. Well you can but he's a counter assistant , and I have 7 O levels, 3 science A levels and an honours degree in Pharmacy, and you still can't have two bottles of codeine linctus.
Then of course there is the ultimate payback. Ripping up the prescription. I have only done that to a drug addict who called me a series of names and threatened me. Don't threaten me, sunshine.
Yes Hosta - get the fire extinguisher you cheeky devil
Brilliant stories! People are hideous. Daughter works part time in Asda. The stories are great, but it beggars belief sometimes. The woman who works in customer services must have the patience of a saint. Well to do area, but no prizes for guessing who the worst customers are...
I've done my fair share. In fact - I've done all the 'bad' jobs - children, animals and the general public. I expect you can guess which was the worst.
Dove - I went out....can you keep them till next weekend for me?
Had enough for today. One bag of gravel emptied but the other is for down the side of the house and along the front of the 'stension. I still have work to do there - lifting turf and laying slabs so that won't happen anytime soon. Been constructing the new bed edging - concreting little posts in for the timber and attaching it. Why do these jobs take so long, yet look as if you've done b****r all?
Anyone got any cake? I'm fairly sure I deserve it
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My sister was a customer services supervisor in ASDA until a few weeks ago when cost cutting meant anyone paid more than the minimum wage got made redundant. She had only been there 19 years.
What some people take back and the stories they tell beggars belief.
And as for the £400 trolley dash with a load of spirits and joints of meat..... When they call the police, the perp claims not to speak English and not understand that ASDA don't do tick... Pay for it next week, officer..
Did I ever tell you the story a radiologist told me. ?
A & E need a scan. A man accidentally sat on his vibrator and lost it.
When she did the scan it was obvious it had duracell batteries... it was still going.
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right, glad that's over.
Hubby's boss in the lock shop has told him straight. " if they're being ars*h*l*s, just tell them to F*ck off,that's what I do "
Hubby hasn't ever had to do it, but I'm pretty sure he would do.
considering I don't like sport, we did enjoy the documentary about Tom Daley last night.
Can't think why.
HF it's a very small budgie in those smugglers!
I didn't look that closely.
I've only done it once.
Man pushed to front of queue, shoved a prescription in my face, as I was dispensing someone elses. I asked him to hand it in at the counter, and fill the back in.
He said he was in a hurry. So are the five people in front of you.
He was parked on a double yellow line.
I said he should move it as the traffic wardens were pretty hot round here.
Eventually he handed it in at the counter, it came through to me and I said it would be 20 minutes.
Its only a ventolin inhaler.(How many times have I heard that)
Yes but there are five people in front of you who also require their prescription and are waiting in line patiently.
He carried on moaning loudly, complained I didn't know what I was doing.
At this point, feeling understaffed, overworked and harrassed, I lost it.
P!** off somewhere else and get them to dispense your prescription said I , as I shoved it in his face.
He went bright red, exited rapidly to his car on double yellow lines.
The entire pharmacy went deadly quiet and I didn't have a peep out of anyone else.
Of course he complained to head office.
The area manager turned up. Please tell me you didn't tell him to p off. Well I asked him nicely, it seemed it was the only way he would understand, and his loud moaning in an attempt to bully me into putting him at the front of the queue, was likely to lead to a mistake being made.
So I resorted to something he would understand.
If one makes a mistake in ones line of work it's considered an error in judgement. If a Pharmacist makes and error in judgement they could kill a patient, lose their licence to practice, lose their livelihood and everything they own and go to jail!
Just wait in the queue.
I can smell burning! Get that budgie out before it goes up in flames!
The customer is always right.. except when they are wrong. When they get to insulting me I get a little annoyed.
Another Pharmacist I know is totally unflappable. Last time he had someone want to go the the front of the queue , he asked the entire shop full if it was ok if the man (its always a man ) went in front of them. .
The embarassed man had to wait because not one person thought he was so important he could jump the queue.
I have to admit its a long time since a man told me I was only a shop girl and he wanted to speak to the man in the dispensary. Well you can but he's a counter assistant , and I have 7 O levels, 3 science A levels and an honours degree in Pharmacy, and you still can't have two bottles of codeine linctus.
Then of course there is the ultimate payback. Ripping up the prescription. I have only done that to a drug addict who called me a series of names and threatened me. Don't threaten me, sunshine.
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Yes Hosta - get the fire extinguisher you cheeky devil
Brilliant stories! People are hideous. Daughter works part time in Asda. The stories are great, but it beggars belief sometimes. The woman who works in customer services must have the patience of a saint. Well to do area, but no prizes for guessing who the worst customers are...
I've done my fair share. In fact - I've done all the 'bad' jobs - children, animals and the general public. I expect you can guess which was the worst.
Dove - I went out....can you keep them till next weekend for me?
Had enough for today. One bag of gravel emptied but the other is for down the side of the house and along the front of the 'stension. I still have work to do there - lifting turf and laying slabs so that won't happen anytime soon. Been constructing the new bed edging - concreting little posts in for the timber and attaching it. Why do these jobs take so long, yet look as if you've done b****r all?
Anyone got any cake? I'm fairly sure I deserve it
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My sister was a customer services supervisor in ASDA until a few weeks ago when cost cutting meant anyone paid more than the minimum wage got made redundant. She had only been there 19 years.
What some people take back and the stories they tell beggars belief.
And as for the £400 trolley dash with a load of spirits and joints of meat..... When they call the police, the perp claims not to speak English and not understand that ASDA don't do tick... Pay for it next week, officer..
Did I ever tell you the story a radiologist told me. ?
A & E need a scan. A man accidentally sat on his vibrator and lost it.
When she did the scan it was obvious it had duracell batteries... it was still going.