Archived What questions do you hate being asked the most at work?

[Greenie]

Can you give me a deal on *insert random item here*?

No, we dont haggle. I mean, come on!

 

[HRLady]

When a stranger over the phone goes straight to aggressively demanding to know your name before they, themselves, even identify who they are or say why they are calling.

 

[Times Up]

As a cashier,
"Looks like you have nothing to do. You can help me so you're not bored. "
Yes, I became bored since the last guest I had 15 seconds ago.

Me: Are you using any coupons today?
Guest: What kind of coupons can you give me?

 

[Amanda Cantwell]

When a stranger over the phone goes straight to aggressively demanding to know your name before they, themselves, even identify who they are or say why they are calling.

When that happens at GS I mumble my name so they can’t hear it and then say “but any other GS ™ can help you”

Like I’m never giving someone a secret deal over the phone you don’t need my name

 

[Myfeethurt]

Middle aged card collectors that want to open boxes for cards yet to be put out and when i say no they tell me “but the other GSA’s let me do it.” Or “they let me inspect their stock at other stores!”.

Well great go to the other store, im not going to let you inspect stock thats not on the floor.

 

[2Spooky4U]

Middle aged card collectors that want to open boxes for cards yet to be put out and when i say no they tell me “but the other GSA’s let me do it.” Or “they let me inspect their stock at other stores!”.

Well great go to the other store, im not going to let you inspect stock thats not on the floor.

So when I first read your posts, I misread it as guests will ask to open the boxes, including booster packs and cherry-pick cards.

 

[can't touch this]

So when I first read your posts, I misread it as guests will ask to open the boxes, including booster packs and cherry-pick cards.

They definitely do that too. I've called AP on several manchildren who were doing this openly at the card wall. They all looked confused like they didn't know they were doing anything wrong

 

[Myfeethurt]

They also wear hoodies and sweat pants, standing there for like an hour. They also bring their kids, while they stand there picking thru the cards, the kids destroy not only the card wall but the candy at the check lanes too.

Im like

 

[can't touch this]

They also wear hoodies and sweat pants, standing there for like an hour.

Im like

A few months ago I was running a bookcase on a flat up to GS for a guest, and I heard plastic crinkling as I was walking past the card wall. A couple of mouth breathing Cheeto-dusted nerds with Diablo III shirts were standing there opening up card packs and tossing the opened ones into a big pile. I went to the AP office and sent him their way. Shoulda seen the pouty looks on their faces as he was escorting them out

 

[REDcardJJ]

When a stranger over the phone goes straight to aggressively demanding to know your name before they, themselves, even identify who they are or say why they are calling.

I don’t ever tell anyone my name. I just tell them “You’re speaking to Guest Service”

 

[Myfeethurt]

I hate whenever we get new funko pops out. Every middle aged star wars fanatic comes to our store.

 

[can't touch this]

I don’t ever tell anyone my name. I just tell them “You’re speaking to Guest Service”

"I'm Rick James, bitch"

 

[Pikachu Libre]

If it's an item that hasn't had a sales date in months just say no

On Friday my FRO sent me to the back to check hanging backstock for a dress that was 0 on floor 0 in back 0 on hand :/

 

[Amanda Cantwell]

I don’t ever tell anyone my name. I just tell them “You’re speaking to Guest Service”

Oh that’s good I’ll use that now

 

[HRLady]

I don’t ever tell anyone my name. I just tell them “You’re speaking to Guest Service”

I don't tell them my name either. I just say, "Target [city] (or HR Dept), how may I assist you?" Then, they go straight to name-demanding. I am not going to give an aggressive anonymous caller my name so I just make up something. lol Luckily, I don't encounter this type of caller often. They are annoying though.

 

[can't touch this]

back when I had to answer the phone in electronics at Walmart, I would always give the name of a coworker that I hated. Somehow they never caught on, even after he quit. Fuck you Brian!

 

[FlowTeamChick]

From guests: Where is [product seen on TV, advertised as being available at Target but at OTHER stores, not ours]? They're never happy to hear that it's not at all Targets.
From a particular SrTL: How are ya? She never expects an actual response. Hate when people use that as their standard greeting and she's obnoxious about it.
From guests: Can I buy the display product? For a discounted price? Me: No, because there's not really a plug on that coffee maker. Guest: Well, why do they make it that way? Me: It's only for display purposes, not for real use. Guest: Huh, how about that.

 

[pfreshdude]

From guests: Where is [product seen on TV, advertised as being available at Target but at OTHER stores, not ours]? They're never happy to hear that it's not at all Targets.
From a particular SrTL: How are ya? She never expects an actual response. Hate when people use that as their standard greeting and she's obnoxious about it.
From guests: Can I buy the display product? For a discounted price? Me: No, because there's not really a plug on that coffee maker. Guest: Well, why do they make it that way? Me: It's only for display purposes, not for real use. Guest: Huh, how about that.

LOL imagine that....a DISPLAY being just a Display

 

[Dog]

"are you even old enough to work here?"

 

[Yetive]

To be fair, you do look quite young

 

[Dog]

To be fair, you do look quite young

I’m doing my best

 

[pellinore]

I’m doing my best

This whole post here needs to be moved to the thread that celebrates Bullseye! The best picture ever....and quote "I'm doing my best" is simply priceless.
This is the stuff that corporate ought to see.

 

[amber19renee83]

"I'm Rick James, bitch"

This made me laugh way too hard

 

[can't touch this]

This made me laugh way too hard

then I have fulfilled my purpose

 

[Ahem]

lol... I actually give the angry phone guests my name. Figured none of them have the balls to complain about me doing my job properly anyway. I gave someone a fake name once because their complaint might've actually been valid that one time. But once, someone tried to namedrop me to cheat the system. Told service desk that Ahem told him he could return things without a receipt or card (I did mention the need for an ID). He asked as if he'd never made a no-receipt return lol, but he was already over the limit