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Ridiculous work complaints - tell me yours!

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YourFinestPantaloons · 04/10/2021 12:59

I'm a teacher and Head told me this morning that a parent has complained because she saw me last Saturday night in the local cocktail bar having shots.

Apparently it's despicable that an educator of her child would behave in such a way and lead such a terrible example to pupils - as it turns out, her underage DD was with her (must have been at 11pm IIRC) in the adults-only pub and was 'appalled' at Miss Pantaloons' behaviour

Thankfully my Head is normal and we just laughed our heads off about it. these complaints happen very frequently. A colleague once got a complaint because she was seen with penis paraphernalia in town on her hen do. I think some people think teachers are just robots that turn off at 4pm and have to stay in the classroom over the weekend.

What's the most amusing complaint you've ever got at work?

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Camblewick · 08/10/2021 07:37

A client complained that I called him 'Sir'. This was in the 80s, I was 16 and our 'script' was to call men Sir and women Ma'am (antiquated I know!). One man called me a 'sarky little bitch' on the phone. It was my second day and I cried for the rest of the day.

HippyChickMama · 08/10/2021 12:48

Working in an emergency department when I received a complaint from a patient that we'd cut his shirt off to attach the defib pads when he had a cardiac arrest. He'd survived the cardiac arrest, been admitted to ICU and then stepped down onto a ward which was where he called from demanding that we reimburse him for his frankly grotty and falling apart t shirt

VinylCafe · 08/10/2021 18:28

@nervousseacreature

Worked in a hotel cafe. Customer complained his latte (served in clear glass latte cup) did not have 3 distinct layers 🙄

I had a reversal of this story. I was having lunch with friends and ordered a latte which arrived in a clear tall glass with the three distinct layers. I thanked the waiter and told him how beautiful it was. As I was talking to my friends, I picked up the spoon and stirred the latte (I couldn't drink it in three layers) to which the waiter complained to me that I broke his heart by destroying his masterpiece! Now I wait until they leave before I stir it!

Bobsyer · 08/10/2021 18:37

@FortunesFave Linda? That you?

It was a top similar to this with bootcut trousers.

Women with big breasts aren’t inherently more ‘slutty’ than those with small breasts, even if that’s what I’ve been hearing since I was 11 years old.

Ridiculous work complaints - tell me yours!

Bobsyer · 08/10/2021 18:38

Not the blue one the grey one. The blue one I’d wear now I’m not a svelte young thang anymore!

FortunesFave · 08/10/2021 23:40

[quote Bobsyer]@FortunesFave Linda? That you?

It was a top similar to this with bootcut trousers.

Women with big breasts aren’t inherently more ‘slutty’ than those with small breasts, even if that’s what I’ve been hearing since I was 11 years old.[/quote]
Who said anything about 'slutty"? I didn't. That was your own choice of words.

Nothing wrong with having large breasts. I don't think you need to show any flesh at work though. Cleavage, whether from a small or large breast isn't appropriate. No more in a woman than a man. I wouldn't expect to see a man's cleavage in the office either.

steppemum · 09/10/2021 23:16

FortunesFave
you may not have used the word cleavage but it is you whoappears is insisting that a V neck is inappropriate in an office.

Bosyer is wearing a v neck, not a showing off cleavage. I wonder if you don't really understand what a v neck is!!

Bobsyer · 09/10/2021 23:38

@FortunesFave you interpreted my comment about a V neck as showing cleavage.

I interpreted your comment about cleavage 'not belonging in an office' negative comment about my modesty.

You might not have used 'slutty' but that was definitely the inference! If that was not your intent then I apologise, but y'know, as I said, having big boobs has invited comments like that since before I was even a teenager let alone an adult, so maybe I'm sensitive to them.

Mammyof22020 · 10/10/2021 11:49

Worked in a well known supermarket on the checkout whilst studying at university.

Colleague on the till opposite was ending thier shift, saying bye to them having a little chat whilst a woman and her young son were loading items on the belt. Colleague left and after the woman had finished loading her items came storming over to me shouting that I had been laughing at her, I told her I hadn't been and she stated her son has told her and he doesn't lie! She demanded to see a manger. I pressed the call button for a manger but no one came, she ended up paying and leaving. Wish now I had told her to f**k off! Crazy woman.

ghostie99 · 10/10/2021 13:36

Name changed for this as a lot of people know the story but I once had someone threaten to come back and haunt me if they died after I refused an emergency supply of medication and advised them o ring out of hours. I haven't had any ghostly visitations so assume they were ok.

