Paging Title Writer— Oh, Wait…
I’ve been on my lunch break for probably five minutes when this comes over the intercom:
Manager: “[My Name], please—” *pause* “Cancel [My Name].”
I find this kind of funny and laugh it off, assuming he’ll find me after my break. After lunch:
Coworker: “Hey, [Manager] wanted me to let you know that there is [a product in my department] in the back that you should put out today.”
Me: “Oh, okay! I guess I’ll go do that now, then.”
I go find the product right away, as it won’t take long and I’m waiting for a coworker to come back from lunch so we can continue on our project together, anyway. Five or ten minutes later, when I’m back on the project…
Manager: “[My Name]! Did [Coworker] tell you—”
Me: “About the [product]? Yeah, already took care of it.”
My manager shakes his head. He says something about me being too fast or something, kind of a running joke at this point, because I usually do things pretty quickly and he knows it.
A little while later, I have this conversation with an assistant manager:
Me: “[Manager] paged me on my lunch break again and then cancelled it immediately.”
Assistant Manager: “Yeah, I was standing right near him. He said something about you and I said you were on break and he picked up the intercom and started paging you. I guess it didn’t click right away.”
That wasn’t the first time they’ve paged me on a break, and it probably won’t be the last. One of the more entertaining times it’s happened, though.
Question of the Week
Have you ever served a bad customer who got what they deserved?