To want to slap people at work

[justhereforthecraic]

I'm currently going through the 2 week wait with IVF and I'm trying to stay very calm, positive and happy. Today, I realised the only way to do that is to not go to work 🤣

I work in a frontline housing role and the abuse I got today was unreal. The man had no TV signal.....I know this is frustrating, and I apologised profusely as it's our communal aerial that's gone bust. We have engineers trying to fix it, but It might not happen until Wednesday. Apparently im selfish, rude and not very accommodating. He threatened to log a complaint against me. I wrote down my details including my line manager so he could. Honestly, don't mess with someone who is pumped full of hormones 😆

I get not having a TV is annoying but it's not an emergency. (He thought it was) I was so close to rhyming off our emergency remit, but I figured it was nearly 5 pm, and I wanted to go home to bed.

That's my hormonal rant, and honestly, anyone who has a public facing role....I salute you!!!!

Working with the public is always fun! 😂 feeling your pain OP

goodluck by the way !

If you can't stand the heat etc.

@MrsMous thank you! 😊

Rant away

I know the feeling of ivf hormones and the 2ww

Does the man not have wifi and a tablet?

What a horrible thing to say to someone who is currently starting IVF and all that entails. People are not robots.

What's wrong with you?

Would you say the same to someone struggling in this work situation if they were suffering with depression or anxiety?

I fucking hate the twats who seem to inhabit Mumsnet now just to give people a kicking from being the anonymity of their keyboard. Bunch of cowardly bullies, they really are pond life. Every new post they're there jumping in straight away to twist the knife.

@justhereforthecraic I don't know how you cope. I worked in social housing for a while and people are so unreasonable, unhelpful and entitled. So many wanted something for nothing. I'm with Alan Partridge, I hate the general public!

@bluejumping I didn't get a chance to ask. He just kept shouting. He wanted me to go down and fix it.... I told him , with my lack of aerial knowledge, I'd probably make it worse.