IgiveupallthenamesIwantedareg0 · 10/10/2021 20:24

I can totally understand all the desperate "you have ruined our Christmas" with regards to people running around at 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve searcing for turkeys, brussel sprouts, absolutely necessary toys ........ EVERYONE knows that Christmas comes a such a surprise every year!!!!! Someone (Father Christmas? Elves? The Grinch?) sends out a message through some kind of etherial system and we all wake up on a day a suddenly realise that it's Christmas Eve! My solution - buy ALL such people a calendar for the coming year and mark the dates in bright red - but that may not, on reflection, help. They will no doubt throw it away after a few days saying "well, we've done that already".

Stoppochoco · 10/10/2021 22:40

@IgiveupallthenamesIwantedareg0

Sometimes its because of money, or lack of. I grew up in self employed house, sometimes my parents were waiting for money to come in. Imagine others are waiting for pay checks. Not always straight forward, people are dicks, when it comes to buying stuff on the last minute.

2Two · 11/10/2021 00:43

Solicitor for an opponent was deeply offended that I wouldn't tell my client to give in to his client's unmeritorious claim, and even more offended that I pointed out inconvenient matters like what the law actually says. The fact that an uppity woman was doing this wasn't helping either. He demanded that I transfer him to the senior partner so he could complain, but senior partner was out. He then demanded to speak to the most senior person in the office. I thought about it and realised that, at that particular moment, the most senior person around was me. When I told him, I really thought he was going to have a heart attack, I could almost hear his blood pressure rising.

Practicebeingpatient · 11/10/2021 10:12

My daughter was at uni and working in M&S food hall. Someone came in quite late on Christmas Eve when most of the shelves were bare and asked for 'Madagascan Vanilla Custard'. DD took her to the chiller and showed her that particular custard had sold out and showed her the remaining custards and also a vanilla double cream. DD said she was very well spoken and well dressed so she was most taken aback when the woman bent down to her eye level and hissed at her "well,I hope you are happy you've fucking RUINED our Christmas, you little BITCH'.

I'm a kind and forgiving person and not very aggressive but if I could be alone with that woman who made my poor DD cry on Christmas Eve I would make an exception!!

JustAnother30Something · 11/10/2021 20:48

@Originalmumster I haven't finished the thread so apologies if it's been asked, but wtf was the medication for asthma that was given rectally ??

Originalmumster · 11/10/2021 21:27

[quote JustAnother30Something]**@Originalmumster* I haven't finished the thread so apologies if it's been asked, but wtf was the medication for asthma that was given rectally* ??[/quote]
It was aminophylline suppositories

MyPatronusIsAPenguin · 11/10/2021 22:48

I was a young 20 something in my first job out of college typing medical reports. There was one 30 something in the office. All the rest were middle aged women (relevant). The other young one only worked part time so the rest of the time I was sat working whilst they talked about the menopause/grandchildren/soaps. I had nothing in common with any of these women but was polite to them and got on with my work. They complained to the manager I didn't join in their conversations. I was called into a meeting. She was also 30 something and I explained I had nothing to add to the conversation.

Her advice to me was I should stop working, listen to whatever they were wittering on about then say "oh I don't know much about the menopause/Coronation Street. I said can't I just get on with my work? Nope you are making them feel bad for chatting whilst they should be working. Erm?

MsTSwift · 11/10/2021 23:13

Practice wish your dd had slowly got the custard that was left and tipped it over that bitch’s head and rubbed it through her hair.

Hawkins001 · 12/10/2021 21:20

Certainly some omg moments

Raindancer411 · 14/10/2021 12:51

@Sodullincomparison You would think being parents they would be aware that births can happen anytime, and not just your due date!!

Whatamesssss · 14/10/2021 23:17

@QueenoftheFarts

Also appear to have a problem with my face.

Was told it is too animated and that I needed to work on more bland facial expressions....

I had no idea what to do with that....

Botox?

Raindancer411 · 15/10/2021 07:13

@KBay75 Our school still has them delivered to school. Must depend on school maybe? Not that any of that was in your control lol

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