This morning a customer called. Before I could finish my introduction on the phone this guy is yelling about how long he has subscribed to the newspaper, about how he has never been late with a payment, about how he tells everybody how great the newspaper is, on and on and on. When he reached the end of his spiel he said “And I demand you give me a promotion!” What he meant was “Give me the newspaper at a cheaper rate than what you normally charge.”
I thought about it for a few seconds and said “Ok sir. Here’s the promotion I have for you . Instead of being a pain in the ass you are now a MAJOR pain in the ass! Congratulations major.” and hung up on him.
Ok, I didn’t really do that. It would have been funny though and I’m pretty sure you laughed when you read it. One day we should all have “Honest Day.” This would be a day where we tell people what we honestly think and understand that people are going to tell us what they honestly think. It would either be the funniest day in history or the most violent. Maybe both.
You’re right, this made me laugh out loud. I work at a telephone answering service and am forced to say “Thank you for calling” to hundreds of people each shift that I’m not very thankful about.
Someone at work dared me just once to pick up the phone and say “F_ck you for calling” instead, just to see if they were paying attention.
If there really were an Honesty Day, I think I might have the guts to try it out! Thanks for the laugh!