When you've told someone the same thing over and over... (member, issues)
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This cashier probably doesn't give a flip where your accent is from. She's probably only asking you because of some mandate from management that she "engage with the customer". She's probably just following orders. At least she didn't ask if you want to donate a dollar for something.
For example, in the grocery store, the checkout clerk always asks "Did you find everything you were looking for?" What kind of asinine question is that? Why would I be checking out if I hadn't found everything I'm looking for?
The one that really gets me is when I go to a fast food place, and the first thing out of their mouth is "Would you like to try our Super duper combo meal?" Ugh! That is SO irritating. What's wrong with "Hello, may I take your order?"
I really feel for people working in these jobs and having to put up with such stupid management mandates.
This cashier probably doesn't give a flip where your accent is from. She's probably only asking you because of some mandate from management that she "engage with the customer". She's probably just following orders. At least she didn't ask if you want to donate a dollar for something.
This. Or she is just being nice, but really doesn't care. Either way, I am sure she did not know someone was going to obsess over it.
This cashier probably doesn't give a flip where your accent is from. She's probably only asking you because of some mandate from management that she "engage with the customer". She's probably just following orders. At least she didn't ask if you want to donate a dollar for something.
For example, in the grocery store, the checkout clerk always asks "Did you find everything you were looking for?" What kind of asinine question is that? Why would I be checking out if I hadn't found everything I'm looking for?
The one that really gets me is when I go to a fast food place, and the first thing out of their mouth is "Would you like to try our Super duper combo meal?" Ugh! That is SO irritating. What's wrong with "Hello, may I take your order?"
I really feel for people working in these jobs and having to put up with such stupid management mandates.
I agree - clerks are low paid and treated poorly as it is and don't need to be mandated to do things that are likely to just irritate most customers.
For example, in the grocery store, the checkout clerk always asks "Did you find everything you were looking for?" What kind of asinine question is that? Why would I be checking out if I hadn't found everything I'm looking for?
One of our local grocery stores has their checkout cashiers ask this every time, too. Now I make sure to tell them specific products that I want that they don't carry, or things we wanted to buy that are out of stock on the shelves.
Since we started telling them about these things, they began stocking some of our desired items, so we're happy we don't have to drive to another store just to get them.
About twice a week I stop in at a local Panera to get to breakfast and the same lady is the cashier almost all the time. Each time, without fail, she asks me where my accent is from. I've told her over and over and try to be polite and humor her, but it's a nuisance!
Do you hate just having to say the same thing over and over again?
Yes, this would annoy me a lot. I would not feel like a valued customer, whatsoever, if she asked me the same personal question every time I showed up.
I might actually say to her, "Do you realize you ask me that every time I come here, which has been about 10 times now?"
Maybe it will make her think of a different way to "engage," if that's the idea here. But, asking the same person a personal question, such as where their accent is from, over and over, to me would be insulting. It's like saying you're not memorable in any way, even though your accent is unique. Weird.
And what's with people on this forum kvetching about someone kvetching? Pot calling the kettle black, eh?
Rather than get annoyed over nothing, amuse yourself. Give her a different answer every time and chuckle to yourself as you leave. See if she ever notices. . I doubt if she is even paying attention to anything you say.
I agree.
I'll share a similar story. I used to ask my husband every morning if he know what the weather was going to be like today (so I could decide what to wear). I always accepted his answer and planned my outfit accordingly.
Then he switched to the night shift and was not awake for me to ask him about the weather. He let me in on his secret. For years he had answered me every single day saying "a lot like yesterday" and I never, ever, evernoticed. Because, basically a day in Wisconsin in January is always a lot like the day before, and a day in April in Wisconsin is always a lot like the day before, and a day in September in Wisconsin is always a lot like the day before, etc., etc. I was "listening" but not "hearing" what he said. I bet that the cashier is also listening but not hearing what you are saying. Or, see the following post.
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Originally Posted by corgifreak
This cashier probably doesn't give a flip where your accent is from. She's probably only asking you because of some mandate from management that she "engage with the customer". She's probably just following orders. At least she didn't ask if you want to donate a dollar for something.
For example, in the grocery store, the checkout clerk always asks "Did you find everything you were looking for?" What kind of asinine question is that? Why would I be checking out if I hadn't found everything I'm looking for?
The one that really gets me is when I go to a fast food place, and the first thing out of their mouth is "Would you like to try our Super duper combo meal?" Ugh! That is SO irritating. What's wrong with "Hello, may I take your order?"
I really feel for people working in these jobs and having to put up with such stupid management mandates.
I agree. It is so mindless. Sometimes at a fast food place I will say my order "I want a cheeseburger and a small order of fries" and the clerk with ask "Would you like fries with that?" Duh! I just ordered fries.
I'll share a similar story. I used to ask my husband every morning if he know what the weather was going to be like today (so I could decide what to wear). I always accepted his answer and planned my outfit accordingly.
Then he switched to the night shift and was not awake for me to ask him about the weather. He let me in on his secret. For years he had answered me every single day saying "a lot like yesterday" and I never, ever, evernoticed. Because, basically a day in Wisconsin in January is always a lot like the day before, and a day in April in Wisconsin is always a lot like the day before, and a day in September in Wisconsin is always a lot like the day before, etc., etc. I was "listening" but not "hearing" what he said. I bet that the cashier is also listening but not hearing what you are saying. Or, see the following post.
I agree. It is so mindless. Sometimes at a fast food place I will say my order "I want a cheeseburger and a small order of fries" and the clerk with ask "Would you like fries with that?" Duh! I just ordered fries.
haahaaa I totally did that when I worked at McDonald's when I was a teen. The boss ingrained it into us so hard, and then it became such a habit to blurt it out after each order.
I'm from Europe, but sometimes mistaken as belonging to a Native American tribe. Each time someone ask my tribal affiliation my answer is Europache.
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