QUESTION OF THE DAY

OK here’s the question of the day. Why is it that you can find way too many people with attitude problems working in jobs that require them to deal with the public?Case in point. I was in a store recently buying a few things on my way home, notice I said buying. I wasn’t asking for any thing free, I was buying what I needed. Spending my hard earned cash.  As I stood there in the check out lane waiting my turn I could tell by the way the sales clerk was treating the other customer ahead of me that she had an attitude problem. And sure enough when it was my turn my assumption was right, she had a bad attitude. This got me to thinking, why do people with bad attitudes take jobs dealing with the public. I mean, if you don’t like serving people and don’t like to help them when they need help, get a job working in a warehouse or something. Now I know times are hard and some of us have to take jobs we don’t particular like simply because we need a job and we can’t find anything else. I can understand that. But hey, lose the attitude.  The majority of us work hard for our money and when we spend it with a business we want to be treated as though our shopping there is appreciated. The last thing we want  or need is  some one with a bad attitude waiting on us. Think of us as helping you. After all, the money we spend in the place you work helps to pay your salary. Don’t treat us like we’re doing something wrong by having you wait on us.   I know customers can give sales people a hard time and it is a hard job providing service to the public. But hey don’t take it out on everyone who you come in contact with.   The majority of the customers you come in contact with are simply trying to buy something they need, not give you a hard time. So, during the short time you spend with a customer, lose the attitude.  We all have bad days at work, but when you’re working in a job where you’reserving the public, you have to try a little harder to hide your bad day because the last thing wewant when we’re spending our money is bad service and a sales clerk with a bad attitude.  Now I’m not saying you have to be overly friendly (sometimes that can be annoying), what I’m saying is, we’re spending our money, we’re helping to keep you employed, give us a little respect. Act like you appreciate our business.When you work in a job where you deal with the public, a bad attitude is not what the person spending his or her money wants to see. Trust me on that.