The Service Industry: Your Best Stories Here

dixie · 03-30-2010, 10:07 AM

OMG! I have so many stories like these that I could write a book! And I bet I'm not the only one. Anyone who has worked with the public has my utmost respect. All my work life, on and off, I've held public jobs. My first job was at a pizza parlor. (Which after two weeks, I realized that I would NEVER again in my life work in the food industry.) I've managed convenience stores and hotels. I've worked in tax offices and doctors offices. I worked for the last Census. ugh... So many stories, so little time...lol

Some of the worst though:

While managing a Shell convenience store which had a laudromat: someone decided to fingerpaint a mural in the restroom with their own feces. I have to admit, they had quite the artistic talent. I just wish they had used a different medium...ugh
In the laudromat I had to hand wash the washers and vacuum out the dryers. You would not believe the nasty disgusting filth you find in a public laundry. *shudder* Dirty diapers, used tampons and maxipads, human/canine/feline feces, puddles of piss in washers...

When I worked as an optometric technician for an eye doctor, I had to take folks into a little dark room and administer different vision tests with different machines. You would not believe the amount of times that patients would piss in the chairs. It blew my mind!! It's a doggone EYE doctor office!!!!! wtf??

As for the hotel, you can just imagine the insanity I have found in the rooms and even in the pool...

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03-30-2010, 10:07 AM	#23
dixie Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: I usually just poke it with a stick. Preferred Pronoun?: Bitch Relationship Status: Intertwined deeply Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: We're all a little mad here. Posts: 6,627 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 10,972 Thanked 21,383 Times in 4,808 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	OMG! I have so many stories like these that I could write a book! And I bet I'm not the only one. Anyone who has worked with the public has my utmost respect. All my work life, on and off, I've held public jobs. My first job was at a pizza parlor. (Which after two weeks, I realized that I would NEVER again in my life work in the food industry.) I've managed convenience stores and hotels. I've worked in tax offices and doctors offices. I worked for the last Census. ugh... So many stories, so little time...lol Some of the worst though: While managing a Shell convenience store which had a laudromat: someone decided to fingerpaint a mural in the restroom with their own feces. I have to admit, they had quite the artistic talent. I just wish they had used a different medium...ugh In the laudromat I had to hand wash the washers and vacuum out the dryers. You would not believe the nasty disgusting filth you find in a public laundry. shudder Dirty diapers, used tampons and maxipads, human/canine/feline feces, puddles of piss in washers... When I worked as an optometric technician for an eye doctor, I had to take folks into a little dark room and administer different vision tests with different machines. You would not believe the amount of times that patients would piss in the chairs. It blew my mind!! It's a doggone EYE doctor office!!!!! wtf?? As for the hotel, you can just imagine the insanity I have found in the rooms and even in the pool...