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* Morning walk was a little short - 35 minutes.  I don't have my stats because I'm at work, and my heart monitor it at home.  I listened to a Dharma Talk podcast - Generosity & Gratitude.

* I knew Colin Powell would eventually endorse Obama.

*  I've worked in my job a little over three years, and today was the first time a customer made me cry.  While the customer was arrogant & belligerent - that wasn't the reason I lost it.  His order was in a security hold - I explained what needed to be done to get it off hold, but he wasn't hearing it - he just insisted on talking to my supervisor (who would tell him the same thing) Well, she was in a meeting - and told me to get his number and she'd call him back (which you can't do with this type of customer)..... I explained to him, and he went through the roof hysterical and screaming at me to put on someone who isn't incompetent - the president of the company if necessary.  I put him on hold, had my tears, and called a supervisor in another department.   Then later I was "spoken to" about calling a supervisor in another department ("if it was that bad - why didn't you call me back and say "I really need you to talk to this guy" - - jeez, I woudn't have called you in the first place if I didn't REALLY NEED YOU TO TALK TO HIM)  I'm a little angry I let it get to me - and now I really hate my job more than ever before (if that's possible).  Today I want the SuperPower of reaching through the phone and pinching obnoxious customers on the arm .... hard.

*  I got some balloons today from friends at work (we buy them for each other during the United Way fundraiser).  So, at least there's that.

* 6 1/2 more hours to go......

Date: 2008-10-21 06:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eats-veggies.livejournal.com
I'm not normally a crier. I think it was combination of customer, lack of support from my sup, and the fact that I'm not at all incompetant - the problem was with another dept. altogether (though you can't say that to the customer - which is frustrating). I felt backed into a corner without any power to make it right for the customer (which I usally am able to do).

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