We’d Love To Cut Your Lawn, But—
(I’m attempting to let a customer know via telephone that we want to treat their yard the next day.)
Me: “Hi this is—”
Customer: “What?”
Me: “Hi, this is—”
Customer: “What?”
Me: “Th—”
Customer: “What?”
Me: *quickly* “This is [lawn care company] calling.”
Customer: “Oh, yes.”
Me: “We’d like to put down an application tomorrow.”
Customer: “Does it need to be mowed first?”
Me: “No, it d—”
Customer: “What?”
Me: “No, it d—”
Customer: “What?”
Me: “N—”
Customer: “You’re cutting out.”
Me: “I—”
Customer: “WHY DO YOU KEEP CUTTING OUT?!”
Me: “Because you keep talking over me.”
Customer: “I do what?”
Me: “You keep t—”
Customer: “I do no such thing!”
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