Companies in the service industry are no strangers to rude customers. It happens at Starbucks, McDonald’s, or, in this case, Home Depot. Fortunately, there is asubredditfor the hardware store where they can vent their frustrations.

We’ve collected the top posts about shoppers who’ve been impatient, entitled, and downright difficult. All of them provide an insight into what theseemployeesdeal with regularly.

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Bored Pandapreviouslyspoke toMarlon Joseph, a restaurant server of nearly two decades and host ofthe Modern Waiterpodcast. He has his ways of dealing with different levels of irksome behavior.“If a guest gets rude in a personal way, I deal with it directly and tell them ‘I’m going to need you to be nice to me for me to continue.'”

Bored Pandapreviouslyspoke toMarlon Joseph, a restaurant server of nearly two decades and host ofthe Modern Waiterpodcast. He has his ways of dealing with different levels of irksome behavior.

“If a guest gets rude in a personal way, I deal with it directly and tell them ‘I’m going to need you to be nice to me for me to continue.'”

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But if a customer is being anuisance, Marlon makes them his least priority. “If they are being rude in an annoying way, I make them wait,” he said.“They will wait for me to take their order. They will wait for their food. They will wait for their check. I may even tell them their credit card has declined if that person is paying. I may even tell them we ran out of an item even though we have it.”

But if a customer is being anuisance, Marlon makes them his least priority. “If they are being rude in an annoying way, I make them wait,” he said.

“They will wait for me to take their order. They will wait for their food. They will wait for their check. I may even tell them their credit card has declined if that person is paying. I may even tell them we ran out of an item even though we have it.”

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According to Marlon, people who treat waitstaff poorly are usually hungry, having a bad day, or both. But as he reminds the dining public, “servers have bad days, too.”“I do not think rude people are self-aware, especially if it is them being jerks. Most rude people in a restaurant are situationally on tilt,” he said. “So they use a measure of power to ease their aggravation.“Unfortunately, a server may not want to give their best to a guest like that, and the result is bad service.”

According to Marlon, people who treat waitstaff poorly are usually hungry, having a bad day, or both. But as he reminds the dining public, “servers have bad days, too.”

“I do not think rude people are self-aware, especially if it is them being jerks. Most rude people in a restaurant are situationally on tilt,” he said. “So they use a measure of power to ease their aggravation.

“Unfortunately, a server may not want to give their best to a guest like that, and the result is bad service.”

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Is It Black? Yes It Is

Society can be quick to judge a bad customer, and understandably so. However, experts are revealing potential underlying reasons for such behavior. According to psychologistReena B. Patel, humans are naturally wired to feel rattled when things don’t go as planned.“You walk into a restaurant for breakfast thinking you’ll get seated in 15 minutes and instead you’re waiting 45; now, your whole routine is shifting, and the stress is building up,” Dr. Patel told theBBCin a 2022 interview.

Society can be quick to judge a bad customer, and understandably so. However, experts are revealing potential underlying reasons for such behavior. According to psychologistReena B. Patel, humans are naturally wired to feel rattled when things don’t go as planned.

“You walk into a restaurant for breakfast thinking you’ll get seated in 15 minutes and instead you’re waiting 45; now, your whole routine is shifting, and the stress is building up,” Dr. Patel told theBBCin a 2022 interview.

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The BBC article mentioned the scapegoat theory, explaining why people look for someone to blame. It also touched on why service employees are the usual punching bags.“It’s going to happen on the phone with a customer-service worker, or at the discount store or McDonald’s,” said psychology professorMelanie Morrison. ”People that are working those jobs often do not have a lot of power, and so they become easier targets.”

The BBC article mentioned the scapegoat theory, explaining why people look for someone to blame. It also touched on why service employees are the usual punching bags.

“It’s going to happen on the phone with a customer-service worker, or at the discount store or McDonald’s,” said psychology professorMelanie Morrison. ”People that are working those jobs often do not have a lot of power, and so they become easier targets.”

This Return Has Had Me Cracking Up All Day

Just Know If You Start Our Interaction By Bringing Up The Price Of Lumber, I Have Already Checked Out Of The Conversation

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Dr. Patel says being a rude customer doesn’t define a person. But she also suggests managing expectations as one way to prevent scenarios from potentially blowing up.“Sometimes we don’t make the best choices. But you can do things differently so you don’t have that same reaction,” she said. “That might be as simple as waking up 10 minutes earlier to create a buffer in your schedule.“If things don’t go the way you want, you’re not so stressed about it. You don’t want to be rigid in your expectations.”

Dr. Patel says being a rude customer doesn’t define a person. But she also suggests managing expectations as one way to prevent scenarios from potentially blowing up.

“Sometimes we don’t make the best choices. But you can do things differently so you don’t have that same reaction,” she said. “That might be as simple as waking up 10 minutes earlier to create a buffer in your schedule.

“If things don’t go the way you want, you’re not so stressed about it. You don’t want to be rigid in your expectations.”

Since When Did We Get A Drive Through?

Asked the customer “What are you doing?” He said I need I pack of shingles and you guys are taking forever. I’m like “Ahhhh sir there is a full pallet in the home… “He replied with “but I need the ceramic ones…” I’m like Wth.

Shingle Man

This Regular Has Always Been A Piece Of S**t

Dr. Patel also suggested focusing on the situation at hand and how to move forward from it.“Instead of the word ‘you,’ use the word ‘we.’ Ask the customer service agent, ‘How canwesolve this problem?’ It diffuses that hostile energy, and then you trying to get what you want becomes more of a collaborative process.”

Dr. Patel also suggested focusing on the situation at hand and how to move forward from it.

“Instead of the word ‘you,’ use the word ‘we.’ Ask the customer service agent, ‘How canwesolve this problem?’ It diffuses that hostile energy, and then you trying to get what you want becomes more of a collaborative process.”

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