What I hate about working for the government...

RalphWiggum

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...is that you are a public servant and have to take abuse.
I normally don't post stories about my day, but sometimes you just gotta vent I guess...

So, this guy comes to the counter to apply for a permit to take up parking space. I inform him that its $50/day, and he calls us a "bunch of assholes." He then hands me his application, and says "Here, asshole..."
I reply by saying "You're very nice." He says "Same to you, jerk."
I look at his application and see that its for 2 days, and he tries to argue with me about how we count days. He looks at the information on the application, sees that it is not defined as a 24 hour period, and says to me "I bet you wouldn't treat me this way if I were Asian..." And then informs me he would like to talk to my boss...
Of course, I can;t just let this go, and ask him "What was that Asian comment about?"
He goes "You'd treat me better if I were Asian, but maybe not, you seem like a d1ck."

So, I just went from being a racist to a d1ck for doing my job. My boss comes out, he explains the legislation, and the guy is still throwing a fit. He finally walks away with a parting "Assholes!"

Ok, I'm done. Hopefully, he tries to take up the space anyways and gets hit with the fine. Hehe, I wouldn't be surprised if someone on this board starts a thread with "Why I hate the government..." and rehases this story. I forgot who it was in the other thread about the government today that was making mindless insults towards those who work for the government, but I think I just met him in real life. :)

 

olds

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Why I like my government job:
I work 4 days a week, 10 hours a day. I have every Friday/Saturday/Sunday off. Last week, Wednesday was a holiday and I used vacation for Thursday. Then up comes Monday and it's a Holiday. So, I used 10 hours vacation and I had Wednesday - Monday off. 6 days for a 10 hour investment. :)
But it would suck to be yelled at for no reason at all.
 

RalphWiggum

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No, not all customers suck. Most of them I get along with well, we joke about costs and fees sometimes, but to be yelled at for no reason and have no recourse because your job is at stake irks me.

Anyways, why was Wednesday a holiday for you oldsmoboat?
 

Grasshopper27

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People like that suck... I've worked enough retail in my early years to know how bad some can be.

When I was the asst manager for a Blockbuster store a number of years ago, I had one customer specificly who was so bad, I credited every penny of his nearly $120 in late fees, then told him to leave the store and never, ever come back. I froze his rental account and put a note in about what happened. :)

Hopper
 

olds

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Originally posted by: RalphWiggum
Anyways, why was Wednesday a holiday for you oldsmoboat?
It was Lincoln's birthday. Monday, of course, was President's Day.

 

Armitage

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Why do people not understand that, in a situation like this, they're almost certainly not dealing with the person that makes the rules/policies or has any power to change them?
If you have a problem with how things are, escalate it until you find the person that can do something about it. Don't abuse the poor sap that's just doing his job.

 

Orsorum

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Originally posted by: ergeorge
Why do people not understand that, in a situation like this, they're almost certainly not dealing with the person that makes the rules/policies or has any power to change them?
If you have a problem with how things are, escalate it until you find the person that can do something about it. Don't abuse the poor sap that's just doing his job.

Because people always lash out at the most available target.
 

Fallen Kell

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What government do you work for that gets Lincoln's B-Day off? Illinosis(sp?) State Government, cause Federal sure as hell wasn't off.
 

Vic

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You don't like it, don't feed at the public trough.
 

olds

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Originally posted by: Vic
You don't like it, don't feed at the public trough.
I always find asinine comments like this humorous. Thanks for the laugh. :)

 

Triumph

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Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Why I like my government job:
I work 4 days a week, 10 hours a day. I have every Friday/Saturday/Sunday off. Last week, Wednesday was a holiday and I used vacation for Thursday. Then up comes Monday and it's a Holiday. So, I used 10 hours vacation and I had Wednesday - Monday off. 6 days for a 10 hour investment. :)
But it would suck to be yelled at for no reason at all.

Friday was my regular day off (9 hour days, every other friday off). Monday was President's Day. Tuesday I'm snowed in. 5 day weekend!
 

FeathersMcGraw

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Although I'm guessing that this sort of anecdote isn't specific to the public sector. It's probably even worse in the service sector.

There's a reason my career involves working with computers, and not people.
 

CallTheFBI

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Originally posted by: RalphWiggum
...is that you are a public servant and have to take abuse.
I normally don't post stories about my day, but sometimes you just gotta vent I guess...

So, this guy comes to the counter to apply for a permit to take up parking space. I inform him that its $50/day, and he calls us a "bunch of assholes." He then hands me his application, and says "Here, asshole..."
I reply by saying "You're very nice." He says "Same to you, jerk."
I look at his application and see that its for 2 days, and he tries to argue with me about how we count days. He looks at the information on the application, sees that it is not defined as a 24 hour period, and says to me "I bet you wouldn't treat me this way if I were Asian..." And then informs me he would like to talk to my boss...
Of course, I can;t just let this go, and ask him "What was that Asian comment about?"
He goes "You'd treat me better if I were Asian, but maybe not, you seem like a d1ck."

So, I just went from being a racist to a d1ck for doing my job. My boss comes out, he explains the legislation, and the guy is still throwing a fit. He finally walks away with a parting "Assholes!"

Ok, I'm done. Hopefully, he tries to take up the space anyways and gets hit with the fine. Hehe, I wouldn't be surprised if someone on this board starts a thread with "Why I hate the government..." and rehases this story. I forgot who it was in the other thread about the government today that was making mindless insults towards those who work for the government, but I think I just met him in real life. :)

Were you referring to me by any chance? I was the one who spoke my mind in the thread about the guy looking for a government job.

 

olds

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Originally posted by: CallTheFBI
Were you referring to me by any chance? I was the one who spoke my mind in the thread about the guy looking for a government job.
What did that take, 2 sentences?
 

CallTheFBI

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Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: CallTheFBI
Were you referring to me by any chance? I was the one who spoke my mind in the thread about the guy looking for a government job.
What did that take, 2 sentences?

Go read the thread and find out a-hole.
 

olds

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Originally posted by: CallTheFBI
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: CallTheFBI
Were you referring to me by any chance? I was the one who spoke my mind in the thread about the guy looking for a government job.
What did that take, 2 sentences?

Go read the thread and find out a-hole.
I don't need to. I've read your posts in the past month and know a boob when I see one.

 

Vic

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Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: Vic
You don't like it, don't feed at the public trough.
I always find asinine comments like this humorous. Thanks for the laugh. :)
Hey, be my guest and get a job in the private sector. ;)
 

iamme

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sadly, you're always going to meet dumbass customers, no matter where you work.
 

olds

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Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: Vic
You don't like it, don't feed at the public trough.
I always find asinine comments like this humorous. Thanks for the laugh. :)
Hey, be my guest and get a job in the private sector. ;)
Then who would pick up your trash? :)